Would the Broncos make a move for McNabb if he is available?

[Shazam!]

As Dan Reeves once said, "Get him."

[Magnificent Seven]

McNabb to Denver?

Are the Denver Broncos going to make earth-shattering news at the quarterback position for the second straight year?

It seems as if they are considering it.

ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio reports that Denver is one of three teams that have had multiple conversations with the Eagles about the availability of quarterback Donovan McNabb. The other two teams are Buffalo and Cleveland.

Very interesting.

Denver coach Josh McDaniels showed last year he is not afraid to make blockbuster moves and he is open to anything. McDaniels shipped 25-year-old Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler to Chicago last season after he tried to get Matt Cassel from New England.

Denver received quarterback Kyle Orton as part of the Cutler trade with Chicago. Orton was decent last year. He is likely going to be a free agent. This weekend, Denver owner Pat Bowlen said he would like to keep Orton.

However, it seems the Broncos are at least exploring the idea of adding McNabb. There will be plenty developments in the next several weeks before the trading and free agency season begins. But the fact that McDaniels is thinking about bringing in an elite quarterback doesn’t surprise me.

Still, I’m not sure if McNabb is the perfect fit for Denver. He is 33 and has been banged up. While he is a better player than Orton, would McNabb be the difference-maker in Denver? I don’t think Denver is just a quarterback away from being a legitimate title contender. The Broncos have other issues.

If McNabb came cheaply, maybe Denver should consider it. But he is not worth up giving up a bevy of draft picks at this point of his career. This team has to continue to build. Adding a fading star may not be the smartest move. But, it seems, it is an idea that is being mulled as McDaniels continues to look for the right quarterback in Denver.

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post...nabb-to-denver

[CrazyHorse]

The McOffense!

[Medford Bronco]

Originally Posted by broken12

boring, mcnabb is cutler out of shape! even with the diabetes cutler could hold up better! yet what is this organization saying about its move with cutler and dealing him away, now looking for a qb! FART!

What McNabb has zero winning seasons and led the league in picks in 09


way off base

[Shazam!]

Originally Posted by broken12
boring, mcnabb is cutler out of shape! even with the diabetes cutler could hold up better! yet what is this organization saying about its move with cutler and dealing him away, now looking for a qb! FART!

Puhhleeze. Cutler isn't half the player McNabb is. Keep dreaming.

I'm not hot on the McNabb issue because I hate Orton. Far from it. He'd be a significant upgrade, and any deal that makes my team better I am all for it.

Him and a mid-Round QB for the future would be a nice investment at the position. We all know Clay's boy Chris Simms is doomed.

[Jrwiz]

Originally Posted by HORSEPOWER 56

That's funny, I saw Eddie run in the 4.3s at the combine and at his pro day. I also saw him take some pretty deep passes to the house (with Cutler throwing him the ball two years ago) and leaving a lot of DBs in his wake as he pulled away from them. Cleveland? NYJ? Yeah, those were nice. Eddie has better pure hands than Desean, too.

If you were Eddie Royal, would you be happy with the way the 2009 season turned out for you (through no fault of your own)?

I believe your wrong about ER speed but I'll let someone else dig that up as I'm on a blackberry with only one screen available.

As for no fault of his own, are you sure he had nothing to do with not getting his # called.

Perhaps he was not getting open or running wrong routes.

Since I'm not setting in on film session with the coaches/wr's I can't say for sure whose fault it was.

I also believe your romanticzing a bit about all the long balls he got last year. While my memory is not what it was. It seemed to me it was twice and his other runs wereYAC.

I also believe that he will be more involved in the O this coming season as Orton more comfortable in the scheme. Every one fails to get thatlast years everyone was not only new to the scheme but to each other and in the scheme precise route running and timing are very important.


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[TXBRONC]

Originally Posted by Shazam!

I can't figure why nobody would want Mcnabb. He'd be the best Broncos QB in Denver since John Elway.

Denver'd have a huge 2-3 year window to make a serious run and they'd have just a few more pieces needed.

I have no hate for Orton but McNabb would be an undeniable upgrade.

As far as his age, he's 33. He has a lot of football left.

Kolb is talented and showed great promise in relief, but I don;t have enough confidence in that alone to trade for him as a FT starter. I'd rather Denver draft a QB then.

I'd be super-****ing happy if Denver got McNabb. They'd be automatic contenders again with a bonafide accomplished star at QB.

At 33 years of age maybe he has a lot of football left in him. However over the last five years he's missed 17 games. In the last three seasons alone he's missed a total of four games. My concern isn't his ability it's that he tends to miss a lot games. Also that at 33 years of age it's hard say how much he's got left in the tank.

[broncofaninfla]

McNabb would be a HUGE upgrade over Orton but I'd rather go after a QB for the future, somebody who could be with Denver for years to come...........assuming Mcd didn't run him.

[TXBRONC]

Originally Posted by broncofaninfla

McNabb would be a HUGE upgrade over Orton but I'd rather go after a QB for the future, somebody who could be with Denver for years to come...........assuming Mcd didn't run him.

