Of course, it is impossible to judge a player accurately on the basis of one game, but after watching Kevin Kolb for the first time, I have to say that Andy, Heckert et al knew what they were doing when they drafted Kolb in the second round.
Kolb demonstrated remarkable poise in his first assignment - more so than many first round QB's. He also appeared to make all the right reads, reacted superbly to enormous pressure, made lightning fast decisions, and got rid of the ball quickly. His passes also appeared to be delivered accurately with a very catchable tight spiral. There were many inexcusable drops by his receivers.
Granted, he worked against the second and third-string defenses. Still, Kolb showed enough on Monday night to indicate that he definitely has the potential to be our starting QB in the future. Certainly, he proved to be worthy of a second round pick. With Andy's past record of coaching up QB's, I think Kevin Kolb will develop into a really good player. It will be fun to watch Kolb's growth.
I take back all the things I said immediately after they announced our first selection in this year's draft.
Kolb demonstrated remarkable poise in his first assignment - more so than many first round QB's. He also appeared to make all the right reads, reacted superbly to enormous pressure, made lightning fast decisions, and got rid of the ball quickly. His passes also appeared to be delivered accurately with a very catchable tight spiral. There were many inexcusable drops by his receivers.
Granted, he worked against the second and third-string defenses. Still, Kolb showed enough on Monday night to indicate that he definitely has the potential to be our starting QB in the future. Certainly, he proved to be worthy of a second round pick. With Andy's past record of coaching up QB's, I think Kevin Kolb will develop into a really good player. It will be fun to watch Kolb's growth.
I take back all the things I said immediately after they announced our first selection in this year's draft.
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