Year 1 A.D. (After Donovan): With Eagles training camp only a few days away, the Daily News takes a look at the challenges Kevin Kolb will face in his first season as a starter and other storylines to watch at Lehigh.
Kevin Kolb will be heading into camp as the starting quarterback for the first time in his career. (Laurence Kesterson / Staff file photo)
Kevin Kolb became the Eagles' starting quarterback on the evening of April 4, when Donovan McNabb was traded to Washington. In another sense, though, Kolb is still becoming the starting QB.
TECHNICALLY, the Eagles are changing quarterbacks, not offenses. They ran the West Coast offense for the 11 seasons that Donovan McNabb was behind center, and they will continue to run it now that Kevin Kolb is replacing him.
Rich Hofmann: One hundred forty-two is the number of games that Donovan McNabb started with Andy Reid as his head coach, tied for the sixth-longest span in NFL history. It is one of the reasons that the transition to Kevin Kolb just feels right.
THE QUARTERBACK torch has been passed from the six-time Pro Bowler to the 25-year-old probie, and now, all eyes will turn to the little town of Bethlehem on Monday as everyone anxiously waits to find out whether the Eagles' faith in Kevin Kolb is justified or misguided.
With training camp just a few days away, Paul Domowitch of the Daily News answers questions about the NFL, the offseason, the collective bargaining agreement, and how Donovan McNabb will play in D.C.
DAILY SCHEDULE
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Kevin Kolb became the Eagles' starting quarterback on the evening of April 4, when Donovan McNabb was traded to Washington. In another sense, though, Kolb is still becoming the starting QB.
I am very optimistic. He has sat on the bench, knows what to do and has done very well when he played. Even in the Baltimore game, he led the team down the field to score before he threw the interception.
ASHBURN, Va. - During his 11 years as the owner of Washington's favorite team, Dan Snyder rarely has been as excited about his Redskins as he is now, with his first true star quarterback.