Mike Kafka, Philadelphia Eagle

[ice grillin you]

Seeing a rook qb play with the 3rd string offense isn't going to show you a damn thing. They should really play him with the twos since Vick throws picks or runs and won't be here next year. I'd like to see what Kafka can do.

agree and disagree...analyzing kafka at this point is ridiculous....but no way he should go near the twos...hes a project at this point who wont be taking a meaningful nfl snap for at least three/four years (if he ever does)...shtein he probably wont even be activated for an nfl game till next year...all they need to see him do for the foreseeable future is run the scout team in practice

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Not too worried about Kafka yet for obvious reasons:
1.  He's a rookie.  Rookies are often tentative.  Kolb's throws have a lot more zip on them now than they did when he was a rookie.  Not saying Kafka has a strong arm, but it's probably strong enough to be an ok backup at some point.
2.  He's third string.  He'll be carrying a clipboard all season.  And if he's playing, the team was farged anyway.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Kafaka on the block?

A league source tells the Philadelphia Inquirer that the Eagles have received trade offers for third-string quarterback Mike Kafka. Kafka was a fourth-round pick in last year's draft.

A motive for this information to be made public is unclear. The team is known to be shopping No. 2 quarterback Kevin Kolb, who as player with plenty of value around the league the Eagles will struggle to justify keeping because he's in a contract year. And he's not going to be a 2011 starter. And Philadelphia will be able to secure, at the very least, a high future draft pick for Kolb.

They'd get much less for Kafka. The Eagles may envision the Northwestern graduate as a potential long-term backup with spot-starting capability, but Kafka hasn't played an NFL snap. Last preseason, Kafka completed just 42.4 percent of his 59 pass attempts with three interceptions and one touchdown. His value is no higher now than it was during the 2010 draft, when Kafka was picked with the 122nd overall selection.

Clearly, plenty of teams weren't in love with him.

And there's no reason to think they suddenly are now.

We suppose it can't hurt for the Eagles to leak this information in hopes of trading Kafka at a future date. Or maybe they're trying to sell Kafka to Philly fans who are worried the team will be in a much worse spot if it deals Kolb, and relies on only the unproven Kafka behind starter Michael Vick.

Vick has started 16 games just once in his eight-year career.[\quote]

[Don Ho]

Have to go with the latter part of that story. 

[Eagaholic]

Kafaka on the block?

A league source tells the Philadelphia Inquirer that the Eagles have received trade offers for third-string quarterback Mike Kafka. Kafka was a fourth-round pick in last year's draft.

A motive for this information to be made public is unclear. The team is known to be shopping No. 2 quarterback Kevin Kolb, who as player with plenty of value around the league the Eagles will struggle to justify keeping because he's in a contract year. And he's not going to be a 2011 starter. And Philadelphia will be able to secure, at the very least, a high future draft pick for Kolb.

They'd get much less for Kafka. The Eagles may envision the Northwestern graduate as a potential long-term backup with spot-starting capability, but Kafka hasn't played an NFL snap. Last preseason, Kafka completed just 42.4 percent of his 59 pass attempts with three interceptions and one touchdown. His value is no higher now than it was during the 2010 draft, when Kafka was picked with the 122nd overall selection.

Clearly, plenty of teams weren't in love with him.

And there's no reason to think they suddenly are now.

We suppose it can't hurt for the Eagles to leak this information in hopes of trading Kafka at a future date. Or maybe they're trying to sell Kafka to Philly fans who are worried the team will be in a much worse spot if it deals Kolb, and relies on only the unproven Kafka behind starter Michael Vick.

Vick has started 16 games just once in his eight-year career

It's a cunning plan by the FO to drive up the price for Kolb, and also to make Kolb's agent back off a little on his demands for a big franchise QB contract which might discourage some potential suitors. It's like last year, the Eagles were willing to trade either Vick or Kolb but not both. If they trade Kafkah, they'd keep Kolb. Oh nooos. Let the avalanche of Kolbomania begin.

[ice grillin you]

so the writer maintains that a motive for the eagles making this all up is unclear.....then a paragraph later goes on to explain the eagles motivation for making this all up

[Munson]

Yeah, it's kind of like saying you've never seen a movie and then going on to say how terrible that movie is.

[Don Ho]

Avatar sucked.