This should be interesting. I have mixed feelings about it. As a Skin fan, I try and be supportive. I like to think that I don't follow blindly. It's clear we are not going to the playoffs. It's also clear McNabb doesn't seem to have panned out for us. I recognize that our offense as a whole has not been the greatest but despite any deficiencies with the line, WRs, RBs, coaching staff, etc., McNabb has not done his part. I have the utmost respect for him as a leader and that is a much needed quality in a QB and something the Skins have not seen in some time. However, his performance on the field has been far from stellar. Peter King wrote a good piece on this subject.
"So now it's eight months after the McNabb trade to Washington, and a second highly respected quarterback guy, Mike Shanahan, has spurned McNabb. Whether you like the move or hate it (and I find the timing questionable, certainly, with McNabb having played better than average Sunday in the 17-16 loss to Tampa Bay), the one thing you have to admit is this: Two smart quarterback men have turned thumbs-down on McNabb in the span of nine months. You can defend McNabb all you want, and Lord knows he has his legions of defenders out there, but Reid and Shanahan are in the business of winning football games. Both have been to Super Bowls. Shanahan's won two of them. And both said they thought they could do better than McNabb.
Reid was under tremendous pressure to be right when he traded McNabb within the division. And 13 games into McNabb's Washington career, Shanahan is under tremendous pressure to be right in playing Grossman. My point is: Criticize Shanahan for his handling of McNabb and for thinking Grossman is anything but a backup, and acknowledge that McNabb is hamstrung by poor offensive support, but understand that McNabb bears a prominent role in this too. He's 25th in the league in passer rating, 26th in touchdown-to-interception ratio, 27th in accuracy."
I like McNabb and the big problem with this move is that it has created a division within the locker room. I'm sure players are upset about it. The question is can Shanny reunite the guys or will he lose them all together. The other interesting big piece that has not been mentioned that much is Rexy. Can he perform? Should he go out there and have a good game, what then? If he sucks, what happens?
Either way, it makes Sunday's game all the more exciting because one way or another Rexy will make for a great story.
2 comments:
Horrible move. Look, I really like Rex and do think he can play in the NFL, but you have McNabb and he is well liked. He could still be your leader next year if you stick with him - but it is clear now that the Deadskins don't want him.
McNabb will never be in DC next year - as I have been saying for weeks.
The Deadskins wasted picks for him, have disrespected him enormously - what free agent is going to want to play for Shanny? (they'll do it for a ton of money but not out of respect fo the team).
Rex is going to have the same problem McNabb had - no talent around him. At least McNabb is a mobile, stronger guy. This is going to be a disaster and the Deadskins and Shanny will look like idiots.
I feel bad for Rex because he is set up for failure.
I will comment on this in a new posting.
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