Published 11/24/2008
by Brian Parry
at Bleacher Report - NFL
McNabb or Kolb?
The Philadelphia Eagles suffered their fifth loss of the season , losing to the Baltimore ravens 36-7, bringing their season record to 5-5-1. They are falling further out of the playoff race.
Jeffery Lourie better think of something fast or its going be another wasted season for the birds. Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid benched quarterback Donovan McNabb during the second half of the Eagles/Ravens game Sunday after he threw two interceptions and a fumble he went 8-for-18 with 59 passing yards and seven rushing yards.
His quarterback rating was only a 13.2. Reid brought in second-year backup quarterback Kevin Kolb who went 10 for 23 with 73 passing yards and two interceptions.
He only had a quarterback rating of 15.3. Kolb did not do much better then McNabb. After watching the performance of both McNabb and Kolb, I still believe McNabb will be the starter for Thursdays game against the Arizona cardinals. Who enter the game with a 7-4 record. losing to ...
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