As a lifelong Jints fan I’ve seen plenty of McNabb. When he arrived, he was expected to lead them to the promised land. While he has had some amazing performances (all too frequently against the Jints), he’s had some games where he really misfires (i.e. Super Bowl). I’d love to see the column/report or whatever that criticized him for missing this throw or that after a 300 yard game. All athletes are judged on individual stats and rings on the their fingers. After you’ve shown you can put up the stats, fans are looking for the titles and if you don’t deliver them, you’re criticised as not having met expectations. For some good examples, look at Fran Tarkenton, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino and, until very late in his career, John Elway.
You named two of what I think are part of the three outstanding QBs that never won a championship - Tarkenton and Marino. The third is Sonny Jurgenson. Fran and Dan had the teams but couldn’t get over the final hurdle. Sonny had the knowledge, arm, leadership ability, and offensive firepower - he just lacked a defense and than later in his career, had a coach who hated him. I know what if’s are for bums but just imagine what the 70’s would have been like had Lombardi not passed away from cancer.