Tommie Kelly on Kevin Kolb: “He is skittish, he is scared back there”

Kevin Kolb, the QB whom the Cardinals traded for, and then signed to a $63 million deal, looks more and more like a major bust. In a preseason game against the Raiders Friday night, Kolb got the start but was sacked three times, including a safety. He had happy feet in the pocket, prompting Tommie Kelly, a defensive tackle on the Raiders, to say afterward:

“He is skittish. He is scared back there,” Kelly said. “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.”

There’s a very real chance Kolb losing the starting job to someone named John Skelton. He’s a 24-year-old from Fordham who was serviceable in starting seven games last season.

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23 Responses to “Tommie Kelly on Kevin Kolb: “He is skittish, he is scared back there””

HakeemtheDream Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:10 PM

You should include a link to the post on Kolb v. Vick after the week one GB and Philly game. A lot of commenters were backing Kolb.

YYSA Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:12 PM

You should include a link to the post on Kolb v. Vick after the week one GB and Philly game. A lot of commenters were backing Kolb.

We all held Andy Reids opinion of football players higher back then.

BFFredo Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:46 PM

You get one Matt Schaub to stick and everyone thinks that the other team’s backup is the next Brett Favre.

Some Random Old Dude Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:48 PM

Dang. This sets the Cardinals back a bit, yet again. Will Kolb ever get his mojo back? I’d guess no.

HakeemtheDream Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:56 PM

Andy Reid doesn’t get enough credit for that trade. The Eagles played that one beautifully.

Ty_Webb Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 1:10 PM

typical Arizona

Liquor Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 1:21 PM

Will Kolb ever get his mojo back?

You’re going to have to point me to a time when Kolb had any mojo.

Change Kolb to Flynn and set the publish date to 2014. Saved you some time in two years. You’re welcome.

Nada Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 1:30 PM

Kolb got the start but was sacked three times, including a safety. He had happy feet in the pocket …
There’s a very real chance Kolb losing the starting job to someone named John Skelton

We need to put Smallie under a suicide watch.

Nada Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 1:32 PM

Andy Reid doesn’t get enough credit for that trade.

If only he wasn’t such an absentee father figure.

/ Garmy’d

Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 1:35 PM

There’s a very real chance Kolb losing the starting job to someone named John Skelton.

classic TBL there.

Skelton is like professional VY. Horrible numbers, yet, somehow his team just wins.

Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 1:50 PM

Kolb’s saving grace back then was he was the alternate first to Donovan McNabb and then Michael Vick. He was being judged more on the hate of those 2 than on his own merits. I remember those TBL discussions when people were talking about Kolb after 2 games and 2 losses like he was Aaron Rodgers.

ms621 Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 2:00 PM

I actually agree with this. Kolb is the very definition of a system quarterback. There’s a reason that Case Keenum went undraftrd and is vying for the third string slot on the Texans.

Smallie Bigs Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 2:02 PM

I hated the Kolb signing last year and I hate it even more now. Levi Brown was probably lost for the season last night too. Shaping up to be a long season.

/pours another drink

Smallie Bigs Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 2:02 PM

Kolb trade and extension*

Smallie Bigs Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 2:03 PM

Fuck. John Skelton is also not very good. He might be more inaccurate than Derek Anderception is/was.

The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 2:14 PM