Smoot Lays The Smack Down-Redskins vs. Ravens (Preseason Special)

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Buster

^ Except that he wants to count a "what if" INT for McNabb but not his "what if" TD dropped by Fred Davis...or the other 5 or so drops by other receivers. If we're going to play that game, "McNabb should've been 20-26 with 270 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs in 2 quarters".

You can't pretend that negatives almost happened and ignore positives that almost happened at the same time.

In the end, none of it happened and McNabb's 206 yards and 1 INT in two quarters looked pretty solid to me. Armstrong played most of the game...against 1st-teamers and scrubs later on. His big 45yd catch was against the Ravens' starting D from McNabb. He had one late catch that put him on the top of the box score over Moss.

I did count the catches that were clear drops, including the Davis TD. I saw 6 "drops". Cooley had one that was a clear drop I added, Davis' I added, I didn't count the Moss one in traffic, that should've been caught, but was tough. I can't remember the others off the top of my head, I had them written down. I believe McNabb's actual stat line was 11-26 206 INT.

McNabb isn't a concern right now. He's learning new receivers and a new offense. Him being a bit behind on a few passes is not a great concern and it's probably the split second of hesitation with the new O and WRs that's the cause. McNabb hasn't been the most accurate guy in the league throughout his career, but his experience, strength, and athleticism make up for his accuracy issues. He'll make plays that many other QBs can't and he presents problems for the opposing D on the edge that most other QBs don't. As I've said before, the O will be a work in progress the first few weeks, but by mid-season should be clicking.