Eagles starting quarterback Kevin Kolb is intent on proving to everyone that the Eagles didn’t make a mistake when they traded Donovan McNabb to Washington and installed him as the starting quarterback.¬† He told Mark Eckel of the Trenton Times that he’s going to work his butt off.
“I think the one thing that it tells me is I have a lot of work to do and you never want to let anybody down,” Kolb said. “You especially don’t want to let somebody down whenever they have put that much faith in you and they’ve made those moves to make you the guy”.
“That’s a driven force for me and it gives me more energy and more emotion to go out there and make this thing right. That’s my No. 1 focus, going to a Super Bowl and proving everybody right. I’m not trying to prove anyone wrong. I’m trying to prove this organization right for making this move. I know there are a lot of expectations. When you get an extension and you get the starting quarterback position and the franchise, regardless of where you’re at, there’s a lot of pressure and responsibility. I understand all that.”
Kolb knows that he must lead the Eagles to a better season than McNabb does for the Redskins in Washington.  Even though Kolb and the Eagles will play McNabb and the Redskins only twice during the season, they will be competing against them all year long.
Kolb knows Eagles fans and he knows what are the necessary requirements to be accepted as a starting quarterback here in Philadelphia.¬† He’s talking Super Bowl title because it’s the only thing which will satisfy Eagles fans.
Well…Kolb has a year grace from a lot of fans and he probably should take that and run with it. Being too tight and wound should things not go his way could lead to disastrous results.
“He‚Äôs talking Super Bowl title because it‚Äôs the only thing which will satisfy Eagles fans.”
G have u been reading the posts from these fans or even listening to .610
apparantly 7-9 8-8 9-7 are acceptable for the kevin kolb era
d5 no longer here its no lonegr sb or bust
its ok now to go 7-9 because apparantly the eagles r just terrible now
somehow after 10-4 and sb talk last yr we now have so many glaring holes all over the place
even tho we have the best offensive artillery i have seen since being an eagle fan we r somehow depleted
somehow after upgrades to safety lb and dline we somehow dont have d now evrything is so bad now thus 7-9 is ok
dam d5 if u were here to hear this lmao very sad
phillywill, why are you such a hater? Do you know anything about football? You can’t truly expect Kolb to come in here year 1 and win a superbowl. Also, last time I checked, there are 16 games in a season so I’m not sure how we went 10-4 last year. Lastly, I think I speak for everyone when I say that reading your teenager style posts gives me a headache. You don’t need to use a “lol” or “lmao” in every sentence nor do you need to abbreviate every single word.
phillywill translation: “u dnt need 2 abbrev every wurd lmao lol.”
we were 10-4 talkn sb like i said am i wrong then 2 losses to dallas so please save the next comment forsome1 who actually know whats goin on hehehehe
“You can‚Äôt truly expect Kolb to come in here year 1 and win a superbowl.” o so then we are not gonna win cause of kevin kolb i can live with that answer so tell people to say that then and stop saying
the o line the dline the secondary the linebackers blah blah blah half these things r better than when we had mcnabb
say the truth we regressed at qb im good wit that
Fair enough pw. I feel like this team has regressed in number of areas; not just Kolb. The verdict is still out on Kolb so nobody really knows how good or bad he will be. McNabb didn’t have exactly have a stellar (Superbowl caliber) year last year. Our defense (most notably the secondary) is extremely suspect. I think it will be the defense that holds the Eagles back this year. Also, as long as Andy Reid runs his pass-happy offense, we will continue to be an extremely predictable team.
BTC – yeah, those pass happy teams are really sucking it up in the NFL – except the saints and colts I guess…. It’s an old argument so I really should go here, but if most of the SB winning teams of late are pass happy and the best running teams in the League really haven’t made it to the SB in a while – tennesee, minnesota, Dallas, Miami…. where’s the logic to your statement?
well im done with my AR rants u know how i feel about him shoulda been a package deal if u traded donnie as far as im concerned
defense made some nice improvements but the biggest regression last yr came with losing jj
i didnt say we regressed at qb im just saying by the comments around town sure seems that way
cause i can easily remember 610 when right be4 we were playing dallas for home field throughout and 1st round bye. we were talkn sb
we werent scared of no cowboys and u know what we would do to the vikes all we have to worry about is saints hehehehe
we r not even a whole yr removed from this and its ok to stink now? its obsurd to think sb?
so if we stunk so bad then we overachieved last yr who should have gotten credit for that ?
It was absurd to sthing SB last year too
No Steww, No Dawk, new D/C in McDermott, Westbrook out for most of year…
Eagles surprised me and many folks in even winning 11 games so AR and staff must be doing something right..Now with improvments on D, the addision of Secondary coach D Jauron and Special Teams coach B April, they should be much improved but still have questions at Safety and CB in my opinion.. The Offense should be pretty good, not as explosive as last Season and maybe not as many quick,big plays down the foeld, but they should run the ball better,should control the clock better and manage the clock better (McNabbs biggest weakness) and have longer sustained drives which will help in keeping this young D off the field more…
At least this is what I and many other fans are hoping for and is realistic to expect..
