Skelton fine - low ankle sprain

[ARZCardinals]

Wow!!!

thought he was done

they are reporting he may play Sunday vs. NE

 

[Jetstream Green]

If so, what the hell does one do with Skelton and Kolb now. You have Skelton's solid play early in the game (something one usually expects to find later, rather than early in a game) and then you have Kolb's great performance on the winning drive.

 

[desertdawg]

Who is they? Saying Skelton might start against N E even with a banged up ankle? Bleacher report? The guys at the bar? Who is the source before folks get all crazy in the which QB to start debate.

 

[Jetstream Green]

I'm not crazy because I have this all figured out. If I was Whisenhunt, I would take the 'cautious' approach with Skelton as an excuse to see if what we saw from Kolb is for real now and start KK over DD...because we don't want to risk injuring that ankle further and it needs time to heal

 

[seesred]

Kolb ran a great series. It was the hurry up and he executed. IMO this is still Skeltons team. He played very well in the first half. I hope he can coma back this Sunday but I doubt it.

I hope we can compete this week with N.E. Defensively I think we can. Without the O-line blocking we don't have a run game. That hurts. But I regress.

GBR
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[gmabel830]

This probably deserves its own thread/poll, but if Skelton is back sooner rather than later, does Kolb deserve his own hurry up package like Warner in 2007?

 

[desertdawg]

This probably deserves its own thread/poll, but if Skelton is back sooner rather than later, does Kolb deserve his own hurry up package like Warner in 2007?

If Skelton is out for at least a few weeks, all these threads are whacked about who should start IMO. Me personally, I'm out of here man, have fun with that awesome age old (pointless if Skelton is injured) debate. This thread cracks me up.

 

[gmabel830]

If Skelton is out for at least a few weeks, all these threads are whacked about who should start IMO. Me personally, I'm out of here man, have fun with that awesome age old (pointless if Skelton is injured) debate. This thread cracks me up.

I wasn't asking you should start... I was asking if Skelton is healthy in the next game or two, and doesn't lose his job to injury, would you be in favor of Whiz implementing a special hurry up package for Kolb while Skelton remains the starter? Wasn't saying I would, but it is something that Whiz did not dismiss after naming Skelton the starter - so it's a valid question/debate.

 

[desertdawg]

I wasn't asking you should start... I was asking if Skelton is healthy in the next game or two, and doesn't lose his job to injury, would you be in favor of Whiz implementing a special hurry up package for Kolb while Skelton remains the starter? Wasn't saying I would, but it is something that Whiz did not dismiss after naming Skelton the starter - so it's a valid question/debate.

I'll talk Skelton job when Skelton is cleared, and until then I'll just wait and hope for him to get cleared bro.

 

[gmabel830]

I'll talk Skelton job when Skelton is cleared, and until then I'll just wait and hope for him to get cleared bro.

Fair enough, it's a moot point as long as Skelton is injured -- but might not be a moot point when he's back. And don't get me wrong, having them both healthy is much better than having either one of them hurt. Get well as soon as possible Big John!!

 

[Mitch]

This probably deserves its own thread/poll, but if Skelton is back sooner rather than later, does Kolb deserve his own hurry up package like Warner in 2007?

GREAT question---the thing is, as evidenced by 6 come from behind wins under his belt---the hurry-up is Skelton's bread and butter too.

The Cardinals' conventional offense is QB unfriendly---it's too calculated and exacting---and it DOESN'T SUIT any of our QBs.

 

[JCSunsfan]

This probably deserves its own thread/poll, but if Skelton is back sooner rather than later, does Kolb deserve his own hurry up package like Warner in 2007?

If Kolb is playing, you need to let him run a hurry up type of package. It just suits him. You put your team in the best situation to succeed.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

The way he lying there and his teammates consoling him made me think he broke a leg.

I have to call him out. You don't lay there and get carted off the field for an ankle sprain. I like Skelton but that was a girly-man move. At OSU, I saw Bobby Carpenter break his ankle and run off the field. Of course, he may have been in a steroid induced rage at the time, but still. I guarantee his teammates will be ribbing him all week for only having a sprain.

