McNabb gets 5 yr/$78M extension

[Cheesehead Craig]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5809694

They bench him 2 weeks ago and now he gets an extension? WTF? Washington is going to regret this move.

[channtheman]

Just saw that and I am also puzzled over it. How does he go from getting benched to that?

[ND72]

WOW....not bad money for a guy who doesn't know or isn't in good enough shape to run the 2 minute offense!

[mission]

Seems really strange, that's for sure...

[Scott Campbell]

My first thought was - no biggie, most of it probably isn't guaranteed. But $40M is guaranteed. And he even has some escalators that could take it to $88M.

That's just nuts.

[Scott Campbell]

Mike Vick must be positively giddy right now.

[Lurker64]

And the hearts of Minnesota Vikings fans sink even further...

[sheepshead]

Are there still people that emulate Dan Snyder on here?

[gbgary]

no wonder he wasn't very criticle in interviews saturday. that's gonna encourage bert to stay another year or two.

[steve823]

Wow. If Mcnabb is worth that money then we should have paid Arod 5 years - 200 million.

What are the Redskins thinking? They throw a ton of money at Haynesworth then they throw more at an old, overrated qb.

[Fritz]

You're benched....oh, and here's a huge contract extension.

Dan Snyder has got to be the most effed up owner in sports. Wow.

[steve823]

Just for comparison:

McNabb 5 years $78 million $40 mill guaranteed
Rodgers 6 years $65 million $20 million guaranteed

And the winner is ... TT.

[pbmax]

Its good to be able to write off the Redskins as serious contenders for the next few years. Or as long as they allow Snyder to own that team. I like McNabb and think he has been overrated and underrated in his career. But that contract is crazy.

[sheepshead]

You guys watching this game Holy Sh*t

[steve823]

Yup.I think the Eagles will easily beat the Giants next Sunday night also.

[Guiness]

Mmmm, thought I posted this in the new one...


McNabb is not having a great season but he's still one of the top QBs in the league . Not like it's easy to find QBs in this league and he really has no talent around him. Not saying I would have done it but I understand.


Agreed that it's not easy to find a top QB, but this type of a contract implies they have confidence he is their long term solution...shortly after he was benched. Seems like some pretty mixed messages to me!

[steve823]

Mmmm, thought I posted this in the new one...




Agreed that it's not easy to find a top QB, but this type of a contract implies they have confidence he is their long term solution...shortly after he was benched. Seems like some pretty mixed messages to me!

You guys honestly think Mcnabb is a top QB ? Out of 12 years in the league, his QB rating has only been above 90 3 times. I think he is an average QB and is somewhere in the middle of the pack (maybe in top 15 QB's in league).

[Guiness]

ok, depends on your definition of 'top'. No, he's not elite anymore, if he ever was.

top 15 == top half of the league, i.e. better than half the guys starting out there. I'd put him in that category.

[steve823]

Agreed. I guess I interpreted top as you saying he was elite. He is in the top 15, though probably closer to 15, but still top 15.

On a side note, how about Vick..WOW. Over 400 yards and 6 tds. My guess of the Eagles winning the division and the Giants collapsing is looking like it's going to happen.

[MichiganPackerFan]

McNabb's a good guy and a team player. He won't get any better over the next few years, but he might be just good enough as they rebuild, draft and develop a QB. Overall, McNabb would be as crazy NOT to sign it as Snyder was to undermine his hand-picked head coach and offer it. Too much money and too long of a contract.

on Vick and in honor of Mobb "DAYUM!"

[Kiwon]

The "Bad Timing" Award clearly goes to the Redskins.

That said, the 'Skins have not had a consistent QB in years. McNabb's an upgrade to what they have had.

[Scott Campbell]

I wonder what happens to them if they get a CBA done and there is a salary cap to deal with.

[Kiwon]

I wonder what happens to them if they get a CBA done and there is a salary cap to deal with.

It might mean that McNabb will be throwing to rookies forever.

[Scott Campbell]

This makes a lot more sense. It's only $3.5M guaranteed.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/16/mcnabbs-real-guarantee-3-5-million/

[imscott72]

This makes a lot more sense. It's only $3.5M guaranteed.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/16/mcnabbs-real-guarantee-3-5-million/

So what does Minnesota do now for a QB?

[Guiness]

This makes a lot more sense. It's only $3.5M guaranteed.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/16/mcnabbs-real-guarantee-3-5-million/

That looks more like what was expected (actually, even a little low!). Snyder actually protected himself by putting the $10mil in the form of a 2011 roster bonus as opposed to a signing bonus.

The 2012 salary seems unlikely ($12.75mil) so if he play this year and next, it's a 2yr $16million contract, not bad. And if the team decides to go another way, they walk away from the roster bonus.

[sharpe1027]

You're benched....oh, and here's a huge contract extension.

Dan Snyder has got to be the most effed up owner in sports. Wow.

Al Davis has to be in consideration.

[Tony Oday]

This reminds me of the $100 million Culpepper deal...not real

[Guiness]

What about the Donte deal in Oakland?

He didn't even get his guaranteed money. Now the old HC doesn't either. Al Davis is crazy alright. Crazy like a fox.