Skelton is Cardinals favorite to start

[Guest]

Adam Schefter's tweet about John Skelton emerging as the favorite to start in Arizona lines up with the evidence collected to this point.

Skelton has not done much to win the job, but his primary competitor, Kevin Kolb, has done less. And there have been no indications Kolb will suddenly emerge as the superior option. The list of encouraging signs for Kolb since early last season would include ... what?

Skelton has at least shown an ability to hold up physically. The team has played better, in general, when Skelton was the quarterback. Even if Skelton wasn't the driving force behind that improved play, he benefits by association. Those benefits can carry into the locker room, particularly when there's an open competition. The head coach and staff aren't backing Kolb any more than they're backing Skelton.

This quarterback race feels like Arizona's 2010 competition between Derek Anderson and Matt Leinart. Back then, neither one looked good enough to seize the job. There's still time for Kolb or Skelton to take the Cardinals on another course, but no indication it's about to happen.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post...inals-favorite

Kevin Kolb

[Dpfan21]

[wingsfan77]

Yeah that trade worked out well for the Eagles, got DRC and Mychal Kendricks (who they took with the 2nd rounder I believe) who is going to start at LB as a rookie.

[Rudi]

I'm not entirely shocked. Kevin Kolb lost.

Not every team can have a solidified second year starter such as Andy Dalton.

[SHOGUN]

I think it's all but certain that Skelton is going to start, especially now that Levi Brown is going to miss most of the year with a torn triceps. He's the only one that can handle the pressure.

[SHOGUN]

http://www.phillymag.com/eagles/2012/08/18/opponent-on-kolb-he-is-scared-back-there/

According to reports, Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly came off the field last night saying, “That boy’s scared.” Kelly didn’t back down when asked about Kolb after the game.

“He is skittish. He is scared back there,” Kelly said, per the Associated Press. “Anytime anybody gets close to him, he starts looking at the refs. As a defensive lineman you love a quarterback like that. He ain’t even trying to look at the routes no more. He is paying attention to us and you ain’t going to get nothing done like that.”

[NAHSTE]

BRB, going to bump all the KEVIN KOLB HAS ENERGIZED THIS FANBASE posts made by diivox a year ago...

[whuteva]

maybe they trade for Tavaris Jackson.