Random NFL News - 2010
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Wow, just saw this on NFL.com. Since the Eagles traded Sheldon Brown to the Browns I've been expecting a McNabb for Asumagha trade.
I'm kind of on the fence with this one, since I think Campbell isn't consistent enough to be a starter. And since I don't watch college football (other than some of the pre-draft stuff) I'm not sure if the Redskins could get a QB with one of those picks, or if they even wanted to.
What does this mean for the Eagles? Do they go QB with one of their early picks or do they hand the reins over to Vick or....hmm I forget their other QB's name at the moment
I'm kind of on the fence with this one, since I think Campbell isn't consistent enough to be a starter. And since I don't watch college football (other than some of the pre-draft stuff) I'm not sure if the Redskins could get a QB with one of those picks, or if they even wanted to.
What does this mean for the Eagles? Do they go QB with one of their early picks or do they hand the reins over to Vick or....hmm I forget their other QB's name at the moment
Wow, just saw this on NFL.com. Since the Eagles traded Sheldon Brown to the Browns I've been expecting a McNabb for Asumagha trade.
I'm kind of on the fence with this one, since I think Campbell isn't consistent enough to be a starter. And since I don't watch college football (other than some of the pre-draft stuff) I'm not sure if the Redskins could get a QB with one of those picks, or if they even wanted to.
What does this mean for the Eagles? Do they go QB with one of their early picks or do they hand the reins over to Vick or....hmm I forget their other QB's name at the moment
I'm kind of on the fence with this one, since I think Campbell isn't consistent enough to be a starter. And since I don't watch college football (other than some of the pre-draft stuff) I'm not sure if the Redskins could get a QB with one of those picks, or if they even wanted to.
What does this mean for the Eagles? Do they go QB with one of their early picks or do they hand the reins over to Vick or....hmm I forget their other QB's name at the moment
If McNabb is healthy, and I think he is, I think this will bite the Eagles in the rear. The Skins didn't look as bad as their record indicated.
Out of the house all day. Saw this one at bowling.
Pretty ballsy move by Philly sending him to a division rival. That almost never works out good.
The Skins were one of the teams that were supposedly interested in Jimmy Clausen so I'm curious what this does or doesn't say about his draft standing.
Pretty ballsy move by Philly sending him to a division rival. That almost never works out good.
The Skins were one of the teams that were supposedly interested in Jimmy Clausen so I'm curious what this does or doesn't say about his draft standing.
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You know even though I'm a Mcnabb fan, I have been starting to think it was time to move in a new direction. Kolb was drafted to be the QB of the future and apparently they feel he is ready now. Kolb gets rid of the ball faster and is more accurate than Mcnabb which is a good fit for a timing offense. Plus, Kolb is surrounded by one of the most talented offensive groups in the NFL. Desean, Maclin, Celek, Weaver and McCoy are all coming into their primes.
Just by firing Jim Zorn, they're automatically at least three games better. Then hiring Shanahan was a great move, and not blowing a bunch of cash on washed up free agents was the last sign that they are going to be a grown-up organization from now on. The trade for McNabb, assuming they get a new contract that keeps him there for a couple more seasons, is a good deal. Getting a Pro-Bowl quarterback for a couple of draft picks is nothing to sneeze at, and now they can use the 4th pick on someone other than a quarterback. Eric Berry, perhaps?
Thing about McNabb is that he might be healthy now, but he gets hurt practically every year. Only played the entire season four times in his career, and even those years, he had injuries that diminished his level of play. No question he makes the Skins a contender for the NFC East, but if Kevin Kolb is ready and can handle being the starter, the Eagles did okay themselves. Pick #37 this year, a late 3rd/early 4th next year, and took over $15 million off the books. I don't know why they wanted to get rid of McNabb, but they've always been a team that is willing to part with a player a year too early rather than a year too late, and if this was about moving forward as a team, then they turned his expiring contract into two pretty good draft picks, and they believe they have the quarterback of the future already on the team. As long as they don't blow the picks, they did alright.
Not a bad deal from either side, if you ask me.
Thing about McNabb is that he might be healthy now, but he gets hurt practically every year. Only played the entire season four times in his career, and even those years, he had injuries that diminished his level of play. No question he makes the Skins a contender for the NFC East, but if Kevin Kolb is ready and can handle being the starter, the Eagles did okay themselves. Pick #37 this year, a late 3rd/early 4th next year, and took over $15 million off the books. I don't know why they wanted to get rid of McNabb, but they've always been a team that is willing to part with a player a year too early rather than a year too late, and if this was about moving forward as a team, then they turned his expiring contract into two pretty good draft picks, and they believe they have the quarterback of the future already on the team. As long as they don't blow the picks, they did alright.
