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[MTK]

DM has missed 4 games the last 3 years. I think this injury stuff with him is a little overblown.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

DM has missed 4 games the last 3 years. I think this injury stuff with him is a little overblown.

I disagree. 4 games in 3 years is still more than one per year. he's also older now, playing in an offense that will require him to move around alot more than in Philly, working behind an unproven and less talented offensive line, and throwing to a far less talented receiving corp who will not get open as early or as often as the guys he had in philly.

those last two items go hand in hand to really increase the chances mcnabb gets hurt. he can't scramble as well as he used to. In my opinion, the only team that can legitimately get by with only two QBs on the roster is Indy. Shanahan would be a fool to roll with only two QBs on the active roster (unless we can stash a decent guy on the practice squad that we're sure no one else would want).

[Monksdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

DM has missed 4 games the last 3 years. I think this injury stuff with him is a little overblown.

I read today(i'm sorry i can't properly reference, like you i read too much 'skins literature), that he hasnt' played 16 complete games but once in the last 6 years. That's where my 16% came in. I think it's entirely likely he'll miss a game or two. He tends to play hurt, so it's not a big deal.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Monksdown

I read today(i'm sorry i can't properly reference, like you i read too much 'skins literature), that he hasnt' played 16 complete games but once in the last 6 years. That's where my 16% came in. I think it's entirely likely he'll miss a game or two. He tends to play hurt, so it's not a big deal.

Other than his two injury plagued seasons in 2005 & 2006 he's been pretty durable. He's played in at least 14 games in 7 of his 11 seasons.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Other than his two injury plagued seasons in 2005 & 2006 he's been pretty durable. He's played in at least 14 games in 7 of his 11 seasons.

McNabb has long been a great player under pressure from the defense, but his style of absorbing their blows instead of moving around the pocket to find a comfortable throwing area means there's going to be a cumulative effect on his body over time.

Missing 4 games in 3 years shouldn't be flaunted around as a positive. We see guys effortlessly string five full seasons together at the QB position. Kurt Warner lost just one game to injury in the last three seasons, and that was with a concussion. Romo has missed just three games in four years as Cowboys starter. Eli Manning has never missed a start.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

DM has missed 4 games the last 3 years. I think this injury stuff with him is a little overblown.

THANK YOU! I'm so tired of people saying DM will miss games, yea he's older but come on.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

THANK YOU! I'm so tired of people saying DM will miss games, yea he's older but come on.

I think that if Shanahan didn't have a thousand plays in which they send the QB in a rollout or bootleg, then it would more concerning. Still, he does prepare his body well during the offseason for the beating it will take during the regular season.