McNabb Tearing It Up

SI's Don Banks ranks Donovan McNabb second on his list of quarterbacks bouncing back from injuries, ahead of Culpepper, Brees and Pennington.  After watching last night's dismantling of the Packers, I don't have much problem with him putting Palmer first.  This is interesting, though:

The Eagles have scored between 10 and 20 points in all four of their preseason games, splitting them 2-2. But McNabb, while not connecting for the big play, has been coolly efficient. He's 23 of 31 in passing, for a blistering 74.2 completion rate, with one touchdown, no interceptions and a 112.7 passer rating. He has been sacked four times, and his modest 9.1-yard yards per attempt (sic) is reflective of the Eagles' search for both a downfield receiving threat to replace Terrell Owens and a running game that makes defenses respect Philly's passing game.

Ben Roethlisberger led all NFL quarterbacks last season at 8.9 yards per attempt.  Peyton Manning and Trent Green were the only other QBs who averaged at least 8.0 yards per attempt. 

That 9.1 is pretty darn good.