And that demonstrates that the hype machine carried him. I've never seen much leadership. Like Quincy Carter, he likes to state that he is, but his actions betray that. He had his chance to step forward and seize control of the Owens situation. He didn't. Ask virtually any NFL player. A QB who is the leader would have challenged Owens and probably do more than verbally skirmish via the media. McNabb tolerated Owens yelling at him on the sidelines for crying out loud. That's very weak.
His style isn't to get in people's faces and challenge them. He'd rather skip around with a silly grin on his face and "have fun". That's not leadership.
How so? He had disputes with the coaching staff. But I never heard of him being a spineless jellyfish.
Nor can you state that McNabb has much beyond his inflated social status to distinguish himself as a leader either.