A perfect fit for Kevin Kolb?
Following Donovan McNabb's new deal, Kevin Kolb is left to twist in the wind. His contract, like McNabb's, expires after the 2010 season, which means he's bench-bound for the duration -- barring injury to #5.
I was giving some thought to possible landing spots for Kolb when Gregg pointed out the unlikeliness of a trade happening at this point in the offseason. With the Eagles in win-now mode, what's the point of dealing Kolb when they could probably get the same draft pick for him next offseason?
The motivation would have to come from another team, one willing to surrender at least a second-round pick for the No. 36 overall pick in the 2007 draft. In which case, Philly may be willing to go with A.J. Feely as McNabb's backup for 2009.
The perfect storm may be coming from St. Louis. No longer considered the long-term answer at quarterback, it's not inconceivable that Marc Bulger's August work may have the new Rams regime questioning whether he's even the short-term answer. Even more conveniently, new OC Pat Shurmur was Kolb's QBs coach in Philly, so he already knows the offense. If Bulger struggles out the gates, the Rams could then turn to "QB of the Future" Kolb instead of a retread like Kyle Boller.
The Rams may be the only fit as a Kevin Kolb dance partner this summer. In fact, they're almost a perfect fit.
Comments
I think we would all agree Rodgers exceeded expectations this past year.
And though we similarly don't have much to go on... Kolb is extremely unlikely to = Rodgers.
Other than the fact they've both had to wait their turn, the comparison is a poor one for Kolb. It will be an accomplishment if he turns out to be a solid #2.
Posted by: Stephen | June 13, 2009 04:46 PM
Fredex - Actually, Rodgers was exceptional in his first extended action when he subbed for Favre in Dallas two years ago.
It was only one game, but it was an extremely adverse enviroment (they were getting their asses handed to them on the field of a playoff team and Favre had played poorly), Rodgers got an extended look and outplayed Favre by a longshot.
Posted by: Stephen | June 13, 2009 04:52 PM
I think it's a better comparison than that given how highly Eagles management seems to think of Kolb and what other coaches have said after leaving the team.
Good point about the Dallas game-- I forgot that one. Rodgers had been in the league for a while at that point and I distinctly remember being pretty unimpressed with him in limited action prior to that though.
The point is it's tough to judge what a quarterback will do based on such a small body of work, so I think assumptions about him sucking because he was thrown to the wolves halfway into the Baltimore game when the entire offense was completely overmatched is a little premature.
Posted by: Fredex | June 16, 2009 07:58 PM
Re: the Aaron Rodgers Cowboys game, keep in mind that Rodgers was further into his career than Kolb.
IIRC, Rodgers struggled mightily during camp/preseason/practices his first two years in the league. The reports out of Green Bay were almost exclusively negative. Then he seemed to gain an epiphany in his third season. All of the sudden the reports were positive and he was playing very well in training camp/preseason.
That's the year Rodgers finally put it all together.
To be fair to Kolb, he hasn't reached that third year yet.
In the interest of full disclosure, though, Rodgers was extremely young coming into the league.
Oh, and Stephen: Kolb merits a Pancake Blocks post b/c we're also concerned with Dynasty league value. A Kolb status report is definitely of interest to Dynasty leaguers.
Posted by: Wess | June 17, 2009 02:09 PM
Wrong poster Wess. I wasn't the one who questioned the validity of a post on Kolb.
My point was the later mentioned Kolb to Rodgers comparison was unfair to Kolb.
Posted by: Stephen | June 17, 2009 02:39 PM
D'oh! My bad, Stephen. Apologies.
Posted by: Wess | June 17, 2009 03:04 PM
I doubt Kolb wants to walk into that hell hole that has become St. Louis.
Let the Rams squirm with Bulger and Boller, two atrocious quarterbacks, while Philly can rest easy with two solid back-ups behind their usually fragile quarterback.
There is no rush to unload this guy.
Posted by: kevin | June 18, 2009 01:43 PM