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Is Kolb better than Jackson and Corp? Probably, but that's not saying much. He's not a franchise QB. He's not the guy we need. He's not good- he's good enough.
Kolb is Fitzpatrick 2.0. He's a QB that was OK but never quite caught on elsewhere, then brought here to be the starter.
Kolb's numbers:
Fitz's numbers:
For their careers, Kolb is only half a yard better in yards per attempt, and that's WITH Fitzgerald on his team. Like or hate Stevie, he's no Fitzgerald. Kolb's QB rating is barely 2 points better than Fitz, 78.9 to 76.8. The only area in which Kolb is noticeably better than Fitz is turnovers.
I know, "but it was AZ's OL." Of course, that goes with the mantra of this site of not holding players responsible. "It's not (Stevie, McKelvin, Donte, TJ or other guy the poster likes)'s fault, it's the (QB, coach, coordinator, system, OL, pass rush or other unpopular part of the team)'s fault." Yes, team sports are easier for an individual player when they are on a better team. That's true for every player on every team in every sport at every level, no exceptions. But some players make the players around them better, and some players need better players around them. Kolb is yet another one of the latter.
It's easier to blame AZ's OL. It's more pleasant than accepting the reality that we still don't have our franchise QB. It's more pleasant than accepting the reality that our FO that has made so many mistakes in the past has made yet another one. It can't be that our new QB is just like our old one. It has to be AZ's OL.
And let's not forget that we lost a great starting G and our only halfway decent backup. And our T's and OL depth weren't the greatest last year....
And let's not forget that Kolb tends to get injured, which means we're right back to starting TJax, only with $6 million of cap space flushed down the toilet instead of being used on a G or LB or CB or WR.
We need a franchise QB. There isn't one available. So, we did what we always do in Buffalo: settled for what's left. And we did it at the expense of filling another hole. Kolb's on the team now and I hope he succeeds. I hope he becomes a franchise QB. There is just no logical reason to expect it to happen. It's still Groundhog Day in Buffalo.
Kolb is Fitzpatrick 2.0. He's a QB that was OK but never quite caught on elsewhere, then brought here to be the starter.
Kolb's numbers:
Fitz's numbers:
For their careers, Kolb is only half a yard better in yards per attempt, and that's WITH Fitzgerald on his team. Like or hate Stevie, he's no Fitzgerald. Kolb's QB rating is barely 2 points better than Fitz, 78.9 to 76.8. The only area in which Kolb is noticeably better than Fitz is turnovers.
I know, "but it was AZ's OL." Of course, that goes with the mantra of this site of not holding players responsible. "It's not (Stevie, McKelvin, Donte, TJ or other guy the poster likes)'s fault, it's the (QB, coach, coordinator, system, OL, pass rush or other unpopular part of the team)'s fault." Yes, team sports are easier for an individual player when they are on a better team. That's true for every player on every team in every sport at every level, no exceptions. But some players make the players around them better, and some players need better players around them. Kolb is yet another one of the latter.
It's easier to blame AZ's OL. It's more pleasant than accepting the reality that we still don't have our franchise QB. It's more pleasant than accepting the reality that our FO that has made so many mistakes in the past has made yet another one. It can't be that our new QB is just like our old one. It has to be AZ's OL.
And let's not forget that we lost a great starting G and our only halfway decent backup. And our T's and OL depth weren't the greatest last year....
And let's not forget that Kolb tends to get injured, which means we're right back to starting TJax, only with $6 million of cap space flushed down the toilet instead of being used on a G or LB or CB or WR.
We need a franchise QB. There isn't one available. So, we did what we always do in Buffalo: settled for what's left. And we did it at the expense of filling another hole. Kolb's on the team now and I hope he succeeds. I hope he becomes a franchise QB. There is just no logical reason to expect it to happen. It's still Groundhog Day in Buffalo.
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