Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has recently criticized his former team’s moves to sign Sam Bradford and draft Carson Wentz.
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A few recent moves by the Philadelphia Eagles have their former star quarterback Donovan McNabb scratching his head and criticizing the team management. He recently spoke about the offseason moves with Dan Levy from BillyPenn.com saying:
"“And now you sign — which was dumb — you sign Sam Bradford to a multi-year deal and give him big money, then you trade picks to move up to No. 2 – that was dumb. I mean, nothing against Carson Wentz, but why would you do that? That’s just a bad business decision from the Philadelphia Eagles.”"
McNabb spent 10 years with the Eagles in the role of starting quarterback and led the team to a Super Bowl appearance in 2005. He also was drafted No. 2 by the team, similar to Wentz, and started out playing behind Doug Pederson, a more experienced veteran.
So why the criticism? McNabb feels that the Eagles should be using Chase Daniel in a similar role to how Doug Pederson was used from his days, rather than opting for Sam Bradford. The team will likely send Bradford to the bench if he shows major inconsistencies in his performance. So Bradford will get the starting role, but also realizes his future replacement has been drafted.
Bradford played in 14 games for the Eagles during his first season with the team in 2015. He ended up with 3,725 yards and 19 touchdowns thrown with a completion percentage of 65 percent. Wentz, a product of North Dakota State, was touted as the top quarterback on the board in last year’s draft due to his powerful arm, size, and athleticism, among other attributes.
McNabb said with regards to the team’s plans, “Chase Daniel is not a bad player. Chase Daniel can hold the fort down for six, eight, 10 weeks and then if things aren’t going well you move a slow transition to Carson Wentz.”
So does McNabb have a point here or will the Eagles prove him wrong this upcoming season?
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