Quarterback Carousel

The NFL season is still young, considering teams are only entering the third week of the season but yet a hand full of the teams are having quarterback issues. Recently, Andy Reid, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, made the announcement that he has decided to go with Mike Vick as his starting quarterback. Not Kevin Kolb, the player who drove Reid and the Eagles to trade Donovan McNabb, the face of the franchise, within their own decision. So now Reid turns around and hands the reigns over to the electric yet risky Mike Vick. The reward could be huge but the risk is, I believe Reid may have just cost himself his job. 

Andy Reid is a great coach and has made some decisions that have left the media scratching their heads but over the off-season he enlisted his full trust in Kevin Kolb and made him the franchise quarterback of the Eagles. In Week 1, Kolb rolled out of the pocket and was tackled by the Packers linebacker Clay Matthews,  giving Kolb a concussion. That gave Vick the opportunity he has been waiting for, since being reinstated into the NFL. He made the most of it, looking good in relief of Kolb in the Packers game and then moving the Eagles offense up and down the field against a questionable Detroit Lions defense. So that left Reid wondering, who gives me the best chance of winning, Vick or Kolb?

Obviously, we know the decision that Reid came too. With Kolb healthy and cleared to play, all Reid had to do was say, "Kolb is my guy, he is the Eagles QB." But Reid flip-flopped and changed his mind. Honestly, at the moment Vick does give the Eagles the best chance at winning, but that is only because no one knows what Kolb can bring to the table. He was never given the chance to lead this team, he was injured and that’s all it took for Reid to succumb to temptation. Reid talked Kolb up all off-season, saying how special this kid can be one day. So now you're telling him he has to wait? He has to hold a clip-board for Vick, who was out of the league for two full seasons, and you expect him to be alright with this?

How can Kevin Kolb trust Andy Reid? Say Vick gets hurt, Reid turns to Kolb and tells him to go out there and lead the Eagles. Kolb will second guess himself on everything, knowing that Vick is now Reid's guy. Reid can say whatever he wants but when it comes down to it he chose Vick over Kolb. When the dust settles Reid could be out of a job and may have halted Kolb's career before it even got the chance to start.