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This may be it for Kevin Kolb as a starting quarterback in the NFL.

Acquired by the Arizona Cardinals before last season to be the team's long-term answer, Kolb played in just nine games -- finishing eight -- and was very underwhelming when on the field.

And whether Kolb is under pressure to stay healthy, which is something he has yet to do in his NFL career, or simply outperform John Skelton, who led the Cardinals to six wins last season, the fact remains that it's time for Kolb to put up or shut up.

"I think it's quite conceivable that there's not another NFL player facing as much heat as Kevin Kolb will be this season," CBS NFL analyst and former NFL QB Rich Gannon told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf Tuesday. "Here's a guy that was paid a lot of money, he was expected to come in and be the starter."

Kolb can still be that guy.

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While no one would classify Kolb's first season in the desert as a success, he did throw more touchdowns than interceptions and showed flashes of the ability that made the Cardinals so excited to get him.

Healthy and with a full offseason under his belt, the 27- year-old is out of excuses. He knows it, and it seems everyone else does, too.
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    diehardcard wrote...
    uh...
    July 11, 2012 2:03 pm
    yup.
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    hugUhbear wrote...
    Well lets see..........................
    July 11, 2012 3:53 pm
    Fitz, Floyd, Roberts, Doucet, Heap, Housler, King, Wells and Williams.. If Kolb or Skelton can not succeed with that many weapons it reflects on their own talent. No quarterback, usually, has that amount of offensive weapons surrounding them.
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    Chuck H. wrote...
    HugUhbear....
    July 12, 2012 7:08 am
    Of that group, only Fitz is proven (Heap needs to stay healthy). That being said, I agree that there is no reason this offense shouldn't be able to move the ball on a regular basis.
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    SpaceRig wrote...
    Shut Up?
    July 12, 2012 8:00 am
    I agree completly with the article but Kolb needs to "shut up"? It's not like the guy is pulling a Leinart and crying to the media about not being named the starter the second the 2011 season ended. Kolb is in a must perform situation right now but, from my perspective, he's handled it pretty well with all things considered.
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    bugsby wrote...
    Microwave generation
    July 12, 2012 11:03 am
    In a world now of instant gratification with the Internet, microwaves and all the other get it now outlets, things still take time to develop. No offseason, lots of moving parts (new coordinators, new players, new offense), etc. I really don't understand why everyone expected so much from that team early in the season last year. Every saw the defense and Oline turnaround, the second half. This year, I believe the expectations are more warranted. But all this, "put up or shut up" stuff is just as ridiculous as the expectations from last year, IMO.
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    FitzIsMyHero wrote...
    I was one to say put up or shut up
    July 13, 2012 12:01 pm
    But now I understand that it takes time to learn a job. Even though Kolb was a professional QB in Phi, when he came here, he didnt have a off season, so he didnt know what he was doing. New terminoligy, new strategy, new coaches, new players, new everything! But this off season he has had a chance to learn and practice etc... After this year, there is no excuse, this year its put up or shut up.
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    theuglytruth wrote...
    5-6 years should be long enough...
    July 13, 2012 3:09 pm
    ..to prove you can be an NFL starting QB. Cam Newton & Andy Dalton managed to come in last year under the similar circumstances of not having an offseason and had solid performances. With his pay scale...it's not really a "wait & see" situation. Just like any other investment, you expect a return...if you're not getting your return, you have to stop the bleeding. The Cards broke the golden rule: you pay for production in free agency...not potential.
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    AZSPORTFAN wrote...
    KOLB
    July 14, 2012 5:29 pm
    I may be wrong but Kolb will show everyone who he is this year. Adam, how can you say Kolb is out of excuses this year when he didn't even have a week or two to learn the playbook or even get to know the Cardinals team as a whole. Everyone is always saying what about Cam Newton..... What about Cam Newton?... Didn't the Panthers finish 6 and 10? Also, Stewart Bradley... known as a very intelligent person also had trouble switching from a 4-3 to a 3-4.
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    AZSPORTFAN wrote...
    KOLB
    July 14, 2012 5:29 pm
    If any of you know anything about football you just don't switch and know everything overnight. I guess Kolb was supposed to come in here and know everything within a week.....ARE YOU SERIOUS
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    AZSPORTFAN wrote...
    Cardinals
    July 14, 2012 5:31 pm
    I just have a feeling that the Cardinals are going to kick butt this year....... LET THE SEASON BEGIN
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