They need to sign Safety Nate Allen in time to be ready from Day 1 at camp, he is going to be more important to the success of the Eagle Defense than Brandon Graham will be…
PWill – We lost those Dallas games because we lost our center right before. uh….. DUH. Has nothing to do with the QB. You could make an argument that we would have lost anyway do to having our top two MLBs out, or JJ, but the difference in play between most of the season and the last two games was at the center position – most people know that. Dallas has roided huge and talented interior lineman who domiated those games. So forget the damn QB thing, forget your hate for Andy Reid (like that’s going to haen), and realize that the center position and other KEY KEY HUGE injuries kept us from making a SB run last year. And seriously, listening to fans on WIP is one of the dumbest thing anyone can possibily do. It’s a business that thrives on creating contraversial and extreme talk… and a lot of it is pretty biased/subjective.
Will you really need to stop worring about fans’ impressions of the Eagles record after this season, training camp aint started yet.
im just telling u eagles fans are so funny
when we were 1 gm from locking up 1st round bye we were a great team who can win it all
only 2 losses later we stunk histerical
I think another big reason the Eagles got tatooed by the Cowboys was the play (or lack of) by the Eagles Secondary..They were toasted,ran away from,shyed away from contact,manhandled,out of position, you name it, they were flat out horrible in those 2 games as a Unit…I know Sheldon Brown was hurting a bit, but they all were bad, as they were most of the season in my opinion..
You know the group last year, the Eagles Secondary gave up 27 Passing Touchdowns..that’s right, 27 Passing Touchdowns… So whoever is afraid of the changes and the new players at Safety and LCB, what are you all afraid of, last years group was probably the worst Seconday the Eagles have fielded since the early-mid 70’s… and that coach (Stewart) from the Cowboys they had was terrible too… Under JJ, it would take over 2 seasons for the Eagles Secondary to give up 27 touchdowns.
The bottom line is that the Eagles Secondary needs to be re-built from the Safety Position to the CB’s
PMan – it’s the RCB that’s changing. And yeah, you could say that, but Pwill is talking specifically the difference between fans’ perception (which he thinks are uniform for some reason) prior to and after the Dallas games – not the whole season.
Schiller, the Saints were actually 6th in the league last year in Rushing. The year before that, the Steelers had a great run game and the year before that, the Giants had a great run game. The Colts are the exception because of Peyton Manning who is light years ahead of McNabb so don’t compare apples to oranges. Don’t sit there and tell me that our inability to run the ball isn’t a glaring problem. I also think our record was slightly inflated last year because of a weak schedule.
Steelers has been more of a passing team the last 3 seasons and have not had good rushing #’s as a team in a few years now…Last 22 Teams to make the Super Bowl since the 2010
2000 Rams vs Titans (Rams greatest show on turf)
2001 Ravens Vs Giants (2 running teams)
2002 Patriots vs Rams (2 passing teams)
2003 Tampa Bay vs Raiders ( Raiders were a pass first w/QB Gannon and Coach Jon Gruden)
2004 Patriots vs PAnthers ( Patriots were pass team, Panthers WR S Smith made game close)
2005 Patriots vs Eagles (Both were and still are Passing teams first)
2006 Steelers vs Seahawls (Since Big Ben, Steelers are not the ground team they used to be)
2007 Colts Vs Bears ( Bears like to run, COlts like to pass)
2008 Patriots vs Giants (Gaints and Eli;s passing plays helped Giants in upset win)
2009 Steelers vs Cardinals (Cardinals are a passing first time under K Warner.. Eagles should have been playing in this one, Big Bens passing led Steelers to Victory not their rushing game)
2010 Saints vs Colts ( 2 of the most succesful passing teams in years)
It’s a passing league and has been for over 10 years now….
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Steelers and Giants won by D. I’m never comparing McNabb to Peyton – for the record. I think our inability to run the ball was Westbrook and Reid’s preference/style. I don’t think it’s a glaring problem. I think our O LIne injuries/issues, MLB injuries and D Line issues are/were glaring problems. And weak schedule whatever – you play who you play, our offense was sick last year and hell, we lost to Oakland so don’t give me ‘weak schedule’.
