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.
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