Can We All Finally Agree Donovan Needs To Burn In Hell (even you phreak)

[Rome]

I seriously have 100 dollar bet with my buddy that McNabb ends up in Oakland.  I bet ten bucks to his hundred that it happens, so if I win, I get a c-note.  If he wins, he gets a 10 dollar bill from my stinkpalm.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Report: Raiders in hottest pursuit of McNabb
Posted by Mike Florio on March 25, 2010 3:55 PM ET
For more than two months, the Eagles played it coy regarding the possibility of trading quarterback Donovan McNabb, hoping for an offer they couldn't refuse.

And then when the offer never came, they needed a Plan B.

Plan B has unfolded far more haphazardly, with coach Andy Reid publicly acknowledging that offers have been made for McNabb and then smoldering rumors of a trade to the Rams becoming a report from Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer that the trade could happened by the end of the week, if not by the end of the day.

(The Rams strongly denied the report, and McLane has since backed off dramatically.  But the damage may already have been done.  We're hearing that McLane had been hoping to become the new Eagles beat writer for the Inquirer, replacing Bob Brookover, who now covers the Phillies.  We're also hearing that the swing and the miss on the McNabb-to-Rams story may have kept that from happening.)

So if the Rams aren't doing a deal, which team will?  Jason La Canfora of NFL.com reports that the Raiders are "in heaviest pursuit."  Other possibilities are the Bills and Cardinals.  (However, one media source with whom we spoke is convinced that Buffalo owner Ralph Wilson would never pay McNabb an eight-figure salary.)

Even though McNabb reportedly prefers Arizona to Buffalo or Oakland, the Raiders have shown that they're not afraid to trade for a reluctant player with only one year left on his contract.  They did it last year with defensive end Richard Seymour, who now carries the exclusive level of the franchise tag.

So stay tuned.  As explained in the latest edition of PFT Daily, we now think it's just a matter of time before the Eagles move McNabb.

Well Rome, you may get caked off.

And Todd - defend your boy here...

And when did Brookover take over the Phillies?!

[Drunkmasterflex]

The predominant logic seems to be, since Reid isn't going anywhere, Donovan should because obviously the two can't get it done together.  Time to move on and see what's next.

Sounds about right to me.  Would have liked to see it be the other way around.  Too late for that now.

[PhillyPhreak54]

First rumbles of McNabb-to-Raiders trade terms emerge
Posted by Mike Florio on March 25, 2010 6:37 PM ET
Every once in a while, we develop a tipster who builds a track record of providing tips that end up being true.

And one of our latest tipsters who has been accurate with past tips (for the most part) has now given us a tip regarding the trade terms that possibly would send Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Raiders.

Per the tip -- uncorroborated but nevertheless intriguing -- McNabb and cornerback Asante Samuel would go to Oakland, and cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha would go to Philadelphia.

We don't know whether an offer of this nature has been made.  We suspect that the Eagles would, at a minimum, want to replace Samuel with Sheldon Brown.

Anyway, stay tuned.  This is all uncorroborated, but we know that our friends in Philly are desperate for information, and that our friends in Oakland are desperate for hope.

Uncorroborated but interesting.

Wow, if true.

[QB Eagles]

Asomugha has an insane contract (not surprising, considering the team that signed it).

The first two years, worth $28.5 million, are fully guaranteed. In the third year of the contract, if Oakland wants to keep Asomugha, it must pay him the average of the top five highest-paid quarterbacks or $16.875 million, whichever is higher.

[Butchers Bill]

Eagles better get a pick in that hypothetical.

[smeags]

Ummm, No.

[reese125]

this shtein is getting out of hand

cmon lets hear it....this is such a great deal...what are the eagles thinking....GET....hurry up.....

[Munson]

The predominant logic seems to be, since Reid isn't going anywhere, Donovan should because obviously the two can't get it done together.  Time to move on and see what's next.

Sounds about right to me.  Would have liked to see it be the other way around.  Too late for that now.

While I kind of agree and am kinda with Sarge on the matter (Either way I'll go into the season thinking "okay"), I'd rather not see the offensive talent around the QB get wasted with someone who at the very least is a 50/50 shot of being a complete failure.

And as Rome said, unless Reid changes the way he runs the offense, Kolb is going to get murdered back there which will give him pretty much no chance of succeeding. At least we know McNabb can somewhat survive and win games in this zesty offense.

[Drunkmasterflex]

Getting Asomugha would be great, getting that contract not so much.

[Drunkmasterflex]

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/36044448/

Yet another report, though this seems reasonable. 

[mpmcgraw]

The contact is nothing. The Raiders have already paid him a ton in bonus money. The Eagles would be on the hook for chump change for asomablahblah.

[MDS]

Report: Raiders in hottest pursuit of McNabb
Posted by Mike Florio on March 25, 2010 3:55 PM ET
For more than two months, the Eagles played it coy regarding the possibility of trading quarterback Donovan McNabb, hoping for an offer they couldn't refuse.

And then when the offer never came, they needed a Plan B.

Plan B has unfolded far more haphazardly, with coach Andy Reid publicly acknowledging that offers have been made for McNabb and then smoldering rumors of a trade to the Rams becoming a report from Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer that the trade could happened by the end of the week, if not by the end of the day.

(The Rams strongly denied the report, and McLane has since backed off dramatically.  But the damage may already have been done.  We're hearing that McLane had been hoping to become the new Eagles beat writer for the Inquirer, replacing Bob Brookover, who now covers the Phillies.  We're also hearing that the swing and the miss on the McNabb-to-Rams story may have kept that from happening.)

So if the Rams aren't doing a deal, which team will?  Jason La Canfora of NFL.com reports that the Raiders are "in heaviest pursuit."  Other possibilities are the Bills and Cardinals.  (However, one media source with whom we spoke is convinced that Buffalo owner Ralph Wilson would never pay McNabb an eight-figure salary.)

Even though McNabb reportedly prefers Arizona to Buffalo or Oakland, the Raiders have shown that they're not afraid to trade for a reluctant player with only one year left on his contract.  They did it last year with defensive end Richard Seymour, who now carries the exclusive level of the franchise tag.

So stay tuned.  As explained in the latest edition of PFT Daily, we now think it's just a matter of time before the Eagles move McNabb.

Well Rome, you may get caked off.

And Todd - defend your boy here...

And when did Brookover take over the Phillies?!

gelb and martino cover the phillies. gelb was added this season.

brookover and mclane did the beat last year and id assume will do it again this year. not sure what that is about. florio is a twat.

anyway obviously this isnt true and who knows why mclane reported it but id doubt it was a blind grab to try and break this. sometimes unconfirmed reports are wrong because they are unconfirmed reports.

haha ok just looked this up 4 hours later. martino left to cover the mets for the ny daily news. brookover is in clearwater either officially on the phils beat or filling in until they find someone (hi). also might i once again mention how farging easy it is to fall out of the loop 2000 miles away. jesus.

[smeags]

The contact is nothing. The Raiders have already paid him a ton in bonus money. The Eagles would be on the hook for chump change for asomablahblah.

to keep Asomugha, it must pay him the average of the top five highest-paid quarterbacks or $16.875 million, whichever is higher.

that would not be chump change.

[rjs246]

Contract restructuring is 100% guaranteed in any trade like that. Everyone just settle down.