Following the Philadelphia Eagles' very disappointing 27-6 loss to unbeaten Arizona last week, head coach Andy Reid was asked about his quarterback situation. For the record, Pro Bowler Michael Vick is the starting quarterback for the 2-1 and co-NFC East leading Eagles. The backup is rookie Nick Foles - a 3rd round draft choice out of Arizona by the Eagles this past year, who has never started an NFL game. Reid said he was sticking with Vick for now. Perhaps he could have worded things a bit differently to not generate any news story with his comment, but after discovering what he had just done via the media's obsession with it over the next 24 hours, he clarified his statement by saying Vick is the starting quarterback and that there was no controversy. Yet even after making that statement, there has still been some talk amongst ESPN pundits about this Eagles quarterback controversy.
Granted, Vick has not been the most efficient quarterback in the Eagles' first three games. Having played only four snaps in the pre-season, he was extremely rusty in the Eagles' first game - a 17-16 come-from-behind win against Cleveland. The veteran quarterback was much crisper in the club's 24-23 comeback win against Baltimore, but still made made a couple mistakes. It's difficult for me to grade him in the team's 27-6 loss to Arizona. At last check, Vick had been hit over 20 times by the Cardinals' defense and knocked down at least 10 times. If Vick wasn't getting around via a motorized cart through about Wednesday, I would be shocked.
This whole thing is pretty silly. If Coach Reid was trying to play a head game with his starting quarterback and subtlely imply that he'd need to start playing better, then that'd be one thing. However, to think that if Vick has one more poor outing, the 2-1 and co-NFC East leading Eagles are going to dump the Pro Bowl quarterback in favor of a rookie who has never started a game in the league is quite another. What Reid and the Eagles should be most concerned about is finding their starting quarterback in the ER due to how many hits he's taken. At this rate, Foles may wind up starting at some point, but due to a Vick injury and not a benching of the quarterback.
Granted, Vick has not been the most efficient quarterback in the Eagles' first three games. Having played only four snaps in the pre-season, he was extremely rusty in the Eagles' first game - a 17-16 come-from-behind win against Cleveland. The veteran quarterback was much crisper in the club's 24-23 comeback win against Baltimore, but still made made a couple mistakes. It's difficult for me to grade him in the team's 27-6 loss to Arizona. At last check, Vick had been hit over 20 times by the Cardinals' defense and knocked down at least 10 times. If Vick wasn't getting around via a motorized cart through about Wednesday, I would be shocked.
This whole thing is pretty silly. If Coach Reid was trying to play a head game with his starting quarterback and subtlely imply that he'd need to start playing better, then that'd be one thing. However, to think that if Vick has one more poor outing, the 2-1 and co-NFC East leading Eagles are going to dump the Pro Bowl quarterback in favor of a rookie who has never started a game in the league is quite another. What Reid and the Eagles should be most concerned about is finding their starting quarterback in the ER due to how many hits he's taken. At this rate, Foles may wind up starting at some point, but due to a Vick injury and not a benching of the quarterback.
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