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Originally Posted by Skinzman
McNabb could throw three passes.
The screen...
The bomb...
And the into the ground 3 yards in front of a completely wide open WR 15 yards down field...
Im not saying McNabb was terrible at his height in Philly, but I do not consider him great by any means. He was saved by a better than most people ever recognize defense and an under rated RB in Westbrook who took screens to places where people shouldnt be taking screens.
Reid deserves a lot of credit for covering up McNabbs deficiencies, but he never figured out that the biggest thing covering those up was his RB. He never realized that the QB doesnt have to be the only thing to win big games.
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He also had lackluster talent at the wr position for years in Philly. Also Westbrook was a great pass catching rb, but there was no true run game and that makes it very hard to open up the passing game. Yet he did it in a big way. The one year he had TO they went to the superbowl. The guy has thrown for almost 40,000 yards. When he became less mobile he still won alot of games. His career ended ugly and he comes across as a borderline jerk, but at his peak in Philly he was one of the best.
Edit: i guess what im getting at is that I think Mcnabb covered up for alot of inefficiencies on that offense - run game, wr talent. As opposed to the other way around.