McNabb and Elway are fairly similar in the way they play(ed) the game. Like Elway, McNabb is a very mobile quarterback who has a knack for making a play outside of the pocket. He also has a way of making everyone around him play on a much higher level.
It is that kind of pure leadership that could have McNabb hoisting a Lombardi trophy sometime in the near future.
With a slew of new talent coming in during this offseason, the Eagles, on paper, are the best they've been since their Super Bowl season in 2004.
The rookies in Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy, and Cornelius Ingram are all busting at the seams with potential and playmaking ability, and the newcomers add youth and arguably more talent to the team than they've ever seen.
The key to McNabb being able to copy what Elway did in his final two years will rest on the running game.
In the Super Bowls that Elway lost, he lost mainly because all the pressure was put on him. He didn't have much of a running attack to lean on, and as a result felt as though he had to do a whole lot more than he should have, which always leads to mistakes.
McNabb suffers from the same thing, but unlike Elway it's not a lack of talent as much as it is an unwillingness on the part of the play-caller to use the talent, and actually run the ball.
If Reid will commit to the run, and the rookies perform at even half the level that they're expected to, McNabb should be able to get the elusive Lombardi trophy that the entire city craves.
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