There is a ton of speculation surrounding whether McNabb will be traded this offseason.  The Eagles have a decision to make and they cannot keep delaying the inevitable.  Do they stick with #5 or do they move in a new direction and hand over the reigns to the quarterback that they surprisingly drafted with the 36th pick in the 2007 NFL draft?  I say the Eagles should go with Kevin Kolb and here’s why.

I’ve always been critical of Donovan McNabb.  He simply strikes a nerve with me.  It’s for all the obvious reasons: he has never won a Super Bowl after having several legitimate chances to do so, he has been injured way too many times, he doesn’t take the game seriously enough, and he is terribly inaccurate.  What bothers me the most is when he throws the ball straight into the ground or 10 feet over the receivers head on 3rd down and smiles and laughs about it.  That drives me absolutely nuts.

McNabb is far from a consistently accurate QB.  McNabb supporters will point to his interception to passing attempt ratio being amongst the best in the league.  That is a great characteristic of McNabb.  He rarely turns the ball over. That’s because he rarely gives the opposing team to opportunity intercept him because the majority of his passes are over- or under-thrown.  I would rather focus on his completion percentage.

In 2009, McNabb was 20th in the league — not even in the top half!  Alex Smith, Jay Cutler, David Garrard, and Jason Campbell all had better completion percentages then McNabb.  That is unacceptable!  This wasn’t just one isolated year.  In 2008, McNabb was ranked 18th in completion percentage.  Jason Campbell, Shaun Hill, Trent Edwards, and Jeff Garcia all ousted McNabb in the category.  McNabb beat out Ryan Fitzpatrick by a mere 0.8%.  In 2007, McNabb was ranked 20th.  Beaten by Joey Harrington, Brian Griese, Jon Kitna, Sage Rosenfels and Vince Young. In 2006, McNabb was ranked 23rd.  Again beaten by Joey Harrington and others such as Damon Huard, J.P. Losman, and Mark Brunell.  I could go on, but I think I made my point.  For the last 4 season, McNabb hasn’t even cracked the top 50% in completion percentage and his completion percentage was worse than Joey Harrington during 2 seasons.

I’ve made my case about McNabb.  Now what do I like about Kevin Kolb?  Everything.  I like Kolb’s work ethic, attitude, and most importantly his skills on the football field.  Kolb has the attitude of a winner.  You can see that he takes the game very seriously when he plays.  He plays the game with a passion that cannot be met by McNabb.  Kolb throws a beautiful football.  It’s usually a tight spiral delivered right on the money.  He rarely over and under-throws receivers like McNabb.  Unfortunately, we haven’t seen enough meaningful games from Kolb to have a perfect picture of his capabilities.  We have the previous season’s Ravens debacle and two games this past season against the Saints and Chiefs to judge him.

I don’t put any weight into the Ravens game.  If McNabb was playing awful against the Ravens on a full week of preparation, what makes anyone think that Kolb would do any better against the Ravens without any preparation?  Kolb at least was able to move the football and pick up first downs.  He just made a few stupid rookie mistakes against a pretty good safety by the name of Ed Reed.  A more telling story of Kolb is how he played against the Saints and Chiefs.  In both games, Kolb threw over 300 yards and had 2 TDs.

Another reason that I feel that the Eagles should choose Kolb as their starting QB next season and trade McNabb is because the Eagles have a young football team at the skill positions.  With DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Brent Celek, and LeSean McCoy all 25 years or younger, I think it’s better to have a young QB to grow and develop with them.  I think Kolb has a better rapport with those players.  Just look at how well the offense played together with Kolb against the Chiefs.  Granted, it was the Chiefs, but we got a glimpse of what the future offense would look like with Kolb and these great young players.  Bleeding Green Nation has reported that when the young players have a question about the offense, they tend to go to Kolb instead of McNabb.

I think it’s time for a new era in Philadelphia and that Kevin Kolb should be the Eagles starting quarterback next season.  Trade McNabb for a 2nd-round and a 5th-round pick.  Pick up an offensive lineman in the first round and then focus on building up the defense in round 2 and 3. It’s the Eagles blue print for success.

Jay should be making his case for why McNabb should return to the Eagles shortly.

