[Zorn on the 4th of July]

I like it. McNabb instantly replaces Portis as the alpha-dog on offense. Now all the players take cues from McNabb both in practice and during games. On-field leadership is something we've been lacking for a long time, and as long as McNabb protects the ball, we're good to go. Portis has been the emotional focal point of the offense to the team's detriment, and JC just didn't step up in time (or he was focused on more pressing matters like learning new offensive schemes and staying alive in the backfield).

I'll say it again: Urban Meyer got in Chris Leak's face about being more of a leader, and during their second season together, they won a National Championship. Tebow was not the most skilled QB in Florida history (might have been Grossman, interestingly), but he was a hell of a leader, and he got another championship because of it. But let's bring it back to the NFL level:

The best teams in the NFL right now not only have good quarterbacks, but their quarterbacks are the undisputed leaders of their offenses. Stats almost don't matter in this case (but lucky for us, McNabb is a good statistical QB, too).