Source: Vick to start; Bradley, Kolb progress, but still out of practice
Michael Vick is expected to start Sunday, a team source said. Stewart Bradley and Kevin Kolb sat in team meetings today, but both still appear unlikely to play this week.
Source: Vick to start; Bradley, Kolb progress, but still out of practice
Jonathan Tamari and Jeff McLane
Michael Vick will start Sunday against the Lions, according to a team source, confirming what was widely expected.
Linebacker Stewart Bradley and quarterback Kevin Kolb both sat in team meetings today, a sign of progress after they were each concussed Sunday, but it still seems highly unlikely that either will play against Detroit.
Bradley was seen doing light exercises in the Eagles training room, though neither player is expected to practice today.
Even if team doctors clear the two, they would still need to get an OK from independent doctor to return to play.
While the Eagles won't publicly commit to playing Vick as a starter against the Lions, coaches did say that Mike McGlynn will start at center and Omar Gaither will start at middle linebacker if Bradley is held out.
Coordinators Marty Mornhinweg, Sean McDermott and Bobby April gave glimpses into their planning and concerns for their game this week.
Mornhinweg stressed the challenge presented by the Lions' defensive line, which features defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. "Their front is just excellent and this will be a really good challenge for us."
McDermott -- somewhat less convincingly -- played up the talent of Lions back up quarterback Shaun Hill, expected to start in place of the injured Matthew Stafford. "He's a veteran quarterback, so he has seen the blitz looks ... he has great football instincts, so I'm sure he's well prepared to do a good job."
Bobby April, meanwhile, said his team has work to do on both kick off coverage and kick returns.
The Eagles gave up long returns after several scores Sunday, giving the Packers the chance to strike back.
"It was not good. The thing about that particular play, it's a critical play for a lot of reasons. It's the first defensive play of the series," April said. "We have a chance to literally establish the field position for our defensive football team with one single play, so it's critical that that one single play to determine that is good."
On kick coverage, April said he needs to better detail his plans and a few individual players need to make better plays in coverage. Just one person getting of his block can stop a return short. The return game, April said, is tougher to address because a kick return requires 11 players working in unison. Despite averaging a start around the 30 yard line, April said that number was bolstered by a Packers' kick out of bounds.
COMPARE KOLB VS VICK...Vick gets to start against the worst team in football, the Lions were an awful 2-14....last year Kolb started against another lousy team, and was fantastic against Kansas City Chiefs...Kolb threw for over 300 yards and two touchdowns and the led the Eagles to a 34-14 win......Vick needs to beat that, or else he will prove that Kolb is the better QB...period.— Bill20- Is this the same source that had Donovan being traded to St. Louis for OJ Atogwe and the 1st pick of the 2nd Round? HACK! HACK! HACK!— wondo40
- Is this the same source that had Donovan being traded to St. Louis for OJ Atogwe and the 1st pick of the 2nd Round? HACK! HACK! HACK!— wondo40
bill20-- you let me know when kolb takes his team to the playoffs and gets 3 probowl selections.
Comment removed.- bill20 - Michael Vick has many more accolades then Kevin Kolb, hate to tell u...— EaglesBleedMoney
- Phil Me Nuggetts..Kolb didn't spend two years rotting in jail for killing and torturing helpless dogs....Vick did.— Bill20
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COMPARE KOLB VS VICK...Vick gets to start against the worst team in football, the Lions were an awful 2-14....last year Kolb started against another lousy team, and was fantastic against Kansas City Chiefs...Kolb threw for over 300 yards and two touchdowns and the led the Eagles to a 34-14 win......Vick needs to beat that, or else he will prove that Kolb is the better QB...period.
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That is the most convoluted logic i have ever seen.— valorius - bill20 are you really that stupid, you cant be nobody can be. You must be lonewolf's brother.— ec420de
- Bill20... Compare Vick VS Kolb... One was the #1 pick in the draft. One was the #30something... One went to the pro-bowl 3 seasons. One sat the bench for 3 seasons. One is a proven starting QB in the league, the other has proven nothing. One will be on sportscenter on Sunday night, one will be watching sportscenter on Sunday night... exclamation point.— phillyinATL
- Eagles stand a better chance of winning with Vick, even if Kolb was healthy.— pogiepop
- Bill20 -- SO WHAT? he got caught and did his time. this is football we are talking about. btw, Kolb kills innocent animals for his pleasure. but i guess thats ok because they arent dogs? listen to yourself. anybody who loves kolb and hates vick because of what happened are hypocrites. kolb kills coyotes(wild dogs). atleast be consistent with your hate. chosen one over the other just minimizes your credibility.
- @phillyinATL>>>According to most Eagles fans who post on this board there is only one stat that is important, which is why a lot of them wanted McNabb gone. Super Bowl Rings: Kolb: 0 Vick: 0. So it seems to me that they're tied in that respect, however Vick has had many more opportunities (seasons, starting) than Kolb has. So apparently Vick, for all his physical ability, cannot get it done. I'll take my chances with Kolb.— Eilex826
- @phillyinATL>>>According to most Eagles fans who post on this board there is only one stat that is important, which is why a lot of them wanted McNabb gone. Super Bowl Rings: Kolb: 0 Vick: 0. So it seems to me that they're tied in that respect, however Vick has had many more opportunities (seasons, starting) than Kolb has. So apparently Vick, for all his physical ability, cannot get it done. I'll take my chances with Kolb.— Eilex826
- Kolb needs time and reps to get his feet under him. Vick has more experience, but he has also been exposed many times, including every time the Eagles played the Eagles. Kolb is the QB of the future. This week notwithstanding, once he is healthy, he has to be able to play through the hiccups he is going to face.— bwillie
