Archive: October, 2010
Jonathan Tamari
(OK, maybe not really "rapid," but we're trying something new, so please bear with us).
Quick reactions to the Eagles 31-17 win.
What it means: Several Eagles said after the game they saw this week as a “measuring stick,” an acknowledgment that they had yet to beat a heavy-hitter. Well, they measured up. The Eagles dominated a playoff contender and at 4-2 are tied for best record in the NFC.
Jonathan Tamari
The Eagles played a complete game in their 31-17 win Sunday, burying a Falcons team that looked very good coming into the week.
It was perhaps their most impressive performance to date. Only the 28-3 victory at Jacksonville comes close.
The only real worry is DeSean Jackson, who left the game after taking a vicious hit in the second quarter. He was electric in the first half, racking up 78 total yards and two touchdowns in about 15 minutes of work. Kevin Kolb looked his best yet, completing 79 percent of his passes and hitting on three touchdowns against just one interception. We'll see what Andy Reid has to say about his quarterbacks shortly.
Jonathan Tamari
DeSean Jackson was sensational before taking a vicious hit and leaving the game, Kevin Kolb looked his best yet and the Eagles defense once again stopped the run in a first half full of stories.
And that doesn’t even get to Michael Vick’s absence from the sidelines. The Eagles lead 21-7.
The biggest issue in terms of potential long-term impact is Jackson, who had 78 total yards of offense, including a 31-yard rushing touchdown and 34-yard receiving score in just over one quarter of work.
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Michael Vick will be the emergency third quarterback for today's Eagles-Falcons game at Lincoln Financial Field.
In spite of that, he arrived late for pre-game warm-ups. His late arrival, however, was approved by Eagles coach Andy Reid, according to a team spokesman.
Vick was not on the sidelines for the start of the game, nor was he expected to be there for the remainder of the game even though the third quarterback normally dresses.
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Kevin Kolb will start at quarterback when the Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, coach Andy Reid said.
With Michael Vick recovering from a chest injury, Kolb will earn his second straight start since losing the job prior to Week 3. Despite his not completely pain-free injury, Vick may dress Sunday, Reid said. He did practice some Friday, taking a few snaps under center with the scout team.
Reid was non-committal on whether Vick would be the backup or the emergency third quarterback if he did indeed dress.
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Michael Vick did not practice Thursday and Kevin Kolb took all of the first-team repetitions at quarterback as the Eagles continued their preparations for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Vick was inside the indoor facility for the early portion of practice and participated in warm-ups and did some throwing. But when the formal portion of practice began, the Eagles' starting quarterback left.
Vick has been sidelined with an injury to his ribs. He missed Sunday's game against the 49ers -- an Eagles victory -- and appears to be a long shot to play against his former team at Lincoln Financial Field this Sunday. Vick said yesterday that he shouldn't be counted out from returning in time and that he could play even if he didn't practice all week.
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When the Eagles kicked off to open Sunday's game in San Francisco, the 10 men running down to stop Ted Ginn were Omar Gaither, Eldra Buckley, Moise Fokou, Kurt Coleman, Dimitri Patterson, Jamar Chaney, Akeem Jordan, Owen Schmitt, Trevard Lindley and Mike Bell.
A few things stand out: that's four linebackers and three power running backs. There were just three players from typical speed positions -- the three defensive backs -- and no wide receivers. So perhaps this group doesn't have as much overall speed as others.
Also, that's three rookies out of the 10 cover men. Later in the game, on Ginn's final return which put the 49ers in position for another touchdown, rookie Jorrick Calvin covered the kick in place of Schmitt, adding another rookie to the mix.
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
In a case of we'll take your underperforming running back for ours, the Eagles announced that they have traded Mike Bell to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Jerome Harrison.
Harrison, 5-foot-9 and 205-pounds, had 31 carries for 91 yards (2.9 ypc) and four catches for 42 yards in four games for the Browns. The 27-year-old ran for 862 yards off 194 totes (4.4) and scored five rushing touchdowns a season ago.
Most of those yards came in the final three games of the season when he rushed for 561 yards and scored all five of his TDs. He ran for 286 yards -- third highest in league history -- against the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 20.
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Michael Vick said that he resumed throwing Wednesday for the first time since his chest injury and did not rule out a return by Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Asked if a Sunday return was highly unlikely, the Eagles quarterback said, "I wouldn't say that."
Vick, who suffered cartilage damage to his rib injury in the Washington game, said that he's got his "throwing motion back." Eagles coach Andy Reid said earlier that Vick hadn't thrown since his injury.
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The Eagles signed defensive end Pannel Egboh to the practice squad Wednesday morning.
Egboh, listed at 6-foot-6, 287 pounds, had been picked up by the team shortly before the Eagles final preseason game and had a sack and a forced fumble against the Jets in that contest.
He played at Stanford, was signed as an undrafted free agent by the 49ers in 2009 and spent some time on the Texans practice squad that year.
