Goodbye, Kevin?

About to fly the coup?

I normally write about the Phils, but I will temporarily throw my hat into the Eagles’ nest tonight. The NFLPA has requested to file an injunction to lift the lock out. That will go before a U.S. District Judge on April 6th. If the injunction lifts the lock out the NFL will be a whirl wind, especially for Jeffrey Lurie’s Eagles. The Eagles have been able to talk to other teams about Kevin Kolb. They just currently have the inability to deal him due to the labor situation. If an injunction is granted, the Eagles will have roughly three weeks to get the best deal for Kevin Kolb. The Eagles will and should be looking to move Kolb to a team for picks in this year’s draft. Kolb should be able to garner a good return as seven of the top ten draft picks belong to teams who are in desperate need of a quarterback.

• Panthers: 1st pick
• Bills: 3rd pick
• Bengals: 4th pick
• Cardinals: 5th pick
• Browns: 6th pick
• 49ers: 7th pick
• Titans: 8th pick

If the Eagles do get the opportunity to deal Kolb for a substantial return, don’t you kind of have to pursue it? I would love to see Kolb as the quarterback going forward, but that decision is not up to me. However, if Kolb can garner one of those teams picks in this year’s draft, you kind of have to go for it to help the team win now.

I am not a huge football guy as baseball is my passion, but is it not reasonable to think that the Eagles take any of those picks and sell to the highest bidder on draft day? If they can turn Kevin Kolb from a top ten pick to a later first and a second or third in this year’s draft, that would give them the ability to acquire better talent. Now that the skill positions have been clearly defined, the Eagles can get back into drafting the trenchs. They obviously need help on both lines.

I guess my “plan” would be to try and move Kolb to Carolina for the number 1 pick and then try to talk Minnesota into their first and second round pick, but that’s just me and what do I know?

Tags: draft, Kevin Kolb