Kolb flattered by Fitzgerald report
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Kolb flattered by Fitzgerald report
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
A week ago, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Larry Fitzgerald had dropped Kevin Kolb's name when Cardinals' management talked to him about their future quarterback situation.
This week, during an interview with WIP's Howard Eskin and Ike Reese, Kolb said he was flattered that Fitzgerald would think so highly of him.
"I mean, if he's not the best, he's one of the best receivers in the NFL, superstar," Kolb said. "For a guy like that to say something about me, it means a lot. And it's awfully flattering, and I hope that if something happens, their name comes up."
Kolb has not gone into hiding this offseason. He talked to the Inquirer's Ashley Fox last week about what it felt like to watch Aaron Rodgers lead the Packers to a Super Bowl.
And before that, he did a national radio spot on the Dan Patrick show, reiterating his desire to start and describing the Clay Matthews hit that changed his season and really, his career.
During the WIP interview, Kolb was asked how he will respond if he's with the Eagles in a backup role next season. In 2010, he was the model teammate, but will Kolb be willing to sit quietly behind Michael Vick again in 2011?
"I've always had a good relationship with the Eagles. I think they understand my situation, I think they see where I'm coming from," Kolb said. "And you guys know this, it's not really in my makeup to go out there and cause a stink about things. That's just not what I do. I try to be as professional as possible and see both sides. I truly believe that they're going to try and do what's best for myself and the team, and if that doesn't work out, I obviously won't be happy about it. But in my opinion, it won't be their fault if it doesn't work out. I think it'll be because of the CBA not getting done. So if I get put in those shoes, just like I've done in the past and just like you have to do when you're in this league, you just roll with the punches and you say 'OK my turn is coming up.'
"You never know what's gonna happen with Mike. We've talked about every week, he runs around a lot so you gotta be ready to play. You never know how the year can go. We learned that this year, so if it comes up that way, then I'll go with it and make it work. But I obviously want to be starting somewhere and be number one."
Since the final whistle blew during the Eagles' playoff loss against the Packers, Kolb has been direct in saying that he wants to start next season. What's clear from the interviews is that the Eagles have not told Kolb they're definitely bringing him back in 2011, as some people have assumed. Kolb is on the hook for about $1.4M next season, and if the Eagles want to make a Super Bowl run, they'll need a backup quarterback that can win games.
But the sense I get is that they will look to trade him if they can find a deal they like, and if it's possible to get something done with the CBA.
If nothing is resolved by the time the draft rolls around, and the Eagles want to get picks in return for Kolb, they will have to settle for 2012 picks, not 2011 selections.
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- oh and wiff = LTP [learn to punctuate].
— tpizza 
If Fitzgerald was watching the Eagles games with Kolb QBing you would think he would have noticed that Kolb is unable to get the ball to the WRs. McCoy has Kolb to thank for most of his catches this year. Kolb is the king of the checkdown.— borncynic- Not true. KK was able to get the ball to DJax right before the defender almost killed him.
— Mabus - And he WAS able to hit the end zone on a Hail Mary pass...with six running steps...and no pressure...buuuuut it was intercepted...as usual. — tpizza
- KK hit maclin with an 83 yard bomb against a strong wind vs the #1 seed atlanta falcons..mike quick said:'this proves Kevin can go deep'..the KK haters will be playing the Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda game after mcVick goes down with another injury..in 12 games mcVick had 34 sacks and 11 fumbles..in 8 games KK had 16 sacks and 5 fumbles..MV=0/SB's--book that..@manus do us a favor LTG...w. — wolf 4
- 20 yards in the air, 63 YAC against a blown coverage. Some bomb that was. The toughest part of the play was Maclin having to RUN that far against the wind. YAWN. First play against DC Vick to DJax. THAT'S a bomb!!!
Hey, Mabus, it's a good thing it wasn't 21 games or wiff would have to count using his hands, toes and with his zipper down. Of course I'm assuming...— tpizza - ...and Vick was the #4 rated QB in the NFL. Kolb was the #48 rated QB in the NFL. That says it all. Case closed. — tpizza
- lol, manus? manus?!? Is that the best your 5th grade education could come up with? Is that supposed to be some sort of insult or does that mean something from the planet you're on? Oh, the sorry state of our elementary schools these days. Your juvenile name calling is stale and unimaginative. I've forgotten more than you'll ever know about "TG". You indicate the number of games and sack totals. Did your feeble little mind realize that the number of games mentioned totaled 20? (You might have to take your shoes off to verify that) Compare it by # of drop backs and they're not too far off from each other. I notice you failed to mention the number of TD & INT's in those games also. Wonder why... — Mabus
- @manus who said the BIRDS played 20 games?? these are the stats for this season LTG...my man. — wolf 4
- @yellowolf - I guess you didn't take your shoes off. What your tiny brain fails to realize is per game is meaningles because your man-crush didn't play 8 FULL games. Here's some (real) stats from NFL.com:
KK: 6 fumbles/3 lost; 7 TDs 7 INTs; 0 rushing TDs; 76.1 rating
MV: 11 fumbles/3 lost; 21 TDs 6 INTs; 9 rushing TDs; 100.2 rating
You put out meaningless (and at times false) stats and purposefully leave out what's relevant just to further your agenda. You're really chicken$hit, especially when you're pushing the abuse button. Since you think you're clever with nicknames, I'll start referring to you as yellowolf, cause that's what you are— Mabus 
eglftblzero, congratulations on being the 1st racist, lowclass, idiot that makes people dumber to breathe the same air as you! I'll bet either your too dumb to remember Ron Jaworski choking in the Super Bowl, or if you did watch it, you must be just a plain old bitter racist, hatin from your Mom's basement.- Sorry, I meant to say you were either too young to remember, but too dumb fits as well.
- I reported him/her. Disgusting. — RhondaBillings
- Geeze!...lotta haters and numbskulls writing here today. My two cents worth: KK is a class act. I'd love to see him with our Iggles next year. BUT, considering that IF V-7 has a real good year, KK could just walk away into the waiting arms of some team willing to throw money at HIM, and not draft picks at ANDY. 'Tis a puzzlement!.....If he's kept, he walks at the end of his contract. And I don't think the team will be ready for a legitimate shot at winning the Supe, unless the O-Line is FIXED!! If I had to guess, I would say that we lose the pre-season to the CBA thing, but a miracle will save AT LEAST 14 regular season games, if not all 16. And our team's readiness will be aimed towards 2012, rather than 2011. That means one of the two QB's will HAVE to go for a top draft pick. Should be VERRRRRY interesting for a while.— TBear
- Kolb's an acceptable backup. But as a starter he would be a cripple before Game 10. He takes a medium sized hit and gets up like he's in a world of pain. Reminds me of Phil Simms' kid. Poor little guy was munched.— escapedcamden4monterey
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