McNabb's Injury

rjs246 · November 22, 2006, 11:01:25 AM

Exactly. This team has always seemed to have problems with dropped passes. Is it worse this year? Definitely. But it's not like McNabb throws a very 'catchable' ball either.

ice grillin you · November 22, 2006, 11:20:41 AM

yeah lets not act like mcnabb is some sort of marksman back there...hes thrown for over 60% exactly once in his career...thats pathetic

its never mcnabbs fault....first he didnt have wr's then he got them and they all dropped the ball

at what point does he have to take some of the blame

MURP · November 22, 2006, 11:44:11 AM

Quote from: rjs246 on November 22, 2006, 11:01:25 AM
Exactly. This team has always seemed to have problems with dropped passes. Is it worse this year? Definitely. But it's not like McNabb throws a very 'catchable' ball either.

STATS INC is actually very lenient on the player making the catch and harder on the QB. Even considering that they have the Eagles at 29 drops according to them. Obviously every team has drops so let say we cut that in half and DMAC is right around 62%. Give or take a few passes that would put him in the 8-14 range as far as completion percentage is concerned this season... and that is supposed to be his weakness.

Quoteyeah lets not act like mcnabb is some sort of marksman back there...hes thrown for over 60% exactly once in his career...thats pathetic

its never mcnabbs fault....first he didnt have wr's then he got them and they all dropped the ball

to say McNabb never takes blame is nonsense. Everyone here has noted he weaknesses and strengths a hundred times over.

basically your saying when he actually has some decent WR who will catch the ball he can have a higher completion percentage. Isn't that what any QB needs?

Im not defending the guy like he doesnt have problems, because he does. But the context of this conversation is about the future of McNabb at QB and the truth is that he is still better than the majority of the options out there. That is really all im getting at.

mussa · November 22, 2006, 11:50:42 AM

This has been McNabb's most accurate year IMO. Most of those drops were hitting the guys right in the hands. Not saying he's the most accurate, but give the guy credit for having a hell of a year up until recently. jesus

Diomedes · November 22, 2006, 11:59:39 AM

It is my general feeling that the balance of drops I've seen this season are on the WRs. Reggie Brown's hands have been nothing short of awful.

ice grillin you · November 22, 2006, 12:04:47 PM

the balance of drops I've seen this season

which admittedly could be like one in the giant game and possibly the green bay monday nighter if you stayed up

Diomedes · November 22, 2006, 12:07:29 PM

I find it amusing how much it bothers you that I don't abandon everything in life to watch every play. You can't seem to get over it.

ice grillin you · November 22, 2006, 12:09:03 PM

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Diomedes · November 22, 2006, 12:15:44 PM

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Feva · November 22, 2006, 12:16:53 PM

Well... you are pretty hot.

ice grillin you · November 22, 2006, 12:19:24 PM

aww, igy has a crush on me.

at least im not making you cry...i was worried there for a second

Yeti · November 22, 2006, 01:02:46 PM

Go Garcia.

Sgt PSN · November 22, 2006, 01:32:08 PM

I don't understand why anyone is comparing McNabb's injury to Culpepper's. Culpepper tore 3 ligaments in his knee and McNabb tore 1. There is no doubt in my mind that McNabb will make a complete recovery from this. Hines Ward doesn't have an ACL in either knee. Javon Walker tore his ACL last year and he's back and doing quite well. I think a WR probably relies on his knees during route running and after the catch than a QB ever will. I've only got 2 concerns about McNabb:

1. When will he be back? If his rehab goes smooth, he could be back in 8 months. That puts us in August. If it doesn't go so smooth, he's out until November.

2. How long will it take for him to trust his knee again?

I've torn my ACL twice. The second time came during rehab from my first surgery. Fun. But it took me a while to regain confidence in my knee. Whenever I'd run, play basketball, football or ski I always wore a brace and I was timid....never went at full speed. For me, it took about a year before I started to regain confidence in it. That was about 10 years ago and although I get some nasty aches and pains from time to time, I'm still able to go full speed in everything I do.

That's my biggest concern for McNabb. How does he handle the mental aspect of it when he steps back on the field, feels some pressure and has to take off running. I'm certain he'll recieve much better treatment than I did along with all of the advancements that have been made since my surgeries.

So I don't see any reason at all why he won't be able to come back just as good as before. But we may have to wait until 2008 before actually seeing it. $:-\$

ice grillin you · November 22, 2006, 01:34:42 PM

i think its safe to say that mcnabb whether mentally physically or a combination of both cant be counted on next year

Sgt PSN · November 22, 2006, 01:40:38 PM

Basing it solely on my experiences, I'd say you're about right. But athletes have a different mentality than the average Joe so you just never know.

Carson Palmer seems to be comfortable both mentally and physically as does Javon Walker and both were less than 1 year removed from injury when the season started. Willis McGehee came back strong from his surgery as well and if I'm not mistaken, he did play during his rookie year (??).

So it's definately not out of the question that McNabb comes back during the preseason and is mentally and physically strong. Just gotta wait and see.