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12:32 PM ET 03.15 | News that the Arizona Cardinals plan to release quarterback Kevin Kolb by 4 p.m. ET lines up with expectations. The absence of a surprise factor doesn't diminish the transaction's gravity. Arizona paid $20,504,650 to Kolb for two seasons in which the quarterback ranked 33rd out of 38 qualifying players in Total QBR. The team posted a 6-8 record in games Kolb started, compared to 6-7 in games John Skelton started. Also over that two-year span, Kolb took sacks on 11.6 percent of drop backs, highest in the NFL for the 35 players with at least 400 pass attempts during that time. Six percent was the NFL average. Kolb was not solely to blame for his or the team's struggles over the past two seasons, of course. The Cardinals' offensive line wasn't good enough. Injuries hurt on the line and at running back in particular.

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March 15, 2013 12:55 PM ET

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SI.com headline
Cards officially cut Kolb

Story headline
Report: Cardinals to release Kevin Kolb after failing to rework contract

What happened to accuracy in journalism

It is not official till they release him

In their bid to get scoops the truth is sometimes a nuisance

Twitter is making us stupider well those of you that use it anyways

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March 15, 2013 12:57 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:55 PM ET 03.15 by Swamp Dragon

Twitter is making us stupider well those of you that use it anyways

I rest my case >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>

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March 15, 2013 04:23 PM ET

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Well they got their moneys worth right??.......lol

yungpyro

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March 15, 2013 04:24 PM ET

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I for one applaud the man for being able to steal that amount of money from any organization, based off no merit whatsoever to begin with. Only one better (or worse depending on perspective) is Matt Cassel

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March 15, 2013 05:25 PM ET

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Gotta stay away from "Fat Andy's used QB lot"

Eagles in 2020

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March 16, 2013 12:44 AM ET

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Originally posted 05:25 PM ET 03.15 by Eagles in 2020

Gotta stay away from "Fat Andy's used QB lot"

That explains the missing warranties for the "pre-owned" models.

Cowgirl by the Beach

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March 16, 2013 06:43 AM ET

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Well, there's always Da Jets!

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March 16, 2013 12:38 PM ET

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When your buying from Andy, always ask for the QB Fax

Eagles in 2020

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March 16, 2013 09:21 PM ET

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Nice to see the author mention the o-line. QBs get to much blame when losing and too much praise when winning. And the o-line always gets too little of both.