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Originally Posted by slotdirt
My greatest Donovan memory is probably the two separate times he vomited inbetween plays in like the 2004 season. One time was against Jacksonville.
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I'll never forget that play where he ran behind the line of scrimmage for like 12 or 13 seconds and threw a bomb to like Pinkston or Mitchell or some crappy reciever for a big play. That was a great play. McNabb made a ton of great plays with his legs. He was a much better mobile QB then he is a pocket passer. When he changed the way he played (stopped running) it took a lot away from his game.
It also would have helped if he had a solid running game. He's not made for the West Coast offense because the short dump passes are basically the same as the running game. Thing is McNabb just isnt good at short dump passes!! Doesnt play to his strengths... and his weakness is accuracy.
I also dont buy the "he never had weapons" excuse everyone always uses. He had a very good O-line the majority of his career. That is the very most important thing for a QB. Sure he didnt have pro bowl recievers, but he had pro bowl O-lines. Much more important for a QB. NFL quality recievers are still good even if they arent Jerry Rice when the QB has a lot of time to throw them the ball. He also had B-West who was one of the most dangerous targets in the league for many years. If that isnt a weapon I dont know what is. The "never had recievers" thing is the most overrated and over used excuse for McNabb. The running game is a valid excuse however.
He's also very physically tough. Played through things that other QB's wouldnt have. Very admirable. I would call his mental toughness a weakness though, because he would very rarely come up big in 2 minute drill situations, REALLY big game situations.. And he has an absolutely terrible record in games decided by less than 7 points. He just cant lead a team down the field to win a game (yeah I know 4th and 26.. but that was one play and a great catch).
Another one of his big issues is that he hold onto the ball for way too long. Get sacked a lot because of that.. and its really not the O-lines fault a lot. He takes sacks instead of getting rid of the ball. That is why he doesnt have many interceptions, so you can make a positive out of that. I think we will see the # of sacks go WAY down with Kolb. Kolb gets the ball out quick.
One of the classiest athletes Philly has ever seen and ever will see. Great for the community and never whined about not being treated fairly. It really was a crappy moment when he was boo'd when drafted. He didnt deserve that and it turns out he was the best pick from that draft. At least with 100 mil in his bank account he probably doesnt worry about that draft day.
See.. thats how I feel about McNabb. I'm not a McNabb "hater". I'll still wear my McNabb jersey proudly... eventhough I really want a Maclin jersey!!