2010 Point & Laugh at the skins thread

[PhillyPhreak54]

Talk continues that McNabb can't figure out Shanahan's offense
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 7, 2010 11:05 AM ET
The Washington taterskins are off this week, but there's no reprieve from the constant discussion about why Mike Shanahan benched Donovan McNabb late in last week's loss to the Lions.

The latest talk comes from a report on ESPN on Sunday morning in which Chris Mortensen said that Shanahan and his son and offensive coordinator, Kyle Shanahan, have had to cut their playbook in half in order to pare it down enough for McNabb to learn it.

And it gets worse: Mortensen reports that even when McNabb is operating with the Cliff's Notes version of the playbook, he sometimes has trouble correctly calling the plays in the huddle.

At this point, with all these stories coming out about McNabb being unable to figure out the offense, it's hard not to get the feeling that there are folks within the taterskins organization who are making a concerted effort to make McNabb look bad. That's exactly what ESPN's Tom Jackson, who played in Denver for three seasons when Shanahan was a Broncos assistant, said after Mortensen's report.

"If you have a problem with your quarterback," Jackson said, "you call [him] in and you discuss that. This has now become so public that the quarterback is going to be completely embarrassed and it makes his job harder."

In Jackson's view, Shanahan and McNabb simply won't be able to work together going forward -- and Jackson thinks that's more Shanahan's fault than McNabb's.

"I always thought the job of a coach is to adjust your system to the guy who's quarterbacking your team," Jackson said. "This situation is irreconcilable."

[Diomedes]

Reid just looks better and better for all of this.

[SD]

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20101107_Gonzo___Philly_s_vote_on_McNabb_is_proved_correct.html?page=1&c=y

When games get tough and a leader is required, some quarterbacks head to the nearest phone booth and change into a costume with an "S" on the chest. McNabb usually emerges wearing an "out of order" sign.

[Sgt PSN]

Reid just looks better and better for all of this.

He really does. I don't know if Reid saw this as a potential outcome or if he just got lucky. Regardless, trading him within the division turned out to be a great move.

[BigEd76]

GO REDSIKINS!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

That's like when the Phillies have a guy with an open jersey and it reads "Philllies."  Big whoop.

This is some funny stuff from the wannabe Mr. Suzy Kolber:

"I don't think he's the type quarterback at this stage that Shanahan wants to move forward with. Shanahan wants someone that is a little more accurate passer as well as not carrying as many injuries from over the years, the extra baggage. You get beaten up over a period of time and McNabb today certainly doesn't move around as well as he used to and his accuracy hasn't improved as a passer.''

-- Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath, on Donovan McNabb and coach Mike Shanahan's controversial week-old benching of the player thought to be his franchise quarterback.

[phattymatty]

nm

[phattymatty]

face value uppers just went on sale through the skins box office if anyone is planning on coming down.

[rjs246]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-taterskins-mcnabbbenched

Hilarious.

[MDS]

i cant even begin to explain how happy i am, everyday, that he isnt quarterbacking my team anymore

[Tomahawk]

Only because your writing sucks

[rjs246]

Hahahaha

[smeags]

Only because your writing sucks

mcnabb could only dream about being as accurate as you were here.

[Sgt PSN]

Only because your writing sucks

hahahahahaha!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Portis wears a Phillies hat