Vince Young likely to start vs. Seahawks
Looks like a third consecutive start for Vince Young at quarterback for the Eagles when they travel to Seattle on Thursday night.
Vince Young likely to start vs. Seahawks
Les Bowen and Daily News staff
Looks like a third consecutive start for Vince Young at quarterback for the Eagles when they travel to Seattle on Thursday night.
Michael Vick will not practice today, although he will throw on the side and is making progress, coach Andy Reid said today.
Vick "can't put heavy torque on the ball without feeling some pain," Reid said, adding that Vick won't practice until that issue is resolved.
"We'll take it day-by-day," Reid said.
Young will continue to take snaps with the firs team.
"It’s pretty much the same each week; even from Week 1, Week 2, you know it’s just preparation, you never know what goes on and you always have to be prepared," Young said. "So it’s really nothing too different about it; the only thing is when the head coach tells you you have to start. So overall you just want to stay in the book and stay ready.”
Asked about the hardest part of the short turnaround, Young said, "Game planning [and] just making sure that you know everything that’s going on. I know we crammed everything in today but you just have to get a little extra study time in and I feel like everybody should be OK.”
Nnamdi Asomugha and LeSean McCoy will be limited in practice today. McCoy was added to the injury report Monday with a toe sprain.
King Dunlap (concussion), Moise Fokou (knee) and Jeremy Maclin (hamstring, shoulder) will not practice. Reid said it was more the hamstring injury than the shoulder that was holding back Maclin. He said they need to get the tightness in the hamstring out.
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Reid said the spat on the sideline between Jim Washburn and Marty Mornhinweg has been worked out. "They're fine," Reid said, adding that "things happen."
Reid said he has spoken with the two coaches and they have talked to each other.
Reid declined to divulge what led to the verbal dispute, in which the two men had to be separated. He said such occurrences are part of the intense gameday atmosphere.
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DeSean Jackson will start this week after he was benched in the second half against the Patriots. Reid said DeSean needs to move forward off the last game and have a good game this week.
Jackson spoke to reporters yesterday. Here is what he said.
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Reid said Nate Allen will start at safety and he does not believe Allen is being hampered by his knee injury.
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Today is the Eagles' only real practice before the Seattle game. Preparation will be more mental than physical, with the extremely short week so late in the season. Reid said one objective is to use stuff from the previous week's gameplan that you practiced but didn't employ. (The running plays should be available, right?)
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To read our earlier reports, click here.
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They're not playing Kafka, a guy who looks like he might have upside, because that would be admitting that the season is over. Hellooooo! Jeffy, Joey and Andy - who doesn't already know that? Play Kafka over the next 5 games and find out if he can or can't!— RightSaidJeff- Reid is staring to build his "players were hurt this year" npot mentioning the season went to hell before anyone got hurt. It won't work Andy. The stands will be empty the rest ofg the year. This is what is called Poetic justice. I love when that happens..— mario1239
- it is going to be a disturbingly ugly game on thursday night... eagles win meaningless games all the time. why wouldnt they win thursday night? 16-10— sec719
- We need to lose 4 of 5 to get rid of Andy, Charmaine is right, Romo did not play with a collapsed lung. Plus that was the beginning of the season, ours is over so why play him! Bobby, you are trippin". Got any more! Who cares anyway, didn't we beat the Cowgirls??? Bobby, go back to Brokeback mountain with your boyfriend Romo!— phillynupe4
- Tony Romo absolutely did play with two broken ribs PLUS a collapsed lung, this is well documented by the NFL injuy reports and national media...Romo NEVER MISSED A GAME with his broken ribs, he just took a pain killer shot and put on a flak jacket...Romo NEVER MISSED A GAME, Romo has more guts than the little wuss Vick who has now missed THREE games.....period.— frank105
- LOL LOL, who showed you an injury report, you wouldn't know an injury report if fell from the sky and smacked you in the face. Besides who takes pain killers to repair a collapsed lung. You do know you can't breathe without lungs don't you????? Amazing, simply amazing. — charmaine
- Start Kafka. What's he got?— 4thand10
- Vick does NOT really have fractured ribs....He is faking it because he is 3-9 in his 12 games, and is now quitting on the Eagles with the FAKE rib excuse.— frank105
- Vick's ribs aren't the only thing that is cracked, sounds like your brain may have some issues as well. — charmaine
- Boo, hoo, conVicktim be fillin' his paycheck so checked out on Gold Standard Dream Team. Be fiilin' truth now conVickites.— autolykos
- Who cares, until there is change this is the same circus car we have let this fat clown drive us around in circles for years. I am officially getting out and taking off the makeup
- Wow. We're 4-5 years away from a Super Bowl. Gold standard? "Time's yours."— rubicon24
- Hire Jack Del Rio to replace Juan!!!!!— conan the destroyer
- They absolutely should start Kafka for TWO solid reasons: 1. VY will not be on this team next year. 2. Kafka will be the backup next year.— Penfold18
- Why not see what Kafka can do?— p-diddy
