Kolb Could Miss Sunday's Game

[jbeecham]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8401253/kevin-kolb-knows-drill

Kevin Kolb has a bit of a problem. His wife, Whitney, is nearly 38 weeks pregnant. She is so close to giving birth to the couple's third daughter that Kevin asked Whitney to postpone Friday's doctor's appointment until Monday, he said, to avoid accelerating the process.

Kolb has an important football game to play Sunday, one that's not about revenge against the team that traded him or anything superficial like that. But it is a meaningful game, for him and the 2-0 Cardinals. It is another chance for Kolb, who is expected to start with John Skelton nursing a sprained ankle, to make a positive impression. It is a chance to improve to 3-0. And yes, all things being equal, he would like to beat the Philadelphia Eagles.

But if things start happening and baby girl No. 3 won't wait, "I'm not going to miss the birth of my child," Kolb said. "If it happened Sunday morning, I'm not missing it."

 

[crisper57]

Uh.

Is it that hard to plan a family around the off season? You guys only work like 20 weeks out of the year, Kevin.

 

[BigRedRage]

I read it as 38 months and thought this was satire

 

[TJ]

Tough call. Kolb has a lot riding on this one game. Skelton is about a week away from being healthy enough to play and he's wanting to prove to his old team that they traded the wrong QB. He misses this game, it could put him back to Square one with the possibility of taking a back seat for good to Skelton.

On the other hand, it is the birth of a child. Any parent know the importance of that. Hopefully for the Cards and Kolb, the baby waits until Sunday night/Monday morning to come out (provided there are no health complications with the mother or child).

 

[crisper57]

Lindley fans are keeping their fingers crossed.

 

[BigRedRage]

Lindley fans are keeping their fingers crossed.

is there such a thing?

 

[crisper57]

is there such a thing?

Yeah. They booed Kolb last time he made an appearance at U of P.

 

[Goldfield]

They can put the birth on live feed to the jumbotron...

 

[BigRedRage]

Yeah. They booed Kolb last time he made an appearance at U of P.

Maybe those were skelton fans?

I dont think lindley has a fan club..

 

[BigRedRage]

http://www.athleteswives.com/2011/08/kevin-kolb-wife-whitney-kolb/

 

[jbeecham]

They can put the birth on live feed to the jumbotron...

63,400+ all throw up at the same time We could set a Guiness world record!

 

[Dr. Jones]

Family first.... Fans second. Hopefully it doesn't happen till Monday.

 

[Jetstream Green]

The birth of his child is far more important than a football game and anyone who thinks differently has their priorities all screwed up. I hope it waits and he can play but if not, I surely would not hold it against him.

 

[desertdawg]

I'm planning on wearing my skeleton shirt underneath the Kolb jersey to the Philly game, that way, either way, I will be well dressed for the occasion. I hope his wife is doing jumping jacks right now, but good women are hard to find.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

I'm planning on wearing my skeleton shirt underneath the Kolb jersey to the Philly game, that way, either way, I will be well dressed for the occasion. I hope his wife is doing jumping jacks right now, but good women are hard to find.

One problem with that, we don't even know if Skelton is going to dress for that game...

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

I suppose the plus side is that it is a home game. If it was an away game it would be a guarantee that he wouldn't even travel with the team. At least this way he will be able to do the wait and see approach.

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

Family first.... Fans second. Hopefully it doesn't happen till Monday.

I was going to say the same thing.

 

[desertdawg]

One problem with that, we don't even know if Skelton is going to dress for that game...

With Kolb and the baby mama drama, Skelton will dress. We'd have picked up another QB if Skelton couldn't go against Philly, because Lindley is not a option for an undefeated team like us.

 

[RedViper]

I was going to say the same thing.

Me too. Best wishes for a happy healthy baby, easy labor, etc.

 

[crisper57]

Maybe he can go all Shaun Alexander on the Eagles. I remember when he witnessed the birth of his kid, showed up to the stadium in the middle of the game, and then had his breakout performance of his career.

 

[D-Dogg]

is there such a thing?

Yeah. They booed Kolb last time he made an appearance at U of P.

I am a Lindley fan, and I was disgusted by the boos.

 

[D-Dogg]

Family first.... Fans second. Hopefully it doesn't happen till Monday.

The birth of his child is far more important than a football game and anyone who thinks differently has their priorities all screwed up. I hope it waits and he can play but if not, I surely would not hold it against him.

I was going to say the same thing.

Me too.

 

[kerouac9]

Another fantastic endorsement of Kevin Kolb's ability to exercise good judgement.

Ross Tucker talked about this in the preseason, when Jay Cutler missed practice or a game to attend to the birth of his kid with former Real OC star and Matt Leinart plaything Kristin Cavillari. What Tucker said was that coaches are incredbily cognizant of this schedule and straight-out remind players that if they're going to go do work, they can take the day off and take care of business, because the season starts in 9 months.

What a *******. Having said all that, there's a perfectly good hospital about two miles from UofP, and the game only lasts three hours. Put a cork in her and wait until the final gun.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

The birth of his child is far more important than a football game and anyone who thinks differently has their priorities all screwed up. I hope it waits and he can play but if not, I surely would not hold it against him.

+1

 

[Russ Smith]

All that means is more PP in the Wildcat.

Completely agree family first, a game is a game a child is much bigger than a game.