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Aerial Display By Rodgers & Brees Got Vick Excited For Sunday

The nation was watching last night when two of he NFL’s best quarterbacks, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees were dueling in Green Bay’s Lambeau Field. Eagles quarterback Michael Vick happened to be one of the millions of eyes glued to the screen.

“Aaron and Drew, they’re great, they’re the best. I admire those guys. That game last night made me really want to go out and play on Sunday,” Vick said. “It actually got me excited. It was just a totally different feel for me in practice today, my mindset is different”.

Vick’s competitive juices started to flow. He knows that these are the guys who are the target. These are the gunslingers whom he is going to be compared to and they’re ones he has to beat to get to the goal.

“It’s going to be good to be back out there, man”, Vick said. “I’m just excited right now. Our entire team is excited, you know, our organization is. We’re just ready to play, man. I mean, we didn’t even know if we were going to have a season a couple months back, so now we’re in a position to go out and play in front of the world. This is the greatest game on earth. We get the opportunity to give the fans what they want to see. The NFL is back.”

I hope he doesn’t let himself get too emotionally charged for this game because I don’t think a quarterback plays his best football in that mindset. A linebacker or defensive lineman can’t get emotionally charged up through the roof.

I want him to be “cool as ice tea”. He needs to be relaxed and poised.

They just happen to have won the last two Super Bowl MVP awards and they’re correctly considered two of the top five quarterbacks in the league.

They put on quite a show. Rodgers completed 27 out of 35 attempts for 312 yards with three touchdown and no interceptions. Brees was the guy trying to come back in the second half so he threw more often and for more yardage. He completed 32 of 49 for 419 yards and three touchdowns.

The Packers won the game as Rodgers and his teammates served notice to the rest of the league, that they are not planning on giving up their crown.

Rodgers had a 132.1 quarterback rating and Brees’ was 112.5.

GCOBB

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vricchini
vricchini
September 9, 2011 5:46 pm

Mcnabb was always cool and calm all the time and everyone criticized him for it. I waNT vick fired up! I want him to play this game like its his last and shut up all these wonton soup head announcers up and kick the 7-8 rams ass!!!!!

FLY EAGLES FLY
ON THE ROAD TO VICTORY!!!

E-A-G-L-E-S

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 9, 2011 6:39 pm

The day I see Vick sit back (in the pocket – collapsing or not) and dissect a solid D the way I saw Rodgers and Brees do last night will be the day I eat crow and admit I was wrong about the “unstoppable superstar”

I have no fear this is going to happen.

drummerwinslow
September 9, 2011 6:55 pm

Each NFL season is as much a war of attrition as it is skill and luck. I see Marques Colston has a broken collar bone.

Vinnie

I see you’re still at it. Certainly, you expect Kolb to have a great season with the game’s best wide receiver, eh?

wmonell
wmonell
September 9, 2011 8:23 pm

we have to try not to win double digit games this year.
we’re getting hand-fed with this schedule, and so are a few other elite teams.
there will be a handful of 13/14 win teams and the same goes for teams with 5 wins or less.
the countdown is on…

DDCar
DDCar
September 10, 2011 7:36 am

Expect Reid to call his normal 70% pass ratio, & Vick to be running for his life all game. From all of the comments, that i’ve heard, that have been coming from Eagle land this week, has shown me that their stubborn, predictable, philosophy will not now, nor ever change, until this regime is gone. Vick, I hope your ready to take alot of pain meds & anti-inflammatories. Because your going to need them.

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 10, 2011 8:03 am

DDCar…you mean the same way Mike McCarthy stubbornly called 65% passes last night, and Sean Peyton called 75% passes?

How about the way the 2 of them did this despite both having questionable O-lines and with both QBs under some pretty impresive pressure?

McCarthy opened the first Q with 19 passes and 3 runs. Sounds pretty stubborn and predictable to me…..but it resulted in 3 TDs. Why…his QB is a surgeon, not a tasmanian devil.

