Kolb Update: Not Bad, Day-to-Day
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
Kolb Update: Not Bad, Day-to-Day
Les Bowen and Bob Cooney
Eagles backup quarterback Kevin Kolb left the field this morning with what was later diagnosed as a sprained MCL in his left knee, the team said.
Defensive end Trent Cole left practice with an AC sprain in his left shoulder. The Eagles said neither Kolb nor Cole will play in Thursday's preseason opener, but both are listed as "day-to-day."
That means while the Birds might need to bring in a QB to take some camp reps (Adam DiMichele, are your cleats still handy?), we can cancel the all-points bulletin on Brett Favre or Michael Vick sightings. UPDATE: Adam Schefter has tweeted that the Birds are signing Matt Nagy, who is even closer to hand than DiMichele -- Nagy has been working as a coaching intern while throwing passes to Brian Westbrook during Westbrook's ankle rehab. Nagy played at Delaware and starred in the Arena League.
Cole, the team's top pass-rusher, should be ready for the Sept. 13 regular-season opener at Carolina.
Kolb got caught up in action between his blockers and pass-rushers. Specifically, offensive tackle King Dunlap said defensive end Bryan Smith knocked him backward, and when he reset, his foot came down on top of Kolb's, as Kolb turned away.
"I got bullrushed, got knocked back a little bit. When I went to hop back and brace, I felt that I landed on his foot," Dunlap said. "I had my (longer) mud cleats on today, because it's a little wet."
Initially, Kolb walked off the field to seek medical attention. He was examined and then driven off on a cart. As Kolb was being tended to, Cole left the field and also was taken by cart to the locker room. Both said later they weren't too worried about the injuries.
The Birds have been hit with a bunch of knee injuries already, including season-ending ACL tears to linebacker Stewart Bradley and rookie tight end Cornelius Ingram. Ingram, by the way, left Lehigh Monday to visit famed orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Alabama. DeSean Jackson hyperextended a knee Saturday but was back on the field for yesterday's light afternoon workout. Jackson was a full participant Monday.
"That's the game of football," quarterback Donovan McNabb said, in McNabb's scheduled news conference after Kolb was injured. "We have a good training staff ... You just hope everything's all right and he'll be back out there ready to go."
CRUNCH TIME
(a compilation of hits and a few misses from Monday's morning session; the afternoon session was devoted to special teams.)
*First live play of the morning, Donovan McNabb checked down to Shady McCoy for a dumpoff, McCoy with plenty of room to ramble, but McNabb missed him, setting the tone for an offkey workout.
*Asante Samuel dropped a McNabb pick.
*Quinitn Mikell broke up a bomb intended for Jeremy Maclin.
*Sheldon Brown fell awkwardly after going up with Maclin for a jump ball. Brown was shaken up but returned to practice.
*Ellis Hobbs tipped away a goal-line-drill pass from McNabb to Maclin that might have been underthrown.
QUOTE OF NOTE
"I think every year is kind of 'the year.' The focus for me, every year, is to win it right now." --- Donovan McNabb, asked if he feels any extra pressure to win the Super Bowl this year.
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This is Kolb's last half season.— tpizza
Training camp cannot get over fast enough, I am almost to the point when I log on to Philly.Com, I am saying to myself who is hurt now. I had high expectations for the birds this year, If they sustain another major injury or two it could be a long season. The football gods are not shining on the eagles this Summer.— Philly Squid- wow. Even stepping on a toe just keeps the karma around this team going. Their backs are up against the wall already. This team is just so negative.— T3rdEyevisual
- Who is Kolb? He is still on the Eags?— eagsphilsflyers
- Sounds minor, keep us posted!!!— FireChief
- Oh, no, Kevin Kolb is hurt. Kevin who? Exactly.— veritas1325
- Cole injury is bothersome, he's one of the top five on the team. Bradley's done for the year. Even the Kolb injury is problematic, he'll be the starter by year end.— warbird
- Cole injury is bothersome, he's one of the top five on the team. Bradley's done for the year. Even the Kolb injury is problematic, he'll be the starter by year end.— warbird
- I think the Bradley injury is the worst of them all. But please let us keep this in perspective, Big Red runs one of the, if not THE toughest training camps in the NFL. This time of year- there are always injuries, it gets everyone ready for when the season commences and possible injuries are a week to week thing.— ArcaneAlchemy
- Come on Lonewolf-----get real about Kolb. Did he ever play a game on a BROKEN AANKLE LIKE McNabb did?
