How much of what Allen is saying here is real, or how much is just fluff?
[QU\ Johnson then asked why McNabb never gelled with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, but again, Allen said ‘twas not so.
“I don’t know if I would use that characterization,” Allen said. “I think they gelled very well, actually, at times. It was the first year for everybody with the Washington Redskins, and it takes some time in order for people to learn another person’s desires.” [UN\
If there is another characterization he would use to describe the relationship that seemingly eroded between McNabb and the Shanahans', then let's hear it. If there is one, it would certainly clarify a lot of peoples' thinking. If it takes time [as he so stated] then why was McNabb given so little?
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