Comments on: Eagles lineman: "Majority of locker room was leaning towards Kevin"

By: ie1950

ie1950 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:01:20 +0000

Stop crying about McNabb’s departure!….He couldn’t throw accurately, he couldn’t throw the touch pass!….Those 2 things are a MUST in the West Coast Offense….With the receiver’s Kolb has this year it should be really exciting….We finally have a QB that can run the West Coast Offense like a well tuned machine…..like the great QB’s before him (Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Drew Brees) I expect BIG yardage from these receiver’s & the RB’s too!…Ok the O-Line isn’t that great BUT Kolb has a quick release and accuracy on his side….things that McNabb NEVER had!…This is going to be a High Octane Offense this year…..Remember Air Coryell well welcome to Air Reid…..Now if the D-Line can get more pressure on the QB it will make the secondaries job a whole lot easier…..And we need everyone to stay healthy this year….After we beat Green Bay that first game the league will take notice that the Birds are flying high this year….Look at N.O. their QB is no different from ours…..And they’re Super Bowl Champs…..I like our chances with Kolb…….Go Eagles!!!!!!

By: granadafan

granadafan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:29:21 +0000

I say this as neither a fan nor hater of the Eagles, that there will be tremendous pressure put on Kolb’s shoulders this year. To get rid of a QB of McNabb’s caliber was a huge decision that hopefully turns out well for both parties. We’ll see if he has the mental toughness and talent as Aaron Rodgers did when the diva Favre’s spot whined and literally cried his way out of Green Bay.

By: Phlyin reallll high

Phlyin reallll high — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:56:17 +0000

Donovan has sheer football talent…he accomplished some very impressive feats(often with awful weapons) while never actually fitting a west coast style offense whatsoever. Kolb is already a better fit than Mcnabb ever was in our offensive scheme, and with speedsters maclin and jackson I think we can expect some short-to-medium passes turned into homerun balls simply due to Kolb’s superb accuracy. Remember how good Jason Avant was at catching ankle-high garbage Mcnabb throws? Avant’s got some great hands(I believe some of the best in the league)…he may blossom into a premiere slot weapon with a more accurate QB at the helm. Brent Celek may already be Kolb’s favorite target, and will probably lead the Eagles in receptions. Pro bowl fullback and a nice 1-2 punch in the backfield with both RBs catching the ball well…KOLB HAS SOME SERIOUS WEAPONS. He is being highly underestimated right now and rightfully so…he’s started 2 games. I can guarentee the world now that KK will outperform all expectations…you heard it here fools.

By: CKL

CKL — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:22:27 +0000

Actions speak louder than words. Whatever Reid et al say publicly, trading a guy to a division rival especially when you know the guy will be their starter and is a QB and you don’t even get a single 1st rounder for the guy…it is absolutely positively an indictment of the guy’s skill level and possibly even more than that (LR/leadership issues?)
Then again I have never thought DM was that great to begin with either as a leader or a QB.

By: baracuda

baracuda — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:00:37 +0000

Agent did NOTHING… McNabb threatened to retire if traded to Oakland and Eagles felt he had done so much for them they would give him a break–ala Bledsoe–and trade him to rival since they felt they could beat Skins regardless. Bruce Allen and Shanny are notoriously poor talent evaluators which is why they trade for vets.

By: CaptainFantastik

CaptainFantastik — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:08:06 +0000

Let’s see which way those players lean after they finish 6-10.

By: Wet Paper Bag

Wet Paper Bag — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:05:29 +0000

A majority of the locker room was leaning towards…the walls in order to keep their house of cards from imploding!

By: Hooby

Hooby — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:40:41 +0000

its hilarious how good people think mcnabb is…he really is awful and the redskins will make it obvious. not that we didnt, but we managed to make him look good intermittently. the redskins are perpetual suck, and mcnabb is not gonna do anything to change that.

By: gator_prof

gator_prof — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:20:09 +0000

This is a huge gamble. He had ONE good game against the putrid KC Chiefs. Yes, he threw for over 300 yds against the Saints, but the Eagles got waxed and he tossed 3 ints. Did you guys forget how badly he fell apart in the second half?
He may turn out to be a great QB, but there isn’t a whole lot of evidence at the pro level that this will happen.

By: pigsty

pigsty — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:59:39 +0000

Ha.
The red flag, of course, is Lurie.
Whenever Lurie starts babbling about guys or their plusses being “off the charts,” I see Jeffy venturing off the planet.
Ibid. Hoying, Bobby.

By: JesseJames

JesseJames — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:58:54 +0000

The kiss of death for Kolb’s future…an endorsement from the most clueless offensive mind in the NFL, Marty Morningweg

By: JSpicoli

JSpicoli — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:32:42 +0000

Yeah WASH is so much of a better situation than OAK or BUF.
You need a brain transplant. WASH sucks ass.

By: geo1113

geo1113 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:21:32 +0000

@Opie
“DNabb being able to bring in better offers”
Are you saying the offers from other teams for McNabb would have been better than the offers for Kolb? If you are, what do you base that on? Because I don’t think that is true based upon what Atlanta received for Matt Schaub.

