Donovan McNabb

[MadMarchHare]

Yeah, cause Sheldon is just as irreplaceable as McNabb.
Absolutely.

[ice grillin you]

huh?

[Sgt PSN]

mcnabb is the franchise qb, which deserves a contract extention/renegotiation.  not to mention that it could free up more cap room so banner has more cash on hand to sexually molest. 

sheldon is a solid, but only above average corner and above average corners don't get new contracts with 4 years remaining on their current deal. 

of course, brown doesn't and will never see it that way.

[ice grillin you]

it doesnt work like that...both players have outplayed their deals...a qb deserves a bigger raise than most positions but to say because one guy is a qb and one isnt means only one gets a re-do is re-tard-ville

[PhillyPhreak54]

Eagles, McNabb may be moving toward deal

By Bob Brookover

Inquirer Staff Writer

Eagles president Joe Banner said yesterday all contract discussions - or disputes - are not created equal.

That might explain why the team and quarterback Donovan McNabb could be moving closer to a renegotiated contract, as reported by Comcast SportsNet, and why the team and cornerback Sheldon Brown are not.

"I don't want to speak about individual situations, but we've been really clear that there are situations that warrant being addressed," Banner said yesterday after he helped paint a giant mural on the side of the Potter-Thomas School in Kensington during the Eagles Youth Partnership's 13th annual playground-building event. "We did it with Brian Westbrook. We're not sitting here with some inflexible absolute rule that says you sign a contract and you're toast."

The Eagles reworked Westbrook's contract last September with three years left on the deal.

"We're saying there are circumstances, and from our perspective they have to be fairly extreme, that warrant looking at a certain situation," Banner said. "Remember, Donovan is five years into a seven-year contract. Obviously, not only the numbers, but the distance somebody is into a contract will affect our evaluation as to whether something warrants being addressed."

Beyond that reference to McNabb, Banner would not comment on talks with McNabb's agent, Fletcher Smith. Smith did not return calls yesterday.

McNabb has two years remaining on a deal he signed in 2002. This year's salary is for $9.2 million and next year he will make $10 million, but that money is not guaranteed. Comcast SportsNet reported that talks could involve guaranteeing some of the money in the next two years, if not an extension of the contract.

"I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't," McNabb said after yesterday's workout at the NovaCare Complex, referring to how much he speaks to the media while declining to discuss the contract situation.

His only other comment was that he thought the Los Angeles Lakers would beat the Orlando Magic in six games in the NBA Finals.

Late last season and earlier in the off-season, McNabb said he would like a new contract.

As for Brown, he continued to skip this camp, which is voluntary but has every other player in attendance. (Some players are not participating in drills because of injuries.)

Brown has four years remaining on his deal. He did not return phone or text messages seeking comment.

"Any of the situations that come up, they'll have their perspective and we'll have ours," Banner said. "Our hope is that they will match each other. You don't like having these kinds of disagreements, but when things don't match, we're just going to have to live with that."

Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said he believes McNabb has a lot of productive football left in him.

"I think he's right in the middle of his career," Mornhinweg said.

His prime?

"Yes," Mornhinweg said. "He's right in the middle of an outstanding career, and I think one day he'll most likely be elected to the Hall of Fame. He has some more work to do to do that, but he's been playing at a high level for quite some time."

It appears as if at least two more years of that work will come with the Eagles. If the team decides to extend McNabb's deal beyond next season, then it is possible Kevin Kolb never will get a chance to be the Eagles' starting quarterback. Like McNabb, Kolb is signed only through next season.

[PhillyGirl]

If the team decides to extend McNabb's deal beyond next season, then it is possible Kevin Kolb never will get a chance to be the Eagles' starting quarterback.

Please extend him. Please please please.

That sentence was like music to my ears.

[Sgt PSN]

you and me both.

i figured mcnabb was as good as gone after this season.  however, if they only give him a deal that carries him to say 2011 or 2012, then it's still a joke imo because that's basically putting jackson/maclin/mccoy in the beginning of their primes for kolb/new franchise qb. 

[General_Failure]

Even if they get a deal done that goes through 2015, McNabb could still be gone by 2012.

[Sgt PSN]

to clarify, if the eagles don't give him a deal that will carry him beyond 2012, then it's still sending the message that he's just breaking in someone else's future weapons. 

but, having him for a few more years is still better than him being gone after this year.  not to mention that it at least gives them more time to find another qb besides kolb.  i have absolutely no reason to not like the guy, but i can't stand him and have absolutely no faith in his ability to develop into a franchise-type qb. 

[NC_Eagle]

I don't know if this has been posted yet, but it looks interesting:

As the season rolls along, the McNabb-O-Meter 2010 will attempt to chart the likelihood Donovan will either stay or leave.  Mostly that will hinge on his performance on the field, whether he is able to stay healthy, and how deep into the playoffs the Eagles go, but the poll begins with the news that he is not expected to receive a long term offer from the Birds.

http://www.the700level.com/2009/06/mcnabbometer-2010.html

[ice grillin you]

in 07 he was gone after they went 8-8 and had drafted cobb
last year he played his last down in the baltimore game

excuse me if i dont pay attention to the mcnabb o meter because the meter had him gone a long time ago

[Father Demon]

IIRC correctly, you were one of the one's railing for him to go.  True?

[Munson]

Only if it's a white quarterback. Who's mind IGY can read at all times and he can, in fact, know if the guy is a bitch or not.

[ice grillin you]

IIRC correctly, you were one of the one's railing for him to go.  True?

yeah ive been ready for him to be gone...but not for cobb

whats that have to do with the mcnabb o meter tho?

[Father Demon]

IIRC correctly, you were one of the one's railing for him to go.  True?

yeah ive been ready for him to be gone...but not for cobb

whats that have to do with the mcnabb o meter tho?

Nothing. I misread your post in my hops-induced haze.

Carry on.