He's overrated. Did you see all the wide-open looks he threw poorly?
Culpepper was blitzed on every play and had far better passing stats than McNabb. He even had a rushing TD.
Wait no, we can't have that. The best Center in the NFL was called for "holding."
Problem is, Pep fumbled. Why? Because of the pass rush.
Remember the times Pep threw to Moss? Completions. Why? Because he was open. Pass to the end zone? TD. Other pass to the end zone? Overthrown, Moss interfering was smart; it saved an INT. Had Pep thrown it back a little, Moss would have probably had a TD. Moss was open deep on many plays, Madden said it over and over again. The Eagles didn't beat Moss, the Eagles beat Culpepper.
It's like Shaq and Kobe... if you pressure Kobe, he will try to make the plays, and won't give the ball to the star. Culpepper tried to run too much, and dumped it off too much, because he was being pressured. Moss was open. Culpepper wasn't.
The Corners didn't shut Randy down, not at all.
Adam Haayer is rated in the 50s on Madden. Lined up against Kearse.
The injuries are too much for MN. Any good rush end (Ogunleye, anyone? KGB?) we face will destroy us. We're pretty much fucked now, without Kleinsasser and without Rosenthal.