Benevolent Conspiracy Theory?

You don't think the Eagles would milk a little Donovan McNabb shoulder tenderness for a few weeks as a way to get Kevin Kolb a lot more first-team reps without having everyone think there's some kind of quarterback controversy, do you?

It was impossible not to notice these things yesterday: Kevin Kolb was once again getting the majority of snaps with the first-team offense...

Kolb ran the first-team offense because starting quarterback Donovan McNabb continues to nurse a sore right shoulder. It is a subject McNabb tried to avoid with the same determination with which he typically sidesteps defensive ends.

As we all know, not everything is always so straightforward with NFL organizations:

Yesterday, suddenly, Dan Klecko's wariness with reporters on Friday made perfect sense.

When workouts resumed at NovaCare, Klecko was no longer a fullback, having been moved to defensive tackle, where he has spent much of his 5-year NFL career. Klecko, an occasional fullback for the Patriots and the Colts, traded in his No. 48 jersey for No. 68, after the Birds traded for Colts fullback Luke Lawton, who became No. 45.

"I wasn't mad about [Lawton's acquisition] Friday," Klecko said. "I didn't know how much I could say, so I just tried to get out of here."

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Bah. It's June; who gives a damn? If Kolb gets a few more reps, so much the better, but I refuse get excited about anything involving the Eagles in June.