Was McNabb misused in Minnesota also?

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Originally Posted by 30gut

Other then a completely different set of circumstances?
Mainly they drafted a 1st round QB they intended to play.

He didn't even make it thru his first year and let's face it, when Ponder got in he didn't set the league on fire. McNabb got benched and then cut for the same things he did here in DC. Wasn't playing at a high level and didn't want to put in the time. There was talk that after he got benched he put in NO effort in preparing to be the backup. Didn't study film, basically became a 9-5 player.

Look, I was a big McNabb fan before he came to DC. Had tons of respect for him and had really high hopes when we traded for him. One of my cousins who is a huge Eagles fan predicted EVERY SINGLE THING that happened with McNabb, saying that became his pattern late in his Philly career but Reid protected him from the media getting wind of it. He told me that McNabb would practice poorly, but play well in some games. He'd have a huge game followed up by a bust. He'd make wow throws and then skip it to a wide open receiver. He even said don't be surprised if Shanahan benches him because he has the guts that Reid never had.

Looking back, we should have known there was a reason why he was traded in the division for a reasonable price.