The diff between them and us is they have QBs who:
1 – get rid of ball quickly
2 – are a little mobile but use it to step up into, and slide in the pocket instead of always trying to spin out around the DE to “make things happen”
3 – throw the ball away when being harried so that if hit its a penalty instead of trying to deke an entire team and getting blasted into tomorrow on perfectly legan hits cause the QB has crossed the LOS and is acting like a RB
4 – do not have QBs who drop bulletin board material announcing to the entire NFL that they are unstoppable

Drummer….as I’ve stated before….I don;t know if Kolb will be good or not, but over the next 2 years I’ll now be able to find out. I’ve had 7 years to find out about the unstoppable superstar. Guys like you would have run Aaron Rodgers (3 years on bench, ist year starting 6-10 record) out of here with your type of thinking.

Many of you want to run Danny Watkins (and to a lesser extent Matthews) out of here ’cause he had a bad preseason. Well the Pack’s 1st round pick Derrek Sherrod had a pretty terrible preseason too and was deactivated for the first game…..u think if I go over to a pack blog site I’m gonna read a whole ton of “he’s terrible – what a waste comments” like I do here?

U think if I went back in time 4 years I would have read a lot of “what is Rodgers doing wasting space here? or he’s 6-10…throw him away!” Like I did about…what was it….”baby arm Kolb

You guys always want to throw guys away and replace him with the next flashiest thing. We’ll I think you’re gonna be pretty pissed over the next 3 years watching the unstoppable superstar scrambling around, throwing picks and fumbling in between stints in the rehab room.

Of course it will be the O-Line and Reid’s fault though……

DDCar
DDCar
September 10, 2011 8:20 am

Vinnie, with all due respect, GB & NO both have solid & good O-Linemen, respectively. Way better & more experienced than ours. Both of their DF’s struggled quite a bit. So you are wrong in your points.

jroc757
jroc757
September 10, 2011 9:31 am

Mark Schlereth and Trent Dilfer are both total D*Bagz!!!! Who is Dilfer if he didnt have Ray Lewis and that Ravens Defense!!!!! Schlereth looks like a character from the movie 300 a greek prick who’s been a eagles hater since he’s been a analyst……

I think the O-line will get it together and make it happen this season…… Yes a few bumps on the road but the Packers had the same issues on the 0-line and they seem to gel…… Look for dinks and dunks by this Rams team to try and control the clock and a ton of screen passes to keep Bradford clean and turnover free…… But the Eagles will prevail 27-9 with big plays from Cullen Jenkins and McCoy on the offensive side of the ball!!!!!

jroc757
jroc757
September 10, 2011 9:38 am

I wish Andy Reid would look at film on how GB played the Saints when the Saints had safeties back 20 yards and GB ran the ball very well and did short passing routes to move the chains……. Safeties line up 30 yards against our receiving core so thats a 10 yard difference!!!! MM and AR must see when teams blitz from the edges do a screen pass…… it will be very effective and will keep Vick from getting hit as well..

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 10, 2011 9:39 am

1st of all the GB oline is not very highly regarded….and I wouldn’t hesitsate to say if they had Vick behind them, people would think they were worse.

Both QBs were under some solid pressure last night. Esp Brees.

You really think they have better linemen? That’s a questionable statement at best. The difference between talent on most NFL teams pretty negligable. That being said I think there is an important reason those lines look better than ours…..

The Qbs throw the ball away. Quickly after making pre-snap read, and then especially when in trouble. The QBs help out their lines. They make the lines job easier. Bready does the same, so did Manning etc. Our guy does the opposite…..he drops back 15 yrds behind the LOS on almost every play…right to where the DEs are converging…….its ridiculous…..

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 10, 2011 9:50 am

jrock…Vick can’t play QB from under centre to hit those short passes because he isn’t even 6 feet tall. He can’t see shit when under centre.

I stopped by on Training Camp for an hour during family trip. Sitting there when team comes out. You know what inspires confidence? When I have this conversation with my wife….

“Which one is Mike Vick” she asks.
“That guy – number 7” I respond.
“Him? (pointing)
“Ya”
“But he’s so small. He’s looks so little.”
“Ya I know. Fantastic.”

Its difficult to run screens from the shotgun. QB starts from 5 yards back and then has to drop more to pretend he’s in trouble, then lob it over oncoming DL. Vick’s lobbing it from 15 yrds behind LOS. D can recover.

jakedog
jakedog
September 10, 2011 10:06 am

Vick’s game is vertical, shot gun, improvised play, he is too short, arm slot too low to play over center and make short, crisp timing pass, he can excel with his unique and largely incomparable skill set provided Reid balances the attack, rolls him out, runs screens, design a game plan that plays to Vick’s strengths ,not his weaknesses, it ain’t that difficult

bsmvideos
September 10, 2011 11:25 am

The saints threw the ball because they were behind by double digits for most of the game.

