Can this kid Kevin Kolb lead the Philadelphia Eagles?
No doubt about it, Kevin Kolb is the biggest story for the Eagles this year.
Kevin Kolb, takes the reigns from Donovan McNabb as starting quarterback for the Eagles in the 2010 NFL football season and it’s not surprising that he already has the support of the Eagles’ skill position players like DeSean Jackson and Brent Celek.
The Eagles recently traded Donovan McNabb, the franchise’s all-time passing leader – not to mention a six-time Pro Bowl selection who led Philly to five NFC championship games and a Super Bowl appearance in his 11 seasons – to the rival Washington Redskins for a pair of draft picks, including a 2010 second-round selection.
As a result, Kevin Kolb, a second-round 
pick in ’07, inherited the most pressure-packed job in America’s least-forgiving sports town.
After a few years of believing that the Eagles were a good team that wasn’t quite good enough under McNabb, 2010 brings optimism among Philadelphia fans since there’s something exciting about having a new quarterback. Eagles’ fans haven’t seen much of Kolb, but it is evident that he has the potential to be a star. In two starts last year, Kolb piled up great numbers, including in a losing effort to the New Orleans Saints.
Everyone in Philadelphia seems to have no worries about Kolb and the offense putting up points. The concern for the Eagles is on defense, where the team is younger and has concerns in the secondary. Super Bowl talk isn’t as common as it has been in recent offseasons for Philadelphia, but there is a legit amount of excitement as the team gets ready to bring in a new era.
Given the significance of the team’s first quarterback change in more than a decade, Kolb admitted each milestone step along the way comes with its standard stomach butterflies to suppress.
“Obviously, the first (regular-season) game is going to be a little more nerve-wracking than this one, and this is going to be a little more nerve-wracking than the first practice out here or whatever,” he said. “I’m just taking it one step at a time. I don’t want to get caught up in looking down the road. I want to focus on Jacksonville right now and getting out there and doing right.”
Without center Jamaal Jackson and left guard Todd Herremans, who’ve each missed every camp practice for health reasons, Kolb has yet to work with the offensive line expected to protect him on Sept. 12 in the season opener against Green Bay.
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New Orleans Saints +900
Indianapolis Colts +800
New England Patriots +1000
Dallas Cowboys +1000
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