MCNABB STILL THE EAGLES’ STARTER

Donovan McNabb will remain the Philadelphia Eagles’ starting quarterback, coach Andy Reid said today. At his Monday press conference, Reid announced that McNabb -- not Kevin Kolb -- will start against the Cardinals on Thanksgiving. Reid benched McNabb for Kolb at halftime of the Eagles’ loss to the Ravens on Sunday. Reid called the way the offense has been playing, with nine turnovers in the last two games, “absolutely ridiculous.” But he said he will stick with McNabb as the starter. “Donovan McNabb will be our starting quarterback for the Arizona game on Thursday,” Reid said. “Sometimes you have to take a step back to step forward in a positive way and Donovan will do that. This has nothing to do with Kolb’s performance or Donovan’s performance. I think it was the right thing to do. I would not change my decision on what I did yesterday.” Added Reid, “As much as we all want to dwell on this game, it’s not going to happen. We’re going to learn from it and move on.” Asked if McNabb would be the starter for the rest of the season, Reid said, “Yeah, as I sit here right now he’s my quarterback. I’m telling you, he’s the starting quarterback. If I thought different then I’d start the other guy.”