With John Skelton nursing a high ankle sprain that could keep him out 2-4 weeks, it appears Ken Whisenhunt has had his quarterback controversy solved for him as Kevin Kolb will start this week and possibly into the future. Kolb was actually the superior of the two quarterbacks last season. Kolb led 91 drives, leading to 20 touchdowns and 6 field goals (138 points, 1.52 points per drive).

Skelton led 100 drives last season and the Cardinals scored 16 touchdowns and 11 field goals (129 points, 1.29 points per drive) on those 100 drives. Kolb also outplayed him statistically. He completed 146 of 253 (57.7%) for 1955 yards (7.7 YPA), 9 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions. Skelton completed just 151 for 275 (54.9%) for 1913 yards (7.0 YPA), 11 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions. Skelton was 6-2 in the 8 games he played the majority of the snaps, while Kolb was 2-6, but Skelton had the luxury of playing most of his games supported by better defensive play. In Skelton’s 8 games, the Cardinals allowed 19.0 points per game and in Kolb’s they allowed 24.5.

Either way though, the Cardinals would appear to be pretty screwed this week going into New England and going forward into the season in general. Kolb’s 1.52 points per drive was equal to Washington’s last season and they ranked 22nd, while Skelton’s 1.29 was between Denver’s (1.38) and Indianapolis’ (1.24). They ranked 27th and 28th respectively last season.

They may be 1-0, after beating the Seahawks in Arizona, but that’s not a huge accomplishment because the Seahawks were starting a 3^rd round rookie quarterback with a subpar offensive line and a mediocre receiving corps and because the Seahawks suck on the road. Things get much tougher for them going forward and no matter who the quarterback is, they figure to be one of the worst teams in the league.

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