Donovan McNabb's post-playing career has been … interesting. Since stepping away from the game in 2011, the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and current Fox Sports and NFL Network analyst has become well-known for his dubious ponderings on social media. To wit.
But Thursday, the six-time Pro Bowler actually had a strong take on a subject he knows something about. During an interview with Chicago sports talk radio station 87.7-FM The Game while discussing Jay Cutler, the Windy City native managed to pull off the rare double-diss of two former peers.
"He's the Tony Romo of the Midwest," McNabb told the Kap and Haugh Show. "Can he play in this league? Absolutely, he's proven that. But a quarterback is measured by your body of work, meaning your wins and losses record, the numbers you put up. And the end-all be-all is how many playoff wins do you have? How many playoff appearances do you have? If you only have one to show for almost a decade of play that means you can't lead your team to the playoffs."
Cutler has only gone to the playoffs once in eight NFL seasons prior to the current one, going 1-1 in the 2010 postseason. As for Romo, he's gone three times in eight seasons prior to 2014, sporting a 1-3 mark overall. McNabb had a 9-7 mark that incluced five trips to the NFC championship game and one Super Bowl appearance in 13 seasons.
McNabb continued, "The question is why [can't you lead your team to the playoffs]? Because you're so talented, the potential is there, but why haven't you been able to do it? You can only say for so long that it's been the talent. They have some talent around Cutler, that's never been the issue. Now can you put it all together? To be honest, the answer is no."
Does he have a point? Yes. But let's wait and see how the rest of the season plays out. Both the Bears and Cowboys are off to good-to-great starts.
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