McNabb/Briggs trade?

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

LOL this is insane.

Andy Reid wants to have like 10,000 of McNabb's babies, that's how much he loves him. There is no way Reid ever trades McNabb.

The Eagles have always drafted players at positions well before a need for their service arises.

Except the fact that they have not ever really done anything with McNabb in there. Unless they win an unexpected SB this year then ultimately McNabb is going to go down as a good QB who never had enough of what it took to get a ring.

I don't think anyone of consequence in Philly, Reid included, is married to the idea of McNabb running the show much longer. Hell I wouldn't be surprised to see Reid out of there in the next few years. Don't get me wrong, I think he is a good coach but in the end they have had SB quality teams, or supposedly so, and only been to one and lost it. At some point they have to decide whether Reid and/or McNabb is the guy to get them a SB. A lot of times teams in the NFL dump good players/coaches in similar situations. They have a good enough front office to build SB quality teams so moving on to a new solution at QB/HC might be the only step to take.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

and that means that mcnabb isnt going anywhere

[Rajmahal33]

I heard McNabb got Vick started on Dog-fighting. That info is going to go public and thats why the Eagles drafted Kolb and want to swap QB's with Indy for Peyton Manning. Meanwhile Vick had so much success in Lambeau in the playoffs that GB is going to trade for him and send FavRE back to the team that drafted him, Atlanta. On a side note this will also work out b/c Wisconsin hates dogs, in fact their state animal is a cat.

[sportscurmudgeon]

1. I believe that McNabb's contract gives him an opt out after the 2008 season. So in a sense, he may indeed only have two years left on the deal although it does extend for 5 more seasons.

2. It's a bit harsh to say the Eagles have never acomplished anything with McNabb at QB. They were the worst team in the league the year they got to draft him. The reason they had 2nd pick is because that's the year the Browns came back to the league and the Browns has the #1 pick. From those depths, the Eagles have won the NFL East 5 times and been to the NFC Championship game 3 times and to the Super Bowl once. That's hardly "never accomplished anything". By that standard, Sonny Jurgensen "never accomplished anything either..." Dan Marino "never accomplished anything either..." Jeff George never ... well the analogy does break down there.

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

1. I believe that McNabb's contract gives him an opt out after the 2008 season. So in a sense, he may indeed only have two years left on the deal although it does extend for 5 more seasons.

ahh, thanks SC. I knew I saw that 2 year figure somewhere.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

1. I believe that McNabb's contract gives him an opt out after the 2008 season. So in a sense, he may indeed only have two years left on the deal although it does extend for 5 more seasons.

I'd be curious to know why McNabb would want to opt out in 2008? His base salary is $5.5 million in 2007, and only steadily increases from there. The contract is backloaded to a degree, meaning a large portion of his money is still due to him.

I see no financial incentive for him to opt out and leave Philly, and I still think that on a national level folks are way underestimating Andy Reid's commitment to him.

The only reason McNabb would want to opt out like that would be if Reid decided Kolb was way too good to sit. I guess anything's possible, but I don't like the chances of that happening. Kolb's situation has Matt Schaub written all over it.