Donovan McNabb is a Washington Redskin. How bizarre does that sound? We got the 37th overall pick and a conditional pick in 2011 (3rd or 4th round). This was not the best offer. I was told a couple weeks back that Andy Reid was genuinely concerned about Donovan and his future. Andy became coach of the Eagles in January 1999. He picked Donovan 3 months later and the two have been together ever since. Donnie isn't just "another guy". Apparently Andy wasn't going to ship McNabb to the highest bidder, but rather to a team that Donovan was comfortable with, at a price we could be comfortable with. I have mixed feelings about this line of thinking. Andy's got to be focused on what is best for the organization, first and foremost. At the same time, I've always appreciated the fact that Andy does have good relationships with his players. And Donovan is special to us. This organization was down in the dumps when he arrived. He brought us success on the field and credibility off it. I don't think we "owed" Donovan anything, but I won't argue with Andy doing right by his guy. I know one team we talked to was so confused by Andy's demands that they came away wondering if we actually had any interest in dealing Donovan. Another team was prepared to offer a good player, but neither of these situations was going to be ideal for Donovan. Andy passed. We settled for an acceptable offer, but it was hardly ideal. In the end I'm very excited. We now have resolution to the McNabb saga. We also now officially begin the Kolb era. There will be some ups and downs, but I believe in Kevin Kolb, just as I believed in McNabb over a decade ago. I think we go from one good starting QB to another. I think we'll win a lot of games with Kevin. We can only hope we have the same level of success as the past decade. As for the angle of dealing Donovan to a division rival...I'm okay with that. There are only 31 other NFL teams. I would have objected if I thought Washington was a QB away from being a Super Bowl team. McNabb makes them better, but that is a team in transition and will likely need at least a year to get things together. At that point Donovan will be 34 going on 35. I won't get into the pick and what it means too much. We now have 8 picks in the first 5 rounds. We can add some young talent and fill some holes. I'll write more later. Crazy night.