How would you rate Donovan McNabb this year?

[bigtimefanmd]

Polorizing subject I know. Give him a rating of 1-10 (1 is horrible, 10 is stellar) - and a short explanation of why you gave him the score you did. (3-4 sentences). Obviously, O-Line, quality of receivers, play calling, etc., have some bearing on this, but try to honestly rate Donovan's on-the-field play this year.

[flock53]

5= AVERAGE.. The win total is deceiving (though I'll take em) as outside of last week, we were 1 PLAY from losing the others. I dont mind the notion of him staying around as long as we DRAFT a replacement and let him learn for 2-3 years (Newton)

[aREDSKIN]

Given what we had before DM I'd give him a solid 8.5

[LoudMouth12thMan]

That's a conundrum. Compared to recent Skins qb's, he's a 10. Compared to his peers in the league, he's a 5. I'll take it...for now.

[MartinC]

Well if you look at this year in the context of his career he has been well below average. His interception percentage is way up and his TD percentage down on what he has been doing consistently over his career. Maybe that should not be a complete surprise - new system to learn, a team with a new offensive system and in rebuilding mode with less talent at the skill positions than he has had and a revolving door on the O'Line with some marginal pass protection.

If you look past the numbers though I think he has done some good things in terms of pocket awareness in avoiding sacks Jason would have taken for sure, he has stretched the field really well and provided good leadership on and off the field.

I would give him a passing grade but with a could do better comment and expect him to be back next year with improved performance across the board.

[ATLredskin]

A strong 3, weak 4...horrible QB rating even with below average targets and weak offensive line. Based off his stats he is a bottom 8 starting QB this year.

[TheDoyler23]

Probably a 5. If it were a grade, he'd be a C- or a C.

[ST is my boy]

Probably a 5 or 6. The offensive line and receivers are not helping things........but he has got to make better decisions, and get the ball out quicker.

[Mr. Sinister]

C+, not bad, not great either.

[ncr2h]

3.

He's been awful for long stretches. Not below average - awful. Missing open receivers. 50 yard bombs on 3rd and short. Calling timeouts on 3rd and 10+ with the ball in our own territory. Delay of game penalties. Pick 6's. He has created about 1 sack per game simply by tripping over his own feet or the feet of his offensive linemen. Accidentally handing it off on a play-action fake.

I give him a point for the Houston game and a point for the Titans game. He seemed unstoppable throughout most of the Texans game, and he at least seemed solid and somewhat dangerous for the Titans game. I'll also give him a point because I'll admit he's not working with a stellar supporting cast (although I firmly believe the supporting cast is more than good enough for him to be doing better. HE's holding himself back. It's not his receivers or Oline, it's him.).

I mean, I just don't see how you can rate a QB whose offense recently went 8 for 50 on 3rd down as more than a 5.

[Kindred]

I'll give him an 8. Given some of the poor talent he has to work with (poor oline, lack of receivers, mix bag of RBs), i'll say he's done a pretty damn good job.

[darrelgreenie]

Polorizing subject I know. Give him a rating of 1-10 (1 is horrible, 10 is stellar) - and a short explanation of why you gave him the score you did. (3-4 sentences). Obviously, O-Line, quality of receivers, play calling, etc., have some bearing on this, but try to honestly rate Donovan's on-the-field play this year.

Its hard to rate McNabb this year by looking at his production numbers alone.

But, looking strictly at his production i would give him a 6

McNabb is an top 10 caliber QB and he's underperforming compared to his career.

And more specifically he's left a lot of plays on the field and his been less efficient then is normal.

BUT.

His net impact goes beyond production numbers.

McNabb's accomplishments and veteran status as a QB and in the league brings stability and steadiness to the team and franchise.

Now he just has to finish the season strong.

[DGREENHULK]

Solid 7...he can play much better yes but his deep ball ability has saved him (in my eyes) and his leadership is unquestioned at least amoung the players if we are going to make a run it will have to start with 5.

[wildbill1952]

Frankly, I don't see a lot of difference between Mcnabb and Campbell, except for the win total, which is deceiving because two of those were defensive wins. Throw out the boneheaded end of half play with the Cowflops and at least one other game won by the defense, and the Skins are 3 and 7. Campbell could have gotten the Skins to this same dazzling heights of mediocrity, without costing the Skins two draft picks and a ton of cash.

