Posted by Will BrinsonWith very few exceptions, there's little certainty about this NFL offseason. Some things -- Kenny Britt getting in trouble, for example -- are guarantees. And some things -- Donovan McNabb not playing for the Redskins next year -- seem like guarantees.
Which is why it's so surprising to hear Mike Shanahan say the words, "I love Donovan McNabb." But that's exactly what he said on Friday at a youth football camp.
"I love Donovan McNabb," Shanahan said, per Jennifer Williams of CSNWashington.com. "He’s one of the best guys you’ll ever be around. You cannot find a better person in the world.
"The thing that you do when you put a football team together is you sit down and make some tough decisions, and I will sit down with him once we are able to talk.”
They won't be able to chat until there's a new collective bargaining agreement, of course, and that means it's anyone guess as to when they'll be face-to-face.
Once they do chat, however, it's a virtual lock that Shanny's going to be shipping McNabb out of town, at least based on his criteria for evaluating players anyway.
"You're evaluating obviously on their talent, character and age," he said.
Character might be important and Shanahan might really love McNabb as a person. But based on his decision to bench Donovan for Rex Grossman last year, as well as certain comments from certain quarterbacks during this offseason, it's pretty obvious that he doesn't believe McNabb nails the trifecta in terms of things he's looking for in a quarterback.
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