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Price for McNabb (1 Viewer)

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Apparently the going price for Donovan is 3 first round picks.. As much as I love the guy, I may be OK with that...

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story;jsessi...mp;confirm=true

Feeley's play raises more uncertainly for McNabb's future

Adam Schefter

When Eagles quarterback A.J. Feeley plays the way he did Sunday night, questions regarding Donovan McNabb’s future in Philadelphia are bound to intensify.

Each time the Eagles have called on Feeley this season or in other ones, he has produced. Plus, Philadelphia invested its top pick last April in Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb, whom the organization is enamored with.

Now, more and more, it’s looking as if the speculation that followed wide receiver Randy Moss last off-season is going to follow McNabb this off-season.

In a way, it already has.

One team admitted it called the Eagles before the trade deadline to inquire about McNabb only to be told that Philadelphia wanted three first-round picks in return for its veteran quarterback.

When teams inquire about McNabb this off-season -– and there will be, at the very least, a small line of them with all the organizations in need of a quarterback -- the Eagles' asking price will determine whether or not the face of their franchise returns.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is enamored with draft picks like few in the league, and an attractive enough package of them could be enough to pry loose McNabb and make the blockbuster happen.

But when Philadelphia gets the type of performance it did Sunday night from Feeley -- who threw for a career-high 345 yards and three touchdowns, and outplayed New England’s Tom Brady -– then they are considered more apt to entertain offers.

However it shakes out, it will be one of the off-season's hottest storylines. Already it is taking shape.
 
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Somebody in Philly has been hitting the bottle a bit too hard. 3 1sts? He's not even worth 3 2nds! Or 3rds! Or.....well...

That's nonsense and nobody is giving that for a has been, over-hyped, injury riddled QB like McNabb. Sorry.

 
While that 3 firsts is totally laughable, it begs the question of what players are worth 3 firsts? Are there any?

Brady?

Manning?

LT?

I don't know if anyone is worth 3 firsts. 2 I could see, but 3 is just insane.

 
Obviously the price is very high. More important is the fact that the Eagles were actually considering the option of trading him during the early parts of this year.

 
Obviously the price is very high. More important is the fact that the Eagles were actually considering the option of trading him during the early parts of this year.
I would say that they weren't "seriously" considering it, as no team would seriously offer anything close to 3 1sts, IMO.
 
"But when Philadelphia gets the type of performance it did Sunday night from Feeley -- who threw for a career-high 345 yards and three touchdowns, and outplayed New England’s Tom Brady -– then they are considered more apt to entertain offers."

Dude, I like Schefter as much as the next guy but this is pure idiocy. Feeley had a great game - - all the way up to the point he arrogantly and naively threw an ill-advised pass that cost his team the game - all the while, the NFL's best quarterback in 2007 calmly and confidently led his team on numerous scoring drives, resulting in his team's preserving its undefeated season on a night where a brilliant defensive coordinator threw the kitchen sink at him.

To say Feeley 'outplayed' Tom Brady is assinine and I am anything but a Pats fan.

 
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is he worth one?
If Schaub was worth a couple of 2nds then a first isn't out of the question. Is McNabb better than Aron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Brady Quinn, Philip Rivers, Ryan Leaf, etc.? McNabb is a known quantity and if he gets healthy could be a good QB for a couple more years. Of course getting healthy is not something he has been able to do for a while now.
 
When Eagles quarterback A.J. Feeley plays the way he did Sunday night, questions regarding Donovan McNabb’s future in Philadelphia are bound to intensify.
I have to laugh at the idea that Feeley played so great.His first INT that was returned for a TD was a horrible decision. And the last INT was a horrible decision too, when they had been moving the ball well, needed to milk the clock and get a FG at the very least, and should have kept moving it in increments, but instead went for it all by throwing a rainbow up for grabs in the end zone.All the in between stuff was very nice, but please, he DIDN'T outplay Brady. Those turnovers killed them. He's a career backup, and should McNabb leave, Feeley will not be the guy.
 
