McNabb a REDSKIN!

and gtripp's systolic bp from 133 to 145 lolNope, started drinking proactively.

Nope, started drinking proactively.
That's the spirit.. literally

Frank Herzog has to un-retire for this, right? There's no way he sits out the Bizarro season that's coming up. There's plenty of precedent for coming back to the booth.

Or maybe it's just me. 3-4 defense, Donovan McNabb at QB, Mike Shanahan at the helm, and no Frank Herzog. I now feel like everybody who didn't vote for Obama: too much change, too fast.

Come back, Frank. I need something familiar!

Why this trade isn't being met with the skepticism of bringing in an older declining vet, like early Snyder moves, is beyond my understanding. Was McNabb very good or excellent in his prime, yes, I know I hated watching him beat up on us in the early 2000's. But that's not the McNabb we are getting, and we gave up too much to get him. Again, the Warpath poll was 3 to 1 against bringing him here. Where are all the people who talk about the Eagles getting rid of a guy a year early, and how wise that is. Well we just received the guy they got rid of, and in a year (even assuming McNabb signs an extension which we have no obvious guarantee) we will be back with no QB, or a 35 yo with declining ability and one less pick, and no young qb to groom (like McCoy or Tebow reasonably could have been).Offseason champs, baby. Ain't nobody going to take the title from us without a fight.

That's the spirit.. literallyI lol'ed.

Offseason champs, baby. Ain't nobody going to take the title from us without a fight.
It's just a middle of the pack QB bro, no big deal. ;)

It's just a middle of the pack QB bro, no big deal. ;)Nah man, he's got pro bowls. He made it all-by-himself in 2004!

Players like this don't hit the market every year. Unless this trend continues, in which case, I need to re-think my cliches.

I lol'ed.
I think that a lot of us are skeptical, but if you had to guess which guy would lead us to the biggest game that we've been to in awhile I think that most would say McNabb. No he's not in his prime anymore, but it's possible Campbell hit his this year. For him I hope not, in the right program he could have success, but it's only fair to us and him to move on; I don't think that he could get it done under Shanahan.

I hate that this trade has me agreeing with Matt Mosely:
Tap the brakes on Redskins playoff talk - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/21139/tap-the-brakes-on-redskins-playoff-talk)

By trading for McNabb, Shanahan is acting as if the Redskins are prepared to win now. You don't pay an aging quarterback $11.2 million in 2010 to be a stopgap player. To me, this smacks of the old Dan Snyder way of doing business. McNabb is a blockbuster name like, say, Deion Sanders or Bruce Smith. It sounds like another expensive shortcut, albeit a highly-intriguing one.
But let's not forget McNabb finished his 2009 campaign by playing miserably in back-to-back losses to the Cowboys....
Again, the good news for Eagles fans is that McNabb isn't exactly inheriting the Fun Bunch. Santana Moss still has breakaway speed, but he needs time to get open. And let's not act like McNabb is the same guy who once kept a play alive for 14 seconds on "Monday Night Football" against the Cowboys. In Philadelphia, McNabb played the majority of his career with offensive tackles Tra Thomas and Jon Runyan. He'll likely be breaking in a rookie on his blindside in 2010 and the pedestrian Stephon Heyer will man the right side.

Nah man, he's got pro bowls. He made it all-by-himself in 2004!

Players like this don't hit the market every year. Unless this trend continues, in which case, I need to re-think my cliches.
I mean they had their reasons.. Kolb wasn't going to extend without becoming the starter, Philly's FO is really riding on this decision here