Kolb has been preparing for this moment since he was drafted by the Eagles in 2007 and he now gets a chance to prove his worth.
It's been an interesting dilemma for the Eagles over the last couple of years with the continued Pro Bowl play of Donovan McNabb vs. the front office wanted to see their QB of the future.
The talk around town is that the Eagles were looking for a reason to dump the QB who has won 92 games as a starter for the Eagles, but last season's dissatisfying conclusion gave ownership all the ammunition they needed to make a change.
What makes this situation different is the dynamic of having two Kolb vs. McNabb showcases where all eyes will be intently focused on the response and performance of both men under what should most likely be prime-time circumstances.
Fans have been waiting for a real opportunity to judge Kevin Kolb and so far the preseason hasn't lived up any of the hype Eagles fans have lofted onto the fourth year starter from the University of Houston.
In this preseason, Kolb completed only 53% of his passes and threw no touchdowns with one interception. He threw for 324 yards in the preseason on 53 attempts as Eagles faithful yawn. Kolb hasn't impressed in the preseason, but neither has his NFC East peers. Cowboys QB Tony Romo in four games this preseason has only completed 56% of his passes and has only thrown for one touchdown vs. two interceptions.
New York Giants Eli Manning has a 57% completion percentage with only one touchdown in three games after missing the second preseason game after taking a brutal hit from Calvin Pace.
McNabb has had injury concerns in the preseason as well as he has only played in two of the team's four games and has a 47% completion in those two games with one touchdown, so Kolb is holding form in the division as there has been enough questionable play to go around.
All the hype Kolb is receiving is receiving is built on the back of his two performances against the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs last season.
Games where Kolb averaged 359 yards and two touchdowns. He accumulated pretty good numbers on the way to becoming the first QB to throw for more than 300 yards in his first two starts. Kolb finished the 2009 season with 62 completions and 741 yards passing with 4 TDs and 3 INTs.
People are expected Kolb to shine as an Eagles because of his accuracy, he was a 61.7% passer in college and had a 67% completion percentage his last year in his college and right along those line, Kolb was a 62% passer last season.
Thanks to his above average accuracy, he's being compared to Aaron Rodgers on many levels and experts are saying that Kevin possesses many of the same skills as Rodgers not to mention how he's taking the place of an eventual Hall of Famer. And now fans are expecting the same results.
Photos Courtesy of the Associated Press
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