McNabb a Redskin! (Part II)
 

New thread, same topic. We were close to 1,000 replies in the last thread. Big topic, thought we'd start a new one so posts don't get lost:

Quick Thoughts-

-We didn't outbid Buffalo or Oakland. We had the upper hand because McNabb wasn't willing to go there and Reid showed respect for him by keeping his feelings in mind

-Talked to plenty of impartial people today who think this is a good move for the Redskins. By the same token, they agree that what other moves they make between now and the draft (including the draft) will be the better indicator

-Think people are really undervaluing Devin Thomas

-Mentioned this yesterday, but just a reminder that the press conference will be Tuesday at Noon

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[QUOTE=GTripp0012;683192]Quoted for truth, however, this is my point. No winning organization looked at their QB situation and decided trading a 2nd round pick+ for McNabb and thought "this is an opportunity we need to chase". It was met, among winning orgainzations, with a sense of "meh, we've got a guy."[/QUOTE]

So how is that a knock against Donovan McNabb? What winning organization with a quarterback in place was interested in Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Kurt Warner?

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Agreed about DT. He showed a lot and I think he'll be our #1 for a long time if we keep him.

Malcolm Kelly's development should be our focus of WR debate right now.

Re: McNabb a Redskin! (Part II)
 

Kyle Orton, Chad Henne, Joe Flacco, Alex Smith, Matt Leinart, whatever's going on in Minnesota these days.

Mild interest in McNabb at best from those organizations.

Re: McNabb a Redskin! (Part II)
 

[quote=SmootSmack;683195]New thread, same topic. We were close to 1,000 replies in the last thread. Big topic, thought we'd start a new one so posts don't get lost:

Quick Thoughts-

-We didn't outbid Buffalo or Oakland. We had the upper hand because McNabb wasn't willing to go there and Reid showed respect for him by keeping his feelings in mind

-[B]Talked to plenty of impartial people today who think this is a good move for the Redskins. By the same token, they agree that what other moves they make between now and the draft (including the draft) will be the better indicator[/B]

-Think people are really undervaluing Devin Thomas

-Mentioned this yesterday, but just a reminder that the press conference will be Tuesday at Noon[/quote]

Talked to all of my Dallas fans at work. They thought it was the best move for them that we could've made.

Re: McNabb a Redskin! (Part II)
 

Wow,

Not about the trade, but the way posting went, That was an incredibly ferocious thread!

Re: McNabb a Redskin! (Part II)
 

[quote=GTripp0012;683200]Kyle Orton, Chad Henne, Joe Flacco, Alex Smith, Matt Leinart, whatever's going on in Minnesota these days.

Mild interest in McNabb at best from those organizations.[/quote]

Didn't you say "winning organizations"?

And why would the Dolphins or Ravens be interested in Donovan McNabb.

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This is the way I see the trade....

Campbell + Zorn < McNabb + Shanahan

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[quote=Trample the Elderly;683201]Talked to all of my Dallas fans at work. They thought it was the best move for them that we could've made.[/quote]

They also thought Roy Williams (WR) was their savior and trashtalked when the team drafted a kicker last season.

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SS also has more access to "film guys" than I do, so believe him when he says that there are people out there who do hardcore analysis and support the Redskins in this trade.

And believe me when I say that a lot of really smart people in the know have no idea what we are thinking.

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[quote=Buster;683207]They also thought Roy Williams (WR) was their savior and trashtalked when the team drafted a kicker last season.[/quote]

Yeah, what the hell do they know anyway!

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Good idea, thanks for starting this.

In a way, this move is somewhat similar to what we did after the 1998 season -- we sucked that year, brought in a fairly successful veteran QB in Brad Johnson then proceeded to win the division in '99.

Hopefully history repeats.

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[quote=Audi;683204]Didn't you say "winning organizations"?

And why would the Dolphins or Ravens be interested in Donovan McNabb.[/quote]Well, if he's a great quarterback, I'd imagine that they'd be doing it to get a great quarterback at a second round price tag.

Or late first, in the case of the Ravens.

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I wonder if Hard Knocks is regretting not picking Washington this year?

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He can't be any worse than Jason Taylor?

Can he?