Vudu Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Cardinals give up huge bounty to acquire Kolb Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on July 28, 2011, 3:02 PM EDT After a while, all of the “Kevin Kolb trade is close” reports started to remind us of the reports that said the “labor deal is close.” Thankfully, this deal didn’t take as long to close. Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com reports Kolb is headed to Arizona in exchange for a second-round pick and 2009 Pro Bowl cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. That’s a ton to give up for an unproven quarterback, but the Cardinals were only getting started betting their future on Kolb. Caplan reports Kolb will sign a five-year, $63 million contract with $20 million guaranteed. (Kolb can head to Arizona now, but league rules indicate he can’t start practicing until the league year starts on August 4.) The guaranteed money is less than Kolb was reportedly asking for, but still a lot for a quarterback with seven uneven career starts. Houston made a similar deal for Matt Schaub which worked out, although they didn’t give up a solid young starting cornerback. What a gamble. The move will define the rest of the Ken Whisenhunt/Rod Graves era in Arizona. They were absolutely desperate for a quarterback solution in the desert, and they acted like it. (And with that, I’ll cede the floor to Florio who is fired up and will be chiming in on the deal too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWillie Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Cardinals give up huge bounty to acquire Kolb Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on July 28, 2011, 3:02 PM EDT Getty Images After a while, all of the “Kevin Kolb trade is close” reports started to remind us of the reports that said the “labor deal is close.” Thankfully, this deal didn’t take as long to close. Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com reports Kolb is headed to Arizona in exchange for a second-round pick and 2009 Pro Bowl cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. That’s a ton to give up for an unproven quarterback, but the Cardinals were only getting started betting their future on Kolb. Caplan reports Kolb will sign a five-year, $63 million contract with $20 million guaranteed. (Kolb can head to Arizona now, but league rules indicate he can’t start practicing until the league year starts on August 4.) The guaranteed money is less than Kolb was reportedly asking for, but still a lot for a quarterback with seven uneven career starts. Houston made a similar deal for Matt Schaub which worked out, although they didn’t give up a solid young starting cornerback. What a gamble. The move will define the rest of the Ken Whisenhunt/Rod Graves era in Arizona. They were absolutely desperate for a quarterback solution in the desert, and they acted like it. (And with that, I’ll cede the floor to Florio who is fired up and will be chiming in on the deal too.) All I have to say is "WOW". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Hate to say it, but I think the fish are making the smarter move going after Orton. Cheaper, and far more proven on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Scott..... ....Mitchell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoping4ASuperBowl Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Cassell at least had one good year. What has Kolb done to warrant this crazy a$$ trade? Kolb is the proud owner of a 11-14 TD to INT ratio. This trade is beyond stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 DRC is not great. It will turn out to be a good move for both teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 If he bombs chucking the pea ... maybe Kerri can hook him up with with some of his solid acting connects ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newyorkgiants10 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 DRC is soft. cardinals are fed up with how sh*tty his tackling is.. asante and DRC are the softest cornerback tandem in the nfc east and possibly nfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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