Steelers won by a last minute drive that relied mostly on Passing from Big Ben to WR’s Holmes,Ward, & TE H MIller (Take away the INT Rerturn for a TD by LB Harrison just before the 1st half and the Cardinals probably win that Game)
Giants — won by pressure from the fron 4 but it took Eli’s passing and by the miracle play that was WR D Tyree coming down with the ball stuck to the side of his helmet to have the Giants go on and win that game…
I still think too many have overlooked the very poor play by the Eagles Secondary as a group last
year.. They were flat out horrible and gave up more TD,Yards,1st Downs than any Secondary the Eagles have had for over 30 years ….. and fan still think S Brown is All-Pro material playing at a high-level… you kidding me.. 2010 could very well be S Q Mickell last season if he plays like he did last season, he needs to pick it up big time (I am not so sure he’s capable of improving and think his game is declining rapidly..)
It’s one thing to be a passing team (I’m fine with that) but it’s another to pass every single play. Much like we did in those two atrocious losses to Dallas last year. I believe the Dallas defense was taunting the Eagles saying they knew what play was coming. What does a weak schedule have to do with losing to Oakland?
The key to a good running team is the ability to run the ball effectively during the games most important times which is usually in the 4th quarter when you need short-yardage pick-ups to keep drives alive, or red-zone rushing to punch it in to get a TD, or to protect a lead and keep the ball away from your opponent and eat up the clock….
I don’t know much about anything, But I do know the Eagles have not been very good in these areas
for a very long time..
Pman – last year was different there. Shady, Weaver, and Vick are good at that. So is Bell. And Scott. With Herramans healthy (if….we’ll see) we should be QUITE fine there – even with Cole at Center – his weakness isn’t run blocking. That issue was fixed.
BTC – oakland was part of the ‘weak’ was it not – on paper – and their record was such, with an Oakland loss. That’s what I mean about a weak schedule – it’s not about the schedule at all – on the schedule, Oakland was a win – it’s about what you do on the field against the teams you play – not who you play.
Every team beats a team or two a season that it was not predicted to do just like every team will lose a game or 2 that on paper,that they shouldn’t, but it happens across the board ..The key is winning your home games and Divisional and NFC Conference Games against like teams that you most likely have to beat out to get into the Playoffs. Laying an egg on a road game is going to happen every year. incinnati Bengals game comes to mind in 2008 , playing the Buffalo Bills in final game of season 2007 was another bad one as was losing to the Jaguars in 2006 13-6 …
All road games versus a weak teams from the AFC Conference have all been ugly games the last few seasons which is poor preapration and coaching by my book…
If the pattern continues, look for flat perfomances when Eagles Visit Titans in week 3 but probably more likely when they visit Jacksonville in week 7…. (another 13-10 type of yawner..)
I don’t think anybody made more off season moves than the Eagles..bringing in both coaches and players in what was a lethargic FA market..The Eagles now have three Head Coaches basically..Andy Reid of course..and then Marty and Dick..Ernie Sims and Stew Bradley at MLB is enough to make me giggle with anticipation. I mean what did the Giants do? Nothing big.. Cowboys?..They drafted Dez Bryant..Basically had no draft..Redskins..McNabb..Take him, please..Phillywill..you say “you Eagles fans”…people like you I dont get..Why are you here?..You get off on blowing up anything about the Eagles on a Eagles blog..That’s like Hitler going to Bar Mitzvah just to bust balls..Despite what everyone wants to think I believe this is the most raw talent the Eagles have ever had on one team..I’m serious..If your not on board, that’s fine too but get a hobby rather than come on here on and play Chicken Little.
There is no one year grace period…This guy have been lobbying for the position since he ws drafted and anything less than a better record thn last year, and a superbowl run will be a failed season.
If Kolb can’t show he’s ready be game “5” we should yank him and put in Vick in an effort to acheive he goals set.
If Kolb does not have a better year than Mcnabb did last year if they do allow him to finish the season, should be cut and next year we can make a run for a real franchise quarterback close to the one who was traded to washington. Anything less is unacceptable.
hahahaha songs
gotta love it
yes backup qb (aka jimmy mac) been an eagle fan all my life so i say what i want about this team.
secondly i agree with so much talent so much of it so no excuse for 6-10
As long as he doesn’t try too hard and try to do too much where he hurts the team he should be fine. This year, he shouldn’t be concerned about “outdoing” McNabb. Just play your game and that’s it.
Paulman some things you said in this list is incorrect or not as accurate
2000 Rams vs Titans Rams greatest show on turf and how many rushing yard did Faulk have?
2001 Ravens Vs Giants (2 running teams)
2002 Patriots vs Rams 2 passing teams… once again faulk a league leader in rushing and the Pats were not as heavy a passing team back then. They were more balanced and played great defense.
2003 Tampa Bay vs Raiders Raiders were a pass first w/QB Gannon and Coach Jon Gruden but the team that one the Super Bowl was a running team with Dunn and Alstott and played great D.
2004 Patriots vs PAnthers Again the Pats were more balanced back then and it was really how good their defense was. Brady didn’t throw the ball 35 times a game back then. Panthers had a very good rushing game that year as well
2005 Patriots vs Eagles Again Pats were a much more balanced team with a great defense. Go look at the tape and see how Corey Dillon was breaking off nice runs.