I like McNabb but I think the cost verses what we potentially would get out of him doesn't balance out in the long run. I think I might feel a little bit differently if set pretty much everywhere else, most especially the offensive and defensive lines.

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by TXBRONC

I like McNabb but I think the cost verses what we potentially would get out out his doesn't balance out in the long run. I think I might feel a little bit differently if set pretty much everywhere else, most especially the offensive and defensive lines.

Ditto!

[CoachChaz]

I keep praying this is a diversion and they are really talking about Kolb

[silkamilkamonico]

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

A young, accurate passer with a strong arm that can run a spread offense and has had success when forced to play due to injury. yeah...what the hell are we thinking?

Sounds a lot like AJ Feeley, Koy Detmer, and Jeff Garcia to me.

No thanks.

LMAO at you guys trading more than 1 second round pick for a guy who's had similiar stats, in a similiar offense, of Detmer, Feeley, and Garcia.

[elsid13]

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/.../83763757.html

If there is one day in the NFL year when we ought to be free of worrying about Donovan McNabb and the Eagles, it should be Super Bowl Sunday. Alas, such is not the case.

We've had reports today from ESPN folk who apparently have too much time on their hands, with their network not doing the game. Adam Schefter says teams have asked the Birds about all three of their quarterbacks and three teams have called about Michael Vick. Sal Paolantonio added that three teams -- Cleveland, Denver and Buffalo -- have had multiple conversations with the Eagles about Donovan McNabb.

Don't know the exact teams myself, but I understand there have been a lot of calls, many of them not about any QB in particular, just letting the Eagles know Team X is interested, should they look to deal any of their three. I'm also told nothing is anywhere close to happening, that all of the queries have been preliminary.

This last point canot be overemphasized. NOTHING IS ANYWHERE CLOSE TO HAPPENING.

As you know, Andy Reid has indicated McNabb will be the Eagles' QB in 2010, and McNabb has said this is his strong understanding, as well. Vick has said he would like to go somewhere where he could start, and a few days ago down at South Beach, McNabb endorsed that idea. Kevin Kolb has said he'd like to start, but is a team player, and so forth.

The Vick-to-St. Louis speculation makes a lot of sense to me.

A scource close to the situation thinks at least half a dozen teams ultimately will inquire about Kolb -- including Cleveland, where Tom Heckert, of course, is now the GM, working under Reid's mentor, Mike Holmgren. Almost any team looking to draft a QB this season would be smart to look into Kolb, who presumably wouldn't need several years of training to take over. This is not a great quarterback draft; if Kolb came out this year, he'd almost certainly be a first-rounder. Of course, with McNabb heading toward his 12th season and not under contract after 2010, trading Kolb would be quite a gamble for the Birds.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Super Bowl XLIV hoopla.

[SOCALORADO.]

Originally Posted by elsid13

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/.../83763757.html

If there is one day in the NFL year when we ought to be free of worrying about Donovan McNabb and the Eagles, it should be Super Bowl Sunday. Alas, such is not the case.

We've had reports today from ESPN folk who apparently have too much time on their hands, with their network not doing the game. Adam Schefter says teams have asked the Birds about all three of their quarterbacks and three teams have called about Michael Vick. Sal Paolantonio added that three teams -- Cleveland, Denver and Buffalo -- have had multiple conversations with the Eagles about Donovan McNabb.

Don't know the exact teams myself, but I understand there have been a lot of calls, many of them not about any QB in particular, just letting the Eagles know Team X is interested, should they look to deal any of their three. I'm also told nothing is anywhere close to happening, that all of the queries have been preliminary.

This last point canot be overemphasized. NOTHING IS ANYWHERE CLOSE TO HAPPENING.

As you know, Andy Reid has indicated McNabb will be the Eagles' QB in 2010, and McNabb has said this is his strong understanding, as well. Vick has said he would like to go somewhere where he could start, and a few days ago down at South Beach, McNabb endorsed that idea. Kevin Kolb has said he'd like to start, but is a team player, and so forth.

The Vick-to-St. Louis speculation makes a lot of sense to me.

A scource close to the situation thinks at least half a dozen teams ultimately will inquire about Kolb -- including Cleveland, where Tom Heckert, of course, is now the GM, working under Reid's mentor, Mike Holmgren. Almost any team looking to draft a QB this season would be smart to look into Kolb, who presumably wouldn't need several years of training to take over. This is not a great quarterback draft; if Kolb came out this year, he'd almost certainly be a first-rounder. Of course, with McNabb heading toward his 12th season and not under contract after 2010, trading Kolb would be quite a gamble for the Birds.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Super Bowl XLIV hoopla.

Sounds more and more like Chaz' has the right take on this.

[broncofaninfla]

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

I keep praying this is a diversion and they are really talking about Kolb

I agree. I've been impressed with what I've seen in Kolb and all of my Eagle buddies LOVE him. Kolb seems to have the potential to be a stud starting QB in this league.