Comments on: Report: Cardinals teammates prefer Skelton over Kolb

By: covercorner

covercorner — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:21:23 +0000

Has Kolb’s 90 day return policy expired yet? Maybe they can return him to the Eagles for store credit.

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:52:19 +0000

McGinest, NAME YOUR FRIEND! Another former player tring to make a name for himself in the media by making things up. Will Willie make things up about the Pats? Willie, talk about your former owner on Deadspin saying profanities!

By: fmwarner

fmwarner — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:53:47 +0000

The Cardinals’ record was better with Skelton, but anybody who has seen them both play will attest that Kolb is clearly better. Skelton has never had a game like Kolb’s best games.

By: realfootballfan

realfootballfan — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:13:45 +0000

Although Kolb sucks and will never be a good NFL starting QB, Skelton is Derrick Anderson 2.0.

The fact that Whisenhunt and his staff once thought Anderson was the answer as well would shatter my belief in that coaching staff’s ability to evaluate that position, or any position for that matter since the bulk of the players who got them to the Super Bowl a few years ago were Dennis green acquisitions.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:44:40 +0000

Raxanh, dont forget that Brett Favre was a 3rd string QB with Atlanta before he was traded to the Packers. That wasn’t one of Jerry Glanville’s better decisions.

By: jebdamone

jebdamone — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:25:05 +0000

i really liked skelton out of college and am not at all surprised he is challenging kolb for the starting postion.
i wished the vikings would have drafted him a couple years ago.

By: gpatrick15

gpatrick15 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:17:48 +0000

Cant forget Matt Schaub, who backed up Vick in Atlanta before making his way to Houston to have a so far decent career.

By: raxanh

raxanh — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:09:16 +0000

I am sure that there are many backups that do bust but I disagree that backups have an extremely high bust potential in the NFL. Here are some examples and who they backed up:

Two recent backups who became elite starters:
Steve Young -> Joe Montana
Arron Rodgers -> Brett Favre

And others who were considered competent backups with good NFL careers whom no one would consider busts. Including Jeff Hostetler who won a Super Bowl and Frank Reich who engineered the greatest comeback victory ever in the NFL

George Blanda -> Daryl Harmonica
Steve Deberg -> Joe Montana, John Elway
Jeff Hostetler -> Phil Simms
Frank Reich -> Jim Kelly
Cliff Stoudt -> Terry Bradshaw
Ty Detmer -> Brett Favre, Steve Young
Doug Flutie -> Rob Johnson, Drew Brees (SD)
Gary Kubiak -> John Elway
Steve Fuller -> Jim McMahon
Gifford Nielson -> Dan Pastorini
Don Strock -> Bob Griese, Dan Marino
Earl Morell -> Bob Griese
Steve Bono -> Brett Favre, Steve Young, KW
Todd Collins -> Jim Kelly
Matt Cavanaugh -> Joe Montana, Phil Simms

Some of these were voted special recognitions, and some made it into the record books for unusual achievements. I am sure that there are more worthy backups that I have missed.

All had fine NFL careers

By: brassknuckles47

brassknuckles47 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:08:55 +0000

I don’t know if anyone noticed, but the problem with the Cardinals isn’t Kolb or Skelton……it’s Whisenhunt, Graves, Bidwell. There is an old adage in business…….a company stinks from the top, down. 5-11 season.

By: mikey1977

mikey1977 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:02:21 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen……I give you….Michael Floyd.

By: stahi

stahi — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:49:47 +0000

At first I read that as “Prefer Skeleton over Kolb” and had to ask myself “Is Kolb REALLY that bad?”

By: catcardfan

catcardfan — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:44:40 +0000

I would take option C. Neither of these guys will take the Cards anywhere.

By: bucs13

bucs13 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:39:22 +0000

Lesson 1:

A team with two starting quarterbacks has no starting quarterbacks.

Lesson 2:

A team choosing between Kolb and Skelton has negative one starting quarterbacks.

That is all.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:31:03 +0000

I told y’all in Arizona, don’t give Kolb his roster bonus even if you don’t get Manning.

It’s just that Whisenhunt should have realized that he should not have made Philly’s end of the deal so one-sided.

The Eagles got a 2nd rd pick and DRC. That’s a crappy trade regardless of Kolb’s production!!!

By: chargerdillon

chargerdillon — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:53:14 +0000

Ya know its funny, I like some guys at work, but my boss treats some other guys better and pays them more.

Last time i checked in the business world, the bosses call the shots. If the bosses gave Kolb a big undeserved deal, you can bet your ass they’re going to stick with the guy they’re paying more. Management has a way of not accepting they’re wrong even if their entire company thinks otherwise.

Skelton pack sand, Kolb is the starter till he embarrasses or injures himself some more

By: glynners

glynners — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:53:00 +0000

When the choice is Skelton or Kolb its a little depressing

By: jianningwu

jianningwu — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:48:10 +0000

@explosionsauce:

So say “Rumor: Cardinals teammates prefer Skelton over Kolb”

that’s much clearer at first glance than

“Report: Cardinals teammates prefer Skelton over Kolb”

which sounds like a Reporter (read: ostensibly trusted source) reported it.

By: jimr10

jimr10 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:42:11 +0000

Do you mean that one of those great quaterbacks developed by Andy Reid (the great pumpkin) is not the favorite?

By: bythebeardofplummer

bythebeardofplummer — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:12:51 +0000

Yeah I’m not gonna take a retired linebacker serious who has trouble counting to 5 and 6.

By: jacobslatter

jacobslatter — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:10:53 +0000

Unload Kevin Kolb back to the Iggles somehow and then bam watch those green boids fly their way towards Dynasty Land for the next several years. It’ll show the Eli Manning thing was a fluke, the blind possum finds a nut every once in a while.

By: cardiovascularendurance

cardiovascularendurance — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:05:22 +0000

humble- well, Fitz alluded to it a week or two ago, so it’s not all that far-fetched to believe there are some different preferences in that locker room.

By: bleed4philly

bleed4philly — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:02:54 +0000

Cmon back, Kolby. We could use a good waterboy.

By: dogluverssuck

dogluverssuck — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:55:47 +0000

Vick saved Andy Reid and the Eagles from what could have been a major embarrassment. If Kolb had never had that concussion, the Eagles would be stuck just like Atlanta is with the 72 million dollar 0-3 playoff man.

By: explosionsauce

explosionsauce — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:55:15 +0000

Humbleminded85, don’t know if you noticed but this is a rumor mill.

By: wethog66

wethog66 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:52:57 +0000

PROTECT THE NEST!

By: hatesycophants

hatesycophants — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:51:23 +0000

“Own up or shut up!”

Like. Agree.

By: tonyinmd

tonyinmd — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:49:55 +0000

So you’re saying that Kolb is overrated and the Cardinals never should have made that insanely stupid trade where the Eagles (who routinely bend teams over in QB trades) raped them without shame?

Who knew?

Well, everyone (front offices, the media and fans) except Rod Graves and Ken Whisenhunt.

Kolb stinks and the entire NFL knew it but them.

By: skinsfanwill

skinsfanwill — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:49:22 +0000

Kevin Kolb is the 2012 equivalent to the former Buffalo Bills QB Rob Johnson. All hype, did nothing, got paid a ton of cash and…….did I mention, DID NOTHING!!!!!

By: b7p19

b7p19 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:49:08 +0000

Good. Release him. Then the Eagles can pick him back up as Vick insurance. We know he can succeed with Reid.

By: yelix

yelix — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:46:35 +0000

Skelton played better than Kolb last year. That’s about all there is to it.