Six Minutes Into The Game, and Donovan McNabb went down hard, his head bouncing off the ground. A sight for 11 years That brought on instant euphoria Thurs FedEx Field - That Well. 5 jersey no longer scampering vain slammed to the turf - Became Hush cause for concern and Momentary.
McNabb got up Quickly, apparently unfazed, and Buffalo's blitzing linebacker Aaron Maybin was flagged for roughing the quarterback.
First down. Drive stays alive.
The new Washington Redskins quarterback then skittered along the right side for a first down, found Chris Cooley for girls on and drove at his former Rivals 80 yards in 11 plays for an efficient touchdown in a preseason Opener That meant absolutely nothing.
And everything.
Points in the red zone build confidence, just as Cohesion in a new system Builds confidence. But everything about the next few weeks before Sept. 12 is really about one thing: keeping the most important player on the roster Healthy.
Keeping McNabb upright and mobile Enough MEANS all the Decisions in the offseason not have a chance of Being Justified.
I keep hearing about throwing Motion, the fragility of Stephen Strasburg's right arm in Relation to the Nationals' long-term Plans. Or how the Wizards'd not have no buzz if John Wall at his hurt knee, and the Capitals'd Become a lot less breathtaking with a sidelined Alex Ovechkin.
And that's all true and valid.
But of all the franchise players in Washington at the moment, nothing TDAE Ask a question, like fine china and babied more than just a quarterback Ken Turns 34 in two months.
McNabb is the key to every thing.
Yes, the Albert Haynesworth conditioning saga Gave Mike Shanahan a bit more locker-room Cred. He has gone about establishing a clear delineation of command, whereby no one leapfrogs the coach to get to the owner.
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