Kolb meets AZ press, cracks Philly joke
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Kolb meets AZ press, cracks Philly joke
Jonathan Tamari
Kevin Kolb met with reporters in Arizona today and told them he knows he has to prove himself.
“I have a lot to prove on that end — there’s no doubt there’s some sort of risk there. There’s risk in anything you do,” Kolb said according to the Web site ProFootballTalk.com. “I look forward to putting in plenty of work to make sure it happens. Nobody is going to out-work me.”
UPDATE: Video of the Kolb press conference is here, via NFL.com.
He added, "there was a lot of pressure in every situation I’ve been thrown in so far, so it’s nothing new for me. I look forward to the challenge, I look forward to answering a lot of the critics."
He told the press there he hopes to emulate former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, who took the team to its only Super Bowl appearance.
Kolb also took a playful shot at Philly, telling reporters that he was impressed with the Cardinals and Arizona when the Eagles played there in NFC title game in 2009. One thing he enjoyed was how clean the area was.
"Granted, I was coming from Philadelphia," Kolb said, according to a tweet from Arizona Republic reporter Kent Somers. Somers later added that Kolb had a big smile on his face and said good things about the Eagles and coach Andy Reid.
UPDATE: "He's someone I’ll respect for the rest of my life," Kolb said of Reid. "He taught me how to be a professional NFL quarterback, I’ll never be able to thank him enough."
Kolb added, "he did what's best for me."
His last conversation with the Eagles coach, he said, was "short and sweet, as usual with Andy."
Also per Somers' Twitter feed: Kolb said throwing with Larry Fitzgerald in the offseason felt like a tryout, and of his new situation added: "You know when something feels right, and this feels right."
Comments (75)
Good Luck Kevin,Philly is a really t,Anyway,good luck,except ugh town to play in.You were in a no-win situation,regardlessIt was just bad timing all across the board,Anyway good luck except when you play us— jimmyanon- Kolb always sounded like a moron.— maude
- We are going to miss this kid...— Olney Falcon
- Kevin was a good soldier in Andys army and now he is a very wealthy one by keeping his mouth shut and doing the right thing.Good luck to him.Imagine--7/10 games and a concussion leads to a $60 mill plus contract with $20 mill guaranteed.D Jackson take notice!— HO HUM
- Can't wait for Kolb to kick you losers behinds and show you cry babies who the better team is........Obviously the Cards...come from a very clean area with a nice desert and philly is a place fully of dumps......as said by Kolb!— MRD
Comment removed.- fman727--- You already know what's going to happen. Eagles will have more TD's on defense the AZ does on offence and everyone's gonna say well he's still trying to learn a new system. WRONG. Andy has the scoop on all his former players, and Brett Farve was his best example. If he can own Brett Farve, he can own Kevin Kolb anyday.— papabear702
- This guy is such a joke. The people calling Kolb a class act are complete fools. His trade situation was public because he was such a great guy. He wanted out of for the same reasons Wise Owl states. Too many black fans in this city. Team is too busy trying to impress just us. GTFOH! Vick is hands down a better choice and will always be. Kolb will stink it up in AZ ala the great AJ Feely. Vick will prosper winning multiple rings and Andy Reid will have the last laugh over all you dopes.— papabear702
- Kolb to Nnadi 3 times November 10th— fman727
- Az. is cleaner because most of the time you are inside the house with the AC blasting!!— sarah89
- Atta baby, Astro.— del ravio 100%
- BTW Brooks, check your latest census, Philly jumped back ahead of Phoenix as the fifth largest city. That being said, if McNabb hadmade a moronic statement like Kollb did, it would be front page news. But here the reporter goes out of his way to make excuses for him. The guy won two friggin games here and he's treated like an All Pro. Good riddance!— JLH
- Good for say 10-12 moonpie wrappers a day floating out of the back of his pick-up truck after a day at the NovaCare and he still has the guts to call the city dirty.— Astro Jones
- He's right, Philly is a dirty city. Remember the free agent who visited the Union and said the same thing?— MattPSU
