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In what appears to be a shot at both men, retired NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb has dubbed Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler "the Tony Romo of the Midwest."

Per the Chicago Sun-Times' David Just, McNabb told 87.7-FM's Kap and Haugh show:

He's the Tony Romo of the Midwest. We can talk about arm talent, we can talk about being able to throw a ball through a wall. He can put up 280, 340 yards passing, but you look across the board he's got two interceptions in a game that cost them 14 points or so. That hurts a football team.

McNabb does concede that Cutler "can play in this league," but then goes on to explain that a quarterback is measured by his body of work. How does he describe that?

Wins and losses record, the numbers you put up. And the end-all be-all is how many playoff wins do you have? How many playoff appearances do you have? If you only have one to show for almost a decade of play that means you can't lead your team to the playoffs.

McNabb was selected to the Pro Bowl six times as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, was named NFC Player of the Year for 2004 and led the team to Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005, which his team lost to the New England Patriots, 24-21.

While McNabb enjoyed a great deal of success throughout his career, Eagles fans criticized him for never bringing home a Super Bowl ring. Curious, then, that he leaves that qualification out of his description of a quarterback's "body of work."

[SunTimes.com]