When the Saints dropped their safetys back, Green Bay did a 14 play scoring drive littered with running plays.

That’s the difference with Andy Reid. He keeps throwing no matter what defense you show him. Green Bay adjusted to what the Saints were giving them.

The ratio is not as important as the sequence of play calling. No body respects our play action pass because they know we don’t run.

Keep making excuses for fat boy.

Both the Saints and the Packers hired their coach in 2006.

Both have Superbowl victorys.

Are they lucky? Or does a coach who enters the season without a offensive line the reason we have not won one yet, Even though Tampa Bay has.

Or how about being so much smarter then the rest of the Universe that he drafts a run blocking offensive tackle, to be coverted to guard. Just could not do it the easy way and draft a RIGHT GUARD to play RIGHT GUARD.

He’s so smart that he will buck conventional wisedom and start a superbowl run with a offensive line coach as defensive coordinator.

He has survived with McNabb, Garcia, and Vick. Mobile QBs who could run and had to run because of his horrible play calling.

Kolb – gone
Feeley – gone

And McNabb hit the road after he stopped running. See ya. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Andy Reid was exposed in the Minnesota game last year. Beaten by a rookie coach and super scrub QB.

Tra Thomas was not hating. He was stating the obvious. As of now the offensive line stinks and has not improved since last year.

The Rams coach will come after Vick. The Eagles have enough talent to beat the Rams, but if Andy keeps dailing up his sissy offense then the Eagles will lose to the Rams.

This looks like one of the best schedules the Eagles have had in a long time.

If Andy blows it again in his 13th year.

When will you stop making excuses for him?

drummerwinslow
September 10, 2011 2:09 pm

Vinnie

For the sake of argument, let’s agree that Vick is incapable of winning a Superbowl, or of even running this offense. Let’s further agree that Donovan McNabb falls in the same category. Tell me, Vinnie, who chose these guys? Who promoted, then traded Kolb? Who chose these linemen. Who has had 13 years to get it done? When it’s all said and done, it all rests with Reid.

bsmvideos
September 10, 2011 2:18 pm

Took this off of Philly.com…Glad to see that the Plum Piper has’nt fooled everybody.

“There are no more excuses for the Eagles. The Eagles could have drafted two other guys who could play tackle, Anthony Costanzo and Gabe Carimi, two guys ready to start who can play TACKLE! Carimi will start RT for Chicago, and Constanzo will be the Colts starting LT. Instead they drafted a 26 yo inexperienced guard, who is not ready. They tabbed him as the starting right guard on draft day, another mistake for team and Watkins. They are starting a center who is not ready to start. They are moving Herremans who plays LG at a pro bowl level, and forcing him to learn a new position, RT, without a snap of game experience. This is insane. Almost as insane as promoting your offensive line coach who hasn’t coached defense in 25 years, as the DC. Almost as insane as playing musical chairs with your linebackers. Why isn’t Chaney starting MLB again? Are the Eagles the only team in the NFL where both first and second round picks from the past two years will watch from the sideline? Even if Graham was healthy, he wouldn’t start. The Eagles are the third best team in the NFC at best. And, once again, the Eagles will be a good team that makes the playoffs and beats up on the poor team, but loses close games to the very best, and well coached teams. ”
— arrowamy

drummerwinslow
September 10, 2011 2:19 pm

Vinnie

You’re going to make me go to my archives on your opinion of Kolb. You gave the guy every excuse in the book. Do you recall MY nickname for you? “Vinnie the Inventor,” and you earned that moniker.

Before you reply, remember, my friend, I save everything. Trust me, I still have a great many your posts. I need only hit the “search” button.

That ought to quiet you down!

For those who weren’t around last season, Vinnie and I have something of a love/hate relationship. He loves to hate, and I loved shutting him down. LOL!

In all seriousness, let me say that I have a lot of respect for Vinnie. He says what he thinks, and despite us often being at odds in our thoughts, he’s a passionate Eagles fan,and THAT’S WHAT COUNTS!

