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No. I say that because a lot of the time ego gets too involved when it comes to being in Washington. Here’s a guy that’s coming out who’e very talented--mobile, strong arm. We’ve already heard he’s intelligent, a football mind. Are you going to cater the offense around his talent and what he’s able to do or are you going to bring the Houston offense with Matt Schaub over to him and have him kind of be embedded in that?

We talk so much about Mike Shanahan and the things he was able to do in Denver. Well, I have a couple of names for you that Mike Shanahan, quarterbacks that he’s coached and the lack of success that he had.

You know, I do but I don’t. The whole deal about it is, we hear so much about player who move on somewhere, how the next year will get a lot better. Give him a chance to learn the offense and learn what we do. Give him a chance to get his feet under him and get adjusted to the guys around him.

I never got that chance. And a lot of people haven’t. Rex has been there, Rex has been under this system being in Houston. John Beck was supposed to be the guy who he thought was a quality quarterback, he only played him for four games and then he was benched.

You know, the list goes on. Jake Plummer, he has sour feelings about the whole thing he was a part of.

Burgundy&Wha? wrote:McNabb never showed a good work ethic here. His bitterness comes across as someone who knows he's not done what he needed to do to succeed. Poor character quite honestly. Oh well. We're better off now.

And, McNabb.....RG III will be far better here than you were throughout your career. You should have thought about that while you were playing. Can't change it now.

langleyparkjoe wrote:
so wut, go get a job.

Countertrey wrote:Well, if nothing else, he would understand about... ego... getting in the way...

* He was benched by Eagles coach Andy Reid in 2008 and traded by Reid after the 2009 season to a team that the Eagles play twice a year. Clearly, there were some issues with McNabb even before he got to Washington. You don't trade your starting quarterback to a division rival if you think the guy is still worth having.

* Three separate Redskins people who were with the team during McNabb's only season there have told me that the issue with McNabb was that he didn't want to put in the work during the week. Yes, the system in Washington was different from the one he was used to in Philadelphia, but that McNabb's response to that was to shut down and refuse to learn or practice it. One of those three people told me Shanahan was aware, before making the trade, that McNabb had developed the reputation over his final few seasons in Philadelphia of not wanting to put in the work during the week, but that Shanahan believed he could light a fire under McNabb.

* Shanahan was not able to light that fire, and McNabb lost his job to Rex Grossman during the 2010 season. Rex Grossman, folks. Didn't lose the job to Johnny Unitas or Joe Montana. Couldn't play or practice well enough to fend off a challenge from Rex Grossman.

* The Redskins traded McNabb prior to the 2011 season to the Minnesota Vikings for a sixth-round pick. McNabb must not have liked the egos or the system in Minnesota, either, since he played just six games there before losing the job to rookie Christian Ponder, then demanded his release later in the season after being demoted to the scout team.

* No one picked him up off waivers.
* No one has signed him so far this offseason.
* There has been not one report of any team being interested in signing him.

The Hogster wrote:His stats are correct about Shanahan. And, there is some concern with Kid Kyle's ability or lack thereof to adjust his "scheme."

But, he conveniently ignores the fact that (i) he didn't play well or seem to want to work hard at learning the system, and (ii) three different teams cut him after he proved he's done.

Now I see why Philly hated this dude.

skinsfan#33 wrote:McNabb compared his own talents to Griffin’s talents.

skinsfan#33 wrote:

The Hogster wrote:His stats are correct about Shanahan. And, there is some concern with Kid Kyle's ability or lack thereof to adjust his "scheme."

But, he conveniently ignores the fact that (i) he didn't play well or seem to want to work hard at learning the system, and (ii) three different teams cut him after he proved he's done.

Now I see why Philly hated this dude.

Funny how McFlab bagged on Shanny's QBs post Elway and brought up their wins.

Elway left the Broncos after the 98 season so Shanny's post Elway time started in the 99 season, the same season the FatFive was a rookie.

Shanny's QBs post Elway had 102 wins
McFlab - 98 wins!

Just sayinng!!!

skinsfan#33 wrote:

The Hogster wrote:His stats are correct about Shanahan. And, there is some concern with Kid Kyle's ability or lack thereof to adjust his "scheme."

But, he conveniently ignores the fact that (i) he didn't play well or seem to want to work hard at learning the system, and (ii) three different teams cut him after he proved he's done.

Now I see why Philly hated this dude.

Funny how McFlab bagged on Shanny's QBs post Elway and brought up their wins.

Elway left the Broncos after the 98 season so Shanny's post Elway time started in the 99 season, the same season the FatFive was a rookie.

Shanny's QBs post Elway had 102 wins
McFlab - 98 wins!

Just sayinng!!!