Donovan McNabb isn't sure what the Eagles are doing and he doesn't mind voicing his opinion about it.
The former quarterback was critical of the moves his former team made this offseason. Specifically, he didn't understand why Philadelphia traded up to draft Carson Wentz with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft.
The Eagles signed Sam Bradford to a two-year contract worth $35,000 this offseason. The pact included an $11,000 signing bonus and $22 million in guaranteed money.
Philadelphia also brought in Chase Daniel on a three-year, $21 million deal prior to trading up to acquire Wentz with what formerly was the Browns pick.
McNabb ripped into the decision to trade up to draft a quarterback when the team had other pressing needs.
"You sign Sam Bradford to a multi-year deal and give him big money, then you trade picks to move up to No. 2 -- that was dumb," McNabb told BillyPenn.com. "I mean, nothing against Carson Wentz, but why would you do that? That's just a bad business decision from the Philadelphia Eagles."
Philadelphia gave up its first, third and fourth-round selections in this year's draft (8th, 77th, and 100th) and its first-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft and second-round selection in the 2018 NFL Draft to the Browns in exchange for their No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft and a conditional fifth-round selection in the 2017 draft.
McNabb feels as though in Daniel the Eagles already had a formidable backup should Bradford falter.
"Chase Daniel is not a bad player," McNabb said. "Chase Daniel can hold the fort down for six-eight-10 weeks and then if things aren't going well you move a slow transition to Carson Wentz. Because the crowd ... I'm going to tell you, the people of Philadelphia -- and you know it -- the people of Philadelphia they're not going to call for Chase Daniel. They're calling for Carson Wentz."
Bradford, 28, threw to a 65.0 completion percentage in 14 games last season while throwing for 3,725 yards with 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. McNabb, 39, spent nine years with Philadelphia from 1999-2009 and retired from the league in 2011.
McNabb is also worried what bringing in Wentz may do to Bradford's confidence as the fans may turn on the incumbent and hope for the newcomer to play under center if things get dicey.
The Eagles host the Browns in Week 1 action on Sept. 11 to open up the campaign.
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