Cleveland calls about McNabb, Kolb

By Don Delco
NoLogoNeeded.com Staff Writer

The Philadelphia Daily News' blog, The Eagletarian, reported on Sunday the Bills, Browns and Broncos have had multiple conversations with the Eagles about the team's top two quarterbacks in Donovan McNabb and Kevin Kolb.

Eagles head coach Andy Reid has said McNabb is Philadelphia's starting quarterback in 2010. After the 2010 season, McNabb's contract is up. So, are the Eagles truly sticking with their veteran QB or do they want to move forward with Kolb?

It makes perfect sense the Browns are one of the teams inquiring about Kolb and McNabb. Not only is the Browns quarterback situation iffy, the team's new general manager, Tom Heckert, is simply reaching out to some co-workers to gauge interest.

I reached out to Derek of the Iggles Blog and asked him what he's heard.

"The whole situation is extremely fluid," he said. "The Eagles have three quarterbacks who could be starters somewhere next year.  I don't think they're going into this with the mindset of 'we have to move Donovan.'  That's certainly the tidiest scenario, but it sounds like there's a fair amount of interest in Kolb.  The really big offer might end up being for the guy who can be a starter for the next decade plus, not just the next few years.

Cleveland could be interesting, because if Kolb goes we need someone as possible quarterback of the future."

As far as the guys at The Eagletarian, they wrote in all caps, "NOTHING IS CLOSE TO HAPPENING." Sure. It's early, but it is far from over.

"Almost any team looking to draft a QB this season would be smart to look into Kolb, who presumably wouldn't need several years of training to take over," the Eagletarian wrote. "This is not a great quarterback draft; if Kolb came out this year, he'd almost certainly be a first-rounder. Of course, with McNabb heading toward his 12th season and not under contract after 2010, trading Kolb would be quite a gamble for the Birds."

  February 09, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Comments

Would Philly take one of the following:

2nd & 3rd rounder + Quinn for Kolb.

2nd & 3rd rounder + Rogers for Kolb.

or is the price tag even more expensive?

  February 09, 2010 at 8:07 AM by Justin

Interesting situation... Do the browns give up a lot for a proven veteran who will likely be a stopgap for 2-3 years? Or do they give up even more for a relatively unproven QB who could be the starter for the next 10 years? Holmgren has a track record for trading for young up and comers and turning them into Superbowl caliber QBs. My gut tells me they will push for Kolb but the price tag will be significant.

  February 09, 2010 at 8:11 AM by CoachA12

@CoachA12,

Yeah, it seems as if Philly has the upper hand here so they can ask for a king's ransom for Kolb.

  February 09, 2010 at 8:44 AM by Don_NoLogoNeeded.com

@ Justin

I cannot imagine Rogers and a third wouldn't do it for Kolb. But like Don said, they have the upper hand

  February 09, 2010 at 11:43 AM by Z

Eagles likely wont trade Kolb, he is better than McNabb. The only way ....would be two #1 draft picks. On the other hand McNabb could go cheap maybe a #2 pick OR perhaps a #3 and #5.

  February 09, 2010 at 7:46 AM by Judge

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