"I'm confident and nervous, but I would be confident and nervous if Donovan were the quarterback," Lurie said. "The nervousness with Kevin is just that he hasn't played a lot of games yet, so he's got to go through those cycles of losses, injuries, and playing through things. And with Don you worry has he peaked, is he going to get better, is he going to descend, is he going to get reinjured - all the things that go with being a 34-year-old quarterback. You're nervous either way."
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The Eagles made the decision with the rest of the decade in mind. Lurie said he was confident they would see a good performance the first year out of Kolb, although there was no way, the owner added, Kolb would peak that first year.
"No one does," Lurie said.
Asked if he was prepared for an off year by the Eagles in 2010, the risk-favoring owner said he didn't think that would happen.
"Listen, if it happens, it happens, yes. I'm prepared," Lurie said.
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