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It’s public knowledge that the Buffalo Bills were interested in dealing for Donovan McNabb, who was traded to the Washington Redskins on late Sunday. What wasn’t known to this point is if the Bills actually made a trade offer to Philadelphia.
According to a Sunday night column from Jason Cole at Yahoo Sports, the Bills not only made an offer for McNabb, but were willing to give him an extension.
“When the Buffalo Bills expressed interest – and even were willing to give McNabb a contract extension – he passed on the offer.” Cole wrote in his column.
So regardless if you want to blast the Bills for failing to land McNabb, give Buddy Nix and the front office credit for attempting to better the team with a significant move. And assuming Cole’s column is accurate, you can’t tee off on Ralph Wilson for being cheap. Reportedly, he was willing to sign off on a contract extension that will surely command an annual eight-figure salary.
The bottom line is plain and simple; McNabb didn’t want to come to Buffalo. Andy Reid showed enough respect for his quarterback of 11 years to trade him to a team he wanted to play for unless there other options weren’t available.
You can’t fault for McNabb not wanting to come to Buffalo. He’s 33-years old and probably near the downside of his prime. The Bills are basically starting over with yet another regime and McNabb didn’t want to be part of a rebuilding project.
And don’t finger point at the Bills either—they did attempt to land him, and going as far to offer a lucrative extension shows Wilson was willing to pay the price.
According to a Sunday night column from Jason Cole at Yahoo Sports, the Bills not only made an offer for McNabb, but were willing to give him an extension.
“When the Buffalo Bills expressed interest – and even were willing to give McNabb a contract extension – he passed on the offer.” Cole wrote in his column.
So regardless if you want to blast the Bills for failing to land McNabb, give Buddy Nix and the front office credit for attempting to better the team with a significant move. And assuming Cole’s column is accurate, you can’t tee off on Ralph Wilson for being cheap. Reportedly, he was willing to sign off on a contract extension that will surely command an annual eight-figure salary.
The bottom line is plain and simple; McNabb didn’t want to come to Buffalo. Andy Reid showed enough respect for his quarterback of 11 years to trade him to a team he wanted to play for unless there other options weren’t available.
You can’t fault for McNabb not wanting to come to Buffalo. He’s 33-years old and probably near the downside of his prime. The Bills are basically starting over with yet another regime and McNabb didn’t want to be part of a rebuilding project.
And don’t finger point at the Bills either—they did attempt to land him, and going as far to offer a lucrative extension shows Wilson was willing to pay the price.
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