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that if he were to be traded to a team that uses little to no shotgun, he would be a mediocre QB at best. I think that’s what the Marty/Andy combo was doing, making him dropback, something he’s probably not comfortable doing. I also fail to see this as a problem. I actually like a spread, shotgun offense better than a basic, west coast offense.

You can’t run an NFL team and win a title out of the shot gun every play unless your QB is Peyton Manning

No.

to clarify:

We move Vick no matter what. I think this was the goal from the beginning. His contract was set up brilliantly so that in year 2, he’s a cheap starting QB, but too expensive to be a backup. Someone will want him, and someone will give up a draft pick for him. I believe we get at least a 3rd round pick for him (unless Vick plays terribly, and I mean terribly), but it could be a much better pick than that.

By the end of next year, maybe even before next year starts, we’re definitely going to have a decision on McNabb/Kolb. Now that Kolb has had a taste, he’s just going to want to be on the field every week, and there’s likely someone out there willing to pay a nice ransom for his services (as stated by many before, the Rams would be a great fit).

On the other hand, McNabb would have good value in a trade, too. The reality of this is that McNabb is getting older, and while his skills may not be on a decline yet, Andy Reid might not want to take the chance. It would be an incredibly difficult decision to make (emotionally, financially, would our team actually be better with Kolb starting), but he MIGHT decide to go with Kolb, and if he does, then McNabb would get traded.

At the same time, it’s a great thing and it’s a very difficult situation for Andy Reid. This will eventually work itself out, and I don’t think he can make a wrong decision, but no matter what he does, some fans will be upset. I definitely think we’re in for a dramatic offseason.

So, like I said earlier, I think with McNabb being only 32, and with the history he and Reid have, McNabb is the guy for another two to three years. I think we draft a QB and keep Kolb as the backup for one more year unless we’re blown away with an offer, in which case we sign Garcia or somebody as a backup and groom the drafted QB in 2010.

In 2011, if we weren’t blown away by an offer and didn’t trade Kolb, Andy Reid decides whether to re-sign McNabb or not. The drafted QB, now in his second year, becomes our backup to whichever QB we decided to go with. If we re-sign McNabb, we re-sign Kolb and trade him.

It would be unrealistic to keep Kolb on the bench without going insane any longer than next year. Romo and Rodgers each sat patiently for three years, but even that’s pushing it. I don’t know if we’ll be forced to make a decision before then or not. I hope not, because our backup QB situation becomes a problem next year if we get rid of McNabb or Kolb, but then again, it’s something I’m sure Andy Reid can handle.

If McNabb were 35 RIGHT NOW, I think we’d have a different story on our hands, but this is just how I see it. Obviously, this is all speculation on my part, and it’s really pretty pointless because it’s assuming no injuries to McNabb or Kolb and that everything just goes swimmingly well. Of course, real life isn’t that way, and there’s too many variables to make a definite assessment, I just see this as the most likely outcome.

garcia back

(and everyone thought Cassel would be worth at least a 1st round pick)

Worth is all relative. The Rams would know exactly what they are getting in Kolb, with Spags playing against Kolb in practice for a year and with Whipple coaching him for two years, and the demo they received this year. I think he may definitely be worth that much to a Rams team that might NEED a QB and not want to draft one and develop one that might be such a perfect fit.