Somebody Thinks Kevin Kolb Is Tom Brady

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And surprisingly, it's not me. Actually, for once it wasn't somebody who stands on the sidelines starting the hyperbole at all. In fact, it was Trent Cole heaping such high praise on still-teammate and former heir apparent Kevin Kolb, and the Pro Bowl defensive end compared him to a three-time world champion and future first ballot Hall of Fame quarterback.

“Kolb can play. He is very, very accurate. I compare him to Tom Brady. I really do. They can both throw it downfield. But they both know how to use the entire field. They can take five yards and work with that, make it 10 or 15 with yards after the catch. Kolb can make every throw. He knows where his players are. He, like Brady, is a great leader.”

Fox Sports' Adam Schein picked up Cole's comments, and was willing to agree to an extent. Well, basically everything but the Tom Brady part.

"But eliminate the words Tom Brady from Cole’s commentary. Everything he said about Kolb is exactly how Andy Reid and the Eagles feel about him. This is why one of the best organizations in sports traded Donovan McNabb within the division. Reid and the Eagles didn’t do that haphazardly. They did it because they loved Kolb. Reid told me last summer that he fell in love with him watching him play early in his career at the University of Houston. He told then-general manager Tom Heckert to keep his eye on him. The plan was for Kolb to be the starter in Philadelphia for the next 10 years. But then Michael Vick became focused and better than ever."

Schein went on to add he believes Kolb will be in an Arizona Cardinals uniform this season, and not only will he lead them back to the playoffs, but he will also make a Pro Bowl in the near future. "Write that down." Oh, it's noted.

We tend to think Kolb has the potential to be a very good quarterback in the NFL, and some of us even favor his more conventional style to Vick's Houdini act. That said, Kolb has proven very little during his four-year career, and it's still early to proclaim he is or will be on the same level as the league's elite quarterbacks.

And actually, you have to watch Eagles quarterbacks once they move on, because the track record in other locales hasn't been good. A.J. Feeley was once worth a second round pick to the Dolphins, and we shant be forgetting the lesson of Donovan McNabb any time soon.

That being said, we think the kid is going to be pretty good if he winds up in the right situation. I don't know about Tom Brady good, but then again, nobody knew Tom Brady was going to be Tom Brady good either.

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