Rumor: Eagles Will Look to Trade McNabb

[DJ Rhude]

I've soured on his mentality over the last few years. I guess the negativity of the town has worn on him.

That said, I'm not upset if he goes.

Maybe he wasn't negative enough.....in hindsight maybe he shouldn't have welcomed Vick with open arms....bringing Vick there was just another distraction that helped fuck with continuity of the Eagles offense.....Reid didn't know what the hell to do with Vick lol

Bah, what the hell do I care, them bastards have owned us the last few years

[dave]

Vick in no way was a "distraction." If anything the team benefited from having around in the locker room and on the field. He was just a weapon Reid couldn't use to its highest disposal.

I would much rather see Reid and his people leave than McNabb. Reid has fell short so many times in so many ways that its a wonder he's not on the hot-seat. He has horrible time-management and horrible play-calling skills. The success of the eagles the past decade has been solely on the talent we brought in, Jim Johnson and Donovan McNabb. Would I be sad if McNabb left? Yes, but at this point I don't see any other alternatives. This team needs to be shaken up a little bit.

To completely dismiss Reid is ridiculous.
28 other NFL teams would kill to have his record the past 10 years.
While I agree his offensive playcalling can be shoddy, there are few coaches better than Andy Reid.

[Mogriffjr]

McNabb gave the higher ups the approval to bring Vick in for a reason ;);)...lucky Vick aint no snitch!

McNabb to the Niners would be so FTW...

[DJ Rhude]

Vick in no way was a "distraction." If anything the team benefited from having around in the locker room and on the field. He was just a weapon Reid couldn't use to its highest disposal.

I would much rather see Reid and his people leave than McNabb. Reid has fell short so many times in so many ways that its a wonder he's not on the hot-seat. He has horrible time-management and horrible play-calling skills. The success of the eagles the past decade has been solely on the talent we brought in, Jim Johnson and Donovan McNabb. Would I be sad if McNabb left? Yes, but at this point I don't see any other alternatives. This team needs to be shaken up a little bit.

Maybe you misunderstood my use of the word distraction

The simple fact that Reid kept dicking around trying to find ways to plug Vick in, was a distraction to the offense....it also was a distraction to McNabb.......you even agreed that he couldn't find a good way to utlilize Vick......

Nabb's a good guy and he would never speak ill of Reid or Vick in public though

And how did the Eagles benefit from just having Vick around? They're the ones who threw Vick a life line, other than that, the Eagles didn't need Vick......they already had a guy in McNabb who was good for the locker room and on the field

[Tailback U]

I would trade JaMarcus Russell and a factory full of Chunky Soup for McNabb in a heartbeat.

[ralaw]

Andy Reid has had a lot of regular season success, but I’ve always wondered why he doesn’t take more heat for the Eagles not getting over the hump. Instead McNabb has always taken the blame and for that I wouldn’t be surprised if he was ready to go. I also don't agree that Vick was a distraction, because in reality he was hardly used. He'd get maybe a play or two a game, but that was it. The problem with the Eagles is that they always seem to run into better teams.

[dave]

28 other teams would also kill to have the Talent on his team, The successful and profitable franchise, great management, Jim Johnson for 9 of those 10 years, and McNabb at the helm. Andy Reid has failed. Championships mean everything.

Please.

It takes more than talent to win a championship.

It certainly helps, but the Eagles had winning records with guys like Todd Pinkston as their #1 WR. That's simply good coaching.

Your dismissal of Andy Reid is ridiculous.

Again, ask 28 fans of 28 other teams on these boards if they'd take Andy Reid as their coach.

You're spoiled by all the winning.

Sure he hasn't won the Super Bowl yet, but the Eagles have nothing to be ashamed of. And if anyone's to blame for the 2004 Super Bowl loss, it's McNabb, not Reid.

[Argath]

I'd take Andy Reid over Jim Zorn and Steve Spurrier

[Hasselbeck]

I would trade JaMarcus Russell and a factory full of Chunky Soup for McNabb in a heartbeat.

The Eagles don't really need an offensive tackle though.

[Rayman]

I agree with that, MCnabb ran the poorest excuse for the two minute drill in the history of football. I still think had he been quicker, and crisper they would've walked out Super Bowl champs.

Reid has to share some blame in that. His clock management skills were terrible that day.

[kbpsu]

Don't care where the information came from I'm not buying it. Andy Reid has had his fat dick stuck in Mcnabb's ass since the day he was drafted. He would not have signed an extension if he thought he'd lose his precious Mcnabb.

I agree with you. As long as Reid is there, McNabb will be there too. And I like it that way. I'm not buying this rumor either.

I think getting rid of McNabb would be a terrible decision and would only set our franchise back.

Kolb may have looked good in his 2 games, but he played NO and KC. NO ranked 25th in total defense, KC ranked 30th. NO 26th in passing defense, KC 22nd in passing defense. Not really excellent defenses, and not something to bank Kolb's success on.

[dave]

Ask 32 head coaches if they wouldn't love a shot to manage the Eagles. This team should be a dynasty and they should've been competing with the Pats and Steelers for most superbowl victories this decade. You can't justify the shortcomings this team has created countless times. I am not spoiled, I simply have very high expectations just like every Eagles fan in America. It's superbowl or bust with us every single year. So Chalk it up. 2009-10 = BUST

As an Eagles' fan, it pains me greatly to write this, but even coached up - they weren't beating Dallas this year.
Dallas was simply the superior team.
I can't think of one area where the Eagles had a clear advantage over the Cowboys.

Now excuse me while I try to find an airplane bag to puke in.

[jHammack]

Stupid. Eagles aren't going to be happy when the league gets in-depth film of Kolb and then he shits the bed. I'm not impressed with the guy, not even a little bit. Definitely not enough to trade a future hall-of-fame QB like #5.

[Hasselbeck]

I agree with that, MCnabb ran the poorest excuse for the two minute drill in the history of football. I still think had he been quicker, and crisper they would've walked out Super Bowl champs.

Such a common misconception.

Even if McNabb led that late scoring drive with a little more sense of urgency, there's what.. another minute, 1:30 on the clock.. tops? The Eagles were down 10 late in the 4th. They'd have needed a 3 and out, because they were out of timeouts.. and then another drive to put them in FG range.

I'm sorry.. I don't see how DMc choked the Super Bowl away, IMO.. the Patriots were the best team that night and they proved it... a botched 4th quarter drive in terms of the clock didn't make nearly the amount of difference as people say it did.

[bringbackjimmy]

Maybe you misunderstood my use of the word distraction

The simple fact that Reid kept dicking around trying to find ways to plug Vick in, was a distraction to the offense....it also was a distraction to McNabb.......you even agreed that he couldn't find a good way to utlilize Vick......

Nabb's a good guy and he would never speak ill of Reid or Vick in public though

And how did the Eagles benefit from just having Vick around? They're the ones who threw Vick a life line, other than that, the Eagles didn't need Vick......they already had a guy in McNabb who was good for the locker room and on the field

just like he let TO take all the blame?