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Eagles take care of business

The Eagles easily brushed aside the Jaguars, beating an inferior opponent for the second consecutive week.

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Eagles take care of business

POSTED: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 7:23 PM

Jonathan Tamari

Behind another strong start from Michael Vick, the Eagles brushed aside the Jaguars, beating an inferior opponent for the second consecutive week.

Vick went 17 for 31 passing, for 291 yards and three touchdowns and a 119.2 passer rating. For the second week in a row, he led the Eagles to several explosive plays while avoiding turn overs.

Against a punchless Jaguars team, the game really felt like it might be over after one half. The Eagles took a 14-3 lead on their final drive of the second quarter, and it seemed unlikely that Jacksonville could catch up. Vick added a 45-yard touchdown pass to Maclin and a 17-yard scoring run in the third quarter to put the game completely out of reach.

With Sean McDermott's defense playing a complete game for the first time this year, and a variety of Eagles applying quarterback pressure -- including Brandon Graham, Trent Cole, Juqua Parker and even Trevor Laws and Darryl Tapp -- the Jaguars were stifled.

A big piece of NFL success hinges on beating the few truly weak teams on a schedule, and the Eagles did that Sunday. Tougher tests will be coming, but so far the team has thrived with Vick.

Andy Reid might have looked like a flip-flopper during the week, but with Vick's performance today, he also looked right.

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Comments (50)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:32 PM, 09/26/2010

Yeah, we were hoping to play West Catholic for Girls, but somebody screwed up and scheduled a real NFL team. Go figure!! Better yet, Go FFFFFFFFFFFFFigure Yourself!!

— Lonewolf11

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:36 PM, 09/26/2010

Dear NFL, please take away the Eagles win. Because, it was against the Jaguars. :0

— road515

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:43 PM, 09/26/2010

P-roni, yeah, it's sad to have to read between the lines like that but they act like they no more than Reid and when Reid does something they don't like the have a snit and pout. The just discredit themselves IMO. Wait, phillyroni and tpizza? Must be karma.

— tpizza

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:44 PM, 09/26/2010

road515 LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!!

— Lonewolf11

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:50 PM, 09/26/2010

I agree sikofit. Still think it had something to do with it.

— tpizza

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:57 PM, 09/26/2010

If you are an Eagles fan how in the world can you be criticizing what has transpired with #7 as the QB? Man the negativity emanating off these posts is just ridiculous at times. Come on! This is exciting Eagles football. With Kolb this season would be ending when the playoffs begin. Not so sure about that now.

— jmanship16

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:10 PM, 09/26/2010

jmanship16 - - You are a true fan!!!

— Lonewolf11

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:20 PM, 09/26/2010

Michael Montanavick has arrived aka The Executioner has arrived!!! Get your tickets to Dallas, it's Superbowl time baby!!!

— SouthJerseyMike

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:25 PM, 09/26/2010

SouthJerseyMike, back for more I see!

— sikofit

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:26 PM, 09/26/2010

Jacksonville was truly a flacid, limp, estrogen fueled, poor excuse of a football team...I had no idea that they were THAT BAD, I feel sorry for Jones-Drew, their quarterback makes Jason Campbell look like Peyton Manning...wow, flacid and limp, disgraceful, they should be forced to play in the NFC West with those other worthless teams in that division

— SouthJerseyMike

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:30 PM, 09/26/2010

southjerseymike,there you go again, telling everyone your problems:flaccid,limp, estrogen feuled and apparently mysoginistic.

— sikofit

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:49 PM, 09/26/2010

The Jags got bit by a vicious, ravenous, hungry Vickbull and he locked his jaw and that a*s and shook those kitty cat Jags something terrible...Please God don't allow me ever to witness such a terrible mauling again, they should have friendly quit at halftime and crawled off with their tails between their legs...Wroof Wroof. Sikofit, I stay hard and I go hard brother, especially on Sundays!

— SouthJerseyMike

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:00 AM, 09/27/2010

I'm not sure what you meant by all that? And are you like 12 or something,cause I'm certainly not getting into it with a 6th grader.

— sikofit

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:07 AM, 09/27/2010

Grown man doggy...

— SouthJerseyMike

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:39 AM, 09/27/2010

I agree with the "Eagles bleed money" blogger,the team went on the road and took care of business in-doors and outdoors. The O-line will get better hopefully while we have a soft schedule,but a win I will take. I'm gonna love hearing the sports casters blast the skins today, I live in the D.C area, and talk big-time trash to the skins fans!Lol Oh I will be listening to 610wip, at 10 this morning...By the way, did anybody see Deuce Staley on the sidelines? I didn't know that Andy had him on his staff? maybe we will get "Dawk" and Westbrook in the future.(philly-Fan from Mount-Airy).

— jagn7