Good chance Skelton is the starting QB next year

Although I agree that Skelton could probably start next year, I disagree with your rationale.

And as much as you hate Kolb, he was a lot more consistent than Skelton was.

Keep in mind when you are judging Kolb, 4th year or not, he was in his first year of a system that is totally opposite from what he spent the previous 3 yeas learning. No QB steps into a complex system like the Cardinals have and immediately grasp the whole concept.

I think both QBs have shown a lot of potential, but Skelton is in his 2nd year in this system, and look at the improvement he showed. Kolb will likely show similar improvement next season, especially with a full offseason to prepare and continue to learn.

Kolb was going into a new system that was completely different from the one in Philly. He also had no off-season to work with, whereas Skelton has been in this system for two years now.

Also, in the games Kolb went 1-6, most of them were extremely close. Then, right after Kolb got injured (For the first time), the defense clicked and started playing like a Top 5 defense. If they had played like that in the first 7 games started by Kolb, we would’ve gone 6-1, easily.

Many fans said the defense clicked because Skelton was QB. The Dallas game proved that wrong. Coming off a concussion, Kolb was rusty in the 1st half, then clicked in the 2nd half, and won the game. So it showed that Kolb could win with this new defense against a good team.

So in the end, Kolb still needs to prove a lot, but at least he showed potential. He wasn’t a completely disaster, he just didn’t match the Tom Brady hope that many fans had for him. With a whole off-season, both him and Skelton will improve a ton. Let them battle for the job in training camp.

But not mentioning the defensive improvement as reasoning behind Skeltons record takes it down a notch for me. All I expect next season is an open competition. if Kolb can’t win out the job he doesn’t deserve it in the first place. I just want SOMEONE to emerge as a legit QB so we can sure up the rest of our holes.

If you rewatch the game tape you’ll see that the degree of Skelton’s throws where much more difficult than that of Kevin Kolb’s. Skelton had more picks because he was taking more shots down field, something that we didn’t see alot of Kolb doing this year. Kolb was mainly throwing to his outlet recievers, and throwing short intermediate routes. He wasn’t throwing 20+ yard darts like Skelton had been doing all season long. Overall, I think Skelton has much more upside than Kevin Kolb. He just needs an offseason to improve his skills.

Being able to finish in the 4th Quarter is important to me, because it shows that the QB isn’t going to get flustered no matter how far behind the team is. It just takes one quarter for a QB to turn the entire game around, and the way that Skelton’s been doing it in the 4th Quarter speaks volumes of his potential and his maturity as a QB. We need a player who can lead 4th Quarter drives at the end. Kolb showed me time and time again, that he can’t handle the position in situation when the game is on the line. As I’ve said before once Skelton has a full offseason to fully develop as a QB he is going to significantly improve. Besides, look at other 2nd Year QBs they aren’t doing too hot either (mainly because they didn’t have an offseason either). Skelton, Bradford, McCoy and Tebow aren’t exactly lighting-up numbers either. The only difference is that we got him for much cheaper, he came from an FCS school, and he has the most potenital.

We just have to be more paticent with him, and hope that everything pans out for the best. So far though, Skelton is making good stride and progressions in the passing game.

Only because Skelton came in the San Fransisco game, and bailed him out after he got hurt, but since Kolb started that game he’s going to be credited for the win. Technically he’s 2-6, but officially he’s 3-6. Both of the games that he did win were unimpressive, and we should have lost both of them. For those of you expecting an improvement from Kolb…. not going to happen. Sorry, but he’s already in his 5th year and has done absolutly nothing to show for it, except for a couple of unimpressive 300 yard games, and concussions which sidelined him most of the season. The guy can’t even keep healthly throughout a season, and he is not a dependible or reliable QB that we can count on to win game. This guy should already be in the PRIME of his career and from what I’ve seen out of him, this is the best he’s probably going to get.

Main difference between Skelton and Kolb is that Skelton is making mistakes that 2nd year players usually make. Kolb is making mistakes that you typically see out of rookies and 2nd year players. This team need as new direction and its obvious that Kolb isn’t the answer.

Skelton is a 2nd year player. Kolb is a 5th year player, his skill set should be much more refined at this point of his career. Learning the playbook does require some time, but overall skill is what really matters at this position. Seeing how Kolb already had 4 offseason, and Skelton hasn’t even had one, you’d expect Kolb to blow him out of the water. The sole fact that were even having this conversation is stupid on Kolb’s part, because this job should have already been his. Instead we are going into next season with an open competition.

