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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
The other thing I think people were saying is that: what exactly were you getting from McNabb that you weren't already getting in Campbell? A resume? Veteran experience? Something more...tangible, perhaps?
It seemed like the first conclusion we made is that Campbell was a poor fit for the Shanahan system. That could be granted as fact, except that trading for a similar player who is less accurate in McNabb was nonsensical. If you need to go in a different direction at QB, you should actually go in a different direction. The new direction was older.
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The reality at the time was many folks were scapegoating Campbell...I didn't have that issue with him...we all new he'd never be amazing...just average.
McNabb clearly had a past of being really good...probowler...winner, etc.
His numbers and win percentage indicated that he should be the best franchise QB the skins would have in a decade or longer....even with a bit of a decline due to age...the bottom line is this.
McNabb clearly underperformed this year...even with the poor oline.
But I don't blame him completely...the insanity of the oline coaching and inabilty to make protection coverage changes made the problems far more obvious....think about Rabach starting ALL YEAR and the inabilty to make adjustments with max protection....remember we have a killer FB and a clearly underutilized power LG that is usually not even eligible to play.
This line is still half way a power rushing team and half zone blocking...there were many times close to the goal line we could have benefited from old school smash mouth blocking schemes...the overcomittment to zone blocking (and the 3-4 btw) just to make a point, has probably lost us a few games.....and it certainly has affected the effectiveness of Donovan McNabb
Is it time to rebuild?
Obviously the answer is YES...
It has been every year since Danny purchased the team
But he is a marketing guru...he wants to make sales based on the yearly dream that the Skins could go on a major playoff run....that is usually justified by an offseason coaching or key player acquisition.
Bottom line...we need an overhaul of at least half the team.
To be honest...I'd trade our roster for about 25 other teams