Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb: The league is full of surprises – NFL News
Kevin Kolb started his professional National Football League (NFL) career with Philadelphia Eagles in 2007 as a backup quarterback and got his first start in his third season in 2009. His number of starts increased in the next year as he seemed adjusting
into the system.
Just when it was assumed that he would become Eagles’ regular starter, Kolb was traded to Arizona Cardinals, who did place him on the field as their starter last year.
Kolb could only start nine games in the season which was cut short by his injuries. As he recovered from his injuries, it was reported during this offseason that the Cardinals were interested in hiring former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.
Manning’s arrival could have forced Kolb’s departure, but that did not happen and Kolb was retained.
However, this was not enough. Kolb was asked to compete with John Skelton the entire offseason for the starting job in the 2012 season. Last week, the Cards finally selected Skelton over Kolb as their starter.
When he stepped on the practice field on Monday as Cardinals prepared for their first game of the season, Kolb was certainly disappointed on losing the starting job. The whole process, however, made him learn that the league is full of surprises.
According to the AP, Kolb said after Monday’s practice:
“It's disappointing, that's obvious. But if there's one thing I learned in this league is it's full of surprises, so you just keep pressing forward. If you take time to sulk or feel sorry for yourself, you're going to get left behind and then your opportunity's
going to pass you by.”
When asked about what went wrong as in his competition with Skelton, Kolb seemed to have no clue. However, he was up for working hard and getting the opportunity again. Kolb said:
“I don't know that there's one thing. My thinking of the deal is you just work as hard as you can possibly work, put in the time. I know there's still things to come here. I tell you all that every time something bad happens, and that's the perspective that
I'll keep."
It is certainly disappointing to lose the starting job, but Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt has made it clear that he would not just leave Skelton as starting quarterback if he did not perform well. So Kolb could get an opportunity in the upcoming season
if Skelton fails to perform well.
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