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He's not even worth two first rounders let alone three.

When's the last time he played in 16 regular season games?

Five years ago. And he's only done it 3 times in 9 seasons.

Actually in '04 he sat the last game, so really it's 4 times in 9 seasons - or not even half the time.

He's not even worth a 1st and 2nd rounder.

 
is he worth one?
If Schaub was worth a couple of 2nds then a first isn't out of the question. Is McNabb better than Aron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Brady Quinn, Philip Rivers, Ryan Leaf, etc.? McNabb is a known quantity and if he gets healthy could be a good QB for a couple more years. Of course getting healthy is not something he has been able to do for a while now.
Schaub has a futureMcNabb is past his prime, major injury concerns, and his mobility is a joke, not to mention IMO McNabb would be bringing some baggage. I cant see a first. The teams that needs QB's will be picking in the top 15 picks of the draft. He just isnt worth that.
 
yeah, right. I doubt he'd bring more than a 2nd rounder. MAYBE one 1st rounder.
With all due respect, he's not even "maybe" worth a 1st round pick. He's 31 years old, hasn't stayed healthy for a full season since 2004, and will have to be paid like a Top 5 QB in the NFL. The combination of $$ and a 1st rounder, coupled w/ the injuries taking a toll for the last 3 years, I just don't see how some team could justify giving up a 1st rounder. With that being said, I think the Vikings giving up a mid 2nd round pick makes perfect sense and that would be his market value, IMO.
 
is he worth one?
If Schaub was worth a couple of 2nds then a first isn't out of the question. Is McNabb better than Aron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Brady Quinn, Philip Rivers, Ryan Leaf, etc.? McNabb is a known quantity and if he gets healthy could be a good QB for a couple more years. Of course getting healthy is not something he has been able to do for a while now.
Schaub has a futureMcNabb is past his prime, major injury concerns, and his mobility is a joke, not to mention IMO McNabb would be bringing some baggage. I cant see a first. The teams that needs QB's will be picking in the top 15 picks of the draft. He just isnt worth that.
except for 1 team....Chicago....i could see them give a first and a second, their first will be in the high teens to low 20's. They don't want to have to groom a Qb, McNabb could step in right away. That's the only team i can see doing it
 
is he worth one?
If Schaub was worth a couple of 2nds then a first isn't out of the question. Is McNabb better than Aron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Brady Quinn, Philip Rivers, Ryan Leaf, etc.? McNabb is a known quantity and if he gets healthy could be a good QB for a couple more years. Of course getting healthy is not something he has been able to do for a while now.
Schaub has a futureMcNabb is past his prime, major injury concerns, and his mobility is a joke, not to mention IMO McNabb would be bringing some baggage. I cant see a first. The teams that needs QB's will be picking in the top 15 picks of the draft. He just isnt worth that.
except for 1 team....Chicago....i could see them give a first and a second, their first will be in the high teens to low 20's. They don't want to have to groom a Qb, McNabb could step in right away. That's the only team i can see doing it
I wouldn't mind that, but IIRC McNabb made a statement about a month ago basically saying the Bears have no Talent on O and he doesnt want to go there. I cant imagine that goes over well.
 
yeah, right. I doubt he'd bring more than a 2nd rounder. MAYBE one 1st rounder.
With all due respect, he's not even "maybe" worth a 1st round pick. He's 31 years old, hasn't stayed healthy for a full season since 2004, and will have to be paid like a Top 5 QB in the NFL. The combination of $$ and a 1st rounder, coupled w/ the injuries taking a toll for the last 3 years, I just don't see how some team could justify giving up a 1st rounder. With that being said, I think the Vikings giving up a mid 2nd round pick makes perfect sense and that would be his market value, IMO.
I don't know the exact number, but McNabb makes a ton of money if I recall correctly. So he'd have to go to a team under or close to the cap, and even then they'd have to deal with salary restructuring. I see the Eagles getting a first, or a player in return (kind of like Portis for Champ a few years back).
 
