Kolb Salad

This pick makes NO SENSE on every level. I understand trading down after EVERY safety you had been targeting was taken (amazing that it looked like the Eagles would get at least one of their options – Griffin, Merriweather, Nelson, etc. and then all of a sudden there was a run on them and they were all taken.)

 

But with a team with glaring defensive needs, I don’t understand not taking Michigan LB David Harris, or big multipurpose back Brian Leonard. Even darkhorse candidates like Dwayne Jarrett or CB Eric Wright would have been understandable.

 

A QB?!!?!?!

 

I’m a realist. The McNabb era will eventually come to an end. But it’s too early to take a QB – in years and rounds at this point. They just signed Feeley to a 3 year extension and they got Kelly Holcomb as a throw in with the Bills/Spikes trade. They’ve got veteran qbs in case McNabb’s knee rehab is delayed.

 

McNabb is signed through 2012.  Guess he’s not going to complete that contract with the Eagles.

 

Now I suppose that Kolb is insurance if McNabb turns out like Culpeper after his knee. So maybe it’s a smart pick in that regard. And I’m tired of people citing McNabb’s injuries as being “injury-prone.” It’s not like he pulls a hammy every four games (see Stallworth, Donte). Broken ankle, sports hernia, ACL. Maybe if Reid didn’t pass the ball 65% of the time, McNabb wouldn’t be at risk of so many injuries.

 

This is a team that was 3 points from the NFC championship. Why draft a project when you’re time to win would appear to be right now?

 

On the other hand, the Eagles/Reid track record in 2^nd round picks (Barry Gardner, Quinton Caver, Matt McCoy) is so bad that McNabb might be the QB by default through 2012.