are one of three teams in trade talks with Donavan McNabb. The acquisition of McNabb would almost certainly help the Broncos, primarily because he would be replacing a mediocre quarterback in Kyle Orton. However, I would not for example, anticipate that he would have the same impact that Brett Favre has had with the Vikings this past season. I’m just saying…Maybe I’m a little biased, but having lived in Philadelphia for the past 20 years, I have never been impressed with McNabb, and very dismissive of descriptions of him as an elite NFL quarterback. Keep in mind that a lot of the Eagles success earlier this decade had more to do with a weak NFC East than anything else.
The knock on McNabb is that he is great between the twenties, but is not very accurate and has the propensity to throw the occasional gopher ball. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt for his subpar playoff games, but many question his intestinal fortitude in a big spot, and like to point to his apparent choking (literally) in the Super Bowl against the Patriots. He has choked in some other big spots too. Still, he can heave the pigskin with the best of them, something Kyle Orton is definitely not capable of doing. If the Broncos do wind up with him, this would presumably lift the play and attitude of Brandon Marshall and the receiving corps.At 33-years old, Donavan McNabb is still a viable option at quarterback. He would be a good stop-gap measure for the Broncos until they can either get Chris Simms to overcome his own problems ‘Manning-up’ and demonstrating that he has the stones to compete in this league, or until they can draft their quarterback for the future.
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