MINNEAPOLIS - The Donovan McNabb stream of consciousness tour continues, as we all try to take the temperature of a moving target on a weekly basis.
And so, yesterday against the Minnesota Vikings, McNabb ran better and looked more comfortable than he has since offseason knee surgery but he still missed L.J. Smith in the end zone that one time and kind of threw behind Greg Lewis another time, but he did have the one called running play that the coaches threw in there at his insistence and he did look pretty nimble in traffic, but he still wasn't happy with the red-zone offense overall and it wasn't as if they were playing the '85 Bears or anything, but . . .
And so, yesterday against the Minnesota Vikings, McNabb ran better and looked more comfortable than he has since offseason knee surgery but he still missed L.J. Smith in the end zone that one time and kind of threw behind Greg Lewis another time, but he did have the one called running play that the coaches threw in there at his insistence and he did look pretty nimble in traffic, but he still wasn't happy with the red-zone offense overall and it wasn't as if they were playing the '85 Bears or anything, but . . .
You get the point. This temperature-taking is a lot more art than it is science. It is a lot more about impressions, and perceptions. More than anything, it is about hurdles - some physical, more mental; some of which are cleared cleanly, others that clatter noisily to the ground.
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Donovan McNabb passes despite pressure from Vikings linebacker Ben Leber.
