A New Standard for the Philadelphia Eagles

It has to be sink or swim because Vick is gone after this year. We can’t carry two big QB contracts, so Vick isn’t gonna resign if Kolb is still around. That means that he gets battle-tested next year. What if he blows? I doubt we are taking a QB with our first round pick and we will have no solid contingency plan in place. If Kolb is no good we limp through next year, draft a new QB and waste several years of a talented young team. If we know that ahead of time we can draft the future next year, not in two years. And we can sign Vick on as the stop-gap. If Kolb is good, great, but wouldn’t it be better to know that now?
Rodgers dealt with a worse offensive line than this his first year. He had to sink or swim. If we are so confident in Kolb that we would trade away McNabb, why can’t we let Kolb sink or swim? He doesn’t need protecting, he needs experience.

Dude, are you serious? At least, have some substance in your argument. It was 35-17 before the defense coughed up 15 straight points in a span of 5 minutes. Kolb should have been the starter for at least one more game but don’t take anything away from Vick’s play.

How come when Kolb plays poorly GB is “the #2 ranked defense” but you omit the fact that Vick had an awesome half (67% completion, 184 passing, 103 rushing) against that same defense?

We truly do not know what we have in Kolb. I do not think he will go on to be the best QB in the history of the game, but I would like to at least find out if that’s remotely the case.

If this was all about protection, why did he ever get the start? Even before Jackson went down the line looked shaky. Vick should have been starting from day one if that is really the argument.

You say win right now? Why did we trade McNabb in order to start Kolb? How is that sticking to “win right now”? Reid’s argument was that he believed Kolb to be good enough. Well what changed? Kolb never got a chance to prove himself unworthy or incapable of winning.

I’m not on Kolb’s dick. I wanted McNabb this year, but I also don’t want to venture into the next several years limp at the QB position. With Kolb’s contract it is unlikely that Vick will get resigned. What happens if Kolb sucks then? Kafka? I want to know now if Kolb can lead this team because if we wait until we don’t have Michael Vick on the roster, we will be screwed. The truth is, anything other than a Super Bowl victory this year will be a failure. Unless they trade Kolb and resign Vick. Which I suppose is a possibility, but not a very likely one.

Also, back off the “real Eagles’ fan” bullshit. Fans have opinions. They aren’t always the same opinions as some other fans. Sometimes a fan can dislike a decision by a coach, player or front office. It doesn’t make them “not a real fan”.