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Donovan McNabb’s agent, Fletcher Smith, has a very special Christmas message for the Washington Redskins: this tirade statement, which aims “to clarify some misinterpretations” about McNabb’s thoughts on playing in Washington. A frequent target of the statement: Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, who, according to Smith, didn’t take too kindly to McNabb suggesting how he do his job:

Unfortunately, it appears as though the Redskins coaching staff decided that their 12-year veteran quarterback, who flawlessly executed one of the NFL’s most complex offensive systems (in Philadelphia), is unable to grasp Kyle’s offense.

I believe there is tension between Donovan and Kyle that’s rooted in the fact that Donovan has suggested modifications to Kyle’s offense based on intricacies Donovan has learned in his NFL career. For example, Donovan has asked all year that the team run more screen passes to help manage the pass rush more effectively. Ironically, Kyle decided to employ Donovan’s suggestions after he unceremoniously benched him on Sunday.

After Donovan quickly led the Redskins down the field and scored what appeared to be the game saving drive against Tampa Bay, Kyle was quoted as saying “He’ll (McNabb) never take another snap for me again.”

So, uh, no plans to get together for eggnog, then? This just feels like another nail in the coffin of McNabb’s time as a Redskin — a shame, since we’re really enjoying flipping through photographs of McNabb pouting on the sideline every week.