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  • Cavicchi
    MVP
    • Mar 2004
    • 2841

    #1

    Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

    Before my pre-season against the Eagles, I made Donovan McNabb a Wide Receiver. He was in the depth chart as WR #4. He caught 2 passes with no drops. In fact, he did better than my rookie TE who spent years at college playing TE. How is that possible?

    If play knowledge is so important in this game, how is Donovan McNabb able to do so well playing WR for the first time?
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  • Cavicchi
    MVP
    • Mar 2004
    • 2841

    #2
    Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

    I should add the game was not simulated. I played the entire game.

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    • Skarecrow
      Rookie
      • Feb 2010
      • 405

      #3
      Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

      Random Number Generator says "weird **** happens with small sample sizes."

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      • revan615
        Rookie
        • Feb 2012
        • 158

        #4
        Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

        2 catches in preseason isn't really too big a deal. I've had a 49 ovr receiver with a 56 catch rating have a 7 catch 90 yard game. Just because his name is McNabb though doesn't mean he won't produce, the game doesn't care. Idon't see him winning any awards or anything. Funny stuff though.
        "If it bleeds, we can Kill it."

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        • Cavicchi
          MVP
          • Mar 2004
          • 2841

          #5
          Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

          Originally posted by revan615
          2 catches in preseason isn't really too big a deal. I've had a 49 ovr receiver with a 56 catch rating have a 7 catch 90 yard game. Just because his name is McNabb though doesn't mean he won't produce, the game doesn't care. Idon't see him winning any awards or anything. Funny stuff though.
          Two catches and thrown to two times with no drops--and he is not a rookie WR like your man, He didn't play as a WR the last 4 years in college.

          Sure he won't win any awards, but the fact it happens negates the importance of play knowledge. In addition, it may very well lead to other speculations as to why it happens.

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          • revan615
            Rookie
            • Feb 2012
            • 158

            #6
            Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

            Originally posted by Cavicchi
            Two catches and thrown to two times with no drops--and he is not a rookie WR like your man, He didn't play as a WR the last 4 years in college.

            Sure he won't win any awards, but the fact it happens negates the importance of play knowledge. In addition, it may very well lead to other speculations as to why it happens.
            If he knows the play as a qb, then he knows the plays as a wr. It's not rocket science. Tebow has caught passes this year too, and he didn't play wr in college either...
            "If it bleeds, we can Kill it."

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            • revan615
              Rookie
              • Feb 2012
              • 158

              #7
              Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

              Just because you played qb in college doesn't mean you can't catch a football. I played qb in college, and I don't know the Pats playbook, but trust me, I can catch a football. Twice even, with no drops.
              "If it bleeds, we can Kill it."

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              • Cavicchi
                MVP
                • Mar 2004
                • 2841

                #8
                Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

                Originally posted by revan615
                Just because you played qb in college doesn't mean you can't catch a football. I played qb in college, and I don't know the Pats playbook, but trust me, I can catch a football. Twice even, with no drops.
                The point of my post here is playbook knowledge, so let's talk about the significance of playbook knowledge in relation to Donovan McNabb.

                I could go on with you about your experiences, but we are talking about a video game and its players.

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                • Cavicchi
                  MVP
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 2841

                  #9
                  Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

                  Originally posted by revan615
                  If he knows the play as a qb, then he knows the plays as a wr. It's not rocket science. Tebow has caught passes this year too, and he didn't play wr in college either...
                  Are you comparing real football with this game? Has Tebow started as a WR in the NFL? Oh, let's say as in my example above, WR #4?

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                  • revan615
                    Rookie
                    • Feb 2012
                    • 158

                    #10
                    Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

                    Originally posted by Cavicchi
                    The point of my post here is playbook knowledge, so let's talk about the significance of playbook knowledge in relation to Donovan McNabb.

                    I could go on with you about your experiences, but we are talking about a video game and its players.
                    See the post above. If Donovan gets the ball thrown his way, then it doesn't matter if he knows the play or not. He doesn't have to know a play to catch a football. I don't know what more you want, or why this is so difficult to grasp man. Guess I just can't help you.
                    "If it bleeds, we can Kill it."

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                    • Cavicchi
                      MVP
                      • Mar 2004
                      • 2841

                      #11
                      Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

                      Originally posted by revan615
                      See the post above. If Donovan gets the ball thrown his way, then it doesn't matter if he knows the play or not. He doesn't have to know a play to catch a football. I don't know what more you want, or why this is so difficult to grasp man. Guess I just can't help you.
                      See my posts to you before this one.

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                      • Cavicchi
                        MVP
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 2841

                        #12
                        Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

                        Originally posted by revan615
                        See the post above. If Donovan gets the ball thrown his way, then it doesn't matter if he knows the play or not. He doesn't have to know a play to catch a football. I don't know what more you want, or why this is so difficult to grasp man. Guess I just can't help you.
                        Assuming you look at what I asked, are you saying that in this game we can use any QB at WR #4 and expect him to do well because he knows the WR routes? If you are, I ask that you test that theory by putting your QB at the number 4 slot in you depth chart. Give it a whirl and let me know how it goes.

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                        • revan615
                          Rookie
                          • Feb 2012
                          • 158

                          #13
                          Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

                          Originally posted by Cavicchi
                          Assuming you look at what I asked, are you saying that in this game we can use any QB at WR #4 and expect him to do well because he knows the WR routes? If you are, I ask that you test that theory by putting your QB at the number 4 slot in you depth chart. Give it a whirl and let me know how it goes.
                          I have had my backup qb (Alex Brink) play te in a game when my starters got hurt. And yes, he did catch a ball. Think about it, if a qb knows the play, then of course he knows the routes. He has to know where his receivers are going to be. It's common sense. The qb has to know what every player does on every offensive play. If he didn't know the routes, he wouldn't know where any out his guys are supposed to be.
                          "If it bleeds, we can Kill it."

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                          • bigbob
                            MVP
                            • Sep 2007
                            • 10471

                            #14
                            Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

                            Quarterbacks know everything the wide receivers are suppose to be doing, so how would he NOT have the play knowledge?

                            Plus, he had 5-catches in his NFL career.. so he has played a little receiver.
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                            • Cavicchi
                              MVP
                              • Mar 2004
                              • 2841

                              #15
                              Re: Donovan McNabb as a Wide Receiver

                              And how old is McNabb in this game? What about the player covering him? How fast is McNabb? How is his release? How does he get open? Just because he knows the plays as a QB is not al that matters. You have to practice! McNabb was changed to WR just before the game, so he had no practice. Furthermore, if you guys think turning QBs into WRs is a good idea, we can save lots of money for the team. Instead of that backup sitting on the bench and doing nothing, make him a WR and use him as a QB only if necessary.

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