McNabb to the Vikings

Another offseason, another team for Donovan McNabb. Donovan hasn't had a rumor free offseason in what seems like years and now he goes to his third NFL team in as many years, the Minnesota Vikings.

McNabb has a chance to rehabilitate his career in Minnesota, as he was put through the emotional gauntlet last year with the Washington Redskins.

There's no doubt that McNabb was terrible in Washington, but you can also argue that he wasn't the worst thing about that team last year, but because of the biggest and newest face in the Mike Shanahan regime, McNabb got more flack than he deserved.

If you take out his absurdly high number of interceptions, McNabb was putting together numbers that weren't appalling by any stretch of the imagination, they were average, but because of the high-profile off season trade, there had to be a fall guy for the Redskins' struggles and that was Donovan.

Donovan has been quite the controversial figure over the years and now has become an NFL nomad looking for a place where he can prove to the Eagles front office and all of his doubters that he can still play and win at a high level.

McNabb was nine playoff wins in his career, you can't scoff at that number no what he did in the Super Bowl. He can still be a good player in this league and he can still win games in the right situation and it was clear thanks to the coaching staff that Washington was not that spot.

Landing with the Vikings was the best possible spot for McNabb, as he will be surrounded by arguably the most talented team he's ever been around and for the first time ever, he'll have an All-Pro running back in his prime in the backfield to back him up.

I made a comment on Twitter that it'll be interesting to see what Donovan can do in comparison to what Brett Favre was able to accomplish in his first season with the Vikings.

Just because McNabb is out of Washington doesn't mean the pressure is off, in fact the expectations will be higher than ever given the current state of the Vikings and how they want to bounce back after a disappointing follow-up to their NFC Championship Game run. 

There's no doubt that Minnesota is good enough to make it back to the playoffs, but are they Super Bowl bound with McNabb under center? Because of his recent performance, one would say no, but I believe that Donny Mac has more left in the tank than anyone could imagine.

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