I will give Whitlock credit for sticking by his guy McNabb a few months ago when most other writers were calling for his head. But, let's take it easy a bit, Mr. Whitlock.
Somehow I think football fans will remember McNabb for leading the Eagles to five NFC championship games in 10 years more than they'll remember a regular-season tie at Cincinnati.
[Agreed. Or at least fans *should* remember him more for that.]
He's not Tom Brady (or even Peyton Manning). But McNabb is a winner, the third-best quarterback of his era. (I don't include Brett Favre in McNabb's era.)
[Huh? Ignoring the substance of his list, why doesn't he include Favre in McNabb's era? Does this make sense to anyone??]
I place McNabb slightly ahead of Kurt Warner because Warner spent the middle five seasons of his 11-year career looking like an Arena League flash-in-the-pan.
[I think he means the middle *three* seasons-- Warner was MVP in 2001.]
If Warner and the Cardinals win on Sunday, McNabb will fall to No. 4 on my list behind Captain Kurt.
[Makes sense. Warner is currently behind McNabb because of five (allegedly) poor seasons. But if his team beats McNabb's team in ONE GAME, then Warner will jump McNabb on the list. QED.]
But if McNabb gets the Birds past Arizona and wins the Super Bowl, then you might hear me arguing that McNabb is Peyton Manning's equal.
[Sorry. I know Whitlock argues that McNabb never had the same level of supporting cast as Peyton, which is likely true (not nearly enough, however, to make up for the MASSIVE statistical difference between the two). But if we are going to compare value, why not start with something simple that brings inherent value to your team: actually playing in games. In his eleven year career, Peyton has averaged 16 games per (regular) season-- that's EVERY game. In his ten year career, McNabb has averaged just over 13 games per season. Put another way, McNabb has missed, on average, nearly 20% of his team's regular season games throughout his career.]
One more unrelated point from Whitlock in his column:
I have the perfect solution for Carolina's Jake Delhomme problem: Nate Davis.
[Fumbles >> Interceptions. Apparently.]
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lol. Props to whitlock for sticking with McNabb, but c'mon.
Manning is one of the greatest of all time. sure he has some doubters about his big game performances, but what about McNabb? he has won only 1 of those 4 NFC champ games. And i hate to quote TO, but he wasnt the one that got tired in the Superbowl.
McNabb should go down as a good, but not great, QB. no shame in that.
K-man-
Well put. And Whitlock is not exactly allergic to hyperbole....
Big games = small sample size against good teams.
We all know this, but I thought that I would re-emphasize just for the fun of it.
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