'That was dumb': McNabb rips Eagles for drafting Wentz

Former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is already criticizing head coach Doug Pederson's new regime in Philadelphia.

During the offseason, the Eagles signed Sam Bradford to a multi-year extension and inked Chase Daniel to a three-year, $21-million contract. Although the Eagles appeared to hold more pressing needs, the club traded up with the Cleveland Browns to obtain the second overall pick in the draft, selecting quarterback Carson Wentz.

Wentz and Daniel are slated to back up Bradford, and McNabb is thoroughly unimpressed with the strategy.

"... 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 Dan Levy of 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.

"Chase Daniel is not a bad player. 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."

Despite his objection to the current depth chart, McNabb believes Eagles fans should be patient with Bradford throughout the year, and if he struggles, Wentz should take over as the starter.

"I think for Philadelphia - for the fans - I think everybody needs to just step back and kind of watch it develop. If Sam comes out and stays healthy I think Sam can do a pretty decent job at least to hold the fort down and see where they're at," McNabb said. "If they're .500 eight games in, do you make a decision then or do you just kind of let it ride out? I think for Doug, Doug is going to let it ride out at least until about Week 10 or Week 11 and then when the crowd is down and they're not playing well, I think you get the crowd back by bringing in the young kid in."

- With h/t to CBS Sports