Errr, perhaps the Vikings should hold off on this Sage Rosenfels trade idea.
I've fantasized for two offseasons now what Donovan McNabb could accomplish in a Minnesota uniform. And it might have happened, too, had the Eagles and McNabb not reached the NFC championship game.
McNabb seems a little kooky and maybe not the best teammate. There always seems to be some controversy swirling around him. However, the same could be said for Randy Moss (and why exactly did we trade him again?)
McNabb is one of the best quarterbacks around. The Eagles would be crazy to get rid of him and I don't think they will. But there appears to at least be a chance it could happen. So is there any reason to rush out and trade for Rosenfels without first kicking a few tires in Philly?
In other Vikings news, Charles Gordon has signed a one-year deal with the team and management is talking contract with Matt Birk and Jim Kleinsasser.
I like Gordon and think he could be starting material. Whether that happens with the Vikings or some other club will wait another year. But signing him gives the Vikings some options at cornerback after the 2009 season is over – when Gordon, Antoine Winfield and Cedric Griffin will all be free agents unless they sign contract extensions during the season.
All three won't get those extensions but at least one of them will have to be re-signed. The Vikings now have 16 more games (at least) to see which one is worth the investment.
I'm also not upset to see the Vikings exploring bringing back Birk and Kleinsasser. It's a weak free agent class at just about every position right now. Rather than waste big bucks on players to replace Birk and Kleinsasser who might not be very good, it looks like the Vikings are willing to explore re-signing two solid veterans they are familiar with. I am not reading about any contract talks with Darren Sharper though.
For good or ill, the court case involving Pat and Kevin Williams could finally be settled this summer.
And finally, if the Sage Rosenfels trade does go through, Mike Lombardi says the Vikings have made a good move, while Star-Tribune blogger Michael Rand thinks not so much.
After a day of reflection I'm maybe not as jazzed at the prospect of acquiring Rosenfels as I was 24 hours ago. Besides the potential difference in compensation, why do I think Rosenfels ( 2007-08 stats – 10 starts, 3,115 yards, 65.2 completion percentage, 21 TDs, 22 INTs) represents a better gamble than Matt Cassel (2008 stats – 15 starts, 3,693 yards, 63.4 completion percentage, 21 TDs, 11 INTs)?
The more I think about it, the more I'm having trouble talking myself into that one. But there is no talking me out of believing Rosenfels is better than Tarvaris Jackson and Gus Frerotte.
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Rosenfells for a fourth rounder - it's a can't go wrong move, unless you consider the possibility that we have just one more QB that can't get the job done using our last chair in the 3-man staff.
I haven't heard yet if Gus or Booty is the odd man out. I'm assuming it's Gus. I wouldn't be bothered to see us get rid of both of them, and pick up another QB for a three-way horse race at the position.
Rosenfells must not have won too many admirers in Houston over the last year, though. They wanted a second last year, now they'll take a fourth? Sounds like we just picked up their trash - hopefully our treasure. Oh well, like you say - can't be worse than Jackson, right?
This was probably the best we could do. I think McNabb is locked up tight in Philly - I haven't even heard the usual crazy rumors about him this year as in the past.
Rosenfells/Garcia/Anderson - all a horse a piece, if you ask me.
Yeah, I don't think McNabb is going anywhere but I thought I would throw that out there.
What I also can't see is another QB with aspirations to start signing with the Vikes with Jackson and Rosenfels (we assume) around. You'd figure they would want a guaranteed spot as the starter, not a spot in a three-way competition.
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