[CBFF] Incites | A McNabb trade (in theory)

[Phil DeNomme]

Cant say I disagree, mac.  I'd take McNabb in a heartbeat right now.  But if
the work that Pep has done on Rex this offseason really gets his mechanics
down, I could be changing my tune early in the season.  But as of right now,
McNabb has put up bigger and better numbers with really only 1 year of TO as
a stud WR.  The rest of the time, he really hasn't had real big names at WR.

But it wont happen anyways.  :)

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[mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of mactbone
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [CBFF] Incites | A McNabb trade (in theory)

>Why Rex succeed:
>-Based on what I've heard from "experts" in the media, QBs in their
>second year of full-time service tend to improve over their first
>year.
But he does have 22 starts and multiple years in the league.

>-Rex made some stupid mistakes last year.  No doubt.  It's difficult
>to quantify, but he does have that confidence you see in the league's
>best QBs.  Last years shortcomings are exactly that: last year's.
We don't magically expect Danieal Manning to be the best safety on the team
- or any other player to fix all of his problems in the offseason. Players
usually have incremental increases not giant jumps.

>-One step back, two steps forward.  The Bears lost Thomas Jones.
>IMHO, that's as much a loss to the passing game as it is to the
>running game.  However, Cedric Benson is a better talent than Jones,
>Devin Hester's speed is enough to keep defenses honest, and Greg Olson
>is as close to a sure-thing you'll see in the first round of the
>draft.  All factors that will contribute to Rex's success.
Moose is a year older and Olson probably won't see the field much. Devin
Hester couldn't earn the position in college. Cedric Benson couldn't wrest
the job away from that better talent the last two years.

>-Rex plays in the NFC North.
Which plays the NFC East and AFC West this year.

>-Rex isn't coming off a injury season for the first time since he came
>into the league.
Has there been an off-season where he couldn't play?

Why McNabb will struggle:
>-Older.
He's only 30 - younger than Manning by a few months.

>-Coming off a serious knee injury.  Not good for a "scrambling" QB.
He's rushed, 41, 25 and 32 times the past three seasons. He's also passed
for 7029 yards in his past 34 games.

>-Offense lost some key players, such as Dante Stallworth (sp?)
So you're talking about McNabb on the Eagles being worse than Grossman on
the Bears? I'm not sure how that's relevant but Bryant Westbrook and Reggie
Brown are still there and they picked up Kevin Curtis.

>-McNabb plays in the NFC East.
Who play the NFC North this year.

Anyway, that was more devil's advocate than anything but I think McNabb is
better than Grossman. I don't see how you could think otherwise. Grossman as
potential is great, but that potential has to become reality if he's going
to be better than McNabb. McNabb might be a risk with his injury but it's
not due to his scrambling it's because it's starting to look like he's
injury prone. However, that's how we all thought of Grossman and he made it
through the season. The Bears won't do it, but I think the trade would make
a lot of sense.
-Chris


On 5/23/07, Dwayne <dwayne at wctc.net> wrote:
> I will gladly second that statement!
> D
>
>
>
> At the risk of sounding like the beer I've been drinking tonight is
> blue-n-orange, I have little doubt that Rex Grossman will be a better
> QB than McNabb in 07.  In fact, I expect to see him in the pro-bowl
> next year... not to mention the Super Bowl.
>
> It's a rumor.  It's a stupid rumor.  Won't happen.
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> On 5/21/07, mactbone <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > The Chicago Bears are ready to win the Super Bowl. They might have won
> it last year except for a glaring weakness at quarterback. Before the
> ever-popular "window" closes, the Bears need a quality QB to kick them
> over the hump.
>
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