Philly Born, Philly Bred and when I die, I’ll be Philly dead!!!!

(Even though I currently live in Atlanta and just can’t see me leaving.)

drummerwinslow
September 10, 2011 2:21 pm

Vinnie

You should know that the ONLY reason I didn’t go to my archives is because I’m on the wrong computer. My computer with all the external hard drives is just in the room, but right now I’m in my music room. Please don’t make me take that walk. LOL!!!!!

2000man
2000man
September 10, 2011 3:16 pm

scum balls dont wanna pay………………… FUK IN PISSED! WE NEED DJAX TO TAKE THE TOP OFF THE DEFENSE. RIGHT NOW , IM A EMBARRASSED TO BE AN EAGLES FAN RIGHT FUCIN NOW! WTF!

wmonell
wmonell
September 10, 2011 3:40 pm

solid o-lines in gb/no
yeah, because you dont follow them like you do the eagles
thats a empty statement based on the media perception and pro bowls
please, as positive as i am about our birds peters did not deserve the pro bowl his first yr here
the saints o-line is better than gbs, but that doesnt mean its great because of pro bowls
they allow sacks, qb hurries which led to brees throwing 21 ints, and the 4th worst run game last yr.
gb is improving but is still a mediocre line, rodgers gets the ball out quickly and was still getting hurried a in the 2/3/4th qtrs here and there
from what? a nonexistent saints d-line

haha damn wake up
not gonna get on sean payton for his 3/4th and short playcalls? nope, cuz he won a ring right?
naw, cuz its only wk one but reid would be getting exiled from this site if that was us
fact: no/gb/phi all playoff teams a yr ago and atop the nfc with chi/atl
that last playoff spot is the winner of ari/stl, im going with ari
they are a few yrs removed from contention, due to warner retiring
the rams? we all like what theyre doing just like the lions, its not there times yet
strides? of course, rams arent on our level but ill let you live in fear of a season ending in pain
sure, ive been heartbroken lol, but its about that time we get to the promised land
weve been close with reid/mcnabb and no wrs and a solid defense
now? we have everything and a couple positions that need to actually play to show us what they got
again 34-17 and we’ll beat atl again like we did last yr. remember that was with kolb lmao
atl is a joke of an “elite team” regular season they can get wins, but they aint with the big boys quite yet
well, thats why they play the game, happy saturday

2000man
2000man
September 10, 2011 3:58 pm

KARMA CAN KILL, TRUST IT, SIGN DJAX OR WE ARE DOOOOOOOOOOOMED. RE FUC IN MEMBER ,

drummerwinslow
September 10, 2011 7:01 pm

When I sang this tune last year, I received a whoooooole lot of hate on this site.

The Birds could have signed D-Jax last year. Sure, he would have gotten only a 30% raise, but they could have given him a considerable signing bonus in a 2 or 3-year contract. I believe that would have been the safest thing to do. I doubt that his career will last any longer.

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 10, 2011 7:21 pm

Drummer….I find it a little strange that you’ve saved all my posts. I didn’t realize you were such a fan. I’ve never had a stalker before. While I admit its a litle flatering, I think I might have to start wondering whether or not to get a restraining order…..

And I do agree….I think that Reid has been making some very shaky personel decisions lately…the insistence to roll with the scrambler QBs every year, despite decades of NFL history that show they are uncessful when it counts….a ridiculous amount of involvement in free agency the past 2 years when again history shows that the teams that avoid free agency…Pitt, GB come to mind are often more successful….and I get as upset as everybody about his pathetic time managemnt skillz, inane use of timeouts, and constant ability to turn an obvious half yard QB sneak into a 15 yard sack……

but that being said…its all trumped by the fact that Vick is a crummy QB

wmonell…despite the fact I can barely read what you wrote…you make some good points…..

schiller
schiller
September 10, 2011 9:14 pm

Drummer – but do you think Jackson would’ve signed that? I don’t. Takes two to tango.

