Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys had to be Donovan McNabb’s second worst nightmare in this nightmare season for he and the Washington Redskins. Shown up…by Rex Grossman.
Psychologists say that one only remembers dreams if you awake before they end. Nightmares awaken you with an emotional start. Donovan’s nightmare started well enough when the former nemesis was acclaimed a Redskins hero last Easter when he was traded here. He felt vindicated enough when the ‘Skins beat the Philadelphia Eagles to proclaim, “Those guys made a mistake.”
That must have been a curse. The Eagles avenged that loss big time six weeks later, two weeks after the embarrassment of being benched by Coach Mike Shanahan in the closing moments of the Detroit Lions game.
Then there was the $78 million contract extension that really wasn’t. All of the advantages are leveraged towards the Redskins. It’s clear that Shanahan and GM Bruce Allen saw the development as a real possibly. Poor McNabb looks naive, or desperate, to have signed such a deal.
Wednesday before the Dallas game, McNabb expected to start. Friday before the game, Shanahan announced that McNabb was benched and the quarterback of last resort –now and in the future.
On Sunday, McNabb was the forlorn, lonely figure standing on the sideline being out-played by Rex Grossman. REX GROSSMAN. AAARGH! That’s the point of the nightmare that awakened McNabb from his career slumber.
I feel sorry for the guy. But that wouldn’t be the worst conclusion to his Washington disaster. The worst nightmare would be to see Michael Vick lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots and be named Super Bowl and NFL MVP.
Then the mantle of “future Hall of Famer” and “greatest quarterback in Eagles history” would pass from McNabb to Vick, if it hasn’t already. AAARGH!
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