Michael Vick to start against the Lions in Week 2?
Posted by Anthony Stalter (09/13/2010 @ 2:24 pm)
Eagle fans that enjoyed Michael Vick’s performance against the Packers on Sunday might get a taste of it again in Week 2.
With Kevin Kolb’s playing status up in the air due to a concussion, beat writer Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News thinks it’s likely that Vick will start against the Lions this Sunday. The backup came in yesterday and nearly led the Eagles to a come back against the Packers by completing 16 of 24 passes for 175 yards and one touchdown, as well as rushing for 103 yards on 11 carries. Philly eventually lost 27-20, however.
The Lions’ secondary is one of the weakest in the league, so it’ll be a good matchup for either Kolb or Vick. But it’ll be interesting to see what happens if Vick plays well again while Kolb is on the sidelines because it could spark a quarterback controversy in Philly. Andy Reid maintains that Kolb is the starter and he’ll certainly have to do more than look shaky for one half against one of the league’s best defenses (Green Bay) to lose his job. But when it boils down to it, the only thing that matters in the NFL is winning so this is going to be a storyline to follow for the next couple of weeks.
Vick thought he would start for Eagles
Posted by Anthony Stalter (09/25/2009 @ 9:17 am)
Michael Vick is a little confused. He figured that even though he had been out of football for two years, the Eagles would still start him on Sunday because Donovan McNabb is hurt.
From the USA Today:
Vick, in an interview with CBS to air Sunday, said he thought he would be a starting quarterback upon his return to the NFL.
“This is not the exact scenario I thought would play out,” Vick told CBS. “I thought I’d be playing with a team and actually starting.”
Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg confirmed Thursday that Vick will play against the Chiefs on Sunday. It is the first game Vick will be eligible for since 2006, before he served a 20-month federal sentence for a dogfighting conviction.
“He’ll play,” Mornhinweg said. “How much? We’ll see as the week goes on. I think he’s in top physical condition. We’ll see how he handles the few things that we have in for him.”
Mikey picked the wrong team if he thought he was going to walk out of prison and be handed a starting quarterback job. Quite frankly, he’s lucky to be on any team and it’s a little surprising (appalling even?) that he didn’t think he would have to work his way back into a starting gig.
Take it slow, Mike. Enjoy the fact that you’re not in prison and let everything else take care of itself.
