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Holcomb still confident despite Eagles drafting Kolb
Posted on Tue, May. 15, 2007
Add Holcomb to list of those surprised by selection of Kolb
By PAUL DOMOWITCH
pdomo@aol.com
Donovan McNabb wasn't the only Eagles quarterback who needed smelling salts last month after the team spent its top draft pick on Kevin Kolb. Kelly Holcomb, come on down.
"I don't know about the effect on Donovan, but I do know the effect on me," said Holcomb, who was acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Bills in late March. "I didn't expect it. But, hey, that's the business. That's the game of football. You've got to compete. I've had to compete for everything I've gotten in this league. It's just another day for me."
Holcomb, 33, has played 12 seasons. The Eagles are his fourth team. Unless he plays well enough this summer to convince coach Andy Reid to keep him and cut loose backup A.J. Feeley, there soon will be a fifth team on his resumé.
"I was happy to come in here [from Buffalo]," said Holcomb, who has 21 career starts. "I like this offense. I think it fits me very well. But all I can do is do my job and try to impress and hope things work out."
The Eagles signed Feeley to a 3-year contract extension in February. But with McNabb coming off a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, Reid and general manager Tom Heckert figured the more veteran backup insurance they had the better.
But with the addition of Kolb, somebody has to go, and that somebody is expected to be Holcomb........
~The Answer
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