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Honors for Kolb and Jackson

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Honors for Kolb and Jackson

POSTED: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 2:44 PM

Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer

Quarterback Kevin Kolb was named NFC offensive player of the week for his performance against the Chiefs last week and wide receiver DeSean Jackson will be named NFC special teams player of the month for September.

Jackson opened the season with an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Panthers and leads the NFL in punt return average (22.2).

-- Kolb completed 24 of 34 passes (70.6 percent) for 327 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 120.6 passer rating in the Eagles’ 34-14 win over Kansas City. Kolb also scored on a rushing touchdown, the first of his career.

-- He became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for 300 yards in each of his first two career starts. In Week 2, Kolb passed for 391 yards against New Orleans.

-- He threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Jackson, the second consecutive game the duo has combined for a 60+ yard score. The last Eagles duo to connect on 60+ yard touchdowns in back-to-back games was QB Ron Jaworski and wide receiver Mike Quick in 1985.

-- In his third season from Houston, this is Kolb’s first career Player of the Week Award.

-- Kolb is the sixth Eagles quarterback to be honored and the first since Donovan McNabb in 2004 (Week 13).

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:19 AM, 10/01/2009

don't let facts get in the way of your complaints here, but you do realize Don is in the top 15 for Quarterback ratings, ALL TIME, right?

— birdfannnj

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:45 PM, 10/01/2009

wiff, are you really a parrot that can type. Must be because it's the same thing over and over. Wiffy want a cracker? And you are getting more boring every day. I'd read your posts if I ever had trouble sleeping but I'd be laughing to hard for it to help.

— tpizza

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:23 PM, 10/01/2009

Its a good thing McNabb will be back next week. The players are probably getting bored without the quarterback telling jokes and making funny faces in the huddle.

— ItsOnLikeDK

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:36 PM, 10/01/2009

BTW wiff, I'm not even going to mention all the bets you welshed on. OOPS, guess I did.

— tpizza

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:53 PM, 10/01/2009

And wiff, another great line from you: "kevin's not about the stats,it the W's,,,". Apparently the same isn't true for you or you wouldn't keep mentioning useless stats and "forget" to mention who WON that first game you keep making comparisons about. But I guess if Special K had won the first game and throw for 100 yards you'd be talking about the W's, not the stats. Wiffocrite, the one and only, thank God. That's enough time wasted on you. I'm happy knowing that Special K MAY be an adequate backup and MAY be a good QB in time but that DM will be back next week. It's the perfect storm.

— tpizza