While that 3 firsts is totally laughable, it begs the question of what players are worth 3 firsts? Are there any?Brady?Manning?LT?I don't know if anyone is worth 3 firsts. 2 I could see, but 3 is just insane.
I highly doubt Brady or Peyton would be traded, for anything. Not even if a team offered all it's next 3 years of picks. Just way too important to those teams and city.LT? I honestly don't know right now. Hell, he could get dealt for 1 as the Chargers keep Turner. :loco: Alexander was offered for a 2nd not too dissimilar from LT's current status.
 
I suspect the "3 first rounders" is a polite way of telling a team that if they want "player X", they need to be prepared to pay a ridiculous price, because they aren't available.

 
is he worth one?
If Schaub was worth a couple of 2nds then a first isn't out of the question. Is McNabb better than Aron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Brady Quinn, Philip Rivers, Ryan Leaf, etc.? McNabb is a known quantity and if he gets healthy could be a good QB for a couple more years. Of course getting healthy is not something he has been able to do for a while now.
Schaub has a futureMcNabb is past his prime, major injury concerns, and his mobility is a joke, not to mention IMO McNabb would be bringing some baggage. I cant see a first. The teams that needs QB's will be picking in the top 15 picks of the draft. He just isnt worth that.
except for 1 team....Chicago....i could see them give a first and a second, their first will be in the high teens to low 20's. They don't want to have to groom a Qb, McNabb could step in right away. That's the only team i can see doing it
I wouldn't mind that, but IIRC McNabb made a statement about a month ago basically saying the Bears have no Talent on O and he doesnt want to go there. I cant imagine that goes over well.
Would have to see a link on that. Never heard anything like that.
 
"But when Philadelphia gets the type of performance it did Sunday night from Feeley -- who threw for a career-high 345 yards and three touchdowns, and outplayed New England’s Tom Brady -– then they are considered more apt to entertain offers."

Dude, I like Schefter as much as the next guy but this is pure idiocy. Feeley had a great game - - all the way up to the point he arrogantly and naively threw an ill-advised pass that cost his team the game - all the while, the NFL's best quarterback in 2007 calmly and confidently led his team on numerous scoring drives, resulting in his team's preserving its undefeated season on a night where a brilliant defensive coordinator threw the kitchen sink at him.

To say Feeley 'outplayed' Tom Brady is assinine and I am anything but a Pats fan.
What would bother me if I were an Eagles fan is that Feeley got so much production from this group of players. This is the same group that McNabb has largely struggled with. He has had a few good games, but Feeley did this against a very good D. If Feeley can continue to produce it brings up more questions about McNabb's ability to produce for anyone.
 
While that 3 firsts is totally laughable, it begs the question of what players are worth 3 firsts? Are there any?Brady?Manning?LT?I don't know if anyone is worth 3 firsts. 2 I could see, but 3 is just insane.
I'd say Brady and Manning are both definitely worth three 1st round picks, but no one else.
 
is he worth one?
If Schaub was worth a couple of 2nds then a first isn't out of the question. Is McNabb better than Aron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Brady Quinn, Philip Rivers, Ryan Leaf, etc.? McNabb is a known quantity and if he gets healthy could be a good QB for a couple more years. Of course getting healthy is not something he has been able to do for a while now.
Schaub has a futureMcNabb is past his prime, major injury concerns, and his mobility is a joke, not to mention IMO McNabb would be bringing some baggage. I cant see a first. The teams that needs QB's will be picking in the top 15 picks of the draft. He just isnt worth that.
except for 1 team....Chicago....i could see them give a first and a second, their first will be in the high teens to low 20's. They don't want to have to groom a Qb, McNabb could step in right away. That's the only team i can see doing it
I wouldn't mind that, but IIRC McNabb made a statement about a month ago basically saying the Bears have no Talent on O and he doesnt want to go there. I cant imagine that goes over well.
Would have to see a link on that. Never heard anything like that.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...ully11a.articleA source close to McNabb said earlier this year that the ship on such a move might have sailed because the Bears didn't have a lot to offer on offense. The offensive line is aging. They don't have a top- flight running back. And other than at tight end, the receiving corps -- wide receivers and backs -- would need a major upgrade to attract a front-line quarterback

