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      Michael Vick may have fractured his collarbone

      October 3, 2010 /
      PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 03: Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up before playing against the Washington Redskins on October 3, 2010 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

      The feel good story of Michael Vick just took a major turn.

      ESPN’s Adam Schefter is speculating that Vick suffered a hairline collarbone fracture in the first half of the Eagles’ game with the Redskins on Sunday. If the report is true, Vick will be out a couple of weeks and Kevin Kolb will be thrust right back into the starting lineup.

      Speaking of which, Kolb hasn’t looked particularly sharp since taking over for Vick and as of this writing, the Eagles are getting it handed to them by Washington, 17-6. Vick was 5-of-7 for 49 yards before suffering the injury and also rushed three times for 17 yards.

      Updates to follow.

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      Jim Mora doesn’t like Doug Gottlieb very much [video]

      October 1, 2010 /

      Mora didn’t handle that very well. It’s a perfectly legitimate question to ask Vick’s former coach if he wonders “what if?” when he sees how Vick is playing this season. Mora got rattled, and then phoned in (literally and figuratively) the answer about whether or not the Philadelphia fans should boo Donovan McNabb.

      Don’t do radio interviews if you don’t want to answer questions, Jim.

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      Better off (with): Donovan McNabb or Michael Vick?

      October 1, 2010 /
      Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb waves a towel over his head as he runs off the field following his team's win against the Dallas Cowboys in their first NFL game of the regular season in Landover, Md, September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

      When you get right down to it, neither Donovan McNabb nor Michael Vick are in a bad place right now.

      McNabb certainly isn’t in the prime of his career, but at 33 he doesn’t have one foot in the proverbial NFL grave either. He’s working under a man in Mike Shanahan that has won three Super Bowls (two as a head coach, one as an offensive coordinator) and multiple conference championships, and is ready to face his old team this Sunday at his old stomping grounds.

      He’s also out of Philadelphia, where he couldn’t wake up in the morning without being booed for the way he poured his cereal. He’s now playing for a fan base that appreciates what he brings to the table because they realize what it’s like not to have a leader at the quarterback position. (No offense to Jason Campbell, who is an extremely hard worker and a likable guy, but considering Bruce Gradkowski is now starting over him in Oakland it’s apparent that he doesn’t have what it takes to be a quality starting quarterback in this league.)

      Vick has it good, too. After dazzling Andy Reid in the first two weeks of the season, he was named the full-time starter and he did well not to muck up the first opportunity he had to thank his head coach by lighting up the Jaguars last Sunday. Vick has been as good as any quarterback in the league this year, throwing for 750 yards and six touchdowns while compiling a QB rating of 110.2. He’s also rushed for 170 yards on 23 carries and best of all, he hasn’t turned the ball over despite fumbling twice.

      The Eagles are now Vick’s team and while he has yet to face a quality defense, the tape doesn’t lie: he’s been phenomenal so far. Whether or not his great play continues is uncertain, but as of right now there’s nothing negative anyone can say about Vick’s game.

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      What’s the question? It doesn’t matter – Michael Vick is the answer.

      September 26, 2010 /
      Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid (L) talks with quarterback Michael Vick during the fourth quarter of their NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Florida September 26, 2010. REUTERS/Daron Dean (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

      I have to admit – I thought Mikey would choke today. I really did.

      Michael Vick has a thing about him that if he gets too comfortable, he gets careless. When he was with the Falcons, there were plenty of times of when he would play down to his competition (he lost to the Lions twice, just to cite two examples) just to remind everyone that he wasn’t above taking games off. And after he was named the starting quarterback earlier this week over Kevin Kolb, I thought for sure this would be the game he would disappoint.

      But I couldn’t have been more wrong.

      Vick once again dazzled for the Eagles, who crushed the Jaguars 28-3 in Jacksonville on Sunday. He threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions and also rushed four times for 30 yards and a score. It’s remarkable that he hasn’t thrown an interception yet and if he continues his hot play, there’s no reason that Philadelphia can’t challenge for one of the top spots in the NFC this year.

      Of course, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s just observe the fact that 1) Andy Reid made the right decision earlier this week to keep Kolb benched and 2) Vick didn’t blow another opportunity to impress as a starter. Vick says he’s changed (i.e. he’s become more mature and isn’t taking his time in the NFL for granted) and so far, I believe him. The guy is playing at a Pro Bowl level.

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      Eagles open to trading Kevin Kolb?

      September 22, 2010 /
      PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Kevin Kolb of the Philadelphia Eagles stands on the sidelines during a preseason game against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field on September 2, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

      The plight of Kevin Kolb in Philadelphia has been rather amazing to watch of late. (Somewhere, Kolb just went, “Thanks, a-hole.”)

      Three weeks ago he was heading into the 2010 season as Andy Reid’s starting quarterback. One bad quarter and a conclusion later and now Kolb is backing up Michael Vick and soon enough, may be playing in another city entirely.

      According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Reid refused today to rule out trading Kolb before the NFL deadline in October. With Vick pegged as the permanent starter, a trade would make sense for the Eagles. Why let a young quarterback rot on your bench when there are so many quarterback-starved teams in the NFL these days?

      The Browns, Bills and Cardinals all have massive issues at the quarterback position, although whether Kolb would be a fit for those offenses is another topic for debate. Still, Cleveland was reportedly interested in Kolb around draft time, so maybe Mike Holmgren will get aggressive and make a move for the 26-year-old signal caller.

      Or what about the Vikings? Brett Favre obviously isn’t going anywhere this season, but he’s expected to retire (hahahahalolelolelohaha) at the end of the year. Plus, Childress runs a very similar offense to Reid’s and therefore the learning curve for Kolb would be minimal. A situation in which Minnesota trades for Kolb seems far-fetched at the moment, but things change all the time in the NFL.

      It’ll be interesting to see if Reid comes out either today or tomorrow and makes a definitive statement against trading Kolb. That happens all the time in this league – a report surfaces and then the team quickly refutes it.

      But where there’s smoke, there’s fire and there’s a lot of smoke coming out of Philly right now.

      Update: According to ProFootballTalk.com, the Browns have already inquired about Kolb, which is shocking considering Jake Delhomme (and now Seneca Wallace) is their starting quarterback.

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