Thanks Again Eagles!

Ok, I hate to say I told you so..But here it goes. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! http://scottjackson-jacksonsports.blogspot.com/2010/03/be-careful-what-you-wish-for.html Eagle’s fans you asked for it now you got it. Oh and you will see him TWICE a year. Donovan McNabb is gone, but he's just down I-95 with the Redskins (up until yesterday I did not believe it). I knew he and Andy Reid had a good relationship, but trading within division is CRAZY!  I thought you learned your lesson from the Sonny Jurgenson-Norm Snead deal! Sure I know the Philly spin, Eagles always get rid of guys a year early. That has been true for the most part. However, remember Brian Dawkins? He was REALLY good in Denver last season. He was also a locker room leader, which McNabb was too.

Now not all Redskins fans are sold like I am on this move. I have heard plenty of talk about this move being same old same old. Keep in mind though, this guy is still very productive, he was not a free agent looking to rob a bank, and Dan Snyder did not make this decision over a candle lit dinner with Vinny and a bank robber free agent. Adults are now running the show, Bruce Allen and Mike Shanahan or probably more like Shanahan and Allen. I'm sure the late HOF George Allen has to be smiling that his son was part of this move. He loved the Over The Hill Gang. Did I mention the price was VERY reasonable for McNabb?! A second this year and either 3rd or 4th next year. There is also the position he plays, it is kind of important, QUARTERBACK!!!! You know the turn style position in DC for the last decade. Even if McNabb only had 3 good years left that is more than anyone else has given since Mark Rypien.

I am the most skeptical so and so on the face of the earth 99% of the time, but I truly think the Redskins hit a homerun with this deal (more than the Nat's already). Again the numbers and winning percentage speak for themselves with McNabb. Sure the Skins need to rebuild the O-Line more and now they can address that instead of a QB in the first round. Plus they might get some extra picks from a Campbell deal. The WR's (outside of Moss) are still green, but that is exactly what McNabb dealt with in Philly over the years. The running game will be better here just because they will commit to it, which Andy Reid never did. The other sign that should reassure Skins fans is they are shopping Fat Albert Haynesworth already. It is Mike Shanahan's show. Ask Clinton Portis he should remember, you workout with your teammates or get out. I doubt they will be able to get his fat ass and his contract out of town, but I like the effort.

Finally, I feel bad for Jason Campbell.....BUT...This is pro football and if they had drafted an unproven and dumped him that would be one thing. Instead they added arguably a Top 5 QB or at worst a Top 10 QB. It is a Quarterbacks league with the way the rules are set up and the teams that have the best usually perform the best. Campbell never got a real far shot in DC, but his thin skin to the criticism that goes with being a QB did not help him either. Plus it is interesting to hear Campbell's teammates say they feel for him and then in the next breath say McNabb brings leadership which we so desperately need. Maybe in the right situation Campbell will become that guy.

Unfortunately the days of bringing QB's along slowly is gone. Quarterbacks like every other position need to put up or shut up faster than ever before. As long as we are passing out blame let's not forget Campbell was Joe Gibbs guy and costly too (a 3rd in '05, 1st and 4th '06). Ok, I have not been struck by lighting yet so I will continue. Most of the free agents that were shown the door this off-season b/c of production issues and high contracts were under Gibbs watch too. Saint Joe had the hammer but never used it. He could have told the owner to shut up and let the adults do the work, but he was too busy spending like a drunken sailor on over priced veterans. Maybe he did not notice that the team was not getting much production from their picks or free agents b/c he too busy lining up sponsorships for his NASCAR team. Now Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen are cleaning up the mess he, Vinny, and Danny made.  There is still lots of work left to do, but at least they have someone good under center.