Vick impressive in win
Eagles 28, Jaguars 3
Vick impressive in win
Rich Hofmann, Daily News Sports Columnist
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Miles to go yet, obviously. But Michael Vick gave Andy Reid and the Eagles everything they needed in his first game since being anointed the team's starting quarterback.
Against the godawful Jacksonville Jaguars, Vick was persistent and he was good. He stayed in the pocket and he dealt with the pressure and he delivered the ball in the first half -- and then he did the highlight reel stuff in the second half, completing a 45-yard touchdown strike to Jeremy Maclin up the left sideline, an efforless 42-yard flick off of his back foot to DeSean Jackson after that, and then scoring himself on a 17-yard scramble.
The final score -- Eagles 28, Jaguars 3 -- pretty accurately reflected the happenings. And now the Eagles will bring a 2-1 record and some momentum into the return of Donovan McNabb next Sunday to Lincoln Financial Field.
For the game, here were Vick's numbers: 17-for-31 for 291 yards, 3 TD and 0 INT. His quarterback rating was 119.2. Much of the first half, though, was a bit understated. Other than one throw -- a 61-yard touchdown strike to Jackson -- neither Vick nor the Eagles' offense could get much traction against the Jaguars. It was the kind of first 28 minutes that left you shrugging, for the most part, and wondering a little what all of this Vick-for-Kevin Kolb commotion was about.
But then came a nice 53-yard 2-minute drill to close the half. It featured a 22-yard completion to tight end Brent Celek on third-and-8, a play when the pass protection held up against a Jacksonville blitz. The touchdown came on a 16-yard pass to Maclin, a play in which Vick had all day and Maclin worked his way back to Vick from the back of the end zone to the goal line, dancing perilously close to the sideline as he did.
So it was 14-3 at the half. The long strike to Maclin made it 21-3, and then Vick's 17-yard scramble made it 28-3. That left all of us to deal with an entire fourth quarter of garbage time, and to wonder if Reid would bring Kolb off of the bench to get a little work at the end. He didn't.
And Kolb looked great cheerleading! Give me a "V", give me an "I", give me a "C", give me a "K!!" Goooooooooooo Michael!!!!
As a person that never liked Vick because of his horrid work ethic and ability to skate by on athleticism alone (hater speak), I have to say, dude has turned it around. I know he hasn't gone up against anyone formidable yet (The Packers anyone?), but he hasn't done a single thing to put a game in jeopardy yet.
All I'm saying is, That year off where Vick learned from McNabb is beginning to look like it may pay HUGE dividends.
(I was a McNabb fan and still am in a way. He was a good guy that worked really hard but his inability to TRULY shoulder blame was his final undoing.
I like the idea of Kolb.
VIck is really starting to grow on me. Oh yeah, My dog could care less. )— phillyphaninchi- Vick lit 'em up! I'm lovin it right now. The excitement runs for at least another week!— vegetine
- GET OFF HIS VICK...u haters!!!!— pointblank
- The racist McNabb haters cannot be happy with Vick's play.— phillyinsd
- jtj06.....you're in pain aren't you dude. You need a hug?
LMAO— mlr710 - None of this matters anyway. The Eagles and this front office won't give a 31 year old QB the money that he is going to demand. Vick walks and the birds are right back to where we started this year, nowhere.— phillysmith
- rich,only if BIG RED benched MCFraud and played conVick against the cowboys the last two games of last season,could have went to the SB.....wolf.— wolf 4
- @jtj06- Yeah, you don't care so much that your on here pontificating about how much you know about the Eagles. Yeah, StatBoy, you don't care at all...— Cdiggy
- @newintown- "Al that running around like a dope, TD throwing nonsense"... That is the funniest stuff I heard of since Buddy Ryan on Chris Carter "All he does is catch touchdowns". LMFAO
— Cdiggy - Vick is playing at pro bowl level right now!— Eaglesfan804
- newintown are ya new to this planet too? And lukebonbon stop telling everybody what goes on in your bedroom!! We're tops in the division. The eagles will shred the skins D. 35-30 3-1!— sikofit
- See, when you stop torturing dogs, and really focus, you can do anything!— chrissmith
Comment removed.- Looks like some people have man crush's on Kolb and no matter what Vick does, it won't be good enough.— Fat-Andy
