Remember what I said about Winston Justice and Brent Celek getting paid, back before the season was over? Well forget all about it, because Kevin Kolb just passed them all. In a deal confirmed by CSNPhilly.com, the Eagles have sign Kolb to a one year extension worth over $12 million...and it's all guaranteed.
There is some good to this deal. First and foremost, it means that the Eagles are committed to Kevin Kolb through this season, regardless of how he does. I think that's the right move to make, as he's never had a full season under his belt before, and whether or not he performs well should be a big indicator to how much or how little the Eagles want to sign him to a long term contract after the season. Kolb showed that he can run the offense last season when Donovan McNabb was hurt, and he certainly has starting quarterback material, especially considering the quarterbacks that were taken ahead of him in the 2007 Draft. JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn? I don't think so. I'll take Kolb, thank you very much.
However, with the good, I'm not sure that I would have signed Kolb to that much for just a single year. While $12 million over two or three years seems like a better idea for a quarterback that hadn't started a single game or thrown a touchdown pass until last season, I can see where the Eagles are coming from. It allows them to evaluate what they have and see if they need to make another change with this now very young team. If Kolb does well next season, then he's going to earn his money and make even more when the Eagles sign him to a long term deal. If he struggles, then he has another year to put it together. If he doesn't, then I think the Eagles look in another direction for someone to lead their offense.
The biggest part about this deal is that it pretty much seals the fate of Michael Vick after this season. With Vick earning over $5 million this year, he's a pricey option as a backup quarterback, and now he and Kolb are going to make over $17 million in the next two seasons. With Kolb signing that deal for next year, there is no way that Vick comes back for a third season with the Eagles. He wants to start again, and that's not going to happen in Philadelphia. Personally, I think that's a good thing. I can't wait to have Vick out of Philadelphia. It can't happen soon enough. I know what Vick did off the field while he was a member of the Falcons, but this is coming from what he did on the field. He wasn't that good of a quarterback, and the plays that the Eagles drew up for him last season were predictable and didn't work. The only extended time that he got was against the Falcons, and that was more of a play by Andy Reid than anything else.
Regardless of what this means to Michael Vick, or anyone else, Kevin Kolb is getting paid big time NFL money to be a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles now. He doesn't have that much experience, but he's going to have to pick it up quickly, or this town will turn on him. You don't get to earn over $12 million without people judging you in Philadelphia. That's how things work around here.
CSNPhilly.com: Eagles sign Kolb to a one year extension
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