Brett Favre Reportedly hasn't decided to retire (AGAIN)

There's evidence of players playing that long, of course, but those players were year to year as well. Look at Boomer Esiason, Steve McNair, or Troy Aikman. Each one of those players had a pretty good career, one comparable to McNabb. Not one of those players signed a major extension for future value close to their 34th birthday.

Year-to-year doesn't mean retirement is imminent, but if McNabb is unwanted as a starting QB at age 36, is he the kind of guy who is interested in sticking around as a backup just to make it to age 40? I'm not sure he's interested in extending his career the way Favre has.

Now, I believe if we do so well this year that we start to produce grandiose visions of winning a super bowl under Shanahan, I think McNabb will re-up for that and try to help us win in 2011 and 2012. And in the perfect situation, I think he can. But I do think he's more of a hired gun at this point than a Redskin 4 lyfe. And that's why I think year-to-year is an apt description of where he is in his career.

It seems like an act in insanity to suggest that McNabb is going to be a productive Redskins quarterback in 2013 playing up to his massive contract, but there are people who believe this is going to be the case.
I don't know I'd use Esiason, McNair and Aikman as comparisons. Esiason was well into journeyman status by 34, McNair's injury history was more extensive than McNabb and Aikman was chronically suffering from concussions at the same age as McNabb is now. While D-Mac hasn't always been the picture of health he's healthier than 2 examples and simply better than the third.

Yeah because QB carousels have proven to be so successful in the NFL. :doh:

We finally get a top level QB and you'd be good with a one year rental?

If it meant us getting a top flight QB or rookie yes. With the rookie though it would be good to still have McNabb or someone for him to learn under.

It's not the ideal situation but if it happens, it does.

Fellas, ESPN is having a Special on Favre at 3:30 ET today...be sure to tune in!
It's a repeat.

They showed it last summer.

And the summer before that.

Rumor is the Viks are willing to pay Favre more than his 13M that was due this season. Wow talking about a player holding a team hostage...

I remember when last year the Vikings sent players like Jared Allen down to convince Favre to play, would imagine they're doing the same now. T Jack must feel wonderful

I don't know I'd use Esiason, McNair and Aikman as comparisons. Esiason was well into journeyman status by 34, McNair's injury history was more extensive than McNabb and Aikman was chronically suffering from concussions at the same age as McNabb is now. While D-Mac hasn't always been the picture of health he's healthier than 2 examples and simply better than the third.Point taken on the injury histories of Aikman and McNair (though that's a reason I think they are similar, it's clearly not the same thing), but on Esiason, I'd think you'd have to consider McNabb a journeyman starting this year. I don't think his career is going to finish in Washington unless it ends up being truncated like McNair's (rip) and Aikman's were.

But yeah: Bradshaw, Brunell, Bledsoe, Jim Kelly, Ken Stabler (I'm just reading off his PFR page now). None of these guys lasted into their late thirties. Brunell was still effective until 36, at least, but without a vertical component in the Redskins offense.

The Elway comparison is the best for a successful McNabb tenure here, as he was 35 when Mike Shanahan came in with his system and played three more years at a high level. And the Elway comparison isn't lost on me. Their career's haven't been that similar to this point, but if we get a top-level rushing attack going, all things are possible.

I remember when last year the Vikings sent players like Jared Allen down to convince Favre to play, would imagine they're doing the same now. T Jack must feel wonderful

i went over to a vikings message board and they are planning a mass fan trip to where ever the hell favre resides in missisippi.

Should have taken Casey Clausen. They better hope that Chris Cook becomes the next Darell Revis.'

By the way, Farve is the gift that keeps on giving. First he beats the Cowboys in the playoffs then he takes long enough to decide to come back that the Skins are able to get McNabb away from the Eagles.

Brad Childress is saying (http://www.examiner.com/x-1723-Minnesota-Vikings-Examiner~y2010m8d3-Childress-on-Favres-decisionits-a-very-fluid-situation) that Favre never informed him that he is retiring.

It's a repeat.

They showed it last summer.

And the summer before that.
Funny...even for a Cowboy fan.