Depending on which media person you listen to, your favorite team just might be going after one of the quarterbacks from the Philadelphia Eagles.
Does Philadelphia hold the key to the draft?
The Eagles currently have Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick on their roster. Each is, arguably, a starter in the NFL. Given that, from the point of view of the Eagles, the price for their signal callers could be going up.
Let’s first talk about Vick. The Eagles are expected to cut Vick, who is due $5 million this year if he stays on their roster. The most consistent landing place for Vick has been Buffalo and St. Louis. Both clearly need quarterback help and both have top 10 picks in the draft – St. Louis is first and Buffalo ninth.
Just about every offseason McNabb's name has come up in trade rumors. But somehow, McNabb never gets moved. Maybe this offseason will be different. The rumored suitors for McNabb's services are Cleveland, Denver, Arizona, Minnesota (should Brett Favre stay retired), St. Louis and Buffalo.
The reported asking price for McNabb is a first-round pick. That might be too much to ask for a quarterback who is considered an old 33.
Each of the six above teams have also been connected to Kevin Kolb, the 36th pick of the 2007 draft. In limited duty, he's played pretty well. The idea is that the asking price for Kolb would be higher than that of McNabb. However, after Matt Cassel's moderate struggles in Kansas City last season, how big of a risk are teams willing to take on someone only slightly proven?
Kolb being moved to Cleveland, Buffalo, St. Louis would be especially hard to see since they don't have the best offensive weapons. The same could be said for Denver if wide receiver Brandon Marshall is moved, which is expected.
Philadelphia has even reportedly offered Kolb a contract extension. Or perhaps they didn’t. They may even try to bring both Kolb and McNabb back. But if you’re Kolb, do you want to continue being a backup? And if you’re McNabb, do you want to keep looking over your shoulder?
This is all starting to get confusing, isn’t it? McNabb might be too old. Kolb might be too much of a risk. Vick might not even be a quarterback. What does this mean exactly?
It means that Philadelphia may not be getting exactly what they want. But whatever they do, it will have a great affect on the draft.
Comment: Tell me, what exactly are players like McNabb and Kolb reasonably worth in a trade? And how much of a risk would a team be taking by trading for either?
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