After watching quarterback Tanner McKee on the field in the Philadelphia Eagles' Week 18 loss to the Washington Commanders, fans were left neither overwhelmed nor underwhelmed with his performance.
McKee finished the game, completing 21 of 40 passes for 241 yards and one touchdown to one interception, with three rushing yards to add to his stat line. A game like that, where he was prominent in showing the league he can play at a high level, McKee was asked by reporters after the 24-17 loss what he showed in the contest.
"Just feel like I’m learning and growing as a player," McKee said via The Athletic's Zach Berman. "Sometimes it’s growing pains, not necessarily just results. So definitely a lot of things to learn from. Obviously hate losing but just move on and take those lessons for the rest of my career, to the next game, to the next opportunity.”
Did McKee show enough to be a starter in the NFL?
Credit has to be given to McKee, as he played with mostly backups outside of DeVonta Smith and Tyler Steen. The fact that the offense produced over 300 yards and held a 17-10 lead in the fourth quarter is pretty impressive.
One big knock on McKee in the game was the accuracy. There were a lot of balls that fell to the ground and didn't hit the necessary targets, and his interception was more about him and Jahan Dotson not being on the same page.
It's tough to be so critical of McKee when he was stuck with all the backups around him. Under the circumstances of what he was in, he wasn't bad at all. He wasn't overly impressive as well.
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Philly might not be getting a first-round pick for his services, but they will be getting calls in the offseason about bringing him in via trade. Whether the Eagles are willing to get rid of him is another question; that might be too tough a call to make with his knowledge of the offense.