Andy on trading Kolb: We're listening
If, through either negotiation or court order, the NFL lockout is lifted before next month’s draft, there’s a very good chance the Eagles will acquiesce to Kevin Kolb’s request to be traded.
Andy on trading Kolb: We're listening
Paul Domowitch, Daily News NFL Columnist
If, through either negotiation or court order, the NFL lockout is lifted before next month’s draft, there’s a very good chance the Eagles will acquiesce to Kevin Kolb’s request to be traded.
Head coach Andy Reid pretty much acknowledged that this week in an interview with club employee Dave Spadaro that appeared on the team’s web site.
``People have shown a little interest (in Kolb), and as this thing picks up, I’m sure it will continue,’’ Reid said. ``Listen, we’ll sit back and we’ll evaluate.’’
Kolb has just one year left on his contract. It wouldn’t be a financial burden for the Eagles’ to keep him as a backup to Michael Vick. While Vick signed a franchise-player tender that will earn him in excess of $16 million this year, Kolb’s 2011 salary is less than $2 million.
But in a year when there are an inordinate number of teams needing quarterback help and the draft is mainly full of uncertain projects, Kolb’s trade stock is high.
``He’s ours,’’ Reid said. ``Everything else from there is easy. It’s kind of like what I said last year. If people are interested, they’ll come to you. But on the other hand, do we love Kevin Kolb? Are you kidding me?
``I mean, this guy is a helluva football player. You look at his numbers and the things he did when he had the opportunity to start, and you start six or seven games and you’re the NFC Offensive Player of the Week twice, and all the 300-yard games he put together and the way he commands the offense and all these things, you’re not in a big hurry to get rid of Kevin Kolb.’’
After listening to all that, you almost wonder if the Eagles are tempted to hang on Kolb and trade Vick.
Asked in the interview about offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg’s recent comment that Vick could be one of the ``all-time great’’ quarterbacks in the game, Reid said: ``He sure was a pretty good quarterback before he came here. You didn’t know about the layoff. You didn’t know what you were going to get after that. But he came in and worked his tail off.
``First of all, he identified some problems he needed to work on. Then, he and Marty and (former quarterbacks coach) James Urban attacked those problems. And he got better. There are some other things he needs to get better at. He’s identified those. This offseason and through training camp and the preseason, he’ll work on those.’’
Both Vick and the Eagles’ offensive line showed a vulnerability to the blitz late in the season.
``Do we need to do a better job with the blitz? Absolutely,’’ Reid said. ``All of us, not just Michael. We all have to do a better job there. It will be a good challenge for us all. It reminds me of the Super Bowl year. We went into the offseason (after the Super Bowl), there were a couple of blitzes we needed to work on there and we were able to work them out and get them straight and we fixed them.
``It’s a fixable problem. We kind of look forward to the challenge of fixing it and thyen having somebody come in and try it against us.’’
Despite 2 straight first-round playoff exits, Reid said his team, ``could go play and compete for a championship today. There are not a lot of coaches that can tell you that right now.’’
