McNabb for Bucs MVP

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post dismissing McNabb as a shoe-in for MVP, despite gaudy early-season numbers. Essentially, I said things would get worse for McNabb as the schedule got more difficult. After torching Dallas, he's posted his two worst games in losses to New Orleans and Tampa Bay. Against the Saints, he compiled a 91.5 passer rating, had his least yards passing and threw his 2nd pick of the year. Yesterday, against the Bucs, he threw three picks (2 were returned for TD's by CB Ronde Barber) and posted a passer rating of 83.3. Before these last two games, his low for the season was 99.3 (against the NY Giants in the Eagles' first loss).

McNabb is now 2nd in the league in passer rating (behind Indianapolis Colts QB and meat-cutting fan Peyton Manning). More importantly, his Eagles have lost two in a row and aren't in first place in the NFC East. If Jacksonville can right the ship this week, Philly could be 4-4 at the halfway point of the season ... and you can hang the TB loss right on McNabb's head.