Philadelphia Eagles Not Actively Shopping Donovan McNabb

There is a huge difference between actively shopping a player—making calls to other teams and including him in trade offers—and simply taking calls. The Philadelphia Eagles are doing the latter, but somehow there's now a perception that they are attempting to move McNabb.

If you listened to ESPN, the local Philly radio stations, Philly.com or wherever else, you would think that Coach Andy Reid has tied up McNabb, thrown him in a bag, and is flying around the country just begging someone to take him.

That's not what's happening, and that's not what Reid said to begin with. He said they are listening when an offer comes in, just like every team does.

Just because they're not immediately hanging up when someone says "McNabb" doesn't mean they're in a rush to get rid of him.

I'm sure several teams have called the Colts about Peyton Manning over the years, and the Patriots about Tom Brady, and I'm sure they've listened to the offers. That doesn't mean there's any real shot they take it. Teams would be foolish not to listen.

Again, that's all Reid said he's doing. He's listening to offers when they come in.

This all started with the bogus report that McNabb was headed to St. Louis, and now it has snowballed into the national and local media actually believing that the Eagles are dying to move McNabb.

But, as is always the case, the rumor-spreaders go unchecked and are allowed to just ramble incessantly with nothing to back what they're claiming.

And let's not forget that Reid also said he's listening to offers for backups Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick. Why is that he said the exact same thing about the other two quarterbacks, but everyone is convinced the only guy that will move is McNabb?

Did I just miss the part in which he actually said he was planning on giving Kolb a lifelong contract and was refusing to take any offer for him? Maybe it just didn't happen here in the Land of Reality.

Be careful what you wish for, Philadelphia.

I'm not exactly sure why everyone is ready to move on from 216 touchdowns and only 100 interceptions, five NFC championship games, one Super Bowl appearance, and six Pro Bowls to a guy with two starts, four touchdowns, seven interceptions, and who has lovingly been referred to as the "Houston Horror."

Cinderella was right. Philly just won't know what it's got until it's gone.