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... if the Eagles' two losses in six days to the Cowboys by a combined score of 58-14 means that the oft-discussed eventual dismissal of Donovan McNabb finally comes to pass this offseason (in favor of the 36th overall pick of the '07 Draft, Kevin Kolb, who's going into his fourth year and who had back-to-back 300-yard performances in his lone two career starts earlier this year, BTW), I don't currently see many logical destinations for him. But the Bills may be one.
- No team in the NFC East. Redskins may have the need but their divisional rival status eliminates them.
- No team in the NFC North, save for possibly the Vikings in Minnesota in Favre retires (McNabb's OC in Philly for many years was Childress). But w/how well #4's playing- and how Brett always eventually chooses to come back, anyway- I don't look at them as a strong option, either.
- Possibly the Panthers in the NFC South. But they don't own their 1st-round pick (McNabb really worth a mid-round 1st-round pick, anyway?), and Matt Moore was actually quite impressive down the stretch (Carolina as a team, for that matter). Their need for McNabb may not be terribly urgent.
- Can't see him anywhere in the NFC West except arguably the Seahawks w/how poorly Hasselbeck played Seattle's final three weeks. Rams will almost unquestionably find their QB through the Draft (they're too far removed from contention, anyway, that a trade for McNabb makes no sense) and Alex Smith probably did enough to start for San Fran in '10.
- Kyle Orton will probably be retained as a RFA (if no new CBA) in Denver, and I just can't envision McNabb in silver and black, not especially w/Tom Cable's job in jeopardy because of his comments that his Raiders probably would've made the playoffs were if not for JaMarcus Russell playing QB. Davis refuses to give up on a virtual hopeless cause, apparently.
- There is no logical fit in the AFC South. David Garrard has the weakest hold on his starting job, but he seems generally statistically sufficient. And not Jax's greatest liability, anyway (their pass defense was absymal all season; even Fitzpatrick about went for 300 in the Bills' loss).
- Can't find a home anywhere in the AFC North. Possibly Cleveland, and they did just hire (as in today) Tom Heckert of the Eagles to be their new general manager. Adding McNabb, though, would likely belie the Browns' rebuilding effort (as bad as the Bills are- and defying the fact Cleveland's beaten the Bills three consecutive years- they're even further from contention than Buffalo. Neither are close, for what it's worth).
- So you knew I was getting around to it: in the AFC East, there's Buffalo; that's it. With the Bills seemingly likely to hire a coordinator (Schottenheimer Jr. and Frazier currently seem to represent the best bets), trading for McNabb would recoup certain lost ticket sales (may make football sense, too, but the financial vantage point won't be lost on Russ Brandon). Or if hell freezes over and the Bills manage to snag Cowher, it may actually be even MORE incumbent of the Bills to try to procure a proven and successful QB to lead this team for at least a few years. Either way, I wouldn't discount the possibility of Donovan in Buffalo in 2010; I really wouldn't. Not likely- just possible. And it wouldn't involve parting w/#9.
- No team in the NFC East. Redskins may have the need but their divisional rival status eliminates them.
- No team in the NFC North, save for possibly the Vikings in Minnesota in Favre retires (McNabb's OC in Philly for many years was Childress). But w/how well #4's playing- and how Brett always eventually chooses to come back, anyway- I don't look at them as a strong option, either.
- Possibly the Panthers in the NFC South. But they don't own their 1st-round pick (McNabb really worth a mid-round 1st-round pick, anyway?), and Matt Moore was actually quite impressive down the stretch (Carolina as a team, for that matter). Their need for McNabb may not be terribly urgent.
- Can't see him anywhere in the NFC West except arguably the Seahawks w/how poorly Hasselbeck played Seattle's final three weeks. Rams will almost unquestionably find their QB through the Draft (they're too far removed from contention, anyway, that a trade for McNabb makes no sense) and Alex Smith probably did enough to start for San Fran in '10.
- Kyle Orton will probably be retained as a RFA (if no new CBA) in Denver, and I just can't envision McNabb in silver and black, not especially w/Tom Cable's job in jeopardy because of his comments that his Raiders probably would've made the playoffs were if not for JaMarcus Russell playing QB. Davis refuses to give up on a virtual hopeless cause, apparently.
- There is no logical fit in the AFC South. David Garrard has the weakest hold on his starting job, but he seems generally statistically sufficient. And not Jax's greatest liability, anyway (their pass defense was absymal all season; even Fitzpatrick about went for 300 in the Bills' loss).
- Can't find a home anywhere in the AFC North. Possibly Cleveland, and they did just hire (as in today) Tom Heckert of the Eagles to be their new general manager. Adding McNabb, though, would likely belie the Browns' rebuilding effort (as bad as the Bills are- and defying the fact Cleveland's beaten the Bills three consecutive years- they're even further from contention than Buffalo. Neither are close, for what it's worth).
- So you knew I was getting around to it: in the AFC East, there's Buffalo; that's it. With the Bills seemingly likely to hire a coordinator (Schottenheimer Jr. and Frazier currently seem to represent the best bets), trading for McNabb would recoup certain lost ticket sales (may make football sense, too, but the financial vantage point won't be lost on Russ Brandon). Or if hell freezes over and the Bills manage to snag Cowher, it may actually be even MORE incumbent of the Bills to try to procure a proven and successful QB to lead this team for at least a few years. Either way, I wouldn't discount the possibility of Donovan in Buffalo in 2010; I really wouldn't. Not likely- just possible. And it wouldn't involve parting w/#9.
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