paulman
paulman
September 10, 2011 10:23 pm

If no deal in place within the next couple of weeks,
D-Jax/His Agent will take his services to the open Market..
Unfortunately, I do believe that this is D-Jax’s final Season as an Eagle ..
He won’t mope or sulk about it, I believe he will try to do everything in his power to have a great season and then get multiple offers of a lifetime next off-season as a Free-Agent.. I don’t even think the Eagles will place a Franchise-Tagon him knowing that they will be unable to siong him the long-term deal that he wants/expects… I don’t thihnk the EAgles value that WR position enough to pay a $10 MNillion per year Salary to a WR.. I expect that if Steve Smith is healthy and plays well, that they will lock him up and move forward with Smith/Maclin/Avant/Cooper and a couple of young WR’s fighting it out (maybe a mid-round Draft Pick) for 2012 and beyond

2000man
2000man
September 11, 2011 12:59 am

this is why we have ZERO SUPER BOWLS, “ALL IN ” MY ASS, WE AINT WINNING ANYTHING THIS YEAR BUT WE COULD NEXT YEAR, BUT WE WONT, CUZ OUR FRONT OFFICE WONT PAY THE RIGHT GUYS, WE ARE SCREWED !

tonto5
tonto5
September 11, 2011 2:43 am

Maybe Eagles and jackson have a simple secret agreement. Jackson plays the whole year with big numbers and no missed games.If that happens, big contract. Unless, trade him before deadline for 1 great LB and one good OL . lol

SONGSRME2
SONGSRME2
September 11, 2011 5:56 am

Vinnie, how tall is Drew Brees?

SONGSRME2
SONGSRME2
September 11, 2011 6:27 am

This is what make the Steelers a class organization……

Polamalu, the 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, actually signed the contract at Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday just before the team boarded a plane to Baltimore.

The 30-year-old took to his Twitter account to announce the deal, tweeting “I am happy to say that I will retire a Pittsburgh Steeler!”

When our greats turn 30 it’s hardball time.

They are over the hill.

And then?

We draft a 27 year old man who will be over 30 before his rookie contract is complete.

You would think the Eagles would borrow a little greatness from our AFC brother next door.

Steelers understands the “Loyalty Factor”

Right now the majority of the Steelers Defense is over 30, but will kick the snot out of the youngest offensive teams in the league.

They are a throwback of hard nosed players, who know each other on and off the field.

A family tightly knitted, ready for war.

You have to admit guys…..our team is a little soft. And our brass are smart but don’t value the importance of Loyalty in a locker room.

I heard Shady say the other dayhe hope he’s never under the uncertainty his Brother Djax lives under right now with his contract situation.

Players are friends and talk.

The way our Brass toss out Eagle legends , and handle contracts with their players who have proven themselves eefects the locker room negatively.

You can sign guys and give them big contracts but haggle over every shekel for guys who were drafted by the Eagles and made pro bowls.

Something is really wrong with this picture.

Steelers…on 911 we Salute you.

A Loyal team.

A Loyal organization.

jakedog
jakedog
September 11, 2011 7:51 am

The steelers, unlike the”soft” eagles, embody the grit and toughness of the city, their coach, and their owner was born and bred in the city and it’s environs, feels the vibe of the city, there couldn’t be a more imperfect match between us and Lurie/Reid

jakedog
jakedog
September 11, 2011 7:53 am

But it’s game day and time to let it fly

SONGSRME2
SONGSRME2
September 11, 2011 8:25 am

I want the Eagles to win but i’m feeling a gut check will occur due to our offensive line experiment.

People can try to explain it away, but there’s no excuse for this Eagles team going into a season with a patchwork line put together a week before gameday.

Especially after the offensive line play of the 2 seasons prior.

It’s inexcusable….and I never want to hear again Reid’s focus on building a team starting with the “Big Guys” up front.

If this becomes the reason we miss in the playoffs again, I want Reid fired and a coach to come in and focus on a tough offensive line.

Not Mudd’s ballet Dancers!!!!!

We get an offensive line with an actual defensive coordinator who knows the importance of linebacker play…I’ll go on record to say the Eagles will have a few Superbowls under it’s belt.

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 11, 2011 11:06 am

Songs…he’s taller than vick. They might be officially listed at the same….but Vick is not 6 feet tall.

As for playcalling. Everyone in the world new that NO would be passing once they got down by 14….and they did. And despite the fact GB knew exactly what NO needed to do, Brees was still a surgeon.

Gotta Luv It
Gotta Luv It
September 11, 2011 12:38 pm

NO SONGS YOU SALUTE THEM

I DONT GIVE A RATS AZZ ABT SHITSBURG