Kevin Kolb: Is He Really Worth a First-Round Pick?

March 23, 2011   ·   Daniel Ciarrocchi   ·   Jump to comments

One of the few things I took from high school economics class was this–the value of something is determined by how much someone is willing to exchange for it.
A recent report by Adam Schefter, sparked rumors that an NFC West team, most likely the Seattle Seahawks, offered to exchange their first-round pick for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb.
Kolb, who lost his starting job to the revitalized Michael Vick, started six games last season. His stats reflected his spastic performances, as he posted a pedestrian quarterback rating of 76.1 while compiling a 2-4 record.
When compared to trades in recent years where draft picks were exchanged for quarterbacks, this deal would be viewed as lopsided. Maybe lopsided is not even the right word–robbery is more appropriate. Robbery so devastating, that even the Philadelphia sports fanbase may feel remorseful, provided they're capable of feeling human emotion.
Consider the Matt Cassel trade two offseasons ag...

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