[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

If you talked hypothetically about a veteran Qb going to a new team that was 4-12 the year before and that Qb has to learn a new system, I would tell you that veteran QB is going to struggle. Are you surprised that he did struggle? The entire team in particular his Offensive line and defense struggled.
There is no question McNabb did not play well.
McNabb came to a new 4-12 team and a new offensive system. QB's usually get a second chance in this kind of situation. Not thrown under the bus and blamed like McNabb was. There are hall of Fame Qb's that have had bad stretches, parts of seasons or even an entire season where they did not play well.
The point BHA correctly brings up is when thigs got tough Shanahan showed very little loyalty to his players and in this case allowed the press to feast on McNabb and AH. Lets be clear, the team did not fail because of Mcnabb and Ah failed. The team, FO and coaches (son) all failed.
It is too easy to blame McNabb.

I think the press fed itself more than Shanahan did with regards to Haynesworth. When Al Golic can pass the damn conditioning test while AH is not, that's sure damn laughable.

Shanahan did admit to goofing up the first benching though.

Regardless of our talent deficiencies and his learning curve, McNabb has not been that great without his wheels. He's great at throwing bombs and throwing screens, but woefully inconsistent in the short passing game. He's been that way even in Philly.