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April 28, 2007

Donovan McNabb's Mom Is So Totally Going To Be Pissed

Allow me to be among the first to overreact to the Eagles' first selection in today's NFL draft

So this is what I get for feeling fat and happy about the Eagles' decision to trade down out of the first round of the NFL Draft.

They took a what? A quarterback? With their first pick? At #36? The third QB taken in the entire draft? Seriously?

I did not see this coming. Yikes. I thought the Birds would go DB (safety or corner) or DE (since they have mostly stiffs at that position right now). Instead, that take a QB, a position at which they already have three (3) veterans.

WIP is already going nuts. G-Cobb is horrified. Sal Paolantonio called in and completely spazzed. Even Eagles Live! on the Birds' site was screwy; Dave Spadaro was "shocked" by the move. And suddenly, controversy in re: the Eagles and, more specifically, Donovan McNabb has returned! (At least it'll let the Phils fly under the radar for the next couple weeks.) Kolb did his part, by saying he "absolutely" thinks he's the "quarterback of the future."

Ugh.

The implications of this decision are troubling in a couple dimensions:

1. As if the pressure to come back from a serious knee injury isn't enough (and it was going to be brutal all freakin summer), now Donovan is going to have to deal with this crap at his minicamp press conferences? He's a sensitive emotional flower! This is going to hurt his delicate little feelings! Andy, what are you doing?!?!?! We thought you shipped Garcia just to make sure that Donovan (and Donovan's mom) would feel treasured and loved -- now this! I don't believe you when you say "This has nothing to do with Donovan McNabb, let me make that clear." How can it not? It has everything to do with McNabb and your evaluation of his future value. Which means....

2. The spreadsheets must have horrible things ot say about Donovan's knee! As in, the valuation of McNabb -- when mapped to QBs who sufer that kind of knee injury at age 30 when they have a history of injuries -- must have gone down! If it's true, it's true, but it wasn't my understanding. That is, I didn't expect that this was the case -- I figured 5 was good for at least four more years. A second-round pick at QB (with Feeley signed and on the roster through 2010) means that McNabb might not ever pull a John Elway (that is, win near the end of his career). The Eagles have officially hedged on McNabb. And the assumption is that this can't be an accident. You can't use this pick on a guy you don't expect to start for you within three years. So either the Eagles are stupid and irrational (not the case), or McNabb's days are numbered.

And here I thought I'd be crowing about some big-hitting safety or speedy corner!

Sigh.

Go Birds.

Posted by thatkid at April 28, 2007 6:54 PM under Philly , Sports , ThatKid , The Papers

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