Kevin Kolb, Philadelphia Eagle

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2007, 08:58:08 AM

Quote from: SD_Eagle on April 30, 2007, 08:23:37 AM
With Kolb at least there will be reason to watch the 3rd and 4th quarter of preseason games. So we have Andy to thank for that.

Sure, and I've yet to see anything about him that leads me to believe he doesn't project well to play in the NFL and in the Eagles' system of offense. Let's just say I like this pick a ton more than I would if it were Drew Stanton, and the guy HAS to be good if they'd go QB this early and if they'd pass up the BYU guy.

Considering how many draft picks the Eagles have wasted altogether, I'm hating this one less and less. There are never any guarantees of anything, and QB is the most important position on the field.

Feva · April 30, 2007, 09:26:01 AM

You're just saying that because you want to bone his wife.

SunMo · April 30, 2007, 09:27:33 AM

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1113096159&fr=yfp-t-501

Rome · April 30, 2007, 09:52:45 AM

QuoteQuarterback Kevin Kolb was a four-year starter at the University of Houston where he shattered numerous school and Conference USA records. Kolb has the size, arm strength and ability to succeed at the next level and is regarded as one of the top players at his position going into the 2007 NFL Draft. Check in weekly to NFLPLAYERS.COM as Kolb provides insight on the events leading up to draft day in his series of draft diaries.

Yesterday afternoon I took off to south Texas to do a little bait fishing for a few days. The last time I got a chance to go fishing was probably about two months ago so I've been looking forward to this trip for a while. Usually we catch redfish, trout, flounder, and just about anything that swims. I'm going with some old teammates so it should be a great time.

I actually left to go on the fishing trip right after having a great workout with the Houston Texans for most of yesterday morning. It was an awesome workout and we did it up at the Texans' bubble facility. They invited some of my guys from UH to go up there with me so it was fun to throw with my old teammates again. It was a high-intensity workout and at the end of it I think they were very impressed and complemented us for what we did out there. Hopefully our paths will cross again along the way because I really respect the Texans coaching staff.

For the last few weeks, I've been busy taking a lot of visits and doing some workouts with several NFL teams. I've had New England, Philadelphia and Houston work me out and all of those went really well. As for visits, I went to Baltimore, Philadelphia, Jacksonville and New Orleans. I honestly think they all went great, but nowadays they don't want to tip their hand either way so it's hard to say which team stood out from the rest. I know they were all interested and I walked out of each facility feeling really positive each time.

During most of the visits they just want to see you get up on the board for a little bit, break down some film of the things they do on offense and also break down what I was doing in our offense at Houston. Other than that, they do a lot of interviewing to get to know you.

The concern that most coaches seem to have with me is that we ran kind of a unique offense at Houston. But I do my best to let them know that football is football and I can play the game at any capacity. I feel that the teams that are really on my side now understand that I was asked to do a lot of different things at Houston and that it shouldn't be a tough transition for me to go any more conventional than what I was doing before. So I'm getting a much better feel from everyone now than what I was getting at the Senior Bowl and at the combine.

With these visits, one of the best things about it is that I get to prove my point when they pull out our old game film. I get to show them my mental capacity by taking them through my reads and discuss the different audibles and checks that I made. They were pretty impressed and I knew they would be once we got to that point, but it was just hard to do that in the first few meetings at the Senior Bowl and combine. So it was nice to finally have a real opportunity to prove myself and help them understand everything that I've been through.

With the draft about a week away, I'm actually a little more relaxed now than I was a few months ago because I've done everything that I can do. I've gone through a lot of different events and tests, and I feel that I did well in all of them. It's out of my hands now, but I'm real fired up to see where my wife and I are going to live in a few months. So after this fishing trip, I'm going to come back to Houston, continue working out, maybe play a little golf and then next weekend I'll head down to our family cabin on our ranch and watch the draft unfold.

ice grillin you · April 30, 2007, 09:55:23 AM

You're just saying that because you want to bone his wife.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-V-yTwN5ok&mode=related&search=

at like the 1:40 mark wifey is pimping staying in texas and hopes they get picked by houston or dallas....wow is she in for the culture shock of her life...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BTej926Pvo

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2007, 10:03:12 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLuxHKiTj9o&mode=related&search=

also this

Rome · April 30, 2007, 10:04:21 AM

Hahaha! He destroys T.O. in this video. Right at the end... very cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFf_xnbN5SQ&NR=1

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2007, 10:09:01 AM

Mad skiddadles for a white boy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGT_MvmzkBQ

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2007, 10:13:32 AM

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on April 30, 2007, 10:04:21 AM
Hahaha! He destroys T.O. in this video. Right at the end... very cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFf_xnbN5SQ&NR=1

At least now we know why the Eagles fell in love.

Zanshin · April 30, 2007, 10:15:46 AM

I'm still not thrilled with where or why they got him, but the more I see and hear of the kid, I have to say I like him more. I'm sure he's quite happy about that.

ice grillin you · April 30, 2007, 10:21:05 AM

I'm still not thrilled with where or why they got him, but the more I see and hear of the kid, I have to say I like him more.

thats a natural reaction...people hate on a suprise out of nowhere first pick then as time passes they attempt to validate it to themselves as no one wants to hate their own player especially when that player is your qb of the future...

come training camp i expect most fans to do a complete 180 and start calling kolb a future super bowl winner

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2007, 10:22:35 AM

I didn't wait until training camp. I'm saying it right now. He'll win a Super Bowl. Maybe not for the Eagles, but he will.

Seabiscuit36 · April 30, 2007, 10:23:29 AM

Did anyone watch the Houston vs Miami game last october? He really played amazing that game, but ive said all along, they picked him at least 15 picks too early. If it was the second first rounder i'd be much happier.

phillywin2k5 · April 30, 2007, 10:35:25 AM

what is wrong with these hicks?? 23 yrs old and married, what a moron! Guess its either that or running moonshine across Texas

JackStraw · April 30, 2007, 10:47:40 AM

Quote from: ice grillin you on April 30, 2007, 10:21:05 AM
I'm still not thrilled with where or why they got him, but the more I see and hear of the kid, I have to say I like him more.

thats a natural reaction...people hate on a suprise out of nowhere first pick then as time passes they attempt to validate it to themselves as no one wants to hate their own player especially when that player is your qb of the future...

come training camp i expect most fans to do a complete 180 and start calling kolb a future super bowl winner

Stockholm Syndrome...