Donovan McNabb officially retired from the National Football League and did so as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. The Quarterback last played in with the Minnesota Vikings in 2011, where his last few years were not exactly at a level of his glory years with Philadelphia.
Although McNabb heard his share of boos in Philly (but what athlete hasn’t), he set virtually every Quarterback record for the franchise. As such, he secured the right to have his number retired in Philadelphia, but does it translate to a bust in Canton? We aren’t so sure.
Although he was a six time Pro Bowl Selection, he never made an All Pro Team. He took the Eagles to the NFC Championship Game five times, but only one once. In his lone Super Bowl appearance, he did not have a great game and is remembered for being criticized (fairly) by controversial Wide Receiver Terrell Owens, who played the game of his career, coming back early from injury.
McNabb is ranked 17th overall in Passing Yards, but only finished in the top ten twice. His highest rank in a season for Pass Completion is 10th, and his Quarterback Rating only exceeded 100 once. Still, his accuracy was well above average and his Yards per Reception were very high; which should be noted.
As good as he was in Philadelphia; McNabb was essentially ushered out for an unproven Quarterback (Kevin Kolb). He landed in Washington, where he was criticized for his conditioning and was replaced by (gasp….Rex Grossman). He would go to Minnesota, where he only held the starting position for a handful of games.
So, we ask…is Donovan McNabb a Hall of Fame Quarterback? He thinks so. Is he a “Hall of Very Good Candidate”? Possibly. Or is he a man who played his way out of Canton (our opinion). We would love to hear yours.
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