He never said McNabb wasn't a good player, nor did he say the Eagles were a bad team. His criticism was that the media hyped McNabb up too much because he is a black quarterback. So, yeah, he didn't backpeddle.
#26 I think is Asante Samuel. If not, it's the other rookie. Whoever he is, he was laying some sick fucking hits. It's weird, this is only like the 3rd Pats game I've seen all year.
Imagine how much better their defense is going to be when they get their best player back next year. Roosevelt Colvin was out all year.