Arizona Cardinals quarterback John Skelton shows recovery, still doubtful – NLF News
Arizona Cardinals quarterback John Skelton, who suffered an ankle injury in the season opener against Seattle Seahawks, has shown signs of recovery, but it is still not sure if he will be able to take the field for Week 3 game.
According to Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt, Skelton has shown recovery from the injury, but the coach has refrained from speculating anything about the player’s prospects for the next game.
Skelton, who had won the starting quarterback competition against Kevin Kolb, could not even play a complete game before leaving the field. His injury allowed Kolb to take the starting quarterback role. Kolb had performed in the same capacity for Cardinals
last season.
Interestingly, Kolb was able to lead the team to victory against Seahawks after replacing Skelton. Furthermore, Cardinals surprisingly won their Week 2 game by upsetting New England Patriots. Kolb was their starter against Patriots as well.
With 2-0 record, Cardinals are going to play their third game of the season against Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, September 23. It is expected that Kolb will once again start for Cardinals as Skelton might take some time to recover.
Kolb lost his starting quarterback job because he had failed to perform well last season. Now that the team has surprisingly got an impressive start to the season, the quarterback has started receiving supporting voices from the fans.
However, Whisenhunt is yet to spill his beans regarding Kolb’s prospects and it will be interesting to see who will lead the offence when Skelton gets completely fit. After Week 1 game, when Whisenhunt was asked who would be the starter on availability of
both quarterbacks, the Cardinals head coach said:
“I can’t look into the future and say what’s going to happen six weeks from now. I can only tell you we’ll see what happens with John and how quickly gets back.”
There is no denying that this matter will continue to make the headlines till Skelton confirms his availability. However, the most important aspect that could help Cardinals decide their starting quarterback is performance of Kolb. If he is able to perform
well and secure victories for the team during Skelton’s absence, the latter might face tough time getting his position back after recovering.
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