McNabb Contract Talks to Resume

[Dr. FLK]

Of course I know the last sentence, but it was being said that 40M was guaranteed. Well that's good that it's not, but I stand by what I said about him being too expensive to be a mentor like you suggested.

It's entirely possible that you're right. And, assuming you are, I would hope they know to cut ties once (if) a replacement comes along. But who knows if they will. It at least sounds like this deal gives them that opportunity.

I don't know where to put this...but 18 seconds into the game, the Skins suck. And, why wasn't that taunting on D-Jackson?

[mweb]

It's entirely possible that you're right. And, assuming you are, I would hope they know to cut ties once (if) a replacement comes along. But who knows if they will. It at least sounds like this deal gives them that opportunity.I don't know where to put this...but 18 seconds into the game, the Skins suck. And, why wasn't that taunting on D-Jackson?

How does it sound like that? It sounds like it allows them to get out of the deal pretty early, but if they keep him, I'm assuming he'd be quite expensive.

[allstar1579]

How does it sound like that? It sounds like it allows them to get out of the deal pretty early, but if they keep him, I'm assuming he'd be quite expensive.

I have a feeling it's one of those contracts where if left alone it's 40m guar. but they have voidable options or roster bonuses or something each season.

I'm just hoping that it doesn't keep them from looking for a QB for the future.

[JDubs]

The haters in this room, creeping over from the Ravens board, have clearly not done their homework. Forget the 5 years, this is essentially structured to be five 1-year contracts--and the last year is likely voidable. Today was the deadline for teams to apply guaranteed money from in-season contract extensions against the non-cap year. i.e. the $40 million is not that big a deal. It's smart salary management, but haters can pretend that it's business as usual in Washington.

$40 million guaranteed is a little more than I expected him to get, but this was right move for the team. It shows the players who were a bit rattled by Shanahan's handling of McNabb that the team is committed to rewarding the players that earn their spot AND it reestablishes McNabb as QB1 for teammates that were uncertain. Admittedly, McNabb hasn't been great (although I blame the O-Line), but the players believe in him, so the team had to show them it believes in him too. I expect McNabb to improve in the short term and then when he declines to the point of not being a starter, either professionally accept a back-up role to mentor an incumbent (which he did an outstanding job doing with Vick, by all accounts) OR the Skins release him without too bad of a cap hit (assuming cap is in place and penalties are structured similarly).

Granted, in 5 years he'll resemble McFavre, but I don't expect him to play out the entirety of his contract. Even he knows that. He is always saying how accomplished he feels that he even reached the last year of his contract because of what a rarity that has become due to modern NFL economics. He pointed to Brady and P. Manning as good company to be in since they were the other two starting QBs in their final contract year.

Bottom line: The Redskins absolutely had to extend McNabb (or else the trade would have been indefensible) and they did so in a timely manner. Now they have a guy who will win some games and who is professional enough to mentor a young gun who will eventually take his job. [sarcasm]But yeah, the Redskins never learn.[/sarcasm]

[mweb]

I have a feeling it's one of those contracts where if left alone it's 40m guar. but they have voidable options or roster bonuses or something each season.

I'm just hoping that it doesn't keep them from looking for a QB for the future.

Yeah, that's probably right, which means there isn't an option in the contract to have him become an affordable backup like FLK suggests. Cutting him and bringing him back cheaply would be that option.

[mweb]

Tonight isn't making me feel any better about my initial comment in this thread.

[Dr. FLK]

Tonight isn't making me feel any better about my initial comment in this thread.

I don't see how you can blame tonight on him. He's been in obvious passing situations for 57 minutes tonight, and I think he's handled himself well. One INT wasn't his fault. He hasn't been great, but he's been put in an awful situation from the start. I don't know who would succeed when their defense puts them in this ridiculous of a hole.

That being said...I hope they draft a nice young QB this off season.

[mweb]

I don't see how you can blame tonight on him. He's been in obvious passing situations for 57 minutes tonight, and I think he's handled himself well. One INT wasn't his fault. He hasn't been great, but he's been put in an awful situation from the start. I don't know who would succeed when their defense puts them in this ridiculous of a hole.

That being said...I hope they draft a nice young QB this off season.

I'm not blaming tonight on him, but he didn't look good for the most part either. Which pick wasn't his fault? The one off Moss was a bad pass and Santana was barely able to get one hand on it.

And the offense didn't help early on either, although McNabb didn't even get to pass the first possession. They went 3 and out on 3 of their first 4 possessions, with the other resulting in the pick.