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As far as 2003 is concerned, I don't think anyone is arguing he has been anything but terrible so far. As the example of Warner indicates, a pro player can lose that 'it' that makes them good very quickly - whether that has happened to McNabb yet or not it is far to early to tell, but it would seem that his play this year has led directly to Limbaugh's comments.

As for the Pro Bowl, I was refuting the claim he had no pro-bowl caliber skill level players - he did.

As for the 2003 pro-bowl the Eagles had

OT Tra Thomas
OT Jon Runyan
OG Jermaine Mayberry
TE Chad Lewis
QB Donovan McNabb
DE Hugh Douglas
CB Bobby Taylor
CB Troy Vincent
FS Brian Dawkins
PK David Akers

All of which only makes the point this is not a one man team, and never was, all the stronger. Having seven and then ten pro-bowlers indicates a stacked, and balanced team.

Agree with your basic points here, and your inclusion of last year's Pro Bowl Eagles is helpful.

Re. "a pro player can lose that 'it'," the jury's definitely still out on McNabb. (If I'm not mistaken, Warner [note: injury problems] has not led the Rams to a win since the NFC Championship two seasons ago.)

Below is a summary of the five regular-season and postseason performances McNabb has had since he had the pretty bad injury last year.

Divisional Round of last year's playoffs vs. Atlanta last January: OK performance in ridiculously cold weather. Eagles won and advanced in the playoffs.

NFC Championship last year vs. Bucs: Bad performance against eventual Super Bowl Champions and one of the best defenses ever.

Week 1 this season vs. Bucs: Very bad performance against Super Bowl Champions and one of the best defenses ever.

Week 2 this season vs. Patriots: Horrendous performance (regularly failing to see open receivers, fumbles, missing open receivers by 5+ yards) against team that won the Super Bowl the year before last.

Week 4 (Eagles had Week 3 off) this season vs. Bills: Decent performance in Eagles win on the road.