2006 Steelers vs Seahawls The defense and running game won this Super Bowl
2007 Colts Vs Bears Bears like to run, COlts like to pass and how many rushing yards did Addai and Rhodes have in the Super Bowl? During that whole playoff Manning didn’t really have spectacular games. They became more balanced and played good D
2008 Patriots vs Giants – Pats were a heavily passing team but the running game of the Giants is the reason they went to and won the Super Bowl.
2009 Steelers vs Cardinals Cardinals are a passing first time under K Warner.. Eagles should have been playing in this one, Big Bens passing led Steelers to Victory not their rushing game
2010 Saints vs Colts 2 of the most succesful passing teams in years and Saints ranked in the top 10 in rushing
You can’t pick out key plays that were done in the passing game and then label the team as passing. Yes big plays need to be made in the passing game but teams that are balanced usually win and have a better chance to win period. Out of all the team that won in the past decade at least 8 of them are balanced teams with very good defense. There is no team on that won the Super Bowl that passed overwhelmingly more than they ran the ball. Most of them were very balanced teams. And if they weren’t balanced all year they were in the playoffs when they won.
I stand by my post as the NFL has become a Passing League over the last 10 years or so as the Rules really favor the Passing Game (QB’s/WR’s) to increase the big plays,increase the scoring and overall excitement for the casual fan to help improve attendance,tv ratings and the overall popularity of the NFL…
Teams that can have somewhat of a balance and run the ball effectively when they do run,are the succesful teams that go deep into the Playoffs and contend for a Super Bowl
I do agree that overall the league is a passing league and QB driven league. But in MOST cases you have to have a nice balance combined with a good defense to win. Of course there will always be exceptions to that but in majority, a good balance wins. I’m fine with 60-40 pass-run. That doesn’t bother me. I like the passing. I just think sometimes, Andy passes in the wrong situations or abandons the run too quickly. That’s the part that gets people upset.
I have no problem with passing the ball. But if it’s 1st and goal from the 3 yard line, I’d rather see 4 running plays back to back than 1 running play, 2 passes and a field goal. Part of it was McNabb and part was play calling. Here’s my thing. I really have no problem with the amount of passing as long as it’s efficient. We want the ball in Maclin, Jackson, Avant and Celek’s hands. So as long as it’s efficient and runs are called when they are supposed to like 3rd and 1, you won’t here me complain about it.
I agree Scorp..
The Days of NFL teams rushing 40-50 attempts are long gone…
(probably the Carolina Panthers this year will lead in Rushing attempts)
The game today is about protecting the passer and getting after the opponents passer.. so the games are still determined in the trenches of who wins the battles but the WR/DB’s have much larger
impact in the outcome of games than the old reliable RB/LB positions do anymore…
scorp – of course Andy (and marty, hard to tell who’s doing what when there – and for the record, I never liked Marty – yeah that’s right all you who think I’m only positive about the team – I NEVER felt anything positive about Marty) f-s up the play calling often. But I feel like with the run – so many times they’d run westbrook up the middle for nothing. Or a loss. And then they’d try him outside and pretty much get nothing. He had a passing Oline and a small running back. I really can’t say that calling more running plays – 36 up the middle for -1,1,2 yerds would have improved anything…
I do agree Schiller. But any offensive lineman would tell you that you have to get into a rhythm especially run blocking. You can’t just pass the ball 10-12 times straight and then run once, then pass 7 more times and run 2 more times and expect the Oline to be effective instantly. The run game takes more patience. They would pass the ball up and down the field and then on 4th 1 and 1/2 call a run. Now you expect these guys who have been dropping back protecting the QB to know bull forward and move someone out the way. That isn’t always feasible especially if the guys aren’t good enough. Just like the QB has to get in a rhythm, the oline does as well. Also, maybe you just have guys in there who can’t run block good enough. Peters was known as a very good run blocker and with as much as we pass no wonder he has so many false starts or a guy runs right around him.
I know this is a pass first league and I’m ok with that. But everytime we play Dallas they kill us short passes and running the ball. Are they a pass first team? Certainly. But they shred us up. Part of it is because out Dline isn’t always good against power running and the other part is their playcalling keeping us off balanced. Every team in our division will certainly run the ball more than we do and we will just have to see how efficient we are when we run and when we pass.
Hey I don’t mind if we pass 30 times and run 15, I just want the runs to be at the right times. I didn’t mind when we were lighting up the field with TO and Westbrook back in 2004. But the problem was you didn’t have TO anymore but they still wanted to throw like we did. This is what pissed people off. They are going to get Kolb killed if they don’t balance it out just a little more. Yes Kolb will probably get the ball out quicker, but there will be times where he can’t get it out and it will result in INTs or him getting smashed and no one wants that.