McNabb a Redskin! (Part II)

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Kyle Orton, Chad Henne, Joe Flacco, Alex Smith, Matt Leinart, whatever's going on in Minnesota these days.

Mild interest in McNabb at best from those organizations.

Mild interest cause some of those teams aren't serious about winning. They're not going to do everything it takes to win. Pulling off a trade like this takes balls and it takes people in the FO that REALLY want to win. If SF makes a trade for McNabb ( gives up their 1st rounder) they're the outright favorite to take their division. Instead they're going to go with a below average QB that's done nothing since he's been in the NFL. Arizona lets Rolle and Dansby walk cause they don't want to pay anyone. And WTF is Denver thinking? They've got some real solid skill guys yet they're going to go w/ Orton and Quinn but not make a play on McNabb?? Snyder has done some shitty moves over the years but I will never question his will to win. And these guys...Shanahan and Allen didn't come here to make the playoffs. They're thinking Super Bowl. I respect that and I trust them. We'll see if they're going about it the right way.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

New thread, same topic. We were close to 1,000 replies in the last thread. Big topic, thought we'd start a new one so posts don't get lost:

Quick Thoughts-

-We didn't outbid Buffalo or Oakland. We had the upper hand because McNabb wasn't willing to go there and Reid showed respect for him by keeping his feelings in mind

-Talked to plenty of impartial people today who think this is a good move for the Redskins. By the same token, they agree that what other moves they make between now and the draft (including the draft) will be the better indicator

-Think people are really undervaluing Devin Thomas

-Mentioned this yesterday, but just a reminder that the press conference will be Tuesday at Noon

Talked to all of my Dallas fans at work. They thought it was the best move for them that we could've made.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Talked to all of my Dallas fans at work. They thought it was the best move for them that we could've made.

They also thought Roy Williams (WR) was their savior and trashtalked when the team drafted a kicker last season.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by Buster

They also thought Roy Williams (WR) was their savior and trashtalked when the team drafted a kicker last season.

Yeah, what the hell do they know anyway!

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Talked to all of my Dallas fans at work. They thought it was the best move for them that we could've made.

Are they in work release? Most Cowboy fans can't find Dallas on a map let alone put together a coherent sentence on football.

The only Cowboys fan I have respect for is that guy who banged that chick out in the restroom of the JerraDome.

[CRedskinsRule]

Wow,

Not about the trade, but the way posting went, That was an incredibly ferocious thread!

[Redskins_P]

This is the way I see the trade....

Campbell + Zorn < McNabb + Shanahan

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Redskins_P

This is the way I see the trade....

Campbell + Zorn < McNabb + Shanahan

Simple yet effective post

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Simple yet effective post

Draft picks retained: not relevant.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Draft picks retained: not relevant.

Colt McCoy: not relevant.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Draft picks retained: not relevant.

youre not considering what could have been done with the 2nd round pick. How about this? Wait until the 37th pick is made in the draft and let us know if that player (or any player still available at that point) is better than McNabb.

At MOST, you could say there's a chance that a player available at that point could contribute more to the team over the next 3-4 years than McNabb. But not a single player available at that point - at any position - would be clearly better than McNabb.

Yes, McNabb is not the long-term answer at QB. But the fact is, using a top draft pick on a quarterback would be the worst possible thing this team could do right now. Right now, if we drafted a QB, it would be by a coaching staff and GM in their first 4 months on the job. the scouts evaluating QB prospects are vinny cerrato holdovers awaiting unemployment.

Finding a franchise QB in the NFL draft is one of (if not the) hardest things to do in all of professional sports. By trading for McNabb, we've bought ourselves a couple of years to find him. When we do, the task will be handled by a GM, head coach, and scouting department who have all been working together for at least one or two full seasons.

And when we fiinally find that franchise QB, he'll be learning the ropes from a future Hall-of-Fame quarterback and not Jason Campbell or Rex Grossman.

Unless McNabb really has absolutely nothing left in the tank, I simply don't understand how anyone can think the Skins made a bad move.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

youre not considering what could have been done with the 2nd round pick. How about this? Wait until the 37th pick is made in the draft and let us know if that player (or any player still available at that point) is better than McNabb.

Fair enough, excellent way to frame it, BHA.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

youre not considering what could have been done with the 2nd round pick. How about this? Wait until the 37th pick is made in the draft and let us know if that player (or any player still available at that point) is better than McNabb.

Well, by that rationale, you'll really have to wait to see what the Eagles do with the 3rd or 4th round pick in 2011, because we gave them that as well.

I like the trade I guess, but I just have this feeling that Campbell could have put up some very nice numbers under Shanahan's tutelage.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Draft picks retained: not relevant.

we're going to compare wasting away draft picks when it comes to Campbell vs McNabb? That's ironic.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

we're going to compare wasting away draft picks when it comes to Campbell vs McNabb? That's ironic.

Perhaps, but it's also obviously relevant.