He might be, but so is Poz and Andra Davis. If any of them are going to play outside I would assume it would be Mitchell, since that is where he has played in the past.
He makes 11 million per season, that's not cheap. He's paid as one of the top QBs in the league, but he's not. If he were cut, and then signed to a new contract fine. But trading a pick and then paying him that kind of money doesn't make sense.
Any word? Seems like this could be a precursor to replacing Schobel if this did, in fact, mean that Mitchell would stay outside where I think he could be effective as a strong side LB.