Let Er Rip

Les Bowen touches on something that I was also thinking as I watched a replay of the game last night. To wit, on both of McNabb’s two long completions to DeSean Jackson, the speedy wideout was pretty well covered. =

 

Yet, McNabb just kind of heaved it up there and let Jackson make the play – which he did both times in making some very nice adjustments to make the catches with a defensive back right with him. They were both very un-McNabb-like throws…into coverage. There was even a third, I think, where he threw to Avant who was covered – or at least enough covered that McNabb traditionally hasn’t thrown it to such a receiver – but which Avant drew the interference call on.

 

A matter of trust with Jackson (a rookie?!). Or just the “new” McNabb letting it rip? In any case, it’s something we haven’t seen of McNabb since 2004 and you know who.

 

Will the trust continue? With Reggie Brown and Kevin Curtis? Stay tuned.