Former NFL great Warren Moon believes that the Eagles are treating Donovan McNabb poorly in the wake of all the recent rumors that the QB will be traded soon.

From USA Today:

“It’s mind-boggling they would put Donovan in this position,” Moon said. “He’s hearing about things second hand, which I don’t think shows him a lot of respect.

“I don’t know why you would get rid of a quarterback who is in the prime of his career in Donovan and go with an unknown in a young quarterback like a Kevin Kolb or a Michael Vick,” Moon said.

“I don’t know if he’d be able to go back and play for that organization after all he’s endured,” Moon said. “Then, again, I wouldn’t be surprised if they keep him as a starter and he goes right back out there and doesn’t miss a beat.

“It seems like every year Donovan is the topic of some type of conversation about something, whether it was the Michael Vick thing last year, T.O. (Terrell Owens) a couple of years before that; the NAACP coming after him during the season one year, all kinds of different things always swirling around him. Yet it doesn’t seem to bother him. He goes right out there on the field and performs. That’s what I love about the guy. He doesn’t let all the controversy affect him.”

While I disagree with at least one thing Moon said (McNabb definitely isn’t in his prime), I do agree that the Eagles aren’t handling the situation to the best of their ability. I realize they want to play their cards close to their vest when it comes to trade talks, but the least they could do is keep McNabb in the loop.

McNabb is a professional and he’s been in the league long enough to know how everything works. If the Eagles told him they wanted to go younger at the position and were listening to trade offers, I’m sure he would understand. Whether fans like him or not, he’s given Philadelphia a ton of winning years and deserves the right to know what’s going on with his future. And I highly doubt that he would run to the media and spill the beans about the Eagles’ trade plans if he were told what was happening. Again, he’s a professional, just as Moon alluded to in the article.

McNabb just needs to get through this season – whether that’s in Philly, Oakland or Buffalo. Once he becomes a free agent in 2011, he’ll have multiple teams interested in his services and then he’ll have the opportunity to choose where he wants to finish his career.


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