- Gotta love it when there's a million things to love about Philadelphia, and Kolb, who I'm sure lived in New Jersey anyway, chooses to focus on such a small thing. True or not, it's just a tired cliche and a cheap shot at a great city.— The Pack Leader
- its a racist statement, because arizona is very bright, and philly is very dark. k? KK is from texas. connect the dots.— Wise_Owl
- It'll be interesting. I think Kolb will struggle a lot against the best defenses. Otherwise he should do well. Not a Kurt Warner in any way.— armchairGM
- Kevin Kolb got jokes huh? That is okay simply because he won't have too much a a professional career since the Arizona's Cardinals Offensive Line can't stop anyone. His backup needs to get ready to play soon as Kolb will be gone by mid season faking concusion injuries!— run2jazz2
- I wish the AZ game was sooner. By that time he may be on the bench or the IR— Mabus
- KK gets the last shot in I love it. KK got about 12.5 million from the Eagles and now he gets a 64 million contract 21 million guaranteed from the Cards. KK started seven games for the Eagles, do the math. At the same time you have one of the top receivers in the league making 500k this year. So I ask you, who fleeced who in the end? I'll answer that, it was KK who fleeced the Eagles.— delcodanno
- Philly is a toilet. So what, it's our toilet.— Drew777
- Phoenix is the 6th largest city in the country by population, Philadelphia is the 5th largest. I think it was a dumb comment for him to make, instead of staying on the high road. Hopefully he plays as poorly as he thinks when we see him on November 13.— JohnFC
- Kevin Kolb is probably one of the classiest players to come through here in a loooong time given his situation. The fact people want to trash him speaks volume about some o the folks in this city. And yes...Philly is disgustingly filthy. Fact— ant8817
- I'm from Philly and it is pretty dirty I must say. I'm astounded whenever I go back there how much trash and pollution there is everywhere. The snow doesn't help either. Phoenix has no culture but it is damn nice in Decemeber and the views are spectacular.— blueye7
- I still can't believe anyone wanted the very average QB. Well now Arizona is stuck with him and we have two QBs who are vary good at running the QB draw and not much else. Should be an interestting season. Oh and Girth, Philly is the 5th largest city, Phoenix is sixth.— paris4053
- brotherman1,of coures its clean out in Arizona,its nothing but Deserts n Roads i been their u fools.— brotherman1
- Filthydelphia!— zajaca
- Eagles are going to suck and I am going to love it— Drewmcc
@dreener: Don't waste too much brainpower on the "hate" factor. Most of these commenters are just putting up a front and saying negative things for the glory of their 2 seconds of so-called commentary fame. It's all to just get a rise out of others. Ever notice how some of these simpletons rank their worth on how many comments they make? Idiotic talk from idiot minds - you can always count on that! And I agree with you about Kolb - the guy should be applauded for his professionalism and how he never was a disruptive force. He's gone through the roller coaster of being a backup for 4 years here in Philly and one of the first things you hear from him is his appreciation for his now ex-coach.- Philly is a disgusting dump- he said nothing wrong. And to think, he did not even get the pleasure of playing in the Vet and he is busting on how dirty the place is....— kelprod2
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- All comments and predictions will be proven at the end of the season. I am getting your excuses ready for another flop at the end of the season.— marioP
- AZ is a wasteland. KK is a loser and will lead them to the bottom of the NFC West— main liner
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- how do you figure that all these people who talk bad about kolb are black? i promise you that atleast half of the kolb haters are white. you're the racist one for assuming that its a racial thing. get a life. vick is just the better qb right now. simple as that
- You are not convincing anyone. Everybody has their own opinion already. Stop throwing sissy-fits every time someone has a good word for KK. Go shake your pom-poms elsewhere. — Dr Bri
- I don't get the hate. He sat and waited for his turn as a starter without complaining. Got exactly one half as a number 1 before having his face smashed in because NOBODY COULD BLOCK Clay Matthews. Was lied to. Still kept his mouth shut and didn't cause problems.