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- Kolb stinks anyway. No big loss. Reid would be better at drafting a kid from Roxborough High School then picking Kevin Kolb.— Big Ragu
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- The Eagles are getting thin at the clip board holder position.— tpizza
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- Six & Ten. Eagles could be injury free. Six & Ten. No defensive leader + no offensive leader = no post season. Six & Ten. #5 can no longer expect defense to bail him out. Six & 10.— 6and10
- How many years does it take to win a Super Bowl? hahahahahahaha— 6and10
- Knock Kolb all you want - WHEN, and I didn't say IF I said WHEN, #5 goes down AGAIN this year, and Kolb is hurt, who's gonna be laughing then? haha ME!!!!!!!!— 6and10
- Cry, eagles Cry, on the road to mis-er-y, cry, eagles cry, 'cos #5 is your QB!— 6and10
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- The loss of Bradley is gigantic. The LBs needed his smarts and toughness.— cheesefry
- Still using lies to try to deflect attention from your obvious stupidity wiff? Won't work, you're still stupid. Aren't you late for your appointment with e-nutt?— tpizza
- lonewolf and 6and10.. you talk about mcnabb having injuries... someone stepped on his toe.. cut me a break.. he has a candy arm and he needs to suck it up when someone steps on his toe.. he will never make it in this league... he is a baby, and his eagles career is almost over...— bleed green forever
- If warbird is right and Kolb is the starter by the end of the year, we'll have no more than six wins and a lot fewer with him taking snaps next year. Kolb is not the answer.— veritas1325
- We move on...we're the Birds.— LF
- Still waiting for you to post that "proof" you promised wiff, and e-nutt i still waiting too. Until then the only reaction from me about you is a good chuckle.— tpizza
Something up with the turf on the practice fields up at Lehigh? Seems like you walk or run on it, and you get carted off of it!— Poppys- i wonder how many injuries happen every day and don't get reported. the last three, jackson,cole and klob are not even talked about durning season.........JRV— JACK V
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- King Dunlap? There's a name I hadn't thought about. How's he progressing, if at all?— Murrayman
- you think Donovan is going to make it healthy through the season? i doubt it... so, are they iggles done patting themselves on the back for their "steal" of a 5th round pick? ingram blows out the same knee and now its brent celek and nothing at tight end... just getting the feeling the iggles will have a season like the new york mets are having right now— jim715
- lonewolf exactly how have you ascertained this information by all the those starts he has made? What is your obsession with Kolb?— bobf123
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- Warbird! That was a joke right! LOL— phillynupe4
- Reid ain't running camp cupcake anymore, But my goodness this is awful.Lets get Vick and put some real pressure on mr.Throw D underthebus.aka superfive and lets moonwalk this slug outaphilly.and roll that underachieving redhead right behind him. Cause without jj we are gona see just how terrible these two are!— runningbear
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- lonewolf = fudgepacker— Mr. 3
- McNabb talks Superbowl? If these injuries keep mounting, I hope he was explaining what box he will be sitting in and with what celebrities.— SlinkTMP
- "First live play of the morning, Donovan McNabb checked down to Shady McCoy for a dumpoff, McCoy with plenty of room to ramble, but McNabb missed him..." Par for the course.— MH
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- That must be Kolb himself posting the stuff we are reading here. McNabb, we will talk Super Bowl, when you all are on the plane, until then just play football.— philligurl
- Just like he missed Westbrook in the flat last year. Same old song and dance. A great qb doesn't miss that pass once in his entire career!— psu05
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- Kolb sucks. The guy is going to be a complete bust. We are going to need to draft another QB next year.— ChrisM
- Mike Vick....holla!— XmarksTheSpot
- Lonedoosh: what alternate universe do you live in where KEVIN KOLB is the toughest Eagle? I knew your basis for football knowlege was the lowest of anyone in the tri-state area but this has just solidified your ranking as higest on the dooshabg chart. Kolb? Tough? One step away from taking the starting QB spot? When? Before or after McNabb blanked the Cards, went into the Meadowlands TWICE to a) make the playoffs and then b) send your favorite Eli to an early off season and then go to yet another NFCCG? Maybe it had something to do with Kolb's brilliant performance against the Ravens when he was only down 3 points. "What kind of fans are these morons who bash a player who is injured?" What's your favorite word to ype? "McSoftee?" You suck, really, really hard. Owned. Once. Again.— elektrika