To all the people laughing at the notion that Kolb could be a very good starter, especially the guy that said "what am I not seeing?", did you not see the good games he did have amongst his 7 or 8 starts? And what exactly are people who are actually professional scouts seeing where they obviously want to trade for him? I have no bias towards any player and I dont care who stays and goes but Im always amazed at the dislike of Kolb by the idiot fans. How many qb's have had as many good games out of their fist 10 starts? Aikman and Manning were horrible at first. Since when does a qb have to be Joe Montana every game in his first 10 starts? Please name the other qb's who have done as well in their first several starts. Let me know when you can name one. That doesnt mean he'll be good in the long run but why does he have to be a bust?? You people are morons.— Sewellmatt
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- Kolb is definitely screwed by the lockout. There is no doubt about it. If he could walk in and get a settlement done I'm sure he would spend 24/7 to make it happen. Right now the way things are going he is stuck here for another year. He will get some starts but he will be no closer to establishing himself as a starter. If the lockout goes past the end of April it will be real hard to move him unless the Eagles get some monster deal. It has to happen like this. The Eagles through the back channels have to tell a team what players they want in the draft. The team ships those players to the Eagles after an agreement is reached. That team has to prove to the league the Eagles didn't contact them and those are the players they really wanted. It can be done. There will be more than one team doing that same move. You'll see these mysterious trades after the draft when the agreement is signed most likely in August.— Drew777
- Hey Andy-you might want to watch for a corner blitz from the right. The Vikings hurt Vick on the first play, and Green Bay did the exact same thing. And somehow, inexplicably, the Birds were shocked and sacked exactly the same way. Don't you watch film? I'll predict right here and now that next year the same thing happens on opening day. Please be ready.— hallux
- Please,no crocodile tears for Kevin Kolb. He received 12.26 million dollars last year. He played 5.1 games. That's 2.4 million a game. Boo hoo. Nice enough guy, now run along and fetch us a 1st round pick please.— hallux
- A first round pick for KK is laughable!— pedge
- coach reid, u gave kolb the keys to the duster...he gets hurt, and in styeps vick...takes the duster, and made it a 300.he gets hurt,and u bring out the duster....whick car do u expect to run??wheels fall off at the playoffs..so either keep kolb,as the backup, or make a deal to get offensively better.let vick and kolb share the 300,and let the duster go away....but get some line help,both sides of the ball..— t_darb_56
- coach reid, u gave kolb the keys to the duster...he gets hurt, and in styeps vick...takes the duster, and made it a 300.he gets hurt,and u bring out the duster....whick car do u expect to run??wheels fall off at the playoffs..so either keep kolb,as the backup, or make a deal to get offensively better.let vick and kolb share the 300,and let the duster go away....but get some line help,both sides of the ball..— t_darb_56
- coach reid, u gave kolb the keys to the duster...he gets hurt, and in styeps vick...takes the duster, and made it a 300.he gets hurt,and u bring out the duster....whick car do u expect to run??wheels fall off at the playoffs..so either keep kolb,as the backup, or make a deal to get offensively better.let vick and kolb share the 300,and let the duster go away....but get some line help,both sides of the ball..— t_darb_56
- wiff, please forward your mailing address so I can send you some new handkerCHIEFs to cry into...hahahaha, that works on so many levels.— tpizza
- The Eagles can only hope the lockout is settled before draft day as trading Kevin Kolb is a must. To lose Kolb for nothing at the end of next year would be a real mistake..Vick is going to be a top quarterback for years to come and he'll definetly keep the Eagles a winner. As for a backup QB, there will be plenty of veteran guys available cheaply who can step in a be our backup.. Seattle has a 1st rounder in the mid 20's and could definetly be a candidate to trade for Kolb. As far as the Cardinals, who may have an interest in Kolb, how bout a switch of 1st round and 2nd round picks and we give them Kolb? That would give us the 5th pick in the 1st and 2nd round and they get our 23rd selection in each round. That would allow us to get a real defensive stud in the first round like Patrick Peterson and a real quality offensive lineman in the top of the 2nd round like Derrick Sherrod.— bradco
- Kevin Kolb has a woeful lack of arm strength, as demonstrated in the Tennesse game last year as well as an inate inability to pick up the blitz. The Eagles NEVER benefited from Kolb at QB rather, Kolb benefited from the receivers he had. I guarantee you 100% of the QB's in the league would have improved passing numbers if they were throwing to Jackson, Maclin and Celek. KK will fetch a middle second round pick and that's it. With a year under his belt, and a full training camp knowing he's the starter, Vick, Maclin,Jackson and McCoy will burn this league up. I call them the "Four Degrees of Separation" and Philly WILL win the Superbowl with them in 2012!— phillyfly
- Kolb wants to be on a Super Bowl team...unlike the Eagles who has a Dog Killer starting and will never get a ring!— MRD
