Was McNabb misused in Minnesota also?

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by 30gut

McNabb's on the field play didn't warrant his treatment.
QBs going into a new situation, especially on a bad team, often have less then stellar production in their 1st year.
But, most are given a second year.
The fact that McNabb was done after 13 games suggests to me that there was something more to the story then on the field play.

The McNabb debacle, and it was a debacle, was a failure on both ends.

Maybe you're right, his ON FIELD performance didn't warrant his treatment. He was pretty consistent with what he had been the previous 2 years in Philly when he was benched and injured. What got him treated that way was the fact that he didn't want to put in the additional work & study time to get better, didn't want to adjust to the offense, didn't want to accept coaching on his technique and footwork and was a locker room lawyer, trying to curry favor when the coaches started moving away from him.

If he didn't buck being coached and wasn't resistant to change, he would have been our 2011 starter.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Maybe you're right, his ON FIELD performance didn't warrant his treatment. He was pretty consistent with what he had been the previous 2 years in Philly when he was benched and injured.

Why does everything have to painted with a negative brush?
Why can't we admit some obvious truths.
McNabb was traded following a solid pro-bowl season.
McNabb benching in Philly doesn't make equate to a poor season.

What got him treated that way was the fact that he didn't want to put in the additional work & study time to get better, didn't want to adjust to the offense, didn't want to accept coaching on his technique and footwork and was a locker room lawyer, trying to curry favor when the coaches started moving away from him.

If he didn't buck being coached and wasn't resistant to change, he would have been our 2011 starter.

Again, you can believe whatever you like.
Just because I choose not to believe hersey doesn't me that I think McNabb is without blame.
Clearly, McNabb deserves blame.
My point is the blame is also shared by Kyle and Mike.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by 30gut

Why does everything have to painted with a negative brush?
Why can't we admit some obvious truths.
McNabb was traded following a solid pro-bowl season.
McNabb benching in Philly doesn't make equate to a poor season.

Again, you can believe whatever you like.
Just because I choose not to believe hersey doesn't me that I think McNabb is without blame.
Clearly, McNabb deserves blame.
My point is the blame is also shared by Kyle and Mike.

It's not a negative brush, it's factual. True or false, in the 2 years prior to the trade, was he not benched and injured?

Nobody is saying Kyle and Mike are blameless. But two years later they aren't going on national tv whining about it like a fat girl jilted at the prom.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

It's not a negative brush, it's factual. True or false, in the 2 years prior to the trade, was he not benched and injured?

Yes, he was benched and was injured but his play those 2 years were not consistent with his play in Washington as you said.
Nor was his level play poor as you suggestion:

2008 16 games 3916-23 TDs-11 INTs-86.4 rating
2009 14 games 3553-22 TDs-10 INTs-92.9 rating Pro-bowl
trade

Nobody is saying Kyle and Mike are blameless. But two years later they aren't going on national tv whining about it like a fat girl jilted at the prom.

Clearly the level of vitriol leveled at McNabb is a sign that many fans feel that Kyle and Mike are blameless, not saying you feel that way.
I don't like what McNabb said either nor the timing.
It was cowardly and unfair to Griffin.
But that doesn't mean there wasn't some truth there.

As it is, I'm done talking about McNabb.
He's not worth anyones time.