Pro Football Talk has put out a blog basically apologizing for jumping on every “he said/she said” lead. Read it. Laughter will ensue.
In steps Mike Mayock, of the NFL Network, as the voice of reason. I don't have a link or source (because the NFL wants you to riot until you have the NFL Network on your cable or satellite provider), but I will give you the key points to... um... well, his point.
1.Donovan McNabb only has one year remaining on his contract. So if he doesn't sign an extension, no team is going to give up a second round pick that will be a good player with a cheap four year contract.
2.Donovan McNabb would prefer to hit free agency and dictate money and situation, like possibly being Brett Favre's replacement in Minnesota (they like them old there).
In conclusion: the Eagles don't want to give McNabb away. As much as everybody likes Kolb's potential and Vick's athleticism, McNabb has been a consistently high performer at the most important position for 11 years. You don't trade that away for a fourth or fifth round pick who might not even make your team. From the other teams' perspective, you don't give away talented young cheap labor for a guy who is only going to be on your team for one season. McNabb won't be traded.
I admire the Eagles organization because they run their franchise with a lot of efficiency. This one has been handled with a type of sloppiness I'm not used to seeing from the Eagles.
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