Hamilton Visits … Kolb in Play?

Posted by DHarp75 on March 12, 2010 under PartyHawks Central | Be the First to Comment

The Hawks need help everywhere, and they’re doing their due diligence vetting any free agent seemingly willing to pay the Northwest a visit.

The latest is Broncos guard Ben Hamilton. He’s a 32-year-old who was a long-time starter for the Broncos before losing his job last season when he struggled in Denver’s new scheme. He’s considered a better fit for the zone-blocking scheme that Seattle will run under offensive line guru Alex Gibbs, who is familiar with Hamilton from when the two were both in Denver.

On a side note, it appears Seattle’s inquiries to Philly were solely regarding Kevin Kolb, and not Donovan McNabb. That makes a heckuva lot more sense – little point in bringing in an injury-prone quarterback in his mid-30s to compete with … an injury-prone quarterback in his mid-30s.

We be in favor of shipping the No. 14 overall pick and perhaps a mid-rounder to the Eagles for Kolb. Problem is, Philly is highly unlikely to part with Kolb, who the franchise likes and has deemed the quarterback of the future. But if the new brass can pull that off without getting raped for a slew of draft picks, power to them. Rather have a fairly established up-and-comer than go through the pain of developing a rookie over the next few years.