It is also much more difficult for a rookie not having an offseason, and learning to adjust to the pace of the game. Than it is for a season veteran, like Kolb, to come into a new offensive system. Besides, we can practically make the same argument for John Skelton being that Mike Miller was given OC responsibilites on February 16, 2011. He could of made some changes to the playbook that Skelton isn’t familar with, or wasn’t comfortable with. You see guy like Cam Newton and Andy Dalton tearing it up (guy who didn’t have time last season, or spend any time with the offense) in the NFL and you look at Kolb a 5th year veteran QB who can’t even hold his starting job. That’s just sad….

Either way, the Cardinals front office dumped Kevin Kolb on Whisenhunt’s lap and forced the trade to send a 2nd round pick and DRC. Even Whisenhunt himself said in a press interview that he first didn’t endorse the trade, because he didn’t believe trading an elite Pro Bowler for an unproven backup QB.

Cardinals made that trade for one reason and one reason only: To resign Fitzgerald. Let’s face it, Fitzgerald is the only reason why the Cardinals HAD TO make the deal to begin with. They had to find a way to appease Fitz and making it more appealing for him to stay. Otherwise, we’d be seeing Fitzgerald leave someone else. He is the golden goose and the reason why so many fickle fans even go to the games. Without him Cardinals would have had a much harder time selling out tickets. The Kolb trade was NOT a coaching decision, it was an executive decision.

Either way, Fitzgerald seem to be leaning on the player that can get him the ball, and that’s seems to be John Skelton. Also keep in mind that Whisenhunt drafted John Skelton, he didn’t draft Kevin Kolb. Its obvious that Whisenhunt feels more confortable with Skelton than he does with Kolb playing under center.

This game is very remincent to 2007-2008 season when the Cardinals played their backup QB in Kurt Warner after Leinart broke his collar bone in a game against the Rams. Warner took command of the offense and this team went a respectible 8-8 season. This is a VERY similar situation. I think Whisenhunt will be smart to say to his coaching staff and the media that there will be an open QB competition going into next year, but not name a starter till after the preseason. Most fans probably have it in the back of their mind that Skelton will probably be that guy going into next year. Top priorty going into this offseason is restructuring Kolb’s contract and insuring that Calis Campbell gets his payday because he’s a free agent after the season.

Still very inconsistent and still having huge luck (also Larry and Defense) on his side that’s constantly bailing him out. I still believe that he can be an above-average starter but there is no sign that he’ll be on that level by next year. None.

He’ll most likely still get it, there is no sign that he won’t. Injuries are a serious concern but past QB’s in similar position like Schuab were also injured in their first seasons but were still given chances.

Veterans such as Adrian Wilson, Larry Fitzgerald, Darnell Dockett want to be in a team with SB contention. It wouldn’t be fair to them wasting their perfectly good years on a QB who hasn’t shown that he can consistently keep his job. Canadian for all that you’ve hated on Skelton for stupidest of reasons, you cannot deny that he progressed significantly over last season. Kolb, meanwhile, has gotten worse every year he’s played and the stats prove it. Right now Kolb is slightly better than Kolb, that’s not saying much seeing how Skelton is a 2nd year player and Kolb is a 5th year veteran. I think Whisenhunt will make the right decision and got with the guy that gives him most upside in the future… hint hint…. not Kolb.

Will see what the bidwells will have to say about that…. He’ll get paid, but he wont get all that money. Cardinals have all the leverage at this point, they’ll either cut him or restructure his contract, take it to the bank.

While John Skelton did recieve a playbook, you have to remember that OC Mike Miller was only the coach till Feburary 2, 2011.He was only coach for one year, and you have to also remember that he didn’t have an offseason like Kevin Kolb. Kolb had 4 offseasons, the playbook had little to do with it let me assure you. QBs by their 2nd and 3rd year have an understanding of the terminology involved in running offensive schemes. Simple fact of the matter is that Kolb should of done more, because he had a SIGNIFICANT advantage over a 2nd year player without an offseason. Right now I would say that Skelton has much more upside than Kevin Kolb and that’s why Whisenhunt will probably go with the player he feels gives him the best chance to win.