The Hottest QB in the 2011 draft is....Kevin Kolb?

The tastiest tidbit in this article is as follows: "So now the question: What will Kolb command?

"I guarantee you it will be high," said one coach. "The Eagles always shoot high."

That means a first-rounder and something else, probably another high draft pick, and while that exceeds what Houston quarterback Matt Schaub commanded when the Falcons traded him -- for a flip of first-rounders and two No. 2s -- apparently it hasn't dismayed suitors. Several clubs said they heard there's a bidding war on for Kolb, with clubs desperate to fill the most important position. You can figure that Arizona, San Francisco and Minnesota probably are involved, with all desperate to fill quarterback openings, but they're not saying, and (n)either are the Eagles."

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ooh me likee also!

by Brit Bill on Feb 28, 2011 7:24 AM EST reply actions

I really hope they can come to an agreement before the draft.

by 92-74-99-96 on Feb 28, 2011 7:49 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Me Like

Long time

by VRFC8 on Feb 28, 2011 7:53 AM EST reply actions

It is all good

You would have to figure that the teams that are ready to win and that use the WC offense would be first in line.

by wow4444 on Feb 28, 2011 8:10 AM EST reply actions

Must..not get hopes up…

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by DaaaBirdsDaBirds on Feb 28, 2011 8:12 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Maybe we come to an agreement with a team before they finish the CBA and they draft who we want and then we just trade players. I can only hope

by Clint Eastwood on Feb 28, 2011 8:14 AM EST via mobile reply actions

I don't know if that is legal...

It is fine for teams to agree on a trade before a player is drafted and draft that player (i.e. Eli Manning to San Diego), but I think that can’t be done once the CBA expires. It may be a possibility now, with the CBA not yet expired, but I think there is a complete freeze of all activities other than the draft once it does.

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by Qwest on Feb 28, 2011 8:18 AM EST up reply actions

It's not.

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by EREX21 on Feb 28, 2011 8:55 AM EST up reply actions

I didn't think so...

…but I wasn’t sure.

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by Qwest on Feb 28, 2011 9:03 AM EST up reply actions

It's always something...

You have the CBA keeping us from getting a great trade for Kolb. You have T.O. doing his workout in his driveway. You have Ray Finkle/Lois Einhorn getting caught and allowing Dan Marino to come back at halftime of the Superbowl and beat us. It’s always something keeping us from our Superbowl.

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by Qwest on Feb 28, 2011 8:20 AM EST reply actions

Wait.....Finkle....is ...Einhorn, but that would me that Einhorn.....is......

NooOooOO!

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by w-w-JJ-d on Feb 28, 2011 2:48 PM EST up reply actions

Its funny

so many people willl say “Fuck yeah cam newton is a 1st rounder.”

Not only has cam newton never played a down, he’s considered a project pl ayer.

Then you get a guy lik Kolb who is young as hell and in half of his starts has thrown for 300+ yards and they’ll say “nah hes only worth a 2nd maybe.”

How the fuck does that logic work? Kolb has proved wa y more than guys like Newton and Locker at this point…

JoeD AKA The Voice Of Reason

by Joe_D on Feb 28, 2011 8:36 AM EST reply actions

It’s all about the shinny new toy.

Supposedly Newton is impressing people at the combine, not sure if he will still be considered a project player once the draft rolls around.

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by EREX21 on Feb 28, 2011 8:56 AM EST up reply actions

He'll still be a project player...

If he wasn’t a project player, he would be the no-brainer number 1 pick and Carolina would have already worked out a deal with him…like you are going to see happen with Luck next year.

I-C-Y-U-H8-ME

by Qwest on Feb 28, 2011 9:01 AM EST up reply actions

oh sweet hes a combine hero

I HATE THE COMBINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JoeD AKA The Voice Of Reason

by Joe_D on Feb 28, 2011 9:22 AM EST up reply actions

As do I. But for some reason GM’s seem to think it’s gospel.

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by EREX21 on Feb 28, 2011 9:31 AM EST up reply actions

That's because...

…most of the time, the team that is looking to draft a qb in the early first round is a bad team. Not one of the teams that are a quarterback away from competing, like Minnesota, for example. This is a rare year in which teams like Cincy and Zona have high first round picks. So why would they want to trade their high first round pick on Kolb knowing that they still have a lot more needs to fill to make themselves competitive? By the time they get the pieces around a QB like Kolb, they have either gotten him killed in the process or his big contract has expired and he is a free agent. Instead, you draft a rookie (and sure, you have to pay him more right now), and you work with him at the same time as you build around him. By the time he has matured, you have a team worthy of a good QB and you have developed one.

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by Qwest on Feb 28, 2011 9:00 AM EST up reply actions

Its not a rare year that cincy and zona have high picks

It’s more rare when they are higher up in the draft lol.

Take the Matt Schaub trade. Did he prove he was a star in ATL? No but he definitely showed his potential, just like Kolb has. Would you rather draft a project player with the 5th round or a guy who has shown the most potential?

In that case, the Texans gambled correctly and so would any other team who are looking to draft a QB high. To be honest, not every shitty team has an incompetent OL too. Just one decent FA acquisition has sometimes made a shitty line much better.

Often times a good QB can make a team that much better. The correct choice for any team in the first round is undoubtedly Kevin Kolb. He has shown the potential to be a good passer in this league with very very minimal starting time . That’s 100x more than what any qb projected in the first round has shown

JoeD AKA The Voice Of Reason

by Joe_D on Feb 28, 2011 9:27 AM EST up reply actions

I'm not...

…discussing my personal beliefs about trading for a “proven” guy vs. drafting one. We agree on that. I am looking at it from the perspective of the teams involved. And as for Cincy and Zona, I was talking about it from the standpoint of the expectations of those teams coming into the season. In other words, Cincy ran the table on a tough division last year and then added Owens, got back Rivers, and added some drafted players like Gresham. The expectation was for them to challenge.

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by Qwest on Feb 28, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions