Mcnabb appears to be done and he is the reason for this loss

[mlmpetert]

I thought this was a interesting parallel:

Ex-NFL QB Jake Plummer is playing a new sport these days - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports


The grind of playing for an uber-perfectionist like Shanahan wore on Plummer during his time in the Rockies.

"I had a coach that, regardless of how well I thought I was playing or how well the majority of fans across the country thought I was playing, it was never good enough for him," Plummer said, not bitter but very matter-of-fact. "And that kind of gets frustrating.

"It just seemed like every game I could have completed these four more passes or these five more shots here and it would have been perfect. And that just wasn't my personality... But Shanahan wanted perfection and he wore a lot of us down there."

Plummer didn't sound surprised by the current circus unfolding in Washington, D.C., between Shanahan and Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb(notes).

"I think Shanahan is still searching for John Elway," Plummer said. "Somehow, someway, he thinks there's going to be another guy like John Elway.

"He coached a team to almost perfection [with Elway] so he wanted that again, he wanted that every time we went out there. It's just not realistic."

[Gtothearry]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

"He coached a team to almost perfection [with Elway] so he wanted that again, he wanted that every time we went out there. It's just not realistic."

I think it's realisitic to push players towards perfection. If we want another superbowl in DC we gotta continue working towards perfection. He may never find another Elway but he needs to push players to play at their best level.

[mike340]

What you want is push for excellence. I can (unfortunately personally) attest that a push for perfection is (very) counter-productive.

Originally Posted by Gtothearry

I think it's realisitic to push players towards perfection. If we want another superbowl in DC we gotta continue working towards perfection. He may never find another Elway but he needs to push players to play at their best level.