With a further crippled Patriot secondary in the second half, the plan should have worked.
McNabb had the time; His poise and recognition of routes and defenses just isn't up to the level of Tom Brady. Then again, NO ONE in the NFL has that kind of consistent poise.
Good point, except the Pats are so sneaky and work so well as a team in pass coverage that I wouldn't even be confident against their 3rd stringers.