Kolb, four others face daunting task of replacing big-timers
Article By ddillon.tsn on 20th June, 2010
Kevin Kolb will try to step into Donovan McNabb's shoes.
It may not hold the magnitude of Babe Dahlgren taking over for Lou Gehrig after the Iron Horse's consecutive games streak ended at 2,130, but it's a pretty big deal in Philadelphia, bub.
Kevin Kolb is in, and Donovan McNabb is out as the Eagles quarterback. An unproven player entering his fourth season is replacing the face of a franchise who was a six-time Pro Bowl pick during his 11 seasons as Philly's QB.
The anticipation for Kolb, who will turn 26 in August, has been building since the Eagles took him with the 37th pick in the 2007 draft. Although he's not considered as athletic as McNabb, he has won the faith of the Eagles' organization, which this spring traded McNabb to the NFC East rival Redskins and rewarded Kolb with a one-year extension on a contract that will now pay him a guaranteed $12.26 million over the next two years.
This will be one of the most scrutinized changes in the 2010 season. And there's really only one way Kolb can quiet the skeptics.
"His crossover, being able to fill shoes for a guy like Donovan, that's going to be extremely tough," Eagles fullback Leonard Weaver said. "The best thing you can do in his position in taking over for a guy who's a living legend in a city where he's been for 10 or more years is to make your own legend."
Here are four other "replacement" players who have big shoes to fill this season:
Panthers DE Charles Johnson (for Julius Peppers). After playing a reserve role for the last three years, Johnson is stepping in for a five-time Pro Bowl player who left for Chicago as a free agent during the offseason.
Johnson could be one of three new starters on a D-line that also lost Damione Lewis and Maake Kemoeatu in the offseason. Johnson had 10 sacks in the last two seasons. Now, he must become a consistent run stopper.
"Charles has g...
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Kevin Kolb is in, and Donovan McNabb is out as the Eagles quarterback. An unproven player entering his fourth season is replacing the face of a franchise who was a six-time Pro Bowl pick during his 11 seasons as Philly's QB.
The anticipation for Kolb, who will turn 26 in August, has been building since the Eagles took him with the 37th pick in the 2007 draft. Although he's not considered as athletic as McNabb, he has won the faith of the Eagles' organization, which this spring traded McNabb to the NFC East rival Redskins and rewarded Kolb with a one-year extension on a contract that will now pay him a guaranteed $12.26 million over the next two years.
This will be one of the most scrutinized changes in the 2010 season. And there's really only one way Kolb can quiet the skeptics.
"His crossover, being able to fill shoes for a guy like Donovan, that's going to be extremely tough," Eagles fullback Leonard Weaver said. "The best thing you can do in his position in taking over for a guy who's a living legend in a city where he's been for 10 or more years is to make your own legend."
Here are four other "replacement" players who have big shoes to fill this season:
Panthers DE Charles Johnson (for Julius Peppers). After playing a reserve role for the last three years, Johnson is stepping in for a five-time Pro Bowl player who left for Chicago as a free agent during the offseason.
Johnson could be one of three new starters on a D-line that also lost Damione Lewis and Maake Kemoeatu in the offseason. Johnson had 10 sacks in the last two seasons. Now, he must become a consistent run stopper.
"Charles has g...
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