Kevin Kolb: "I want to be the guy"
by JasonB on Dec 3, 2008 1:09 AM EST
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When Kevin Kolb was handed the starting job at halftime of the Ravens game, he apparently thought it was for good. However, the next morning he found out that wasn't the case... and he wasn't happy.
"I talked to Coach Reid the next morning in his office and I was upset," Kolb said. "I want to be the guy, and I think I can be, but at the same time, I respected his decision, and it has turned out pretty good so far."
Asked if there was a difference between respecting Reid's decision and agreeing with it, Kolb said, "A little bit, sure. I wanted to start. Of course."
Kolb wanted a chance to redeem himself after what was his first real NFL action in what most fans and pundits termed an almost impossible situation.
"That's the thing I was looking forward to -- getting back out there and getting that bad taste out of mouth," Kolb said. "Some of that happens with us playing good as a team, but it's still not as good as if you are out there yourself."
It's easy to see where Kolb is coming from. He's been waiting for the chance to start since the day he was drafted. He gets his first chance on the road after halftime with no notice against the Ravens, not surprisingly struggles and gets sent straight back to the bench. It makes total sense that he'd want to get right back out there proves he's better than he showed.
I like hearing this from Kolb. He's not AJ Feeley. He's not here to be a career backup. The guy believes he can be a starting QB in the NFL and he wants to show it. That's the attitude we want. The important thing now is for Kolb to let the frustration he might feel with his current role fuel him to be a better player.
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Why the fuck is he so eager to be the starting QB of the Philadelphia Eagles? Doesn’t read the Inquirer? Does he not get ESPN?
Destroyer of Subject Lines :3™
by yomjoseki on Dec 3, 2008 1:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
what the hell is that you have as your picture ? is that a kitty cat with a pirate hat on ? – tampa bay kitty cats [new NFL expantion team] ..ha ha ha
i was about to jump off of wachovia center but one of akers’ kicks smacked me right in the face and knocked me backwards…
by EAGLE_MAN71 on Dec 3, 2008 5:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At work, some chick brought in a kitty calendar. I took a permanent marker and some whiteout and made it suck less.
Destroyer of Subject Lines :3™
by yomjoseki on Dec 3, 2008 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
its all good – so whats been up ? havent seen you post in a while ? ready for the giant trash talkers , i think that troll blue is true blue ya think ??
i was about to jump off of wachovia center but one of akers’ kicks smacked me right in the face and knocked me backwards…
by EAGLE_MAN71 on Dec 4, 2008 2:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I can speak for all the guys at Big Blue View
when I say that we think this week would be a good time for Kolb to see how much fun it is to start as QB….(sarcasm, of course).
While it is amazing at times that Donovan can open a game up with numerous bad looking incompletions, he is still one of the elite guys at his position in the league. He has suffered a lackluster receiving corps for years, not to mention having to put up with “the player” and getting hurt too often because he tried to make too much happen on offense.
McNabb is the best quarterback the Eagles have had since Norm Van Brocklan and deserves a better fate than he gets from a lot of Philly fans. If we don’t get a good pass rush on him this week he could easily have a great game, especially now that Deshields has developed into such a great long ball threat.
I think this will be a close game.
by giant fan since 57 on Dec 3, 2008 5:38 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Deshields
come again?
World F*ckin' Champions, indeed...
by foos05 on Dec 3, 2008 7:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i know :)
World F*ckin' Champions, indeed...
by foos05 on Dec 3, 2008 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
somebody want to explain this nickname for me?
by Filth2Fury on Dec 3, 2008 3:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops....
Yeah, I meant Desean….I think he has a lot of talent and knows how to get open. And while I have been a Giant fan since…well, 1957, I try not to hate our competition ( except, of course, Dallas) and have been a big fan of McNabb. He is not only a great player, but a good role model for kids coming up. Considering some of the thugs in the news these days Donovan is a breath of fresh air. I wish him well except of course this week when I hope he throws 7 interceptions and gets sacked 9 times…..LOL
by giant fan since 57 on Dec 3, 2008 4:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thx for being a classy Giants fan. you are a credit to your fanbase.
by Andrew B on Dec 3, 2008 12:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i really don’t understand how kolb was in an impossible situation. He was in about as good as possible position as you could be when you go in for a benched starter being down a field goal is not insurmountable. its not like they stuck him in down 20 to nothing with 5 minutes left in the game and said “Here kid go win it”. Being down a field goal is a very winnable game for anyone that should be starting in the NFL.
by 0sirys on Dec 3, 2008 8:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
You’re first real NFL action on the road against the Ravens is hardly ideal. There’s probably not many situations that would be more difficult for a young QB.
by JasonB on Dec 3, 2008 10:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no its not ideal but its not hopeless either. had mcnabb gotten hurt god forbid i would want kolb to be able to step up regardless of situation. bottom line he did not do as good a job as warrants him staying as the starter. You know mcnabbs upside, you don’t know if kolb will ever be anything more than feeley or mike mcmahon.
