Skelton will start for Cardinals

[Guest]

John Skelton will be the Cardinals’ starting quarterback in Week One, according to Adam Caplan of The Sideline View.

Skelton beat out Kevin Kolb for the job. The Cardinals traded for Kolb last offseason and signed him to a six-year, $65 million contract. Kolb started last season but played in only nine games because of concussions. He threw nine touchdown passes and eight interceptions.

Skelton, a third-year pro, started the other seven games for Arizona last season and threw 11 TD passes and 14 picks.

This preseason, the numbers have been similar. Kolb and Skelton each threw one touchdown pass. Kolb threw three interceptions to Skelton’s two, and Kolb completed 59.5 percent of his passes — Skelton completed 56.0 percent of his.

The Cardinals open their 2012 season at home against the Seahawks.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/report-...8034--nfl.html

[Rudi]

John Skelton Named Cardinals Starter . . . LOLKOLB

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The Cardinals are planning to start John Skelton at quarterback in their opener, according to Adam Caplan of TheSidelineView.com.

SOURCE: PFT

[Aso]

both suck

[SHOGUN]

I figured Skelton was going to get the job. He shows more flashes of being a good QB, but I'm still worried that he's going to play like shit for three quarters and then turn it on in the fourth. If he can just be mediocre for those three quarters then Arizona will be fine. I still have zero confidence in the position, though.

Kolb is the most expensive backup QB ever. Maybe if Skelton flops, he gets another chance.

[ralaw]

Matt Barkley should look good in a Cards jersey.

[Diivox]

Just another fine example of how fucking horrible Whizz is with quarterbacks. The best part was that he made it clear that is Skelton sucks they're just going to yank him and put Kolb in. I can't think of a crappier active head coach in the league. Whizz is only still employed because Kurt Warner wanted into the Hall of Fame. the closest parallel I can think of is Mike Shannahan and John Elway, but Shanny actually won superbowls at least.

There should never have been any "competition". if Kolb is your 63 million dollar guy, you play him, you don't even entertain the notion of putting the other guy in. you build kolb's confidence, you show him and the city that this is the guy you put all your faith in, and you ride or die with him. It's what should have happened with Matt Leinert too. You can't dick around with the most important position on the field, you have to establish one guy as your leader and do everything possible to support him. If you're changing guys, you do that im march and april and then spend the offseason preparing him.

Thank GOD for the internet and its ability to show me whatever game I want so I am not stuck watching this shitty team every week

[JimLeavy59]

How has Whizz not been fired yet?

[Villain]

So glad to have the Arizona in the division.

[packersfan4eva]

I'm still worried that he's going to play like shit for three quarters and then turn it on in the fourth..

Tebow

[Guest]

Just another fine example of how fucking horrible Whizz is with quarterbacks. The best part was that he made it clear that is Skelton sucks they're just going to yank him and put Kolb in. I can't think of a crappier active head coach in the league. Whizz is only still employed because Kurt Warner wanted into the Hall of Fame. the closest parallel I can think of is Mike Shannahan and John Elway, but Shanny actually won superbowls at least.

There should never have been any "competition". if Kolb is your 63 million dollar guy, you play him, you don't even entertain the notion of putting the other guy in. you build kolb's confidence, you show him and the city that this is the guy you put all your faith in, and you ride or die with him. It's what should have happened with Matt Leinert too. You can't dick around with the most important position on the field, you have to establish one guy as your leader and do everything possible to support him. If you're changing guys, you do that im march and april and then spend the offseason preparing him.

Thank GOD for the internet and its ability to show me whatever game I want so I am not stuck watching this shitty team every week

So if QB continues to suck this year and the Cardinals are in the bottom third of the league, does Whiz keep his job after this season?

[dave]

I hate to say it, but I'm still a Kevin Kolb fan.

That offensive line changed him.

I still think Kolb can be a solid NFL starter, but behind that offensive line, not so much...

Honestly, name one elite QB with a crappy offensive line. I can only think of Jay Cutler.

At the end of the day, a team needs a quality O-Line before even thinking about a QB ... much less a QB with five starts.

[Diivox]

So if QB continues to suck this year and the Cardinals are in the bottom third of the league, does Whiz keep his job after this season?

I don't see how they bring Whizz back after this season, but then again, I said that the last two seasons too. Amazingly, you never hear about the guy as "on the hot seat", i mean, it doesnt even come up in conversation, and its just staggering for anyone who takes an unbiased look at the situation, its SO OBCVIOUS that the problem starts with a coach who doesnt know how to, you know, coach. There are some players on the team that are professionals ; fitzgerald, calais cambpell, darnell docket, adrian wilson, these guys are just too good and too professional to roll over / throw a shit fit over terrible authority figures.

Maybe its because they've had guys like Dave McGinnis, Buddy Ryan, Dennis Green, really overmatched and inept guys, so they see even the slightest indication of competence in Whizz and they keep him around. Maybe its the knowledge that theres no fcking way you're getting some hot young assistant to come here. Phoenix is never gonna get the Mike Tomlins, the John Harbaughs, the Jon Grudens (either before the bucs, or the "guy who is too good to stay unemployed" version somebody is going to hire this offseason or next). All Phoenix can get for coaches is retreads or overrated guys who have never been #1 on someone elses list.

Could be ownership too, 5 playoff appearances in 50 years since Bidwell has been at least co-owner. Could be the team business culture. It's not the fanbase, it's not the lack of facilities, its not the location (there is a killer nightlife on the east side of town, especially when its hot, because you can go outside and chill in a t shirt and shorts in december ; its really nice to be young and have cash in your pocket in Phoenix).

The biggest factor though, by far, is they do not have the on field general they had with Kurt Warner. You and I could be the Cardinals head coach with Kurt Warner as the QB and they'd be competing for a playoff spot ; he was a well respected winner and nobody questioned him. The offensive line played harder for him, the team believed in itself. without him here, there just isnt that guy there. Whizz has consistently made every wrong move he possible could to create the next leader on the team, and the problem is made worse because the coach doesnt inspire any respect/discipline/motivation in the players either. They lose, and they expect to lose, and except for a few guys, they stop giving a shit. That has to change and that starts with the coach.