Training camps have begun. So have the quizzical comments.

Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb participated in his first practice of training camp Saturday and says his knee is about 75 percent but that will be enough to be “one of the best quarterbacks in the league.”

For Philly fans, this comment must be a little scary. Even if he’s being honest, it’s still a possible sign that perhaps McNabb won’t be the QB he was during last season’s blistering start. Forget about Jeff Garcia’s backup success last year — this team needs McNabb. And any admission that he’s not up the speed yet, even if he brushes it off and says he’ll be fine, is somewhat disconcerting, particularly since he said he was 70-75 percent six weeks ago.

At least his honesty preventing doubts that would have arisen if he had said he was 100 percent. So we’re just left with a lower level of incredulity. Monitor McNabb over the coming weeks. Surely the Eagles won’t push him too much just yet. Healthy, he’s a top-10 fantasy QB. If questions about his knee persist, he’s risky as a QB1, but possibly worth the risk. Don’t handcuff A.J. Feely to him, but get a good QB2 instead as insurance if you take the chance on McNabb. The payoff might be worth it.