I originally read this on SI.com fan nation, but I dont think they said the same thing word for word. Or maybe I missed the "a source close to" the first time

 
I suspect the "3 first rounders" is a polite way of telling a team that if they want "player X", they need to be prepared to pay a ridiculous price, because they aren't available.
Exactly. Re-read the quote - one team called the Eagles and asked about his availability. The answer was a ridiculous price. Hence, he's not available. Unless they would give up 3 first rounders. Honestly people, do you really think the Eagles were shopping him with that asking price? Sounds to me like an unsolicited phone call that got the appropriate response.Relate it to FFL. "Hey, I see you have Peterson on your roster. What would it take to get him from you?"
 
Philly must have talked to the guys in SD who valued Turner at 2 1st for this. :lmao:
The Chargers set that price because they really wanted to keep Turner. If they'd wanted to trade him, the price would have been lower.Maybe the Eagles are doing the same thing.

 
All of them EASILY worth that. But really it depends where the picks are, after pick 15 or so, its not a tough choice.

While that 3 firsts is totally laughable, it begs the question of what players are worth 3 firsts? Are there any?Brady?Manning?LT?I don't know if anyone is worth 3 firsts. 2 I could see, but 3 is just insane.
 
All of them EASILY worth that. But really it depends where the picks are, after pick 15 or so, its not a tough choice.

While that 3 firsts is totally laughable, it begs the question of what players are worth 3 firsts? Are there any?Brady?Manning?LT?I don't know if anyone is worth 3 firsts. 2 I could see, but 3 is just insane.
:lmao: Seeing as probably half the first round picks flop and the other half turn out to be decent players, I would trade 3 1st round picks in a heart beat for Peyton and Brady. LT, not sure as I think QBs are far more valuable and they tend to win Super Bowls with replaceable RBs, whereas the reverse happens but far less often and usually with a great D as well.
 
I think there are at least 10 teams in the league that would happily give up one first round pick for McNabb. First round picks are usually a coin flip anyway for panning out. Franchise QB's are extremely rare. McNabb is worth at least one first round pick. As for 3 picks, well that's ridiculous. But Philly didn't make that demand with the expectation that anyone would actually bite.

 
Imagine the Eagles had revealed their real asking price, a third rounder this coming draft and a second rounder in the following year. Less, immediately, than they got for Feely. Now imagine McNaab, and the press both learning about that and the trade then not going through. That would be one mighty disgruntled Q.B. in town on a francise about ready to fly apart at the seams. By placing such a high price on him they are killing any speculation from other teams or from McNaab during the season. That's all. They want to handle their "wet work" during the off season.

 
They could easily get a 1st rounder for him from the right team. Minnesota would be dumb not to trade their pick for McNabb. With that line and their RB's, McNabb would fit right in. He's not a poster child of endurance and health but serviceable quarterbacks are in short supply.

 
This just shows how committed they are to Donovan McNabb. He is the franchise QB right now, and they have no plans of moving him. If you inquire about getting McNabb be ready to give up three first round picks. Otherwise good luck finding a QB.
 
While that 3 firsts is totally laughable, it begs the question of what players are worth 3 firsts? Are there any?Brady?Manning?LT?I don't know if anyone is worth 3 firsts. 2 I could see, but 3 is just insane.
All of them EASILY worth that. But really it depends where the picks are, after pick 15 or so, its not a tough choice.
Tomlinson is not worth three 1st rounders.
 

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