Mcnabb appears to be done and he is the reason for this loss

[Gtothearry]

With the performance of the OL the past few weeks i'd be ready to jet if I was Mcnabb.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by rbanerjee23

One huge positive: Brandon Banks is electric, he almost ran three back for TDs today, one got called back for the illegal block and in the other one he just tripped (or something, right?). I hope he turns out to be a huge spark plug for our return game.

Turns out to be? I think it's safe to say he's already a huge spark in our return game. The kid is incredible.

[redsk1]

Anyone who knows football's got to admit the OL was horrible today and has been the majority of this year. McNabb's made a bunch of good plays in spite of them. Today, he couldn't, but not many QB's could have. The OL was bad.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Turns out to be? I think it's safe to say he's already a huge spark in our return game. The kid is incredible.

He's our best weapon by far right now.

[GusFrerotte]

Exactly, Peyton Manning would have sucked behind our line today. Not to mention Donovan has an inadequate WR still to throw to. AA is a keeper, and a good threat, but the fossils that also make up our WR corp need to go. They are roster spot wastes of space. Give Austin a call up and put him on the active roster during the bye. That might alleviate some pressure for Donovan if another speedster is out there.

[NYCSkin]

Benching McNabb was one of the worst coaching decisions I have seen in some time. It was Zornesque. If I am a player on that team--it raises some real questions about Shanny's decision making. I don't care if Grossman knows the offense better--to take a cold QB off the bench in the last two minutes is a complete lack of confidence in McNabb and awful/team destructive decision. I also indicates that K Shanny has not does his job to coach up McNabb on the two minute offense. I mean it's week 8! Either the player is not that good or the coaching is not that good. Right now I have a hard time believing it is McNabb's fault.

Kyle Shanahan is not adjusting well to the player's he currently has on this team. All the skill positions (and O line) are of lesser quality than what he had at Houston (although Cooley is probably a slightly better than Daniels). He needs to figure this out during the bye week...

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by GMScud

He's our best weapon by far right now.

Seriously.... every time the Lions scored, I was like , oh well at least I can watch Banks agian for a play

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by NYCSkin

Benching McNabb was one of the worst coaching decisions I have seen in some time. It was Zornesque. If I am a player on that team--it raises some real questions about Shanny's decision making. I don't care if Grossman knows the offense better--to take a cold QB off the bench in the last two minutes is a complete lack of confidence in McNabb and awful/team destructive decision. I also indicates that K Shanny has not does his job to coach up McNabb on the two minute offense. I mean it's week 8! Either the player is not that good or the coaching is not that good. Right now I have a hard time believing it is McNabb's fault.

Kyle Shanahan is not adjusting well to the player's he currently has on this team. All the skill positions (and O line) are of lesser quality than what he had at Houston (although Cooley is probably a slightly better than Daniels). He needs to figure this out during the bye week...

That is a lot to gleen from a staff you have never met, people you don't know and a game I presume you have never participated in at the pro level?
based on one....arbitrary act??

[tc2deuce]

i mean....don't they practice against AH?......

[steveherrin]

Originally Posted by redsk1

Anyone who knows football's got to admit the OL was horrible today and has been the majority of this year. McNabb's made a bunch of good plays in spite of them. Today, he couldn't, but not many QB's could have. The OL was bad.

I agree with you and would add a few things. I consider some of the sacks that he avoided to be big plays. Also, he had that 35 yard run. I was moderately impressed, quite impressed at times, with his performance today except for that one pick.

I just don't think it can be said, like some have, that just because a pick occurs in the 4th quarter, in the final few minutes of the game, that it is the sole reason we lost, especially since we got the ball back with enough time to score.

^Run-on Sentence

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by Hog1

That is a lot to gleen from a staff you have never met, people you don't know and a game I presume you have never participated in at the pro level?
based on one....arbitrary act??

He isn't so far off the mark or off the wall. The best coaches are the ones who can adapt their system to the players he has to work with and utilize there strengths in the best possible manner. Maybe Kyle isn't doing that as much as he could.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Hog1

That is a lot to gleen from a staff you have never met, people you don't know and a game I presume you have never participated in at the pro level?
based on one....arbitrary act??

Well said

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

He isn't so far off the mark or off the wall. The best coaches are the ones who can adapt their system to the players he has to work with and utilize there strengths in the best possible manner. Maybe Kyle isn't doing that as much as he could.

Actually I think it is complete nonsense. He makes about 48 assumptions on an act that more likely was made "looking for a spark" (as has been mentioned), or to get DM's attention.
Dude is getting sloppy. AND that DOES NOT mean I think DM lost the game for us.
Indicting the coaching staff based on this stuff......is childish.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by SportsFanatic

I will never forget this statement from Joe Theismann

"As a NFL QB you don't have to be the reason your team won the game, but you damm sure can't be the reason your team lost the game"

And Mcnabb was the reason

Your football ignorance is really showing or your drunk.

[12thMan]

The fact is Shanahan has been doing it with smoke and mirrors all season long. When it worked, it appeared as though we had some sleepers [on the roster] who might be keepers. When it didn't, particularly along the offensive line and at wide receiver, those deficiencies were glaring and obvious.

This Redskins team have one legitimate starting caliber lineman along the offensive front, and that's Trent Williams. The rest of the bums are probably back-ups on most, if not all, NFL rosters. Every single one of them.

From a fan's perspective, the question is has Shanahan and Co. done everything in their power to put this team in the best position to compete and win? On most days, the answer is probably yes. But there have been some head scratchers in terms of personnel decisions along the way: The Haynesworth love hate game. Devin Thomas, if not a bona-fide threat, certainly a physical talent being released in favor of a cadre of training camp rejects. Then benching and de-activating Derrick Dockery in favor of Lichensteiger (or whatever the hell is name is), for what appears to be Dockery either not grasping or fitting the system properly. Sure Derrick Dockery is no Pro-Bowler but, really, you don't even suit up Dockery for the game as you watch the Lions pin McNabb to the turf every other play? The coaches obviously knows what's best, but have some of these moves and decisions come at the expense of fielding the best 53? Truth is we may never really know the answer to that question, but it's a question that must be asked nonetheless.

Thus far this season has come down to some gutsy performances by a very inconsistent, and at times struggling, Donovan McNabb and a handful of all star, individual performances. In other words, the coaching staff, while dramitically better than last year's version, has rarely outcoached the other side this year. It's been all left up to the talent on the field.