Kolb: "It's a shame"
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
Kolb: "It's a shame"
Daily News staff
A disappointed Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb said the Saints did not do anything that he was not expecting, but took the blame for the mistakes that he made.
Kolb finished 31-for-51 for 391 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions. The 391 yards are the 12th-most by an Eagles quarterback.
"There really are a lot of things I can learn from and do better at," Kolb said. "It’s a shame."
Of the interceptions, including one that was returned for a touchdown, Kolb said: "The last one— Hail Mary okay—but the other two they were bad throws. I saw it clear as day they were bad throws. I left them inside and you can’t do that on out breaking routes, first page of the quarterback book. It just upsets me that I make those errors.”
After the Eagles trailed 7-0 on their opponent's first possession for the second consecutive game, Kolb led the Birds on a four-play, 85-yard drive capped by DeSean Jackson's 71-yard touchdown reception.
"I was excited to get that way because we needed the crowd on our side and they were on our side," Kolb said. "We needed that energy. We had to answer at that point because we knew [QB Drew] Brees and the Saints—we didn’t want them to get the big lead on us like they ended up doing ... It was exciting, it was exciting for my first drive and it’s just a shame that we couldn’t punch some more in in the red zone down there before the half. Even when we were backed up before half, when they went down and scored the next series, we had a play there that I missed that we could’ve gotten a first down and scored and then we’ve got the lead at halftime."
Reid said Kolb would be the starter next week against Kansas City if Donovan McNabb is not able to play.
"Right now I was the starter this game, if I’m taking the reps tomorrow and Wednesday then I’m going to approach it like I’m the starter for the next week," Kolb said. "That’s the one thing I have learned in my three years, you have to do that because if you’re not mentally prepared you’re obviously not going to be physically and emotionally prepared for the game. That’s the one thing I learned today is there are a lot of emotional roller coasters throughout the game and you’ve got to conserve some of that.”
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To read Andy Reid's reaction to the loss, click here.
To read Les Bowen's report from the game, click here.
Hurry back Donovan!
Comment removed.- It wasn't all Kolb's fault. There was plenty of blame to go around. Jackson. Hobbs. Penalty after penalty. Three hundred and ninety-one yards, that's pretty impressive.— essell
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Never heard McNabb take the blame for a loss or even a poor performance once in his entire career. Kolb is a better man. This loss wass on both lines and special teams.- Comment removed.
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- If you know anything about QBing in the NFL, you would know that this game - once again - exposed Kolb as someone who will never be a top QB in the NFL. His arm is too weak to throw the out pattern. That means defenses don't have to defend half the field. He is the king of the pick 6. In fact, if Reid has any clue at all he would remove the out pattern from Kolb's plays. Now we know why Reid kept running gadget plays all day - KOLB CAN'T THROW OUTS! Get Garcia or Vick ready for next week.— Malcolm65
- Kolb sucks..Who cares if he takes the blame or not..Taking blame does not erase the error..Get back Mcnabb and Vick you get in shape quick!!!!— mongoS
- Based on today, I am looking forward to the Kolb era. McNabb is a solid pro, but he drives me nuts by throwing dump off passes, essentially running the clock out for the other team, rather than risk interceptions when the Eagles are behind. I have no problem with a QB getting picked off twice after the team has fallen behind 41-22. It shows he is more concerned about the 'W' then he is about his stats.— jtj06
- It wasn't the last 2 picks that killed the team, it was the first one. The Saints got a turnover and score and then it was up to our offense to answer. Kolb answered by showing he can't throw an out pattern to save his life. You can't have that in a QB if you want to win championships. We may or may not ever win one with McNabb. We, and no one else, is ever winning one with Kolb. After the complete breakdown by the Saints on the Jackson play, Kolb's next 20 passes were dump offs or short throws. The sooner we get him off the field the better.— Malcolm65
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- Start Michael Vick, and the game will be a dogfight.— rhawnhurster
- no due from me you hypocrite. he sucks..kill the spin.. bill1966 last wk u ignored mcnabb's 2 tds and win while pointing out his 1 int..today you ignore the 3 picks and the loss to point out your silly and blind kolb agenda..Hypocrites!— mongoS
