Donovan McNabb trade

OK, after what seemed like months of speculating of where Donovan McNabb would be traded, it finally happened. The Eagles started entertaining offers back in February, and there were some teams thrown out there like the Raiders or the Bills, or possibly even the Jaguars or Broncos. But, it was never mentioned to trade him to division rival Washington Redskins. It makes zero sense to me to trade him to a division rival! Donovan will probably destroy the Eagles in the two games he plays against them for the next 5-6 years. Granted, the Eagles were classy in that they wanted to trade Donovan to a winner or potential to be a winner. That is why the Eagles traded McNabb to the Raiders or Bills.
The Skins offered the best package for the Eagles as far as draft picks and the Eagles wanted to appease Donovan in where he went. That is what made the Eagles classy. Philadelphia wanted to appease Donovan to go to a place where both sides would be happy. That's why the Eagles traded McNabb to the Skins.
Overlooking the past decade as the Eagles starting quarterback, McNabb was the man as far as consistency. You could essentially pencil in 9-12 wins per season and a trip to the playoffs nearly every season. But, the one thing you could also pencil in was a loss in the playoffs somewhere along the line. McNabb has gotten the reputation as a choker in the playoffs for that reason.
McNabb was amazing as the Eagles quarterback during the regular season though. He broke all passing records even with a cast of wide receivers such as Greg Lewis, James Thrash, Freddie Mitchell, and Kevin Curtis throughout his career. He had one season with Terrell Owens which produced memorable results in 2004 and also in 2009 he had probably his best core of receivers and had another pro bowl season.
But, as with all good things, they must come to an end. I think that it will be good for both McNabb and the Eagles to move on. I think Donovan will put up another pro bowl caliber season for the Redskins, and will play for them until 2014 when he retires. The Eagles will also see what their "quarterback of the future" Kevin Kolb really looks like in an entire 16 game season. I think Kolb will do fine, and lead the Eagles to the playoffs once again. But, he won't lead the Eagles to that elusive Super Bowl victory.