I hope he does well.— drenner - amen, except against us i hope he does well. he never did anything wrong here, just got injured and had a former pro bowler take his spot. can't help that — aam13
- Kolb handled imself very well in Philly and wasn't a baby like so many others are when they don't get what they want...Now he is "the guy" in the cultureless, god-forsaken, parched landscape of Arizona. If you make a joke about Philly, we are now secure enough to handle it. Remember, this THE place to come for baseball and has been a great landing spot for hockey and football for years. Dirty...compared to what? Don't worry about it...we're cool!!— psubrian
- Um, Scott Rolen won the World Series.— clonewolf
- Well Duh,
This place isn't AKA Filthadelphia for nothing !!!— dug - Good Luck Kevin.....You were always a class act in a classless organization.....Hope you make it, except when you play us....— nuggett
- Stupid - he went from 'awe we feel bad for the guy, and good luck buddy', to 'rip his effen head off - boooooooo'. And we get him at home this year! I love it!— sore richard
- Crack his lightweight frame in half Trent, Babin, or somebody.— king_of_lincolnfield
- I think I will wear my KK jersey (the kelly green one, not the midnight green one) to the AZ game. Good luck KK. You are a class act.— Clt Philly Fan
- I really hope the cards have a better record than the birds this year. Eagles fans are nothing but a bunch of drunk fat 40 year-old disgusting children. Sorry but its the truth. Go to any Eagles home game and see. The real class of the city plays across the street and knows how to win.— Drewmcc
- When was the last time the "real class" won? — gramz
- When was the last time the "real class" won? — gramz
- When was the last time the "real class" won? — gramz
- When was the last time the "real class" won? — gramz
- outta work...Scottie won a WS in 2006 in his heaven— tralala
- having Larry Fitzgerald won't matter, when your offensive line is swiss cheese. I saw teh season ending game between teh 49ers and Cardinals, and teh cardinals O-Line looked like the worse in the league.— shai
- Gee-Sounds like football heaven. Ask Scottie Rolen how his Heaven worked out..— outta work
- KK, have fun in that sanitized strip-mall suburb that tries to emulate a city. work on your broadcasting skills so a network can bring you in as a guest analyst for the Eagles playoff games, because we know your season will be over by then— s1360m
- Hey, the guy isn't wrong. I LOVE Philly, but it ain't the cleanest city in the world. Not a very smart thing to say in a professional forum, but gotta admit...it isn't inaccurate.— Neebo
- My bad...November 13th.— bearsfriend
- All the best KK, we wish it could have worked out. And don't get mad about the "clean" comment. Arizona is cleaner than a big city like Philly. It just is.— Oak31
- So now Arizona is a city? BTW, Phoenix is now larger than Philadelphia. moron — Girth Brooks
- Really? Phoenix is a bigger city than Philly now? Wow, that's really funny. I always thought that the number 1,526,006 is bigger than the number 1,445,632. I guess I was wrong. Oh wait; i've checked. 1,526,006 is indeed a bigger number than 1,445,632. So Philly is bigger than Phoenix... you just don't know what you're talking about. Also Phoenix despite only being less than 100,000 people smaller than philly is not a big city like philly is. Have you ever been to phoenix? It's an overgrown suburb. The city is almost 5 times larger geographically than philly is still has less people. If philly expanded to the size of phoenix the population of philly would be almost 5 million. the two cities are not even comparable. Philly is a world class urban center. Phoenix is a sterile culturless suburb. — flyers70
- I'd get my facts straight before calling someone else a moron, Brooks : 2010 census:
5th Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,526,006
6th Phoenix Arizona 1,445,632
Oak did not say Arizona was a city - he said Arizona was cleaner than Philly - that's all. - Comment removed.
- Can't argue w/Kolb there one bit...maybe we'll clean his clock for him when he arrives November 10.— bearsfriend
- LF will be fuming when KK's passes fall 10 yds short— davi
- Go back and look at film and stats. KK is a more accurate passer than Vick at all distances. The guy had no problems with his arm strength nor accuracy. — Dr Bri
- NOV 13th at the Linc!!!!!!!!!— shawnmac
- Nov. 13th. Vick will be down. VY will be pouting, wanting to call his own plays, and the Cardinals will be killing us with the run and SF offense, unless we pick up new linebackers and a corner that can tackle. — Dr Bri
- Nov. 13th. Vick will be down. VY will be pouting, wanting to call his own plays, and the Cardinals will be killing us with the run and SF offense, unless we pick up new linebackers and a corner that can tackle. — Dr Bri
- you're just a vick hater. any general manager or head coach in the NFL(and logical fans) would rather have vick. having over a 100 in qb rating isnt by accident. im not a kolb hater, but vick is a better qb. period. kolb can only hope to as effective as #7.
- Quarterback rating last 4 games - 85.5. Lost a play-off game by throwing a bad interception with time left. Lost last two key games. Missed games due to injury. This isn't being a hater, it's being concerned. Which Vick will show up, the incredible player, or the one who played poorly and was figured out by good teams? Nobody knows if Vick will be better than Kolb this year. Not me, not you. You emotions are overriding your logic, assuming you are capable of logic. — Dr Bri
- Yeah and it'll feel right picking 34th overall next year too. Thanks for not showing the rest of the league how mediocre you are before the Eagles got a chance to flip you for some value Kevin. That's your legacy in Philly.— sla6yer
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