Mr.Skinbo Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 @Adam_Schefter NFL execs believe one reason Eagles traded McNabb to Redskins was so Washington could not acquire Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mania Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 that is a bunch of baloney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Fried Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I doubt that. In all reality, we still might take him or another QB to groom (at least that's what I hope). McNabb is a damn good QB. If this is actually the reason, then why would they essentially give us an immediate starter? If they didn't want us to have Bradford (an unknown rookie) to upgrade our Qb position, then why would they bolster the QB position immediately for us with McNabb? Anyway, if we were dead set on Bradford, we would trade up and get him. Schefter is making an idiot of himself with this logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21MadFan Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thats the worst reason to trade someone I have never heard. Trade away your franchise QB to a division rival because you dont want them to take an unproven QB in the draft? WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokieRedskin Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I don't buy it. If we really wanted Bradford, we wouldn't trade for McNabb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Skinbo Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 Yeah, i find it hard to believe they trade us a 6 time pro-bowler to block an unproven rookie from coming to this organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Come on Schef. you've got to do better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frommd Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I have a lot of respect for Schefter. But, this makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV aka TeeVeli aka BAMBAM30 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Just saw this too... Sounds like a complete load of garbage to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Yeah, i find it hard to believe they trade us a 6 time pro-bowler to block an unproven rookie from coming to this organization. Thats almost as dumb as if a team gave up a 3rd and 4th rounder for a back up RB just to block a division rival from aquiring him....Hold up!! :paranoid: :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Skinbo Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 Its pretty silly, Schefter is the only insider that has been money with his reports and rumors, but this is kinda Lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Skinbo Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thats almost as dumb as if a team gave up a 3rd and 4th rounder for a back up RB just to block a division rival from aquiring him....Hold up!! :paranoid: :doh: haha, touche!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutliff381 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 If the Rams don't end up taking Bradford I'd be OK with us still taking him. We could groom him as the QB of the future for a few years. How many more times are we gonna pick top 5 and get a chance at a franchise QB in the next few years? I know our OL isnt in good shape but finding a QB of the future is very important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jferraro Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 wow, Schefter....wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Skinbo Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 now PFT is reporting this too http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/08/did-eagles-trade-mcnabb-so-redskins-wouldnt-draft-bradford/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieskin Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I guess it will be ok if i laugh my backside off, if and when the redskins draft a QB, then use DMAC to mentor him, some people are called mediots for a reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinC Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 @Adam_Schefter NFL execs believe one reason Eagles traded McNabb to Redskins was so Washington could not acquire Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford. Thats sounds a touch far fetched. You trade your Pro Bowl starting QB to a division rival to stop them trading up to pick a QB #1 overall who may, when the dust settles, turn into a bust? I mean he may be there when we pick at #4 and there was no evidence we were going to trade up anyway. More probably they had two QBs in the final year of their deals, had the risk that they could lose both at the end of the year for nothing and decided to commit to the younger guy. Meanwhille they get what they can right now for the older guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 sounds pretty stupid, but if bradford turns out to be a monster we can all look back on this and just say "damn!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 now PFT is reporting this toohttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/08/did-eagles-trade-mcnabb-so-redskins-wouldnt-draft-bradford/ typical PFT, cherry picking another source to just to rehash the same material. :beatdeadhorse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana_89 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 :ols: April's fool 1) Even if we were going to draft Bradford and wanted him badly enough with McNabb we can still do it 2) Suppose Shanahan didnt want Donovan and took a page out of philly's playbook and said No,thanks he was too old ,then what?? 3)How does that explain them talking to Oakland and Buffalo??? Was it also Reid & Co's masterplan to dangle McNabb in front of them to stop them too from drafting Bradford?? At the end of the day McNabb is a Redskins he's wanted and valued here. I think the real deal is that they wanted to keep both(McNabband Kolb) and couldn't. Perhaps Reid was hoping that # 5 would concede the starting job to Kolb and be his backup in order to remain a filthy iggle. But if it helps Reid and Co sleep better at night then oh yeah it TOTALLY WORKED;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskinjoe Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 That's a load of bull. Look back to the fan reaction of trading Dawkins last year. Trading McNabb was a political move. Kolb is not going to ride the Eagles to the Super Bowl this year or possibly next. I think the Eagles needed to do right by McNabb and themselves. Who'd want to play for them if they shipped a player of Donovan's caliber to Al Davis? Best case senario... McNabb plays 2-3 years. Kolb will take 1-3 years to develop. If the Skins trade players like Landry, Haynesworth, or Cooley for draft picks, we may have a first round QB on our roster behind McNabb sooner than you think. The Eagles trade of McNabb was for draft picks and political posture. Plus, the competition twice a year makes for great headlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 must be a slow day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheismannQuote Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Don't take this as gospel. Read the tweet. No. Wait. Read this part... "NFL execs believe one reason..." It's twitter. It's a 140 character limit. Choose your words wisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Come on Schef. you've got to do better than this.+1Talk about a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 LOL! Had Jason LaConfora written this there would've already been a hundred replies bashing him. Schefter deserves the same type of treatment for this one. If the 'skins wanted Bradford bad enough they would've done whatever it took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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