That good news came, of all places, from wide receiver Terrell Owens. The addition of Owens to the Eagles offense gave McNabb something he had never had before: a truly elite receiver. It showed in McNabb's numbers. His 3, passing yards and 31 touchdown strikes in were both career highs at the time, and the Eagles won 13 games.
He managed to throw for yards and three touchdowns, but the numbers were inflated. McNabb and the Eagles were in catch-up mode for much of the game, in large part due to his three interceptions and poor decisions with the ball. The Eagles rallied before falling short After the game, more controversy swirled when a teammate reportedly suggested per ESPN that McNabb was so ill at the end of the game that he couldn't make play calls. The boo-birds got louder, and "he can't win the big game" was joined by potshots about McNabb's weight and conditioning.
A season that began with a very public feud with Owens ended due to a sports hernia. The Eagles made the playoffs only once during that stretch. By now, the boo-birds were in full throat. If McNabb was ever any good, injuries had finished him off. Then, in , McNabb experienced a renaissance of sorts, passing for a career-best 3, yards. The Eagles made it back to the postseason, and only a home game with the Arizona Cardinals stood between them and another Super Bowl trip.
However, the Eagles were beaten by Arizona in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicated. McNabb's yards in the game were his most in a postseason contest, but he still drew criticism from pundits. The Eagles made it back to the playoffs in , with McNabb being named to his sixth Pro Bowl, but a misstep against the Dallas Cowboys in the regular-season finale cost Philadelphia a first-round bye.
McNabb played poorly in that game, placing great pressure on the veteran to bounce back in the rematch the next week. The game was a disaster. McNabb barely completed 50 percent of his passes in a blowout loss, the first time in his career that he lost in the the first round of the playoffs.
Sure, there was the occasional glimpse of the "old" Donovan McNabb, but they grew few and far between. By the end of the season, he had been benched in favor of Rex Grossman.
By , he had been traded again to the Minnesota Vikings , and by the end of that season, he was out of the NFL altogether. From there, it was on to the broadcast booth, where McNabb appears to have found his next career. The year-old hasn't been shy at all about speaking his mind in the booth, whether it's about the recent contract extension signed by Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions "Is he worth top-five money?
I would have to say no," or his own Hall of Fame candidacy "I would vote for myself". McNabb's credentials for Canton are debatable. Minimum 14 attempts per scheduled game to qualify as leader. Minimum pass attempts to qualify as career leader. TD Int Career Player Split Finder. Career Player Game Finder. Passing Plays Receiving Plays Rushing Plays Regular Season. Lower-case means part-time starter. Minimum pass attempts to qualify as career leader, minimum pass attempts for playoffs leader.
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It began with hearing boos at the draft from fans who wanted the team to select running back Ricky Williams. You have to be able to build chemistry throughout that offense with the rest of the players. Do they have enough pieces around him to be successful is the question. Sections U.
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