Read: Around the NFC East
Philadelphia Eagles: QB Kevin Kolb has performed in Donovan McNabb‘s absence…no question about it. The 3rd year pro was honored with NFC offensive player of the week for his performance in Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.
Kolb is the first player ever to throw for over 300 yards in his first two starts.
Garry Cobb, of GCOBB.com writes that the rest of the season for the Eagles is going to be very interesting because of the decisions they have to make at the QB position.
I’m not so sure about the rest of the season as much as the future. The way I see it, McNabb will be back after the bye week and Kolb will go back onto the bench. However, Kolb did show something in these two games. Granted it was against two poor defenses, but none the less, for a player in his first two starts to throw for over 300 yards in both games is pretty impressive.
Its possible…that Kolb can be there guy when Donny leaves……POSSIBLY. Before, these two games, I would have said NO F*n WAY.
Dallas Cowboys: Various reports from around the NFL are saying that 2nd string RB Felix Jones will be out at least a week and most likely more with a knee injury. Adam Schefter of ESPN has been quoted saying that RB Marion Barber is “likely” to miss the upcoming game against Denver.
So who does that leave? RB Tashard Choice. In somewhat limited time, Choice carried the ball 18 times for 82 yards and a TD while catching 4 balls for 36 yards as well.
Choice is not a 3rd string RB in this league. In fact, I think he’d be the number one on the team Dallas is going up against this weekend in Denver. Barber’s great, Felix Jones in my opinion is (or could be) Adrian Peterson good, but Choice can still get the job done.
At least right now, it looks like the depth at RB the Cowboys have is really helping them in a tough situation.
Washington Redskins: Peter King of SI.com was a guest of Chris Rizzo (Mad 
Dog) Sirius XM show “Unleashed” this morning and had some very interesting things to say about Mike Holmgren and the incumbent Redskins job.
Mike Holmgren last year, Thanksgiving weekend, I’m sitting in his office in Seattle and he says, ‘You know, I’m going to take this next year off but after that I’ll give you a cool little theory for what I might do.’ I said, ‘What?’ And he says, ‘I’ve coached in the Midwest with Green Bay and I grew up playing and coaching out west — Brigham Young, the 49ers, Seattle.’ And he said, ‘I’d really love to try the East Coast. That brand of football where you wake up on Sunday morning and it’s the most important thing. There aren’t 800 things to do. Where you’re in East Rutherford or Philly or Washington and it’s so important.’
A little excerpt from what King said to Rizzo this morning.
