For whatever reason, it hasn't happened. The Eagles were lucky to be 5-5 in those starts.
Except for that spectacular game against the Detroit Lions and some flashes here and there, McNabb has rarely looked like an upper-echelon quarterback, much less the one who made five Pro Bowls in his first seven
seasons.
And now, with five games remaining and the Eagles having no margin for error, everything has to be about playing the players who give you the best chance to make the playoffs.
I even surprise myself to say this, but the guy at quarterback at this particular moment is Feeley.
This isn't just a knee-jerk reaction to Feeley completing 27 of 42 passes for 345 yards with three touchdowns against mighty New England, although that does provide a huge item of support.
This really is as much about what McNabb hasn't done as it is about what Feeley has done in the last two games.
Before McNabb went down with a twisted ankle and bruised thumb last week against the winless Dolphins, he had completed just 3 of 11 passes for 34 yards with two interceptions.
McNabb was as bad as his 0.4 passer rating indicated. And while he hasn't been that horrible the entire season, he has not played all that well.
In relief against Miami, Feeley went 13-for-19 for 116 yards with a touchdown. He managed the game and led the Birds to a come-from-behind, 17-7 victory.
Against a Patriots defense that was ranked fourth in the NFL against the pass, Feeley went throw-for-throw against likely most valuable player Tom Brady, and held his own.
There's no doubt that Feeley's three interceptions - the first resulted in the game's first score, the second came when the Eagles were in range of a game-tying field goal attempt and the third came with 11 seconds left - were costly, but no more so than McNabb's numerous miscues this season.
Still, Feeley did tons more to almost get the Birds a victory than he did to prevent one.
