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

[Eagles_Legendz]

McNabb or Kolb is irrelevant this year because their defense will be so god awful.

It's the years after that which are relevant.  I have no idea what Kolb will do but I have no doubt that finding out is a better option than giving McNabb an extension or letting him walk with no compensation.

[PhillyGirl]

Andy Reid once wanted to be a sportswriter, which might explain why he just made a trade that was dumber than a fur sink.

Reid, the Philadelphia Eagles' coach, just traded a 33-year-old Pro Bowl quarterback to a team in his own division. And not just any team -- a team coached by a Super Bowl coach, Mike Shanahan.

Understand, Donovan McNabb did not have trade approval. Reid could've exiled McNabb to Oakland or Buffalo, but he didn't. "We thought this was best for Donovan," Reid said.

Best for Donovan? What is this, a halfway house? This is a business! I get that Reid feels "close" to Donovan and "likes" Donovan, but does Reid like his job? He just handed Shanahan the hammer to beat him over the head with! And Reid even admitted McNabb would've been "happy" going to Oakland.

Do you think Bill Belichick would've done it? Traded a quarterback with three or four good years left in him to an offensive genius in his own division? No. Belichick would've traded him to Kazakhstan. Belichick does what's best for Belichick, not the player he's shipping out.

"I was very much surprised [McNabb was traded to a division rival]," says John Elway, who was two years older than McNabb is now when Shanahan went to Denver, where the two of them won two Super Bowls together. "It's a great deal for McNabb. Older quarterbacks have had success with Mike."

Look, Reid's not sending McNabb off to war here. He's just sending him somewhere else to make his $11.2 million a year.

Here's how you trade your superstar. When the Dodgers wanted to trade Jackie Robinson, they sent him to the team he hated the most, the Giants. Robinson retired rather than play for them.

Unless McNabb suddenly gets an incurable case of gout in the offseason, this is one good deed that definitely won't go unpunished.

[MDS]

source that shtein girl

[PhillyGirl]

crap, sorry, it must have cut off the top of the article....ESPN...Rick Reilly.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Worst lines in that drivel:

Reid, the Philadelphia Eagles' coach, just traded a 33-year-old Pro Bowl quarterback to a team in his own division. And not just any team -- a team coached by a Super Bowl coach, Mike Shanahan.

There is no way to sugar coat that the skins are easily the worst team in the division.  Instead, here is a solid effort to make them sound like the most fearsome solely because of their coach.  Awful.

Do you think Bill Belichick would've done it? Traded a quarterback with three or four good years left in him to an offensive genius in his own division?

Hilarious that Belicheck was indeed the last coach/GM combo to trade a former franchise QB to a division rival.  Fact checking be damned!

[MDS]

of course, reilly is a denver guy and he's on shanahans dong for all the stuff hes given him over the years

god i wish rick reilly would go away

[reese125]

do any of these writers understand that Shanahan was basically thrown out the door by the Broncos? He hasnt been any kind of offensive genius in 13 years and has farged up so many drafts beyond those years its not even funny.

[Drunkmasterflex]

of course, reilly is a denver guy and he's on shanahans dong for all the stuff hes given him over the years

god i wish rick reilly would go away

Yeah it is a wonder guys like him and Bayless even have jobs. 

[SunMo]

the Eagles can say whatever they want about wanting to help donovan out, but the fact remains they wouldn't have traded him in-division if they really thought it could hurt them.  that tells you all you need to know about what kind of game he has left.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

NFL.com "experts" weigh in

Marshall Faulk = diesel
Brian Baldinger = racist
Jason LaCanfora = gelding
Solomon Wilcots = finally makes a point

I don't think I've read anyone hate on McNabb in all of this as much as Baldy.

Brian Baldinger: Eagles have no regret
The Eagles should be ecstatic. I view McNabb as a flawed player, and it was never more apparent than in the back-to-back losses to the Cowboys last season. His flaws will never go away. Now, the Eagles get at least two chances to expose the same flaws they've been covering up for 11 years. It works against the taterskins that McNabb is still in the division. Andy Reid can finally stop covering up for one of the most overrated quarterbacks in the history of the game. The Eagles will go to the playoffs. The taterskins will be watching from the golf course.

[shorebird]

I'm still in shock. McNabb a friggen' taterskin... He's gonna get killed behind that line. You think the Eagles o-line is bad? Ha! McNabb will never last the whole season.

I'm happy the Eagles are moving foward instead of sitting stuck in the mud. I feel this move is addition by subtraction. McNabb is oft injured and on the downside of his career. It was time.

[Drunkmasterflex]

I've heard Baldy say less than flattering things about McNabb before....but that was pretty bad. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Rich Hofmann makes more sense than most of you fools.

McNabb holds most of the measurable quarterback records in the history of the franchise. He won a lot of games and a lot of playoff games. You can acknowledge that and still acknowledge the need for a change - there is no inconsistency there. Kolb is ready and the franchise is ready. It does not detract from the historic picture of McNabb, not from its greatness, not from its flaws.

[PhillyGirl]

Other than the part about Kolb being ready (very much yet to be determined)...he hit the nail on the head.

[rjs246]

Other than the part about Kolb being ready (very much yet to be determined)...he hit the nail on the head.

BROKEN RECORD.