Breaking Down Donovan McNabb’s Pass Selection

Posted: 15th February 2010 by Mike O'Callaghan in NFL
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We hear it with every incompletion: "in the dirt," "at his feet."á Short passes have never been Donovan McNabb's strength. Unfortunately for the Eagles, Andy Reid's scheme involves a lot of short passes.á Reid would rather throw a short pass than run the ball.á For a defense that is easy to predict.á

This year was about the big play. áMcNabb led the league in passes of over 40 yards with 17.á In 2004, McNabb made an NFL record by completing 20 passes of over 40 yards.á Yet out of 443 passes this season, the short passes took up 204 of those throws, nearly half of McNabb's attempted passes.á

Andy Reid is not playing to his quarterback's strengths.á The best weapon is his long ball.á We have one of the ...

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