Kolb wants to start or wants out
Kevin Kolb isn’t one for ultimatums – he handled his demotion this season with class – but the backup quarterback wants out if the Eagles plan on bringing Michael Vick back as their starting quarterback, a source close to the situation said.
Kolb wants to start or wants out
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Kevin Kolb isn’t one for ultimatums – he handled his demotion this season with class – but the backup quarterback wants out if the Eagles plan on bringing Michael Vick back as their starting quarterback, a source close to the situation said.
Kolb wants to start and whether that’s for the Eagles or not, he will let coach Andy Reid know that during a scheduled Monday meeting. The 26-year-old has been the Eagles' backup for most of four seasons.
Asked what would be a best-case scenario for next season, Kolb said, “To start.”
“I love it here, as everybody knows,” Kolb said after the Eagles’ 21-16 playoff loss to the Packers. “My family’s settled in here. I would love to be starting here. But I want to be starting somewhere.”
Kolb was then asked if could take another season in Philadelphia as the backup.
“I can’t answer that question,” he said.
Kolb is under contract for another season, though. The Eagles gave him a one-year extension and an $11 million bonus last April after they traded away Donovan McNabb and gave him the starting job. But he’s slated to earn only $1.4 million next season, which is a very low sum for a backup.
Vick, however, is not under contract for next season. The Eagles are expected to franchise him if there is a tag in the new collective bargaining agreement as most assume there will be.
The labor situation could tie up any wheeling and dealing between teams which means Kolb could be in no-mans land for a while. The Eagles could ask for as much as two first-round picks in return for the quarterback, although a high-price like that would suggest that they want him back.
“Whatever happens you want to know the answer so you can prepare one way or the other,” Kolb said. “Our communication with be fine. … And I’ll be looking to starting here, hopefully.”
He would be a very good insurance policy should Vick – whose style always leaves him susceptible to injury – get hurt during the season. Even after his benching earlier this season, Kolb was needed when Vick injured his ribs. With him starting in the next three games, the Eagles went 2-1.
But if the Eagles bring him back only to hold a clipboard for an entire season they could risk losing him after the season without getting anything in return. If a team was to offer at least a first-round pick in return – and there are at least a dozen teams in need of a starting quarterback – the Eagles may be willing to make a trade.
“Obviously, there’s a chance for a lot of things,” Kolb said. “So I’ll just wait and just talk to these guys and see what happens.”
Comment removed.- hoodscum,KK4 does not take septa (LOL),,conVick had the deer in the headlights look on the last play,throwing the ball up for grabs when he should have checked down,he had plenty of time,,sorry i cannot attend the MVP party (LOL)..conVick has a better chance of going back to levenworth then going to the SB.....wolf-out.
— wolf 4 - I understand about the Great White Hope some of our white fans want. However, He had that opp during the game with Dallas and he BLEW IT! So get over your racially motivated feelngs. Without Vick there wouldn't have been a 10-6 season!— Mister C
- My crystal ball says the Eagles trade Kolb and bring back McNabb as backup.— joranan
- I love Juqua Parker but Brandon Graham had better be the real deal. If they're going to continue to recruit bit parts at LB, they need a massive impact at DE opposite Trent Cole.— thefadd
- Kolb's ceiling is Matt Cassel/Matt Schaub and good luck with that. He's no Philip Rivers.— thefadd
- conVick's play has been degressing back to his hotlanta days for the last 7 weeks,he has a better chance of going back to levenworth then going to the SB.....wolf-out. — wolf 4
- Kolb is gone wolfy.....grab a tissue. — mlr710
- alot of teams want KK4 arizona-miami-vikings to name a few,,the BIRDS will make a big mistake to let KK4 go,conVick had a chance to win the game and threw the ball up for grabs with a lot of time left in the game,,conVick is 2-4 in the playoffs with 1:1 pass/int ratio,i don't care if he has big stats against the NFL doormats/non playoff teams of the league(deadskins- etc etc),,KK4 beat the #1 seed Falcons easily,,KK4 is the future of the team for 2011-12-13-14-15,,conVick is a hit away from the IR list and his turnovers were off the charts in the last 7 games..BIG RED don't do it,keep KK4 let conVick have his freedom(LOL)he'll never win a SuperBowl as i stated before conVick has a better chance of going back to levenworth then going to the Superbowl......wolf-out.— wolf 4
- Which CYO team would you like to play for Kevin?— Wiseman6
- Kolb would have had to retire due to injuries if he had been playing behind that line all year.— Ron
- Kolb is this team's only hope to have a strong decade with the skill players they assembled. He has shown he can succeed against the best, he just needs a little game experience, no wild cat, and no being undermined by the head coach to tighten up his game. If they stick with Vick, they are, at best, wild-card rounders the next year or two- if he can stay out of trouble in the off-season, which hasn't happened in years. Then, he will be old, slow and oft-injured (see A. Iverson, basketball career after age 32) and the Eagles will be in no man's land at QB with skill players in their prime.— jtj06
- Dosen't matter unless this offensive line is upgraded. Reid's gamble with the Andrews Sisters keeps coming back to haunt us. Cole, Justice, Dunlop are not starters. They need to be replaced. Reid's decision to go with Hobbs and Samuel at corner also cost us dearly. Both need to go as well.— garcia7
- Unless we get a OL as good as Dallas circa 1993, I'd rather have Vick. Even as mobile as Vick is, this OL gave up 50 sacks this year. Kolb would have been sacked 70 times (if he survived) and this team doesn't make the playoffs.
If you can get away go as fast as you can KK and don't look back. With this O line and coaching philosophy of passing 70% of the time you will get killed here. You still have a chance if you can get with a good team. Don't be like MIKE, get out of here!— delcodanno
