The great ones step up in the big game & McNabb did none of that today. He had a couple of flukey catches by his receivers but his passes were high the whole game. His use of the clock in the final minute was horrendous & he killed his team with ill timed picks in scoring situations.
Why was he rolling left & right when the Pats came after him on the blitz?? He'd roll right to where the pressure was coming from & was either getting sacked or hurying his throws. Where were the quick 3 step drops, screens & play action needed to counteract the Pats blitz?? For that, I'll hang it on Andy Reid for having bad offensive schemes against New England.
The Pats were ripe for the picking today & had McNabb had a decent day the Eagles might've won. He didn't. They lost. End of story.
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