Post by EagleGene on Apr 28, 2005 19:13:20 GMT -5
COMPLEX WORKOUT: QB McMAHON
April 26, 2005
By BOB KENT
The last time quarterback Mike McMahon threw a football was back on Jan. 2. So to say he's looking forward to this week's three-day, five-practice mini-camp would be an understatement.
The Eagles' lone acquisition in free agency, McMahon sees this as an opportunity to become a better player and work toward being an NFL starter again.
Over the last month, the 6-2, 215-pound McMahon has been an active participant in the team's offseason conditioning program.
"I just try to start off my day in the offseason in the gym," McMahon said. "I like to stay in shape, stay physically fit so when the season comes around I can just kind of roll right into it.
"I had a pretty strict workout program where I was, but I wanted to be here and just get to know the guys and get to know the coaches, and be here with the team and try to get familiar with the area so it's that much easier come mini-camp and training camp."
QB Mike McMahon
In addition to running and lifting, McMahon has done some throwing in preparation for his workload this weekend. He's watched some tape with quarterbacks coach Pat Shurmur. More importantly, he's met many of his new teammates.
"I wanted to be here for at least a month working out, getting to know a bunch of the guys so I can kind of make that process a little easier for myself," McMahon said.
"I wanted to get out there and loosen the arm up a little bit, work out the kinks before mini-camp," McMahon said. "I just want to make sure I'm warmed up and ready to go."
McMahon's signing, though somewhat unexpected, is just another example of head coach Andy Reid's philosophy of having competition at every position on the roster.
McMahon is not here to unseat Donovan McNabb; but he is here to enhance the quarterback position, to challenge Koy Detmer for the No. 2 job and to provide another experienced player as the Eagles look to once again go into the season three-deep in quarterbacks who have won in the NFL.
Selected by the Detroit Lions with a fifth-round draft choice in 2001, McMahon has seen limited action in his first four seasons, including seven starts. McMahon has thrown for 1,709 yards, 10 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He has also rushed for 291 yards and four scores on 48 carries.
In 2004, he played in one contest, replacing Lions starting quarterback Joey Harrington and completing 11 of 15 passes for 77 yards against Indianapolis.
Winning has not come easy for McMahon, who played collegiately at Rutgers. He expects that to change in Philadelphia.
"I'm just excited to be with a new team," he said.
So far, the transition has been fairly smooth.
His former head coach, Marty Mornhinweg, who now serves as an assistant for the Eagles, helped him find a place to live -- it's a 10-minute ride from the NovaCare Complex as opposed to his daily 45-minute ride in Detroit.
The offense, he said, is similar to the version he ran in college and similar to the one he ran in Detroit.
"I'm the type of person that I have to make sure everything is good to go so it makes the transition easier," McMahon said. "I don't quite feel like a rookie, but it's a new surrounding, new players."
His first NFL mini-camp experience was a reality check of sorts.
"When you come out as a rookie, you kind of have a chip on your shoulder and you're a little thingyy," McMahon said. "My first mini-camp was a real awakening for myself, just understanding how the game is, understanding the speed and the players and how good these guys are.
"I questioned myself a little bit and made myself go out and work even harder and took that chip off my shoulder."
McMahon believes his career has taken a turn for the better. A new chapter begins this week as the 2005 season gets underway.
April 26, 2005
By BOB KENT
The last time quarterback Mike McMahon threw a football was back on Jan. 2. So to say he's looking forward to this week's three-day, five-practice mini-camp would be an understatement.
The Eagles' lone acquisition in free agency, McMahon sees this as an opportunity to become a better player and work toward being an NFL starter again.
Over the last month, the 6-2, 215-pound McMahon has been an active participant in the team's offseason conditioning program.
"I just try to start off my day in the offseason in the gym," McMahon said. "I like to stay in shape, stay physically fit so when the season comes around I can just kind of roll right into it.
"I had a pretty strict workout program where I was, but I wanted to be here and just get to know the guys and get to know the coaches, and be here with the team and try to get familiar with the area so it's that much easier come mini-camp and training camp."
QB Mike McMahon
In addition to running and lifting, McMahon has done some throwing in preparation for his workload this weekend. He's watched some tape with quarterbacks coach Pat Shurmur. More importantly, he's met many of his new teammates.
"I wanted to be here for at least a month working out, getting to know a bunch of the guys so I can kind of make that process a little easier for myself," McMahon said.
"I wanted to get out there and loosen the arm up a little bit, work out the kinks before mini-camp," McMahon said. "I just want to make sure I'm warmed up and ready to go."
McMahon's signing, though somewhat unexpected, is just another example of head coach Andy Reid's philosophy of having competition at every position on the roster.
McMahon is not here to unseat Donovan McNabb; but he is here to enhance the quarterback position, to challenge Koy Detmer for the No. 2 job and to provide another experienced player as the Eagles look to once again go into the season three-deep in quarterbacks who have won in the NFL.
Selected by the Detroit Lions with a fifth-round draft choice in 2001, McMahon has seen limited action in his first four seasons, including seven starts. McMahon has thrown for 1,709 yards, 10 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He has also rushed for 291 yards and four scores on 48 carries.
In 2004, he played in one contest, replacing Lions starting quarterback Joey Harrington and completing 11 of 15 passes for 77 yards against Indianapolis.
Winning has not come easy for McMahon, who played collegiately at Rutgers. He expects that to change in Philadelphia.
"I'm just excited to be with a new team," he said.
So far, the transition has been fairly smooth.
His former head coach, Marty Mornhinweg, who now serves as an assistant for the Eagles, helped him find a place to live -- it's a 10-minute ride from the NovaCare Complex as opposed to his daily 45-minute ride in Detroit.
The offense, he said, is similar to the version he ran in college and similar to the one he ran in Detroit.
"I'm the type of person that I have to make sure everything is good to go so it makes the transition easier," McMahon said. "I don't quite feel like a rookie, but it's a new surrounding, new players."
His first NFL mini-camp experience was a reality check of sorts.
"When you come out as a rookie, you kind of have a chip on your shoulder and you're a little thingyy," McMahon said. "My first mini-camp was a real awakening for myself, just understanding how the game is, understanding the speed and the players and how good these guys are.
"I questioned myself a little bit and made myself go out and work even harder and took that chip off my shoulder."
McMahon believes his career has taken a turn for the better. A new chapter begins this week as the 2005 season gets underway.