- "Donovan McNabb checked down to Shady McCoy for a dumpoff, McCoy with plenty of room to ramble, but McNabb missed him" -- i bet you $5,000 mcnabb threw the ball to his feet. how, after 10 years in the nfl, has he not learned how to throw a simple 4 yard dink pass?— FireAndyReid
- Prediction for NFC East standings come January 2010: 1st Place: New York Football Giants (12-4) 2nd Place: Philadelphia Eagles (9-7) 3rd Place: Washington Redskins (6-10) 4th Place: Dallas Cowgirls (5-11)— IrishBrendan
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- Just more injuries means more L's for your Iggles. Go Giants!!!!!!!! Everyone knows the Giants will be the best team in the East. #1 Defense— MRD
- This picture says it all.....KK on the sideline of a Monday night football game arms crossed, yawning. Just like last year when at the sight of KK...the Raven's defense was froathing to pad stats.— oldBird
- This picture says it all.....KK on the sideline of a Monday night football game arms crossed, yawning. Just like last year when at the sight of KK...the Raven's defense was froathing to pad stats.— oldBird
- i'm glad that ingram is seeing james andrews. he's is the mac daddy of all surgeons. i'm surprised that any athletes see anyone else for their surgeries— bula412
- Aside from Kobe -- with all the other "injuries", I can hear the kool-aid drinkers creating the excuses to use in January already. This team is boring.— robkaos
- Kolb being hurt is not a bad thing. With the o-line situation, McNabb won't make it through the pre-season. Bring on Feeley!
- Sooooo what! He is terrible. Our team is no worse without him.— ematusko
- Kolb is one of the toughest player on the team? What would I do without my Monday morning comedy from Looneywoof. Yeah Looney, I hear Kolb is such a tough guy that he's challenged Victorino to a match at the next UFC event, lol.— JimG
- I was at camp today....Kolb is awful.
- Why is everyone, including Peter King, suddenly worried about this team? I'm not, Andy finds a way.— LF
- U know lonewolf is just starting stuff. Ignore him and he will die.....— desdimone
- Wolf, I agree about the pizza bashing of Jim Johnson, but i am afraid that you do not merit any attention in your role as "morality cop" for this comment thread. Kolb has never been any closer to being named the starter than he is today. Face it, Reid underestimated McNabb's ability to crawl from the depths of injury a few years back to have this team back in contention. Can you imagine what would have happened if Reid was right and McNabb was done after his string of injuries? Kolb to Baskett, Kolb to Curtis? And with the #1 pick in the 2008 NFL DRAFT, the Phila Eagles select...............— desdimone
- I like Asante - but he has hands of stone. Yes he gets picks but should have double the amount if he caught all of the balls that hit him in the hands.— Bobphxville
- Its not so bad if Trent Cole misses the preseason games, as long as he's ready for Carolina. At least he won't suffer a season ending injury in a meaningless game.— SteveS11
Kolb cost us a second round pick. A.J Feely earned us a trip to the playoffs (waybackwhen) and helped us steal a second round pic from Miami. If either of them ever throw a meaningful pass this season we should say as always --There's always next year--— KINGOFZED- McNabb missing open receivers, hmmm...Sounds familiar.— dpell
- mcnabb's miss set the tone for the entire practice that say way 5 is a kin set the tone for this entire comment section: B.O.— ItalianSausage
- BTW, WR Steve smith of the Panthers went down with an arm injury. Injuries don't happened to just the Eagles. Every team has injuries in training camp.
- what if mcnabb goes down? think they will sign vick? could do worst and sign mr. retirement who andy adores............JRV— JACK V
- Bring back Bubby Brister!— p-diddy
- Why can't the Eagles just give us a straight answer about Shawn Andrews? What is the exact injury? If he's legitimately hurt and can't play maybe people wouldn't be questioning his desire to play. I know I wouldn't. If he's actually hurt I feel bad for him. But not telling us makes it look like the Eagles/Andrews are hiding something. Another question: Why aren't the reporters all over the Andrews story? Not much coverage of that particular topic. One article without any real information about the injury (or non-injury), that's it.— p-diddy
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