and if you are gonna give kolb a pass for that performance you have to give justice a second chance at playing tackle cause his conditions for his first nfl action were far from ideal and probably worse than kolb’s conditions
by 0sirys on Dec 3, 2008 11:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I totally agree. Justice had a horrible game, but it was only his first NFL start. I wold have no issue with him being given a second chance, or second game to prove himself.
by JasonB on Dec 3, 2008 12:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Listen
If kolb throws a TD instead of a pick 6 in the ravens game, we may have even come back and won that game. If Kolb would have won that game, he’d be the guy.
an Eagles fan should be an Eagles fan during an 0-16 season
by 700 Level on Dec 3, 2008 8:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
what i'm saying is, i dont think he was as bad as everyone seems to think
an Eagles fan should be an Eagles fan during an 0-16 season
by 700 Level on Dec 3, 2008 8:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree 100%
I want Donny to play though, for trade value.
Philles (80 & 08)
Team of Destiny!
by yophillybro on Dec 3, 2008 10:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And the point is...
When was the last time you can remember Donovan throwing an interception in the endzone, or even deep in the redzone. He may fumble here or there, but if McNabb does anything it is that he does not turn the ball over in situations such as that, and that is the difference between someone like McNabb and someone like Kolb. Now I’m not completely writing the kid off of course, he hasn’t really had a chance, but just because he got close then effed up, doesn’t mean it was any better than doing it any other time.
by TwoTonsOfIrony on Dec 3, 2008 1:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
I think the benching of McNabb was to send a wake up call and strict message to him and the rest of the team. I think had Kolb won that game McNabb would have still been the starter against the Cards.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
by Whodie126 on Dec 4, 2008 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is pretty much the same feeling I have
World F*ckin' Champions, indeed...
by foos05 on Dec 5, 2008 7:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I NEVER WANT THIS GUY AS OUR QB
he must be the stupidest qb ever. come on did he really think he earned that starting job over a franchise QB of McNabbs Caliber. im sure brad lost his job by now too
by NickPampani on Dec 3, 2008 10:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Don’t you wonder what he’s been told by Reid? I get the feeling like Andy has told this kid he’ll be a starter soon. I think that’s why he was so convinced that the job was his.
by JasonB on Dec 3, 2008 10:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
kevin kolb need to sit his ass down
mcnabb is the franchise’s greatest quarterback. you only got the starting nod because andy is a wacko. it was a mistake. just like your quarterbacking was against the ravens.
aaron rodgers waited through a 4-12 favre season his rookie year, and then an 8-8 season. And then a third season, he waited because the Packers looked among the best in the NFL at 13-3.
it hasn’t even been two seasons. so sit down and wait your turn. if it doesn’t come next season, or the season after that. you can sign elsewhere.
you only coming in if Donovan gets hurt. you a backup.
by damonmoore43 on Dec 3, 2008 10:32 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
"you only coming in if Donovan gets hurt. you a backup."
Obviously that’s just not true. He did get to come in and McNabb was not hurt. If Kolb was confused about that, that seems like the coach’s doing.
by JasonB on Dec 3, 2008 10:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
jason b
obviously, kolb came in when donovan was benched…and in the post if you read it, i acknowledged that. but that was a mistake and won’t happen again. so, REALISTICALLY, the only way kolb gets in again is if McNabb gets hurt. end of story.
any other talk is BS – #5 got 3 or 4 years left with the Birds.
time for a ring.
by damonmoore43 on Dec 3, 2008 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The thing is, how do we know it won’t happen again? How does Kolb know it won’t happen again?
by JasonB on Dec 3, 2008 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I cant figure out for the life of me...
why everyone hates Kolb?
Why? The kid could be the next Joe Montana… seriously, how can you even refute that? We simply don’t know what he could be. He could totally be a bust, or he could be a great quaterback for 10 years and win a couple super bowls.
I want MNabb to stay… but seriously there is no logical reason for the Kolb hate that is flying around.
What is it with Philly and hating QB’s.
an Eagles fan should be an Eagles fan during an 0-16 season
by 700 Level on Dec 3, 2008 10:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
i hate admitting this but a LOT of philly fans are just down right RETARDED
and there’s so much damning evidence. not only here but in the past ie booing mcnabb on draft day.
After having a successful group of WRs they want to use both of our first round draft picks to get michael crabtree
They think kolb not practicing w/ the first unit offense often and being thrown into a game w/ the leagues best defense is not a huge deal and he should’ve thrown a 158.3 rating or e sucks.
without seeing kolb start one game in their life they already deemed he sucks and hes not for this team.
The list goes on… One day a player is awesome the next day he’s the worst thing since Hitler. Every team has retarded fans, so it’s not that big of a deal.
by Joe_D on Dec 3, 2008 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it really a lot?
There were 30 people booing McNabb. I’d say the majority liked the pick.
