First topic post!

To get things started off right, I'd like to discuss today's announcement that Michael Vick will start at QB for the Eagles over Kevin Kolb. I think this move is a great one. Vick has been electrifying in his most recent six quarters, and he doesn't show signs of slowing. However, Kolb had two quarters to showcase his abilities, and he got next to nowhere. In fact, I think he may have actually wound up with negative passing yards before he was removed from the game with a concussion.

The truth is, the Eagles may have screwed themselves by trading McNabb to the Redskins. Kolb might be the "QB of the Future," but the future is now; it began when they traded Donovan. However, in this current future, they have benched Kolb in favor of Vick. This is clearly a result of Vick's return to prominence. However, the fact that they have given the QB of Now just two quarters of football to showcase his abilities means that they are not as confident in him as they expected they would be. So where does that leave them?

For now, with Vick at QB. But the future? If I was in charge, I'd admit defeat on the Kolb project. Kolb was pretty much a nobody when he was drafted... c'mon, how many of you knew who Kevin Kolb was and why the hell he was drafted early in the second round? Plenty of people couldn't even pronounce his name (if you aren't aware, its the same as "cob" such as "corn-on-the-cob"). So instead of letting him rot on the bench, give him to someone who will use him. Get a decent draft pick or two, and give the money Kolb was getting to Vick. Vick gets an extended contract, then has his fun as a starting QB for the next few years. A draft pick could then be used on a QB that perhaps people have heard of, and he could watch and learn from Vick for a few years. The situation would result in the Eagles getting Vick in his prime, as well as a backup who will become "The New QB of the Future." Kolb will get a starting role somewhere else, and a team (possibly the Cardinals or the Vikings?) will have a new, young quarterback. The whole thing works out for everyone, and the testy Eagles fans won't have to throw snowballs at Andy Reid or other Eagles management for trading the best QB of their franchise to start a nobody from the University of Houston.