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[QUOTE="Moontan, post: 1637493, member: 166"]
Yeah, that really translates well.

In hoops half the guys play forward/center and half play guard... all using similar skill sets.

In football, not so much. A team typically has 2-4 QBs that could take a snap. The skill level typically drops off after the starter.

In hoops it's typical to take a player out for a few minutes to let him take a breather or provide some instruction,

In football that works for almost every position except for a very few.  I'll let you guess which group a QB falls in.

In football, with a clear #1 QB, you normally* only take the QB out if it's a blowout (either way), the QB is hurt or the QB is simply having a bad game. You don't yank a QB for a series and then put him back in. If you need to talk to the QB, you do so between series.

Your suggestion of benching McNabb in the 1st/2nd quarter of several games, asking him to continue to be the starter and expecting the team to function as if everything's OK is just unrealistic (I'm being kind here).

* planned/scripted 1-set substitutions (Brohm at Louisville, Paulus at Syracuse) are the exception.
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