I think our “minority” of retarded fans are just really vocal. And the media focuses on them. And I’m not a “media bias” kind of guy, but I think it’s true.
by ajay on Dec 3, 2008 11:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i dont hate kevin kolb, i hate the idea of getting rid of a franchise quarterback whos still in his prime for a second round draft pick out of a small school. McNabbs struggling but hes only 32.
you see this with franchise quarterbacks all the time. they come into the league and they develop into a star. then around their early 30’s they hit a wall. theyve usually suffered injuries, their athleticism starts to drop, and theyve been in the league long enough for defenses to know all of their tendencies strengths/weaknesses. eventually they go through the final period of their maturation and return to form as an elite quarterback. there is absolutely no reason to suggest that this wont be the case with McNabb.
by njh3293 on Dec 3, 2008 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 700 give the kid [kolb] a break
i was about to jump off of wachovia center but one of akers’ kicks smacked me right in the face and knocked me backwards…
by EAGLE_MAN71 on Dec 4, 2008 2:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
I think most of the Kolb hate is really McNabb love, as in – we don’t want anyone to replace our guy. At least, I hope so.
But it’s worth noting two things.
1. Reid knows his quarterbacks: Hasselbeck, McNabb, Feeley, bringing in Garcia, etc. I think Kolb’s got a good future based on that track record. In fact, Mike McMahon was the only major error I see.
2. That trade with Dallas, wherein they got Anthony Spencer and we essentially got Kevin Kolb and Stewart Bradley, could work out very well for us in the long-term…
by ajay on Dec 3, 2008 11:32 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mike McMahon
I tend to think this was a Marty influenced decision
World F*ckin' Champions, indeed...
by foos05 on Dec 3, 2008 12:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One more thing
All he is saying is he wants to be the starter. Doesnt every QB? Whats the problem here?
by Joe_D on Dec 3, 2008 11:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1
Joe, we don’t always see eye to eye exactly, but I agree with everything you’ve said in this thread
World F*ckin' Champions, indeed...
by foos05 on Dec 3, 2008 12:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
THIS IS FUNNY
dude has no class , u think ur gonna come in here and start over a franchise player kinda thinks like he is owed something to me. you will start nex year and we will suck thanks dumb fucks who called for mcnabbs head
by FLAeagle on Dec 3, 2008 1:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
But in the end, what is wrong with a player wanting to play? No matter how good or accomplished the guy is in front of him, he should still want to play and he should still be confident in his ability.
We have a different perspective here than he does. We’re fans. It’s his job.
by JasonB on Dec 3, 2008 2:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
dude has no class
Coming from somene displaying limited grammar skills.
Would you rather the guy say, “Wow. Being the starting QB for the Eagles would be horrid. I hope I never have to try to do that. I’m thrilled that they let me occupy a spot on the sidelines…”
World F*ckin' Champions, indeed...
by foos05 on Dec 3, 2008 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
THANX THERE
dumbass who comes on message boards to correct puctuation marks , make sure i wipe my ass the right direction while ur at it
by FLAeagle on Dec 3, 2008 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it’s just respect man I don’t want my eyes bleeding while trying to read a post.
dude has no class
This is an idiotic statement. I agree with Jason and Foos I want a guy who wants to be a starter not someone who is okay with riding the pine. I hope every single backup on our squad is out to put someone out of a job those are the players I want.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
by Whodie126 on Dec 4, 2008 4:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thanks bud
World F*ckin' Champions, indeed...
by foos05 on Dec 5, 2008 7:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ha ha ha ha dude funny stuff -i totally agree ha ha
i was about to jump off of wachovia center but one of akers’ kicks smacked me right in the face and knocked me backwards…
by EAGLE_MAN71 on Dec 4, 2008 2:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what backup NFL qb would not “want to be the guy?”
furthermore, what backup anything would not want to be the guy?
i don’t necessarily see anything special, here.
by char6587 on Dec 3, 2008 2:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If Kolb is the future of the Eagles, don’t we want him to be ‘the guy’ instead of holding a clipboard?
by JJinPA on Dec 3, 2008 2:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
who the hell...
does he think he is?! steve young? he needs to sit on the sideline and wait his time JUST like aaron rodgers did.
it’s not like he’s sitting behind a fucking scrub qb like jon kitna or something. it’s fucking donovan mcnabb.
every 2nd string quarterback wants to be the man. why he would go to coach andy reid upset is beyond me. does he truly think he’s better than dnabb and gives the team a better chance to win?
more importantly, do you guys as eagles fans truly believe he gives us a better chance to win over dnabb?
4th and 26!!!!
by kingofnorth on Dec 3, 2008 5:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
you have to see this as a somewhat of a positive though, the man wants the job, and if he wants it bad enough, he’ll work hard for it… and not to sound like a damn fortune cookie but that’s the difference between a great player and a good one – wanting it…
Look, our star RB is nowhere near 100%, our backup RB is out, and our 3rd string RB goes down when defenders blow in his general direction.
by Remis on Dec 3, 2008 7:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the funny thing is
the same morons who are harping on him now would harp on him if he said “no, i dont want to play yet”
by Joe_D on Dec 4, 2008 12:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Kolb / Gary Sinise - Separated at birth?
by slackerjoe on Dec 3, 2008 8:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hereby dub Kevin Kolb – “Lt. Dan”
World F*ckin' Champions, indeed...
by foos05 on Dec 5, 2008 7:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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