I think it is interesting that in your opinion Romo is holding the Cowboys back while McNabb is helping the Skins because I just checked the stats while looking at McNabb and Romos stats are vastly superior to McNabbs. His career passer rating is as much as 10 points higher.
I think his rush attempts are down, but didnt he tear up his knee this past time scrambling? I dont want to categorize just his pure rushing upfield ability as an asset, his elusiveness in the pocket will also decline greatly over the next couple of years, which is where he is most dangerous, like that 70 yard bomb he threw a couple of years ago after breaking 3 tackles and running around for 15 seconds.
Unfortunately I was there front and center for that one. Made me want to vomit.
Like I said the Eagles weren't going anywhere. It doesn't hurt them much, it just accelerates the rebuilding/reloading process. It makes the Eagles a little worse and the Skins a little better.
Romo doesn't choke under pressure. And he is better than McNabb. The stats aren't even close. Speaking of choking under pressure I seem to remember McNabb vomiting in the huddle because he was so nervous. Again you have no credibility in any comments you make regarding the Cowboys. You hate too much to make any clear judgements on them.
You can't just plug in a "better" qb into any team and suddenly predict more wins. How will McNabb fit into the new system? How will the other teams adapt to the new system? If you don't believe me, think back to all those Chicago fans and how they were saying that Jay Cutler would be such a big improvement to Kyle Orton and how much better the Bears were going to be.
It just doesn't work that way.
Agreed, the Eagles are looking down the road, hoping they will give a couple wins this year for many future wins years down the road. You give up McNabb and maybe he has a couple of good years left and torches you a few times. You give up Kolb and he ends up being good, and that ends up torching you for the next 10 years. Not making a prediction on Kolb, but just the value of the option on him is worth a lot more than McNabb's absolute worth. Not to mention the picks that they are compensated with that will not be there next year when they want to unload McNabb.
You are right that it doesn't work by plugging a better QB into an existing system. But, as I mentioned in an earlier post, the part of this that people are not considering is Mike Shanahan. Actually they are putting a better QB into a new system with a new coaching staff. His son Kyle Shanahan will be his OC, and he has done a pretty good job in Houston in recent years.
They still need to beef up their O-line, so I don't know what to expect from them, but I do expect them to be much better than last year. My prediction for the Skins is 8-8 at least, maybe a 10 or 12 win season if they get a few breaks. I believe Philly will be 8-8 at best, possibly worse.
Stats and practice. Having drafted Donovan in Fantasy I kept good track of Kolb.
I played Kolb one week when McNabb was out - mega points! He is good. Too good to be a backup. It's a better deal for the money than McNabb.
They were going to lose one of them, so they kept the one who costs a lot less but is still good.
I hope the other fantasy players in my money league undervalue the Philly players so I can get them.