9/26/2011 7:46:39 AM | More
Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier dismissed a postgame question about McNabb's status as the starter, with first-round pick Christian Ponder waiting on the sidelines according to Brian Murphy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
"I don't think the quarterback position is our problem right now," Frazier said. "No. We're not thinking about anything at the quarterback position."
McNabb completed a season-high 22 passes and discovered some chemistry with receiver Michael Jenkins, who caught nine balls for 88 yards. He finally connected with tight end Visanthe Shiancoe for an 8-yard touchdown strike to give the Vikings a 20-0 halftime lead.
But McNabb finished with only 211 yards and misfired badly on several attempts - imprecision coming under greater scrutiny.
With 1:22 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Vikings driving toward a potential touchdown on third-and-five from Detroit's 31-yard line, McNabb had good protection but overthrew Bernard Berrian, who had a step on his defender in the end zone. The Vikings settled for Ryan Longwell's field goal to force overtime.
McNabb twice missed tight end Jim Kleinsasser in the open field while rookie tight end Kyle Rudolph was forced to make an acrobatic catch to haul in a 20-yard pass that was behind him to extend
"I feel like I left some plays out there," McNabb acknowledged. "You recognize the opportunities you had that you didn't take advantage of. Things can get cleaned up, and for me that's the part that I look forward to - cleaning up."
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Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier dismissed a postgame question about McNabb's status as the starter, with first-round pick Christian Ponder waiting on the sidelines according to Brian Murphy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
"I don't think the quarterback position is our problem right now," Frazier said. "No. We're not thinking about anything at the quarterback position."
McNabb completed a season-high 22 passes and discovered some chemistry with receiver Michael Jenkins, who caught nine balls for 88 yards. He finally connected with tight end Visanthe Shiancoe for an 8-yard touchdown strike to give the Vikings a 20-0 halftime lead.
But McNabb finished with only 211 yards and misfired badly on several attempts - imprecision coming under greater scrutiny.
With 1:22 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Vikings driving toward a potential touchdown on third-and-five from Detroit's 31-yard line, McNabb had good protection but overthrew Bernard Berrian, who had a step on his defender in the end zone. The Vikings settled for Ryan Longwell's field goal to force overtime.
McNabb twice missed tight end Jim Kleinsasser in the open field while rookie tight end Kyle Rudolph was forced to make an acrobatic catch to haul in a 20-yard pass that was behind him to extend
"I feel like I left some plays out there," McNabb acknowledged. "You recognize the opportunities you had that you didn't take advantage of. Things can get cleaned up, and for me that's the part that I look forward to - cleaning up."
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