 

[MadCardDisease]

I saw them pumping up an air cast before they carted him off the field and I thought for sure he was done for the season.

 

[CtCardinals78]

I heard on KTAR today that Skelton will still be the starter when he comes back.

 

[PJ1]

Come on big John. You went down like you were shot. A sprained ankle?

I thought Kolb was the wuss.

 

[52brandon]

fine? You don't cart off somebody that's fine. It may seem like nothing, being a sprain and all, but I'm sure Skelton won't be going dancing for some time. I just hope he doesn't try to rush back out of fear of losing the #1 spot and hurt himself worse

 

[DemsMyBoys]

Judging from the reports of Whiz's and Kolb's interviews Kolb and Skelton are actually working together. Imagine. Two QB's helping each other for the good of the team. Two AZ Cardinals QBs working together for the good of the team.

Maybe we should just think about that and its implications for a minute. If they're supporting each other (and it sounds like they are) dare we hope that we just might get this team going?

Nah. Maybe I need to go lie down and let all this giddiness pass.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

If Kolb is playing, you need to let him run a hurry up type of package. It just suits him. You put your team in the best situation to succeed.

I don't think it has to be the hurry-up necessarily, but he should be primarily in the shotgun. As far as running the ball, it can be run quite effectively out of the gun.

 

[Shane]

The way he lying there and his teammates consoling him made me think he broke a leg.

I have to call him out. You don't lay there and get carted off the field for an ankle sprain. I like Skelton but that was a girly-man move. At OSU, I saw Bobby Carpenter break his ankle and run off the field. Of course, he may have been in a steroid induced rage at the time, but still. I guarantee his teammates will be ribbing him all week for only having a sprain.

I completely agree. Just a lower ankle sprain and he acted like he had broken the same bone Theisman did. That was pretty lame to have to be carted off and air casted for a pretty minor injury??

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Who's to say that he didn't pinch a nerve or something, after all that would explain why he appeared to say "I can't move my knee". Point is it is only speculation as to how much pain he was really in and saying that he was being a wuss about it is just an uneducated guess at best.

 

[Mainstreet]

I'm a Skelton fan but Kolb deserves to start as he lit a fire under the Cardinals to get the win. As far as I'm concerned let them duke it out on the field until the Cardinals get a clear cut starting QB. I don't think the Cardinals are ready to commit to a clear cut starter until the QB competition is settled... and I believe it is not.

 

[Jetstream Green]

I'm a Skelton fan but Kolb deserves to start as he lit a fire under the Cardinals to get the win. As far as I'm concerned let them duke it out on the field until the Cardinals get a clear cut starting QB. I don't think the Cardinals are ready to commit to a clear cut starter until the QB competition is settled... and I believe it is not.

I believe you are right. For the sake of the team, they had to name a starter before the season and it more suited Skelton from his preseason play and record from last year. Kolb would have been in a uncomfortable position to be named the starter from his past play and the way things turned out, his recent chance then worked well for his situation. But yes, I still do not think anyone knows who is the true starter.

 

[52brandon]

I believe you are right. For the sake of the team, they had to name a starter before the season and it more suited Skelton from his preseason play and record from last year. Kolb would have been in a uncomfortable position to be named the starter from his past play and the way things turned out, his recent chance then worked well for his situation. But yes, I still do not think anyone knows who is the true starter.

Skelton looked every bit the part of a starter in the 1st half. Not so much in the 2nd. Then Kolb looked every bit the part in his drive. Tough decision to make. I am very encouraged by the pass protection yesterday though. Considering 2 were back-ups for the already terrible players, I assumed it was gonna be much uglier than it was. Nice to see the QBs may actually get a chance to do their jobs

 

[Catfish]

GREAT question---the thing is, as evidenced by 6 come from behind wins under his belt---the hurry-up is Skelton's bread and butter too.

The Cardinals' conventional offense is QB unfriendly---it's too calculated and exacting---and it DOESN'T SUIT any of our QBs.

Amen Brother.