Back to the Kevin Kolb comments about Donovan McNabb's contract.. The young quarterback shouldn't be "frustrated" if McNabb gets a new contract..
He should be frustrated that he has been in the league for two years and not thrown a touchdown pass but thrown four interceptions.
He should be frustrated by some of the bad interceptions he throws in practice.
Many times people place their focus on things they can't control rather than concentrating on things they can control.
He's made that dumb throw which was picked off by Ed Reed quite a few times in practice. Kolb gets away with it out there because the pass rushers won't sack him and it's not taken seriously because it's during a defensive drill.
Still you can't get into a habit of throwing bad interceptions. If you stare down a receiver then throw the ball to him late in the play, it has a good chance of being picked off.
If McNabb doesn't get a new contract and Kolb isn't ready to get the job done when he gets his chance, his career will be short and he'll be replaced.
If McNabb gets a new contract, Kolb is traded elsewhere and he's ready to play, he could go on to have a Hall of Fame career.
The key to his career isn't McNabb's contract, it's whether he's ready to play when he gets his shot.
If all he only gets a chance to play in "garbage time" and only gets a chance to practice during the defensive drills then get in there and do something with it.
I hear all the time that McNabb should stop crying, well Kolb should stop crying. He's going through what every backup in the league goes through.
We always had a player code that you kept your nose out of other player's contract business. To be going out publicly saying that you would be "frustrated' if somebody gets a new contract, is another way of saying you hope that player doesn't play well.
It's a violation of the code.
I've given a talk to many rookies and young players in the league about how they're trying out for the NFL and not their particular team. They might get drafted or sign with a team which is strong at their position and things might look ominous.
If they get down about their chances of playing on that particular team, they could end up going through the motions, failing to perform well and thereby killing their career opportunities.
I alert them that every time they step on the field, other teams are watching. It includes practice because teams send their scouts around to other teams' training camps, looking for quality talent which might be released during the cut down period.
Kolb needs to change his focus.
