Re: Mcnabb Trade Thoughts
Traveled up to Philly today and the trade was all over the radio waves. Some of the comments I heard were:
1) McNabb still has some gas in the tank but it was time for him to go.
2) The Redskins will DEFINITELY be more competitive this year with McNabb;
3) Now the pressure will be on Andy Reid;
4) The Eagles are re-building but won't admit it; and,
5) The team dumped approximately 20 million dollars (80 million over-all) in payroll so far in the off-season and finally,
6) It was a dumb move to trade him to a Divisional Rival.
Jim
PS: On the drive home, a local sports radio station said there were rumors that Michael Vick was going to hold a press conference tonight from the Philadelphia Chapter of the SPCA - got to love the Philly sports scene.
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Re: Mcnabb Trade Thoughts
I think he defintely will re-up the Skins are not close enough to a championship that they would trade those picks unless they were as close to positive as possible that he would re-up. Plus he probably would enjoy playing Philly twice a year. Plus where else can he go? The other obvious qb needy teams are wastelands for stars. Does anyone ever go to Buffalo or Oakland and play well? The Rams need a QB but they will pick Bradford and Cleveland will probably pick someone early as well.Leave a comment:
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Re: Mcnabb Trade Thoughts
Also as a Skins fan, I like the move ONLY if they extend his deal. The problem is, that as you said dcgreg, there have been no talks about it. I actually heard that the reason there were no talks about it from either side is because it happened so quickly. So, I'm a bit nervous about that aspect, but I'm assuming that Snyder will dole out whatever sort of $ is necessary. I agree that the 2nd round and conditional 3rd or 4th is worth it. Now, they still have their first round and can get a OT to hopefully keep McNabb from running for his life like Cambell has been the past few years.
Overall, I'm happy with it, but I still don't think it does a ton for them this year, which is why it's only good if they get him past this year. IMO, they're more than a QB away from the playoffs, but it's a substantial improvement.Leave a comment:
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Re: Mcnabb Trade Thoughts
As a Skins fan, I love this trade as long as they get him to extend beyond this year and I have not heard anything about an extension as part of the trade. I would be surprised if the skins did this deal without knowing they could lock him up beyond this season, Snyder is certainly not shy about paying players.
From a talent standpoint, giving up a 2nd this year and conditional next year for NcNabb is a great deal and brings a proven player in at QB.Leave a comment:
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Mcnabb Trade Thoughts
What does everyone think, especially Skins fans? I love this move for Washington. Mcnabb is probably the sixth best qb in the league after Peyton, Brees, Brady, Rivers and Favre and all of the QBS in this year's draft pool come with huge risks so I love this move for a team that sorely needed a QB would not shock me if they battle Dallas for the division lead next year.
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