Not a bad deal from either side, if you ask me.
I would agree if it wasn't a division rival. Throw a QB friendly coach like Shanny into the mix and you're liable to have the guy who owns a good chunk of the franchise passing records eating you alive for 2 or 3 seasons. Long term it probably works in their favor but shipping him off to an AFC team not likely to be on the schedule would have been preferential.
It didn't hurt the Pats. I mean, I agree that you would prefer NOT to have him in the division, but if the Skins are offering more than everyone else is, which I would have to think they did, then you just do the deal for the best offer out there and don't look back. But there's no question that the Eagles will be okay in the long term. It's short term that I have questions about, and if Kolb can't make that offense go, then Eagles fans are gonna make life hard for that team.
In that case they shipped him off to siberia but players that move between the Dolphins/Jets/Pats have really stuck it to their ex-teams as of late. Curtis Martin is the one that stings me the most.
The Redskins have been as bad or worse than the Bills since the early 90s but I have a hard time believing they will go wrong with Shanny at the helm.
The Redskins have been as bad or worse than the Bills since the early 90s but I have a hard time believing they will go wrong with Shanny at the helm.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I just think that, everything else being equal, I'll take a better deal from a division rival instead of a worse deal to get him out of the division. Whoever they get with these picks will be on their team every week for several years to come; they only play the Skins twice a year, and McNabb only has a few more years left, if he stays healthy. We know what Shanny can do with a good quarterback, so the Eagles probably winced at the thought, but at the end of the day, they apparently opted to go with the best and highest offer, and just move forward. I'd have probably done the same.
I was gonna post about Tebow. I don't think there is a player I like less, yes including the Mannings. I am really torn up about it. I know I won't have any problems picking who to root for when the Pats play the Broncos if he is their starter. I honestly do think McDaniels probably can get the best out of him, but if there was one guy I was ever hoping to enjoy watch struggle in the transition to the pros it was Tebow.
I still don't think he is a true QB in the NFL, I've always had Madden-esque fantasies about playing him in a 2 QB scheme, he can block if the other guy gets the snap, take a direct snap as a FB, take a snap and drop back or receive a back field pass or handoff and throw out of it. If teams are gonna run the wildcat, why not?
Still would prefer to see it happen on a team I enjoy seeing suck, like the Raiders.
I still don't think he is a true QB in the NFL, I've always had Madden-esque fantasies about playing him in a 2 QB scheme, he can block if the other guy gets the snap, take a direct snap as a FB, take a snap and drop back or receive a back field pass or handoff and throw out of it. If teams are gonna run the wildcat, why not?
Still would prefer to see it happen on a team I enjoy seeing suck, like the Raiders.
I don't dislike Tebow in particular, but there's a lot of hype for a guy that's not gonna be a good NFL quarterback. I just can't see him making the transition and being a full-time starter for a contender. Too big of a leap.
And I don't understand why they'd trade for Brady Quinn and keep Kyle Orton, and then put QB on their draft needs board in the early rounds.
And I don't understand why they'd trade for Brady Quinn and keep Kyle Orton, and then put QB on their draft needs board in the early rounds.
I kinda don't see McDaniels being successful running a gimmick offense, but I guess anything is possible. "Gimmick" is the hottest word in the NFL right now. And that's something that becomes a credible threat when you have Tebow on the field.
What's your reaction gonna be the first time you see a jump-pass at the goal line?
What's your reaction gonna be the first time you see a jump-pass at the goal line?
I will reluctantly admit that I do think he is a good fit for the market, based on the Rockies success and the fact that the group he did his Super Bowl ad for is based out of Colorado Springs. But I think (and truly hope) that it was a football decision. It's rumored the Pats wanted him, which would have been an easier pill for my fandom to swallow since there's no way he runs Brady from town, and that's why McD had to move to take him.
I think they could get a high 4th rounder back, maybe more, by packaging either Quinn or Orton and their 5th rounder (6th pick, #137). I didn't realize it, but they still have five picks left in this draft, so overall, they have two firsts (really a first and a second, because of the reach for Tebow), two thirds, a high fifth and a mid sixth, so it's not like their draft is totally ruined. But still, they could have been fine staying in the second where they were, plus three thirds and a fourth. I don't get the move.