2010 NFL Off-Season Rumors and Reports (Week 5)

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Has Schefter lost his mind?

Adam Schefter often answers reader questions in his blog. Have a query of your own? Submit it here.

Q: If Rod Graves turned over the GM duties to you for the next few weeks, are there any moves you'd consider prior to the draft? Even if free agency is on hold until that time, there's been buzz around town that the Cardinals should use the uncapped year to spend some money on extending Darnell Dockett. Payroll has been slashed with Kurt Warner retiring, Anquan Boldin traded to the Baltimore Ravens and Karlos Dansby and Antrel Rolle defecting via free agency. When do the Cardinals spend some of that cabbage?!

-- Justin (Scottsdale, Ariz.)


A: Justin, first and foremost, Rod Graves and staff do a great job with personnel. The last thing they need is my help. But if I were the Cardinals' GM, I would have traded for Donovan McNabb. And I would call the Redskins now and find out what they would want for him, even though they just traded for him. And if they didn't want to give up McNabb, my next phone call would be to Pittsburgh to see what it would take to get Ben Roethlisberger. I'd want to reunite him with Ken Whisenhunt and Russ Grimm. One way or another, if I'm the Cardinals' GM, I'd want to shore up my quarterback position in a way that cannot be done through the draft, but only by a trade. And if neither of those scenarios developed, then I would immerse myself in the draft finding linebackers, pass-rushers and offensive linemen that can continue to make my team the best in the NFC West.