As a team, the offense has always come under the most scrutiny. This comes as no surprise since the quarterback, especially Philly’s, is the most criticized player on the field.
Our want, desire, and need for a number 1 receiver hasn’t helped the case much, either.
Let’s take a look at the offense as it stands.
Quarterbacks
We all know that Donovan McNabb will be the starter, Kevin Kolb will be the backup, and A.J. Feeley will have the easiest job in football as the third-string quarterback.
This should not be the case for the Eagles’ quarterback depth chart.
No, I don’t think Kolb should be starting. He should be a backup, but he’s backing up the wrong guy.
Feeley needs to overtake the second spot on this roster for the 2009 season.
While I’m not a Kolb fan, that’s not the real reason I believe this move must be made. I’m a fan of Feeley and believe he is the second best quarterback on this team.
Kolb was simply handed the backup role, and that could cause trouble for the Eagles.
Feeley has always been the backup here in Philly. Even when Koy was here, he was only listed second on the depth chart so that he would be able to hold for field goals; as the rule book says only punters or the backup quarterback may be a holder.
While Feeley has not found much success as a starter, he has found success as a backup. The 2002 season was really his coming out party as McNabb and Detmer were injured in back-to-back weeks, allowing him to take over and finish the season with a 4-1 record and a playoff berth for the Eagles. He also nearly led the Eagles to a win in 2008 over the undefeated New England Patriots.
The quarterback is arguably the most important position in football. However as we’ve seen over the past few seasons, backup quarterback may just be the second-most important position.
