The Cardinals made a big investment to get Kevin Kolb last offseason, giving him 63 million over 5 years with 21 million guaranteed and trading away a 2nd round pick and a starting cornerback, Dominique Rodgers Cromartie, to get him. However, Kolb struggled in his first year in Arizona and was arguably outplayed by John Skelton. Skelton didn’t have better statistical production (Skelton 54.9%/7.0 YPA/11:14, Kolb 57.7%/7.7 YPA/9:8), but his 6-2 record, as opposed to Kolb’s 2-6 record, says a lot.
Skelton, a 2010 4th round pick, is competing with Kolb for the starting job this offseason, after the team failed to sign Peyton Manning. The two are splitting 1st team reps evenly and right now it looks like it could be either one who wins the job. Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt did admit that he wants Kolb to win the job because of how much they invested in him, but that he’ll start the better quarterback. The Cardinals have a solid team that made the Super Bowl in 2009 and good talent aside from the quarterback position. There’s a reason they went 8-8 last year despite poor quarterback play. If they can get that position solved, they could compete for a playoff spot.
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