McNabb no more in Philly; gets traded to Redskins

McNabb getting traded to the Redskins for the 37th overall pick and a 2011 3rd or 4th round pick really affects the NFL Draft. I believed the Redskins would and should draft Jimmy Clausen with the 4th overall pick, but now that will obviously change.

I believe this was a great trade for the Redskins and not so great for the Philadelphia Eagles. The Redskins desperately needed a quarterback, so Mike Shanahan could run his offense appropriately and thats what they got. McNabb has the ability to make every throw and he has a rocket arm perfect for slant routes, which Shanahan loves to run. The fact that they did not give up the 4th overall pick really makes this a great trade, because now they can look at an offensive lineman to block for McNabb or maybe even upgrade on their defense with a player like Eric Berry or possibly Gerald McCoy, which would allow them to trade Albert Haynesworth (who they are really upset with).

I understand that the Eagles feel they can win with Kevin Kolb, but I just dont see Kolb and a 2nd round draft pick winning more games than McNabb would next season. If it does not work out well for them, which I am not sure it will, Andy Reid will definitely be on the hot seat. Draft purposes this does allow the Eagles to address some obvious needs. They need help at the defensive line, outside linebacker, running back, and safety. I feel that the Eagles defense was not the same last season with the loss of Brian Dawkins. There are three very good “NFL ready” safeties (Eric Berry, Taylor Mays, and Earl Thomas), which i believe they should look at drafting one of them. Running back is a position that is usually very deep in NFL Drafts, so they can address that towards the 3rd round. In the second round I would look to draft an outside linebacker and a defensive lineman. All I know is that it will be very  interesting to see how this all turns out for the Philadelphia Eagles.

I will be updating the NFL Mock Draft later this afternoon.

McNabb to Raiders, Cards?

By: Brandon Wangrin

I know this is a strictly NFL Draft blog, but I do want to touch up on the Donovan McNabb situation. Philadelphia has said that they want a top 42 pick in this years NFL Draft for Donovan McNabb. My guess is that they would want an additional pick in maybe the 4th or 5th if they got a 2nd round pick for him.

There are a few teams that have a “real” possibility in getting McNabb and that is Oakland, Arizona, Washington, St. Louis, Cleveland, and possibly Minnesota. Oakland and Arizona are by far the leading candidates right now.

So, this brings me to the question. If you are Oakland or Arizona, why not trade a 2nd and 4th round pick for Donovan McNabb or even your 1st round pick? Oakland has the 8th overall pick and Arizona has the 26th overall pick. Neither team is going to get an NFL ready quarterback with those picks and they both desperately need quarterbacks. McNabb is the type of player that could join either of those teams and make them contenders to make the postseason, but if they do not get him then both of those teams likely will not make the postseason.

These two teams need to pull the trigger to make up for their drafting mistakes in the years past with Matt Leinart and Jarmarcus Russell, because you will not succeed in the NFL without a quarterback.