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Oz from Fort Lauderdale wants to reassess the "ceiling" for Kevin Kolb as the Arizona Cardinals progress through the exhibition season. While he sees Kolb in the Matt Schaub/Matt Cassel mode, he also sees some similarities to Aaron Rodgers. "I'm just worried sometimes he is too much of a gunslinger."
Mike Sando: There isn't enough evidence to brand Kolb one way or another, but if he were in the Rodgers mold, the Eagles never would have traded him. General managers I spoke with throughout the offseason thought Kolb was a good prospect, but not good enough to return a higher first-round draft choice. That seems debatable. Would you rather have a good starting quarterback or most of the players drafted early in the first round? The good starting quarterback has more value if your team does not have one. Kolb did complete 79.3 percent of his passes for 326 yards, three touchdowns and a 133.6 passer rating against Atlanta last season. He projects confidence the way a Pro Bowl quarterback does. It is possible that attitude reflects more of a gunslinger's mentality than an efficient quarterback's mentality. We cannot know yet and we're not likely to have a good idea until several games into the regular season.
My Take:
Now I wasnt stating he IS Aaron Rodgers, I just see some similarities in their profiles when A Rodg ascended to the starting role in Green Bay. Both have live arms, are mobile, and are very accurate. The biggets difference (which I alluded to with the last line) is has way too high a TD to INT rate to make me comfortable. I do take solace that Wiz worked on that with Warner (as did Haley) and for as bad as Anderson was last year, it wasnt INTS as much as it was just plain inaccuaracy and bad decisions.
I think its much more likely he ends up a Top 12 QB in the Cassel and Schaub mold, but I think many have been too quick to say he is a "decent" prospect. He may not be the prototype QB in terms of physical skills and thus how he is viewed as a "prospect" maybe decent, but Rodgers was drafted late first round for a reason too. Its his makeup and intelligence that took Rodgers going from a "decent" prospect to Outer Wordly, not his physical skill.
I also think the "the eagles wouldnt have traded him if he was THAT good" is kind of lazy analysis. What if Peyton Manning had a star backup? Would he ever see the field either? I think Mike Vick is the type of physical prospect Kolb isnt (and no one else is either) making it much more reasonable that the Eagles would want to get something good for him before his value went down. And sticking with Vick makes sense. Players absolutely LOVE him, and he has a Michael Jordan type resonance with many players in the league. Look how many players took less money to play with the Eagles. When you look at it in totality, it doesnt make it that unreasonable that Kolb maybe very good, there was just no spot for him.
Anyway its an interesting discussion and one we will see unfold over the offseason.
Oz from Fort Lauderdale wants to reassess the "ceiling" for Kevin Kolb as the Arizona Cardinals progress through the exhibition season. While he sees Kolb in the Matt Schaub/Matt Cassel mode, he also sees some similarities to Aaron Rodgers. "I'm just worried sometimes he is too much of a gunslinger."
Mike Sando: There isn't enough evidence to brand Kolb one way or another, but if he were in the Rodgers mold, the Eagles never would have traded him. General managers I spoke with throughout the offseason thought Kolb was a good prospect, but not good enough to return a higher first-round draft choice. That seems debatable. Would you rather have a good starting quarterback or most of the players drafted early in the first round? The good starting quarterback has more value if your team does not have one. Kolb did complete 79.3 percent of his passes for 326 yards, three touchdowns and a 133.6 passer rating against Atlanta last season. He projects confidence the way a Pro Bowl quarterback does. It is possible that attitude reflects more of a gunslinger's mentality than an efficient quarterback's mentality. We cannot know yet and we're not likely to have a good idea until several games into the regular season.
My Take:
Now I wasnt stating he IS Aaron Rodgers, I just see some similarities in their profiles when A Rodg ascended to the starting role in Green Bay. Both have live arms, are mobile, and are very accurate. The biggets difference (which I alluded to with the last line) is has way too high a TD to INT rate to make me comfortable. I do take solace that Wiz worked on that with Warner (as did Haley) and for as bad as Anderson was last year, it wasnt INTS as much as it was just plain inaccuaracy and bad decisions.
I think its much more likely he ends up a Top 12 QB in the Cassel and Schaub mold, but I think many have been too quick to say he is a "decent" prospect. He may not be the prototype QB in terms of physical skills and thus how he is viewed as a "prospect" maybe decent, but Rodgers was drafted late first round for a reason too. Its his makeup and intelligence that took Rodgers going from a "decent" prospect to Outer Wordly, not his physical skill.
I also think the "the eagles wouldnt have traded him if he was THAT good" is kind of lazy analysis. What if Peyton Manning had a star backup? Would he ever see the field either? I think Mike Vick is the type of physical prospect Kolb isnt (and no one else is either) making it much more reasonable that the Eagles would want to get something good for him before his value went down. And sticking with Vick makes sense. Players absolutely LOVE him, and he has a Michael Jordan type resonance with many players in the league. Look how many players took less money to play with the Eagles. When you look at it in totality, it doesnt make it that unreasonable that Kolb maybe very good, there was just no spot for him.
Anyway its an interesting discussion and one we will see unfold over the offseason.
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I agree 