All Philadelphia Sports Readers,

Sorry for the lack of updates over the last couple a months.  As most of you know, the draft and free agency is my bread and butter and when I get most active with blogging on the Eagles since I, like all of us, love to put on my GM hat.

I swear the Giants front office reads this blog since I was rather high on Aaron Ross, Mario Manningham, Clint Sintim, and William Beatty, all players whom the Giants have drafted.

In any event, I’m currently studying for the Pennsylvania Bar exam, which will finally be over in one week.

After that, get ready for talk about the Eagles draft.

I’ll have a special guest writer, King Vaidya, on here to engage in a McNabb vs. Kolb debate.  He’s been a contributor to the website in the past.  I want Kevin Kolb to take the reigns next season and Jay is a devote #5 advocate.  I’ve alwasy been a fan of Kolb and have always criticized McNabb.  One can only take so many balls thrown into the ground on 3rd and 5 and seeing McNabb smile makes me want to punch the television.  I believe that Kolb will be every bit as good as Matt Ryan or Aaron Rodgers and Jay and I will be squaring off to make our opinions heard.

We’ll also be diving into the draft coverage heavily from March through April.

All I have to say now is that we desperately need to boost the offensive line.  I don’t care if we add a guard or a tackle, but we need another offensive lineman if we want to stop the Cowboys defensive line from raping us next season.

I would take a look at Idaho OG Mike Iupati, Illinois OG Jon Asamoah, and Maryland OT Bruce Campbell, who are all viable options when the Eagles are on the clock.  NFL Draft Countdown has the Eagles drafting OLB Sean Weatherspoon and I will tell you right now that the Eagles will not be drafting a linebacker in the first round.

Talk to you guys soon.

Game of the Year!  Enjoy!

The 76ers have offered Allen Iverson a one-year contract. Allen Iverson has not accepted the deal yet. A possible sticking points may be over Allen Iverson wanting a two-year deal.

According to ESPN, the 76ers are “seriously considering” offering Allen Iverson a contract.

I think they should drop the seriously considering and make it happen!

Where’s there to lose?  Nothing.  With a 5-11 record and the league’s lowest attendance, it shouldn’t even be a question.

BRING BACK ALLEN IVERSON!

If you want the fancy analysis weighing the pros and cons of this move, check out Sixers 4 Guidos.

Elton Brand’s new Converse shoe, the EB2, was recently released.  Converse has paired up with JC Penny to offer the shoe at affordable prices: $65 for adults, $50 for kids.  Here’s a picture of the EB2:

One player that I’ve grown to love is Jordan Shipley. I know we’ve exhausted the WR argument. With DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, and up-and-commer Brandon Gibson, the Eagles are stacked at the position. This past offseason, the Eagles had too many receivers, they had a hard time figuring out who to cut and who to keep.

However, with Kevin Curtis constantly ailing, it has me thinking whether the Eagles should depart with White Lightning and turn to White Lightning 2.0 in the upcoming draft. Texas’s Jordan Shipley is an elite NCAA WR. He’s had three straight games with double-digit receptions and has eclipsed the 100 yard mark 3 times in 5 games this season.

Shipley is currently the 7th ranked receiver on NFL Draft Countdown’s WR rankings. There’s a solid chance that he’ll be available in round 4 and possibly round 5. My question to you is whether you say happy trails to Kevin Curtis and his bum knee and draft his replacement in Jordan Shipley?

What a start for the Flyers!  They’ve improved their record to 3-0 to start the season.  Last night they beat the Washington Capitals 6-5 in overtime thanks to a Daniel Briere game-winning goal on his 32nd birthday.  Mike Richards had a hat trick in the game, the second hat trick of his career.  What a game! Check out the highlights.

Fan favorite Jeremiah Trotter is back with the Eagles. The Eagles signed the 32-year-old veteran to a one-year deal at the league minimum.  To make room for Trotter, Jeff Garcia was axed (pun intended).

I’m assuming that Trotter was brought in to give special teams another abled body, give the fans something else to get excited about, and probably use in some short-yardage situations.  Hopefully the time off benefited Trotters bum knees.

The image above is from our wallpaper galleries, which you can find links to on the right side.  To view all of our Jeremiah Trotter wallpapers, follow the link.