By: Opie

Opie — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:42:44 +0000

What this shows is that you guys didn’t know what the hell was going on. Nice of you to throw this up, though.
It also goes to show that I didn’t know what I was talking about when they did, indeed, trade DNabb.
Saying all that, not sure how we get a different feel for the same article?
“Reid appeared the most ambivalent about the trade.”
“G.M. Howie Roseman and offensive coordinator Marty Morningweg become true Kolb believers after Kolb’s two-game stint as starter.”
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The intagibles they talked about came about watching practice and preseason games. The 2 games over 300 gave them game tape to analyze his decision making with “live bullets.”
Reid being ambivalent is a bit exaggerated. He talks to whether he feels they can win ball games with either of these guys. They next analyzed who had more marketability and how many years and at what level of play these guys had left. Feeling that DNabb has 2 or 3 years of high level of play, depending on other factors, and Kolb having 10. DNabb being able to bring in better offers and finally analyzing whether they could, in the end, keep all 3 for this season and what effect it would have on the locker room and what would happen at the end of the season.
They are very thorough analyzing from all angles. PFT “writers” should stop trying to figure them out, you’re not smart enough…… or, at least, wait til you’re off a bus…

By: JDPHX

JDPHX — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:40:47 +0000

So let me see if I got this straight…
McNabb went to WAS instead of OAK because it was a “better situation”. Then Campbell goes from WAS to OAK, and it is a “better situation”
for him too???
Hmmm. Righhhhhht!

By: whocaresaboutdallas

whocaresaboutdallas — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:38:35 +0000

And McNabb is gonna wip there ass’s four the next 5 years for it. Lmfao!!
says the guy who roots for the Raiders. The worst and most emabarassing team in ALL of football. You should focus on those 4 wins you’re team will have this year. Let me know when they win a “meaningful” game.
LMAO! Now go troll elsewhere

By: Ska4Life

Ska4Life — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:38:02 +0000

The more I hear about this the more confidence I have in the Eagles this season. I’m glad Kolb has so many supporters. This seems, to me, pretty much exactly like the Favre/Rodgers ordeal, except that McNabb isn’t a huge drama queen and he handeld it much, much better. Hopefully Kolb can prove the Eagles organization right just as much as Rodgers proved the Packers organization right!

By: bri81068

bri81068 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:00:09 +0000

Gee, you mean it wasn’t only the fans who felt it was time to move on? What a shock…lol.

By: Hawkeye

Hawkeye — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:57:23 +0000

You have to love comments from Bozos like Citizen Strange and others who are completely clueless about Kevin Kolb. Most have never seen Kolb play yet write overpowering negative opinions. The Eagles made a gutsty decision to trade McNabb because they drafted and successfuly developed Kolb over a three year period. Both QB’s have expiring contracts and a decision was made to go with the guy 10 years younger and rising. McNabb is still very good and only time will tell if the Eagles made the right decision to move on from McNabb.

By: downwithdansnyder

downwithdansnyder — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:36:56 +0000

“4. The locker room was undeniably in favor or Kolb.”
OF Kolb you mean? Spell check doesn’t catch those…

By: Raiderfankirk

Raiderfankirk — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:34:55 +0000

And McNabb is gonna wip there ass’s four the next 5 years for it. Lmfao!!

By: GB3Pack4

GB3Pack4 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:25:31 +0000

The Eagles chose to deliver McNabb to a better situation. The Packers did it with Favre unintentionally.

By: numberfour

numberfour — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:14:32 +0000

what, the locker room isnt behind whatshisname?

By: ICDogg

ICDogg — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:06:50 +0000

That’s a pretty good summary of the events but nothing really new about any of it to those of us who were following the story closely (and locally).

By: ElRoc0

ElRoc0 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:55:07 +0000

that fact that Mc5 carried that team with minimum offensive help for all those years the 1 yr he get some talent & have 1 of his best statistical seasons showing what’s to come they wanna give it to an unproven Klob!!! This is why Philly will never win! Now he has to start over in Washington again with little off help @ the reciever position 7 doesn’t seem like Mike is even looking to get atleast 1 real reciever. Can’t wait for the Philly fans to start screaming for Vick!!! Go skins!! hahahaha

By: dbartdog

dbartdog — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:53:58 +0000

OMOM….bwahahahaha…you are so funny. Have fun rooting for your team to find the next Franchise QB…it’s gonna be awhile me thinks!

By: eastboogieillinois

eastboogieillinois — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:53:17 +0000

Wow the kids wanted to make there own history. Stupid me I always thought it was about winning. Being an Eagles fan I really hope this pans out. I’m just sitting back now wondering why the hell does Minnesota wait on a 40 yr old guy. I guess you have to have those intangibles huh T. Jackson!

By: onlymyopinionmatters

onlymyopinionmatters — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:37:09 +0000

It is Kolb’s team and once the players realized it last year, everyone knew it was time for McNabb to go. Classy of the Eagles to at least ship him to a mediocre team like Washington, instead of terrible teams like Oakland and Buffalo.
So even though the Eagles parted with McNabb to get younger and better play out of Kolb, at least they showed him enough respect to not send him to the Siberia of NFL teams.
That all being said, Kolb will lead the Eagles to the division title this year, and McNabb will struggle in mediocreville.

By: Citizen Strange

Citizen Strange — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:34:41 +0000

“….. owner Jeff Lurie point towards Kolb’s leadership skills. “His intangibles are off the chart — off the chart,” Lurie said.”
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WOW! Kolb sounds like a regular Tim Tebow! What a load of horsecrap. Lurie will see how “off the chart” Kolb’s intangibles are while the Eagles sit at home and watch the playoffs.
Wonder if Lurie will root for McNabb for old times sake? Or will he just keep crying over and over “What did I do? What did I do?” like Jake LaMotta after he threw the fight in “Raging Bull?”
Thanks solely to that trade the Redskins will make the playoffs this year and the Eagles won’t.

By: dbartdog

dbartdog — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:31:28 +0000

Hahaha…and where were the adults? Oh that’s right, it’s Lurie’s team…OK, bye bye and not just to DM…but to success.