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QB Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles

HT: 6-2, WT: 226, Born: 11-25-1976, College: Syracuse, Drafted: Round 1, Pick 2

2008 Projections

2007 Game Summaries

Week 1 - McNabb did not live up to the expectations during this game. He was inaccurate, completing only 45% of his passes, although four of those passes were dropped. McNabb could not stay in the pocket often due to the middle rush of Green Bay; however he only ran the ball four times. This pressure from Green Bay kept McNabb from getting into a rhythm, causing his performance to suffer.

Week 2 - The Eagles offense got off to slow start by only gaining one first down in there first two series. After a couple of long runs by RB Brian Westbrook in there third series, the Eagles made there first trip inside the Washington red zone, but McNabb could not connect with WR Reggie Brown in the end zone when his pass sailed over the receiver's head. This would set the tone for the game for McNabb as he and the offense would get into the red zone five times and would only get four field goals. He was inconsistent and struggled with his accuracy throughout the game as he missed receivers by throwing it to high or behind them. McNabb's only pass over ten yards in the first half was an 18 yard dump pass to RB Brian Westbrook. McNabb finished the half ten for 18 with 71 yards passing yards but, was only able to lead the offense to two field goals.

McNabb's receivers had trouble getting open and didn't give him much help. His knee is clearly not hundred percent healthy and he is not the mobile quarterback he once was. But McNabb did manage to scramble for 11 yards and a first down in the third quarter. Even though he led the Eagles offense down the field twice in the second half, he was not able to convert on touchdowns on either trip. McNabb got one last chance late in the game and lead them to the Washington nine yard line but, could not get into the end zone once again. On the second to last play for Philadelphia, he had a wide open WR Kevin Curtis on the goal line but missed him.

Week 3 - McNabb got off to a much better start this week by leading the team to three touchdowns in the first quarter. The first score of the offense was a four play 56 yard touchdown drive on the first series of the game. On the second drive, he took the team 77 yards for a second touchdown, culminating in another RB Brian Westbrook run. McNabb came back on the team's fourth drive of the game and hit WR Kevin Curtis on a 68 bomb down the middle of the field for there third touchdown of the game. His second touchdown pass of the half came in the second quarter as McNabb hit Curtis on perfect pass in the corner of the end zone. McNabb continued to play pass and catch with Curtis on the fifth drive of the game as he threw it to him wide open on the left side of the field for a 43 yard touchdown. It was McNabb's third touchdown of he half and it was the fifth touchdown out of five drives to open the game by the Eagles' offense. The offense's only hiccup was a fumble by McNabb in the second quarter. He came back on the next drive and led the team to its sixth touchdown of the half on a 43 pass to Westbrook. McNabb finished with amazing numbers in the first half going 14 for 15 for 332 yards and four touchdowns.

In the second half, the Eagles came out and scored again on there second drive and built up an even bigger lead. The Philadelphia offense started running the ball much more in the second half to run down the clock and keep possession of the ball. He nearly had a fifth passing touchdown late in the game to TE Matt Schobel, but he was unable to catch the ball in the end zone. The play did draw a pass interference penalty and set up another rushing touchdown. McNabb only had 49 passing yards in the second half as the game got out of hand.

Week 4 - McNabb had a tough time getting into rhythm. He was constantly under pressure and could not get anything going offensively with Westbrook out. He was not elusive in the pocket and only got away from pressure three or four times. The offensive line of the Eagles was exploited, especially OT Winston Justice, who gave up six of the 12 sacks. McNabb may have had problems with field awareness. The wide receivers had single coverage, and McNabb rarely found them. He was late finding Reggie Brown absolutely wide open in the end zone on one play, causing that play to be called back and killing any hope the Eagles had.

Week 6 - Donovan McNabb looked to regain his old form as he completed 22 of 35 passes for 278 yards and a touchdown. He had time in the pocket and moved around well to evade the rush. His lone touchdown pass was on a short route to Kevin Curtis, which turned into a 75 yard score. McNabb looked very comfortable under center and was very happy to see the return of Brian Westbrook as a receiving option, targeting a team high eight times.

Week 7 - McNabb finished 21 of 34 for 226 yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions, but his numbers were hurt by some dropped passes by his receivers that stalled scoring drives and made Philadelphia settle for field goals. His touchdown pass came in crunch time during the fourth quarter, as McNabb was able to hook up with TE Matt Schobel from 13 yards out to help his club regain the lead. All things considered, McNabb looked pretty sharp, but still looked a little tentative as far as his scrambling ability goes. He had just two rushes for 18 yards in the ball game.

Week 8 - McNabb played efficiently and effectively leading the offense. He did struggle early in the game, completing just one of three passes on the first drive, and was unable to connect on two straight passes from the two yard line on the Eagles second possession. However, he did find his rhythm and spent the rest of the afternoon dissecting the Vikings vulnerable pass defense. McNabb also showed a little mobility in rushing three times for thirteen yards, but more importantly buying time for himself on several occasions to find receivers open downfield. His lone touchdown pass was a short shovel pass to Brian Westbrook from six yards out.

Week 9 - Donovan McNabb attempted 46 passes, completing 27 of them for 264 yards. He threw a touchdown in the fourth quarter to Hank Baskett, but was picked off twice in the game, and nearly had a third. On the first play of the game, the Cowboys set the tone on what was going to be a frustrating game for the Eagles, sacking McNabb and forcing a fumble where they recovered and eventually scored the game's first touchdown. McNabb was pressured heavily throughout the game, and was sacked three times. He carried the ball only once for one yard, and didn't look overly mobile in doing so. He distributed the ball fairly evenly between Reggie Brown and Kevin Curtis, but was often content just dumping the ball off to Brian Westbrook for short gains, at times on third and long plays. The Eagles fans grew restless with the lack of down field plays as the game wore on. The mobile McNabb of the past also seems to be gone, as he's looking pretty sluggish these days, to say the least.

Week 10 - McNabb had a great game. He threw four touchdown passes and completed 71.4% of his passes. McNabb averaged 8.96 yards per attempt. He distributed his passes relatively equally, with at least five players with four looks and no one with more than eight. McNabb's touchdown passes went to Brian Westbrook (two), Reggie Brown, and L.J. Smith. He led the Eagles to 20 fourth quarter points to earn the victory. McNabb lost a fumble in the middle of the fourth quarter when Anthony Montgomery sacked him. He also had 37 yards on seven rushes. It was McNabb's best fantasy performance since Week 3 against Detroit.

Week 11 - Before spraining his right ankle and leaving the game in the second quarter, McNabb was struggling by going only three for 11 for 34 yards and two interceptions. He had a 46 yard touchdown pass to WR Reggie Brown nullified in the first quarter due to a holding penalty by TE L.J. Smith. McNabb did have a 26 yard run after stepping up in the pocket and taking off deep in Dolphin territory. He would get intercepted two plays later trying to get the ball to Brown again between two defenders. McNabb was picked off a second time deep in Miami territory in the second quarter on a badly thrown ball that was caused by a good pass rush. McNabb would get hurt on a third and long play from the Miami 16 yard line when he rolled out to his right and a defender took him down from behind and in the process twisting his ankle. He would not return to the game.

Week 14 - McNabb returned to action after being out for two games and was able to complete 66 percent of his passes for 179 yards and a touchdown. His first drive of the game was his only touchdown pass as he hooked up with Brian Westbrook on an 18 yard catch and run. He was forced to throw on the run for most of the game and was unable to hit anything deep downfield, mostly due to a solid New York secondary.

Week 15 - Donovan McNabb completed 23 of 41 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. McNabb also carried the ball nine times for 53 yards, with long gains of 17 and 28. McNabb did not really attempt to stretch the field instead content on dumping the ball off to Westbrook, and working short and intermediate routes to his receivers. Though statistically his performance would appear underwhelming, McNabb actually played a strong game continuously avoiding the fierce Cowboys pass rush, while buying himself time in the pocket on what seemed like every play.

Week 16 - Donovan McNabb appears to be fully recovered from his knee injury that he suffered last season. He used his mobility to move around in the pocket to avoid sacks and gave him extra time to find open receivers. McNabb seemed to be content with finding his receivers open on high percentage short routes, but he would throw long enough to keep the defense honest. Roughly half of his incompletions were the result of either bad throws or plays where he had to get rid of the ball because he was under pressure. McNabb showed that he can still use his legs on the third play of the game. On that play he faked a pitch to Brian Westbrook and took off on a bootleg around the left side. He took off into open field for a long gain before a Saint defender knocked the ball out from behind at the 26 yard line. Kevin Curtis was able to recover the ball in the end zone for the game's first score.

Week 17 - McNabb appeared fully recovered from reconstructive knee surgery performed 13 months ago as he led the Eagles to their third straight victory. He connected with 10 different receivers and appeared quick and decisive in the pocket. He completed 29 of 41 for 345 yards and one touchdown but a potential second touchdown pass was fumbled at the three yard line.

McNabb threw one interception, his first in his last 125 pass attempts, which also was his first red zone pick of the season.