Commentary
Redskins overpay for QB upgrade
McNabb's improvement over Campbell doesn't justify price
Updated: April 4, 2010, 11:32 PM ET
By
KC Joyner | Special to ESPN Insider
How much value should a team place on a second-round and third- or fourth-round draft pick? For all of the comments and questions you will hear about the Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins trade, that is the only question that really counts: Did Washington pay too much for McNabb?
This question can be best answered in the context of how much should McNabb be expected to improve Washington's offense. One way to determine this is to look at how McNabb's numbers fared against Jason Campbell's in 2009.
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DONOVAN McNABB TRADED TO REDSKINS

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- Mosley: A big chip on his shoulder
- Pasquarelli: Deal a lose-lose proposition
- Paolantonio: McNabb's time is up in Philly
- Clayton mailbag: Trade bucks trend
- Kiper: McNabb trade draft ripples

- Clayton: Great deal for Redskins
- Mosley: Deal reshapes NFC East
- Scouts Inc.: McNabb's impact on Skins
- Clayton: Trade has deep draft impact
- Outsiders: Not a huge upgrade for Skins

- Joyner: Price is wrong for McNabb
- Seifert: Forget that Vikings talk
- Clayton: McNabb suitors limited from start
- Notable deals between rivals
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