Michael Vick Fails Another Baseline Test
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Quarterbacks Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Michael Vick failed another baseline test yesterday, so there’s no way he will see any action on Sunday night in the Dallas game. The veteran signal caller has been sidelined due to a concussion and still has yet to pass all the tests necessary to get back on the field.
Andy Reid has said rookie Nick Foles will be the starter on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. He’ll need to find open receivers despite the fact that starting wide receiver DeSean Jackson is sidelined for the season with broken ribs. Jeremy Maclin will start along with Riley Cooper.
Veteran Jason Avant will return to action after being sidelined with a hamstring injury. Rookie wide receiver Demaris Johnson will see plenty of action.
Running back LeSean McCoy will miss another game due to his concussion.
The Eagles have had to make some changes on their offensive line because an ankle injury to center Dallas Reynolds. Left guard Evan Mathis is now playing center and former first round pick Danny Watkins is taking his place at left guard.
The offensive line did a good job against the Carolina Panthers in the run game. They opened the holes for rookie running back, Bryce Brown, who ran for 178 yards. They’ll need to run the ball well and often this week against the Cowboys to have any chance of winning.
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fraud check out andy reids record the last six weeks of the season and the playoffs its pretty good. his system must do ok in the cold and wind.
Big lion, why don’t you educate us on your “it”, how you can tell after two games foles does not have “it”, does Vick have “it”, please explain, and did billy Kilmer, roman Gabriel, have “it”
flacco has IT
I like Flacco cigar I agree.
Dude its my opinion and if you know enough and watch enough football I shouldn’t have to explain anything. I will give you an example of me being wrong. David Carr had it coming out of college but how would we know he would get sacked over 100 times as a rookie and lose the ability to stand in the pocket to make a play.
if somehow GOD WILLING Foles can be as good as flacco i’ll take my chances- build a good D- looks like we have two good backs, drop back 25 times go 17-25 for 250 and 2 tds and go home with the W
Cigar if he’s comparable to Flacco we have hit the jackpot.
Im just curious, What do people on here think about Johnny football!!
I like him Xevious, we need to see him in a conventional offense though.
Personally, I don’t care if the QB has this mystical it that only certain people can identify. He also needs to fit into the system that is in place and not be hung out to dry like Vick and Foles have been this year with an injured O-line and ridiculously awful not to mention predictable play calling. At this point, they need a coach before you can start talking about QB.
And I don’t see any way that they bring Vick back at about 18 mil per season. I don’t want to see them draft a QB this year with a top pick if that dude is just going to get killed behind a suspect offensive line. Take the best player where they have a need (which is almost everywhere). Safety or O-line are the first thing that come to mine or a monster DT to put next to Cox, but if Teo is on the board, I think you have to take him.
Bugsy, no way he’s back at that number and honestly if you can’t fix the talent around the QB it doesn’t matter who is taking the snaps.
This is my point, why do we keep arguing about Vick and Foles when neither one will probably be the starting QB next year. It has been stated before by others, but I will say it again that when a new coach comes in he is going to want his own guy at the helm of the offense. That won’t be Vick at that price and it won’t be a 2nd year player who was getting chased around all season.
Get a coach, fix the O-line, sign/draft a big WR (Bowe) and potentially a TE who can catch and not get hurt on every catch, and then we can talk about a QB.
We can talk about the defense later.
Bugsy yep we’ll need a couple of months to talk about the defense, but your right this all depends on who the coach and his style. Imagine they hire Chip Kelly then I can say right now that Nick Foles won’t even be on the roster next year, so I guess we have to just wait.
Paulman’s 2013 Eagles Mock Draft (1st Copy)
1st Rd (#4th Overall) – OT Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M 6-6 330lbs- Starting RT from Day 1 and eventually replaces LT Peters in a couple years)
2nd Rd (#36th Overall) – DT Sharrif Floyd (Fla State- 6-3 305lbs – Becomes the Starting DT alongside Fletcher Cox, to give the Eagles a nice DT Tandem for years to come)
3rd Rd (#68th Overall) – Safety Kenny Vacarro (Texas 6-1 218lbs – A Ballhawk and a hitter with solid covereage skills and great leadership ability who becomes a Starter from Day 1)
4th Round (#100th Overall) – Guard Gabe Jackson (Miss State 6-4 320 lbs)
A road grader in the rushing game which the Eagles Offense will convert to.. WIll compete with Herremans/Watkins for Starters time at RG and eventually will be Starter at Guard by 2014
5th Round (#132nd Overall) – CB Terry Hawthorne – (Illinois 6-0 190lbs)
a Solid Pick here with some real upside as a good cover CB and plays physical and would play Special Teams and compete as a 3rd CB by 2014
6th Round (#164th Overall) – TE Ryan Otten – (San Jose State 6-5 245lbs) another solid pick and a player who will compete for back-up to Celek who has great hands, good route runner and has decent speed for a TE but will need to bulk up a bit.. See him as a potential #2 TE and a solid Special Teams player
7th Round (#196th Overall) – WR Marcus Davis (Virginia Tech 6-4 230lbs) Great Size, Super Athletic and great Speed for a big Guy, runs a 4.47, but is raw and needs to improve his hands and route running ability, but with Good Coaching could be a steal in the 7th Round..
GM Paulman does the Follow after the Season is over
Release Vick, D Bell, J Avant, D Lewis, C Jenkins, D Tapp, C Matthews, J Chaney, N Asmogoah, Kurt Coleman, D SIms..
Free-Agent Signings
WR Dwayne Bowe (6-2 221lbs)
Safety Jarius D Byrd (5-11 205lbs)
LB Larry Grant from the 49ers or J Senn from the Panthers for Depth
OT Phil Loadholt (Vikings) or Jeremy Youngblood (TB Bucs) for
TE Delanie Walker (49ers) or John Phillips (Cowboys), Eugene Dixon (RAvens) or Dan Pitta (Ravens)
CB Antoine Cason or Quentin Jammer from the Chargers
Paulman as GM would also get rid of these puss “Curvy Numerals” on the Eagles Jersey’s and go back to Block Numerals.. I hate these Current Uniforms
and they all want to be here because?
Why else do FAs want to go somewhere…? Money, of course.
point is if the money here is the same as elsewhere why would you come here during a rebuild.
That depends a lot in how they do it. What will the front office look like and the head coach.
Both WR Bowe/Safety Byrd would come to Philly for a chance to win after being on losing Teams their entire Careers
LB Grant would come to Philly for a chance to be a Starter and LB Senn for more playing time
OL Loadholt or Youngblood would be strictly for more $$$$
CB Cason or Jammer would leave beautiful San Diego for Philthydelphia for the Cheese Steaks and for $$$ since Sand Diego is very cheap with Players Salaries..
Why is everyone still asking about the Front Office ??
It’s Tom Donahoe as the next VP Of Football Operations (has been for the last month behind the Scenes)
GM Howie Roseman– No Change ..
Yup Pman,… and you are making all my points for me. When we HAVE to throw this much (not that we wouldnt anyway) it puts all the pressure on the QB.. whomever it is. Add to this the Oline and poof….. no balance and lots of picks for both QB’s.