In Mcnabb's defense (strange that it's a defense for Mcnabb, but an excuse for Campbell), the OL's second string showed they were better than the first string last week. They looked better with Hicks, Rabach and Lichtensteiger out, than they did with them in. No offensive line equals no short yardage offense, no consistent running game and no consistent pass protection. This predicament is usually countered by the "but they gave him plenty of time on one play" counter-argument. Please re-read the previous sentence and note the word "consistent". QB's do not do well when they are hit consistently, game after game, series after series. They learn to expect getting hit and they either fire early or inaccurately because of it.

So I'd give McNabb a 6. A workman is only as good as his tools.

[Hubbs]

I can't believe how many low scores he's getting. Let's review what he's working with:

1) One of the worst offensive lines in the league.

2) Receivers that, other than Santana, probably wouldn't even make the active rosters of most teams in the league.

3) A running game featuring backs that aren't even close to healthy, have no breakaway speed whatsoever, will never be threatening to opposing D coordinators, oh, and then there's the undrafted free agent rookie who can't even average 4 yards per carry.

We've already won more games than last year and you're gonna give McNabb a bad rating when he has to deal with all of that? Seriously? I give him an 8.5. To go .500 with so many problems is borderline miraculous.

[fnkdctr(007)]

7.9 He can still pull out the A for the year with a miracle final exam.

[nyfan]

6 with room to grow. If given another top reciever and a steady back I am sure this number would improve

[roanoker]

At this point, 5 and 5. Hopefully after Sunday he will be 6 and 5. HTTR.

[AzSkinsFan63]

7.5..mainly because I haven't seen his A game all season.

You know the one where he is on the money practically every throw all game. It was usually against us...remember?

[sniper_king]

i would give him an 8 out of 10 being that he is in a new system and hes doing the best he can with what he has, i hope they keep him around 2-3 years and draft a QB to learn like someone else has said

[ncr2h]

I can't believe how many low scores he's getting. Let's review what he's working with:

1) One of the worst offensive lines in the league.

2) Receivers that, other than Santana, probably wouldn't even make the active rosters of most teams in the league.

3) A running game featuring backs that aren't even close to healthy, have no breakaway speed whatsoever, will never be threatening to opposing D coordinators, oh, and then there's the undrafted free agent rookie who can't even average 4 yards per carry.

We've already won more games than last year and you're gonna give McNabb a bad rating when he has to deal with all of that? Seriously? I give him an 8.5. To go .500 with so many problems is borderline miraculous.

Mcnabb also has to "deal with" a defense that won him the Cowboys game and handed the Bears game to him on a silver platter (by forcing SIX turnovers...that's ridiculous!). Let's be real. The only game McNabb "won" (with his play) was the Titans game. And even that required our defense to only give up 9 points...and the game still went to overtime.

He has been a huge disappointment. You don't have to trash every other player on our offense to give Mcnabb a free pass. After this season, you can bet that Armstrong will get looks from other teams if we cut him. Cooley and Davis would start for about half the teams in the league at least, I would say. I don't see how his receivers are the garbage you're claiming they are.

His oline is bad, but certainly not worst in the league. Maybe bottom 10 or so, but nothing that a decent QB couldn't put up decent numbers with. Mcnabb's numbers put him near the bottom of the league. He's had 2 good games out of 10. That's not a good performance.

[j0hnnyga]

i think i would give him a 7. it would be higher but theres too many balls thrown right into the ground or bad decisions made that leads to a pick. That being said he has made some nice clutch plays when we needed them or some nice bombs down the field. Also the leadership he brings to the team is defiantly a big + for me. Finally i know Jason had his pros and cons but its nice to see a QB that when he gets sacked doesn't ALWAYS fumble the ball.

[respectgibbs]

4 ......

[Madison Redskin]

HE's holding himself back. It's not his receivers or Oline, it's him.)

Please elaborate. McNabb is far from perfect, but his O-line and receivers are among the worst in the league.

EDIT - I also love how you blame McNabb for Rabach stepping on his feet.

[bulldog]

McNabb is not what he was 4 or 5 years ago in terms of dynamic playmaking. But he is still a guy that can be VERY effective with a decent supporting cast.

He has not had that here in Washington from Day 1.

No established running back. No consistent receivers to use in the red zone or the middle of the field. An offensive line that has one rookie tackle learning the ropes and another tackle that still seems as if he is playing at 75%.

And an interior line that could be swapped out for other teams' backups and see the productivity go up 50%.