Report: Browns may have interest in Kevin Kolb

[King of Kings]

The Cleveland Browns reportedly could have interest in quarterback Kevin Kolb should he become available this offseason, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.


Kolb, who was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles as their quarterback of the future before Mike Vick re-emerged as one of the premier players in the league, originally was scouted by current Browns head coach Pat Shurmer and general manager Tom Heckert. Heckert and Shurmer reportedly handpicked Kolb for the Eagles because of his ability to run the West Coast offense, the same style that the Browns currently employ.


The 27-year-old is currently under contract with the Arizona Cardinals, however an injury filled year that allowed him to post just an 81.1 quarterback rating in nine games last season has left some to speculate that the club may attempt to move Kolb in order to cut their losses.


In five NFL seasons Kolb has posted a 76.1 quarterback rating with 20 touchdowns and 22 interceptions.

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[TheBestPlayersPlay]

This was a rumor Grossi floated a while back.

If we go after Kolb and his 7 mill a year Heckert should be laughed out of Cleveland.

That being said, I don't believe we have a lick of interest.

[Sez.EJ]

We would have gone for him right from Philli if this were true.. If he is cut.. Yeah..bring him in to compete..but we are not trading for that guy.. He proved nothing in Philli, and proved even less at AZ. I would rather have Colt.. Oh..we already have him..

[Barks from the Pound]

There is no reason to bring in Kevin Kolb, to compete or otherwise. Kolb was the heir apparent to the QB job in Philadelphia, the franchise QB in waiting. Like McCoy. he was given the job, as the Eagles said good bye to Donovan McNabb. Kolb was terrible, was outplayed by Michael Vick, and sulked at the possibility of being a back-up. Kolb signed a one-year contract extension worth $12.25 million on April 29, keeping him in Philadelphia through the 2011 season. How they made the comparison of his situation, to that of Aaron Rodgers, is beyond me.

It was clear that the Eagles were better with Vick, than Kolb, be it short term, or long term, they came to the conclusion in one season of Kolb being the starter, that he wasn't the future. Kolb was traded to the Arizona Cardinals on July 28, 2011, in exchange for cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round draft pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Kolb has since been outplayed in Arizona by John Skelton, and his numbers, are most similar to those of McCoy, which is terrible. Kolb had a good receiving corp, led by Larry Fitzgerald, who was healthy this year, and not the previous year, when Anderson, and a revolving door was at the QB position. He also had a healthy Beenie Wells, who ran for over 1000 yards this year, and less than 400 in the previous year.

Kevin Kolb has another March roster bonus due in 2013. It's a $2 million roster bonus, less than Kolb's $7M bonus due on March 17 of 2012. Its been suggested that the Cardinals will pay Kolb's upcoming bonus, and make a decision on him next offseason. It would give the organization a full offseason and 16 more games to evaluate the $65 million quarterback. Kolb looked like a complete bust in 2011.

The Browns should have no interest in Kevin Kolb, or Matt Flynn.

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Kevin Kolb has another March roster bonus due in 2013.
It's a $2 million roster bonus, less than Kolb's $7M bonus due on March 17 of 2012. Sirius NFL Radio's Adam Caplan suggests that the Cardinals will pay Kolb's upcoming bonus, and make a decision on him next offseason. It would give the organization a full offseason and 16 more games to evaluate the $65 million quarterback. Kolb looked like a complete bust in 2011.

[Tbaybrownsfan]

Is this a joke? The guy has always been Brutal....what has he done to earn that contract? I'd rather stick with McCoy...who has a bigger NFL resume and has been in our offense.

[DawgFan]

Kolb looked average with the better WR's in Phili
Schaub looked average in ATL before being an injury prone IR candidate...but for all his stats, look at the WR's he is throwing to in Houston.
Matt Flynn looked great in one game with some of the best WR's in the league.

NONE of them would do CRAP with the WR's we have here in Cleveland (and that includes RGIII and McCoy as well). PERIOD.

Sorry, but all these rumors of QB's coming to Cleveland should be taken with a grain of salt...or maybe a truckload.

Unless the Browns go hog wild on WR's in the draft and or FA, forget about them bringing another top notch guy in. It just wouldn't make sense to sacrifice another potential QB.

Look at it this way. If we go out and get some top notch WR's and McCoy bombs, we are still in line for a top notch QB. If we go out and get a QB now, he will end up shell shocked just like every other QB we have ever had since the return.

[Sez.EJ]

He looked below average throwing to Larry Fitz.. arguably the BEST wr in the league.

[Tobalaz]

No thanks, Colt looked just as good if not better with less to work with.
I'd lose every ounce of faith I have left in the personal department if they brought in that flop.

[Legacy Fan]

Report: I fucking hope not.

[Legendary]

If he can't deliver with Larry in the team he is not good enough. It is not rocket science