Is anyone else just absolutely disgusted with DM5's play?

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Absolutely disgusted? Not at all. Part of what McNabb brings is the intangible leadership that's necessary particularly following such a disastrous year and the necessary changes taking place this year, and at least next year. Did we overtrade (if that's a word) for leadership? Yeah probably. On the field, he has made some big plays that few, if any QBs, on our roster the past couple of years (this year included) could have made. And several of his interceptions have not been his fault...but he doesn't have Joey Galloway to blame anymore.

Wait a minute. What good is the leadership to lead a team out of a disastrous season if the result of the leadership is that the next season is just as disastrous?

I'm not saying 1) Leadership isn't important, and I'm not saying 2) McNabb doesn't bring leadership (I'm also not asserting either of those things). I'm saying that we need to look at the value of that leadership in context: if the proposed intangible hasn't produced anything tangible, then we need to question how valuable it really is.

It's also possible that McNabb's not responsible for the lack of improvement, but the Shanahan's are. I don't see any way we can draw a line where one's responsibility ends, and the other begins. We do need to be mindful of the results before we start talking about how happy we are to finally have some real leadership in the quarterback position. The big plays he's brought have made a difference. The leadership, apparently, has not.