Get on the Kevin Kolb bandwagon!

[Geowhizzer]

The Kolb for HOF train has begun!

Who are you?

I'm Kyle Kenny Kevin Kolb's agent.

[mussa]

The coaches must think he's got it in him. The 2 games I saw him play showed me nothing really. I pray for him they balance out the offense. I hope the kid does good, he's got talent surrounding him, but a suspect o-line and a defense thats really more up in the air then him. Wasn't really looking forward to the Kolb era, but here we go...

[rjs246]

Here's what I saw from Kolb last year.

Kolb is more accurate but has a weaker arm. He's more willing to try to risk an interception than McNabb is. That was undoubtedly one of McNabb's strong suits but it also led to a lot of 'coverage sacks' and annoying balls thrown out of bounds. I think Kolb is very likely to throw a lot more picks than McNabb.

With the weapons he has at his disposal, I think he'll be fine. He's been learning the offense forever so if he doesn't do well the entire front office and coaching staff should be lit on fire.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

He blows at throwing short, accurate passes.  You know... Leading receivers and stuff?  That is a neat thing to have in a QB.

that's just crazy talk. 

obviously at this point in the game, he's not going to get any more accurate.  but there was no reason to think after his first 2 years that it wasn't something that could have been improved upon. 

I was talking about McNabb, sir.

Jaws dropped a interesting nugget on Kolb just now on ESPN, said that after going back and watching film, and looking at stats, the WR's YAC with Kolb throwing was almost equal to the initial pass. According to Jaws, that means Kolb was putting the ball on the receivers accurately and in stride.

He also said that Kolb made almost every accurate read and check in those two games he started. 

How can he say that after saying that DONOVAN MCNABB is a perfect West Coast QB?  Frankly, I think that the offense in Philly started to take shape around Donovan.  The short timing routes were replaced by shots down the field.  It was often fun to watch, but it really wasn't using the pass like a run - which is what the WCO is supposed to be.

Anyway, like most people, I thought Kolb looked pretty bad in preseason action and obviously against the Ravens.  But I saw some very good pocket presence and timing in his two starts last year, and I am intrigued to see if he can get even better with constant work with the #1 offense.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Celek is on the bandwagon:

Celek: Kolb Can Be One Of NFL's Best

April 5, 2010 | Last Updated: 4/5/10 3:02 AM ET | Comments (3)

There are only three players on the Eagles roster who are now over the age of 30 after Donovan McNabb was traded Sunday night to the Washington taterskins.

Two of them - David Akers and Sav Rocca - are specialists. The final piece of that triangle is defensive end Juqua Parker, who is 31.

With McNabb headed for Washington, there are only three players who were in the organization when the Eagles went to the Super Bowl in 2005. One of them was already named - Akers. The other two are strong safety Quintin Mikell and center Jamaal Jackson, who was the injured reserve list.

It's no surprise that head coach Andy Reid was asked Sunday night who would assume the leadership role with McNabb no longer in town. It was just a few weeks ago that Reid claimed that the leadership position would be fine with McNabb after the team parted ways with Brian Westbrook.

"That's a good question because Kevin (Kolb) becomes one of them," Reid said. "One of the things I've mentioned is that I think he's a good leader. I think we have some tremendous leaders up front. DeSean Jackson has turned into a kid that has shown leadership ability. Brent Celek is one of our primary leaders."

Celek had a chance to offer his take on the blockbuster move on NBC 10's "Sports Final" and he believes that Kolb "can be one of the best quarterbacks in the league."

"There wasn't a guy that was better than him on the field wanting us to win, doing everything in his power to help us figure out what coverages we were going against, what routes we should run. He was a quarterback on the sideline for us," Celek said. "I think that will carry over on the field."

Of course, Celek was a draft classmate of Kolb in 2007. In Kolb's two starts in 2009, he and Celek had impeccable chemistry connecting 16 times for 208 yards and a touchdown. Celek had back-to-back 100-yard receiving games for the first time in his career.

Celek did admit, however, that he was "a little bit stunned" to see McNabb stay in the NFC East.

"I'm OK with it if Coach Reid's OK with it and our front office is OK with it, I'm all right with it," he said. "We get to play him twice a year. It'll be fun and exciting. Don was a great teammate of ours. We'll love to compete against him."

Ultimately, no matter who it is, the Eagles need some of their young playmakers to step up and take command of this team.

"There's a lot of young guys who need to step up and become leaders on this team," Celek said. "I think they will and we're all excited for the opportunity."

[charlie]

Again, the banking on Kolb as the future is what is driving me mad.

Who's banking on anything? The guy has one year left on his contract...

If he goes into this season and does well.. you resign him. And if he goes into the season and shows nothing? You don't resign him.

It's fairly low risk in the long term.

[reese125]

got a real hard time believing any starting qb with 1 yr left goes into a season without insurance

he'll be extended

[PhillyGirl]

got a real hard time believing any starting qb with 1 yr left goes into a season without insurance

he'll be extended

This. Anyone who thinks they don't extend him is crazy. I keep reading people on FB saying, "He has 16 games to prove himself and then they will let him walk if they don't."

Uh, no.

[phattymatty]

what has this FO done to make you think that?

i wouldn't be surprised if they wait and season how the season starts before re-upping him.  a few good starts and then maybe. 

[PhillyGirl]

what has this FO done to make you think that?

i wouldn't be surprised if they wait and season how the season starts before re-upping him.  a few good starts and then maybe. 

Really?

[phattymatty]

my point is the smart thing to do would be to sign him before the season starts.

[Eagles_Legendz]

This whole thing is farging nuts.  Eagles/taterskins has to be SNF or MNF Week 1.

[charlie]

With no CBA in place for next season, you probably won't see him resigned before the season starts.

[Seabiscuit36]

they may extend him, but with the CBA they may even be able to cut ties next year if need be.  All i'm saying is PG, he's the guy now, accept it.  He has 16 games to prove it in the regular season, he did well last year when given starting time and not being brought in cold.  The young guys clearly want him in there, Celek was pimping him hard as was Pimp.  Give him a shot, if he fails, its not like they were going to win a SB this season.  IF he exceeds expectations, then we have something wrapped up for 5 years at the minimum.  All i know is Jaws is in love with the video from him starting, and he's not the only one who was very surprised in his reads and his starts in general.  shtein, when you have calls coming from a guy like Pete Carroll trying to get Kolb, it at least says he's not garbage, he's our garbage, and we'll give him a shot now. 

[BigEd76]

Eagles/taterskins has to be SNF or MNF Week 1.

Unless there's a last-minute change, the best they can do is 4:15.  The Giants have SNF and the Jets have MNF...