Donovan Mcnabb says he was good enough to be a hall of famer, lets exam his career to understand how good he was.
Donovan Mcnabb’s professional career began with Mcnabb booed by Philadelphia Eagles fans. Eagles fans wanted Ricky Williams, and Mcnabb did not have the star power of Williams coming from college. The Eagles needed a quarterback. After the 1995 season, the Eagles chose Rodney Peete over Randall Cunningham, leading Cunningham to retire.
By The Numbers
The Eagles soon found themselves in quarterback purgatory, with Philadelphia’s quarterbacks by committee having a combined completion percentage of 52.8 in 1998. The Eagles offense average 10.1 per game that same year. In 1999, Mcnabb eclipsed their combined total of seven touchdowns by throwing eight touchdowns in only six games.
Mcnabb continued to improve. Mcnabb made the pro bowl the next five years. Mcnabb’s statistics can not compare to modern quarterbacks in this day and age of the pass-happy national football league. However, Mcnabb is the Eagles career leader in passing touchdowns. Mcnabb’s best season statically was 2004 with Terrell Owens. Moreover, Mcnabb set a record for TD: INT ratio with 31 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Winning
Above all, winning is the most important stat to a quarterback’s resume; let us examine how much he led his team to victory. For instance, Mcnabb led his team to the playoffs seven times.
- 2000(11-5)
- 2001(11-5)
- 2002(12-4)
- 2003(12-4)
- 2004(13-3)
- 2008(9-6-1)
- 2009(11-5)
Six of those years, the Eagles reached the national football conference championship game. The Eagles reached the Super Bowl in the 2004 season. Furthermore, the last team to win the NFC East back-to-back in 20 years was the Eagles. In conclusion, Mcnabb gave his team the best chance to win.
more: What teams will miss the playoffs next NFL season.
His Struggles
- However, Mcnabb never won a super bowl.
- Mcnabb’s Eagles regularly lost in NFC title games a 1-4 record.
- Mcnabb did not have the longevity of Manning, Brady, Brees, and Roethlisberger.
- Mcnabb career completion percentage is under 60%
Furthermore, Donovan McNabb was a very good quarterback. We will see in the coming years whether his career was hall of fame worthy.
