McNabb to the Redskins

[dickay]

Don't forget, they got a nice defense when they don't have to play so much on the field like last year.

the skins IMO are much like the Vikings were prior to favre. A very talented team with a horrid QB. McNabb is a pure winner...he will win in Wash.

[DarthJaker]

WOW McNabb for Clinton Portis


JK

[Arctic Blast]

Now THIS is a move that actually makes sense for the Skins to make. Up until now, everything has just been baffling and absurd. Figure they go LT in round 1, then try to get one of those 'pass rush' things after that.

[Tannhauser]

the skins IMO are much like the Vikings were prior to favre. A very talented team with a horrid QB. McNabb is a pure winner...he will win in Wash.

Really? The Redskins has always been an aging and crappy team. Most of their top players are aging (or grossly overpaid). If anything, the McNabb's trade is nothing more than a last gasp effort to be respectable, after a disastrous season last year. It's not going to be enough to revive the Redskins fortunes. A little bit, yes. But get them into the postseason? I wouldn't bank on it.

[ragecage]

Really? The Redskins has always been an aging and crappy team. Most of their top players are aging (or grossly overpaid). If anything, the McNabb's trade is nothing more than a last gasp effort to be respectable, after a disastrous season last year. It's not going to be enough to revive the Redskins fortunes. A little bit, yes. But get them into the postseason? I wouldn't bank on it.

Disastrous season? Really? We knew what kind of team they were at the onset, nothing better than a 4th place team.

I think they are a much improved team now. The NFL is a QB driven league and the Redskins got an A+ QB now. I won't crown them division Champions, but they have a legitimate shot at the Wild Card if anything.

[acetoolguy]

well the big loser is the Raiders, who now will wind up starting JaMarcus "Chocolate Pudding' Russell

Making a big winner of the Pats for that draft pick thats looking better.

[Tannhauser]

Disastrous season? Really? We knew what kind of team they were at the onset, nothing better than a 4th place team.

I think they are a much improved team now. The NFL is a QB driven league and the Redskins got an A+ QB now. I won't crown them division Champions, but they have a legitimate shot at the Wild Card if anything.

Wait . . . a 4-12 record isn't bad anymore? I know it isn't as epic fail as the Lions' 0-16 in 2008, but 4-12 is pretty bad. The team was quite unwatchable for parts of the season.

McNabb is an improvement but I doubt that it'll be enough to get them into the playoffs. As a whole, the Redskins aren't as talented as the Eagles and I'm sure that McNabb will miss not having DeSean Jackson, Brent Celek, and Jason Avant to throw to.

[dickay]

Wait . . . a 4-12 record isn't bad anymore? I know it isn't as epic fail as the Lions' 0-16 in 2008, but 4-12 is pretty bad. The team was quite unwatchable for parts of the season.

McNabb is an improvement but I doubt that it'll be enough to get them into the playoffs. As a whole, the Redskins aren't as talented as the Eagles and I'm sure that McNabb will miss not having DeSean Jackson, Brent Celek, and Jason Avant to throw to.

4-12 is bad, but I dont' think they are a 4-12 team. The team has far more talent than their record. They just brought in a coach that will bring respectability back to that joke of a coaching staff. It is a QB driven league, and they have far more talent at skill positions than McNabb has worked with in prior years and got it done.

And lets not forget the Eagles defense being blatantly exposed by the Cowboys in the last two games of the year. They have some major problems there.

I'm not saying the Skins are better than the Iggles...but they certainly will win a few games and maybe even beat the eagles in a game making it harder for them to make the playoffs. The Redskins could even put it together and contend for the playoffs. Unlikely in this tough division, but not impossible.

[etothep]

McNabb will show you guys just how bad Washington's o-line is and their RBs have a **** ton of miles on them. Yeh, they had a pretty good defense last year, but they were vulnerable to the pass and I'm having a hard time seeing them solve both their o-line & their pass defense problems in this off-season. They'll be a sub-.500 team this season, with or without McNabb


Of course, this preceding public prediction by me means that the Skins will instead be an 11-5 team and win a playoff game

[ragecage]

Wait . . . a 4-12 record isn't bad anymore? I know it isn't as epic fail as the Lions' 0-16 in 2008, but 4-12 is pretty bad. The team was quite unwatchable for parts of the season.

McNabb is an improvement but I doubt that it'll be enough to get them into the playoffs. As a whole, the Redskins aren't as talented as the Eagles and I'm sure that McNabb will miss not having DeSean Jackson, Brent Celek, and Jason Avant to throw to.

My point is, it was expected for them to be bad. I certainly didn't see them an 8-8 team last year.

Also, yes McNabb had talent to throw to last year, but he really has had periods where he didn't have a whole lot to work with over the years and he still has thrown the 2nd fewest interceptions over the last 4 years and only Rodgers is better in that catagory.

I didn't say they would absolutely be in the playoffs either, but don't dismiss them so quickly. If the Giants Defense can't recover from last year, they could be 2nd in the division.

Yes I do believe the Eagles will finish 4th, I don't really trust Kolb and they have lost a ton of leadership over the last 2 seasons. I consider them to be the Patriots of 2009 without a QB. So that equates to bad.

[dickay]

My point is, it was expected for them to be bad. I certainly didn't see them an 8-8 team last year.

Also, yes McNabb had talent to throw to last year, but he really has had periods where he didn't have a whole lot to work with over the years and he still has thrown the 2nd fewest interceptions over the last 4 years and only Rodgers is better in that catagory.

I didn't say they would absolutely be in the playoffs either, but don't dismiss them so quickly. If the Giants Defense can't recover from last year, they could be 2nd in the division.

Yes I do believe the Eagles will finish 4th, I don't really trust Kolb and they have lost a ton of leadership over the last 2 seasons. I consider them to be the Patriots of 2009 without a QB. So that equates to bad.

well, I think the Eagles offense won't miss much to be honest. There offense, if not their team will have an average age of 24 or 25. Thats a negative. Their offense however young is stellar. I think Kolb will throw more picks than McNabb (youth and inexperience) but I think Kolb is the real deal. Big time arm, just as strong as McNabb's and he seems to be pretty accurate. Don't know enough about his accuracy as of yet, but experience with the first unit will improve it. He's got all the intangibles, knows the system and has the weapons. They will also run the ball more this year. Weaver and Bell gives them two bangers and McCoy is a Westbrook type clone. I really think he'll be fine as will the offense.

The defense is what worries me. I think they were too aggressive last year, and thats why the Cowboys picked them apart late. Their linebackers have been poor the past few years, and their secondary has lost some big pieces and not replaced them. I fully expect to see some impact rookies brought in on the defense and hopefully that helps but they will be rookies.

While I think the Eagles will have a tough time making the playoffs because of inexperience largely, if they draft well this year (with a ton of picks) they will restock the defense and be a force in years to come. In no way do I see a 4th place finish however, 9-7 second place and missing the WC is more likely.

[ragecage]

Yeah Kolb is a talent, but he is inexperienced and he will take some lumps next year, especially considering how much Andy Reid likes to throw the ball.

The Eagles are such a greatly run team, they're are putting things in place to be a great team once again, just won't come all together in 2010.