G Cobb, K Kolb and interceptions
by JasonB on Jun 10, 2009 6:00 AM EDT
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There was some interesting little back & forth/backpedaling among guys covering the Eagles OTAs over the past few days. It started on Monday when Gary Cobb wrote this on his website.
I heard one of the reporters talking about how good McNabb was looking at practice and how bad Kevin Kolb was looking.
McNabb was throwing lazer downfield to Jackson, Curtis and Maclin while, Kolb was throwing interception after interception.
His assessment of Kevin Kolb caused a few panics attacks on Eagles message boards and apparently in the comments on Philly.com. After all, if Kolb is throwing "interception after interception" in practice... how will he ever hope to avoid doing so in a game?!
As it turns out, G Cobb neglected to include an important detail of exactly what Kolb was doing on Monday. The Daily News filled in that gap.
BTW, not trying to embarrass any well-intentioned people here, but another blog's contention that Kevin Kolb was throwing a lot of interceptions Monday got wide discussion. Problem: Kolb was running a scout team offense that was giving "looks" to the defense from the offenses of NFC East opponents. He was supposed to get picked off, and he was, several times in a row.
Soon after, G Cobb posted another update on his site.
I just became aware of the fact that my mention of Kolb throwing interception after interception at practice yesterday and the mention of the quote by somebody else has been taken too seriously.
I don't take scouting team interceptions very seriously. A lot of scout team plays go bad and that the design of the practice.
It isn't that big of a deal. It's not like he's working with the team's first team offense and throwing interceptions. In some cases, he's merely trying to give the defense a good look.
I'm sorry... I can't believe someone misinterpreted "McNabb was throwing lazer downfield to Jackson, Curtis and Maclin while, Kolb was throwing interception after interception." I mean, obviously G didn't meant that seriously!
/sarcasm
Really G? Really you're surprised by how people took that? I don't see any way it can be taken as anything other than a jab at/snarky criticism of Kolb, which was apparently totally undeserved. The funny thing is, even after he posted his update clarifying his earlier statement, the commenters on his site apparently didn't believe him or still didn't understand...
Sigh.
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What bugs me most is that GCobbs comments were tottaly bias.
He did mention that Kolb did burn the Defense a few times with players like McBride and Gibson. He also failed to mention that all backups get picked running scout team plays. Those plays are not from his own playbook. He also failed to mention that the defense know where the play is going. He also failed to mention that Kolb is supposed to make specific throws the coaches believe that specific opponent will make, not necessarily a throw he himself will make, Kolb is role playing.
If you are gonna report stuff about Kolb, report when he burns the D as well.
Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!
Garry Cobb is always the first to place the black man in front of the white man so this doesn’t surprise me.
I can’t even bear to listen to this idiot for the most part.
Just another reason to switch from 610 to 950.
He is just another run of the mill racist. My question would be, ok, McNabb is the starter and thats the way it should be, so why does he still try to make Kolb look bad? It’s not like he has a snowballs chance in hell of getting the starting spot. It’s not like Cobb’s influence would sway that matter either way.
Tool Bag
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by EagleGreeninMD on Jun 10, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes and no
Today he further clarified, saying that the scout team is supposed to compete with the defense and that it’s still something of a concern if Kolb is getting routinely picked off no matter what offense he’s running. Which is true. Of course, that completely contradicts his earlier contention that scout team is no big deal.
I don't think its a big deal either. But Kolb has gotta have the mentality now that he should try to
tear apart the defense from now on and score on them. He needs to show what he is, even if he’s role playing on the scout team.
Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!
by yophillybro on Jun 10, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
You can just tell...
That Gcobb is a friggin idiot. He is that that annoying salesmaney, loud mouth jerkoff who talks loud as hell and never says s***…all while probably in a mustard yellow suit. Hes the type of guy you want to run away from after spending 3 seconds talking to him…
He couldn't just say
“my bad, I was wrong?”
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
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