Donovan McNabb To The Vikings?

I am going to assume that Brett Favre will eventually retire after Sunday's gut-wrenching loss to the Saints. I'm pretty sure he was hoping to win it all with Minnesota this year and go out like John Elway did after the 1998 season. He had a great year with the team he wanted to play for since his first retirement but now that that's over I don't think he will want to gear it up one more time. What that all means is that the Minnesota Vikings are will likely be looking for a new quarterback. Many people believe the optimal solution for the Vikings would be to acquire Eagles QB Donovan McNabb who has only 1 year left on his deal. As odd as this would have sounded a year ago, I agree with this idea.

I've already discussed what I about the idea of Philadelphia and McNabb parting ways and I think Minnesota is the perfect fit. There has been no more fervent supporter of Donovan since he arrived in Philly than me (...probably) but even I think it's finally time for him to go. Vikings coach Brad Childress was McNabb's mentor and offensive coordinator in Philadelphia for many years so he would have no trouble fitting in with the offense (Favre proved how easy that can be). The Vikings would be able to maintain a high level of play and give Donny a fresh start which I believe he needs more than anyone.

The word is McNabb is worth a second-round pick which I guess would be a pretty fair deal all things considered. I think Philadelphia's front office feels confident in what they have in Kevin Kolb and I have already stated that he deserves his shot. More importantly I think this gives Donovan the opportunity to play without the immense pressure he has increasingly felt in Philly since the team reached the Super Bowl in 2004.