Prior to the Eagles practice earlier today, Birds head coach Chip Kelly named Michael Vick as the team’s starting quarterback for the season.
“We’ve evaluated the situation, and Michael Vick is going to start for us against the Washington Redskins,” said Kelly. ”I met with all the quarterbacks this morning. They understand the plan and know where we are going forward.”
After practice Vick talked to reporters.
“Coach [Kelly] called me in this morning,” Vick said. “I told him thank you, I appreciate it and I won’t let you down.”
I think it’s been a good competition and like Kelly, i think the battle has forced both of them to raise their level of play. I have been of the belief throughout the process that Vick was going to be the starter if he took care of the football.
Remember that he’s a former number one pick in the draft. Kelly said the reason he kept Vick on the roster was because of his skill set. His arm and his speed are amongst the best in the league and they fit this offense. It would have been very difficult for Kelly to put a talent like Vick on the bench.
Kelly let everybody know that he doesn’t plan on changing quarterbacks anytime soon. He has decided on going with Vick and if he can stay healthy, he will be the team’s quarterback.
“This is a one‑quarterback operation,” Kelly said during today’s news conference. “This isn’t going to be someone’s got to look over their shoulder or we’re going to alternate by series.”
This is stating the obvious.. but, I will say it anyway, the eagles will b3 successful this year if Vick dosent turn the ball over
Vinnie come down from that ledge! It’s not the end of the world.
Now lets see what Vick can do now that he’s not expected to be Dan Marino.
Arian Foster RB Houston
AJ Green WR Bengals
T. SMith WR Ravens
S. Ridley RB NE
T. Romo QB. Dallas
D. Richardson RB St. louis Rams
J. Cook TE Rams
TY. Hilton WR Indy
C. Palmer QB Cards
J. Jones WR/PR Ravens
S. Moss WR Skins
J. Edelman WR/RB NE
J. Tamme TE Denv
C. Patterson WR MIn
Seattles Defense
Seattles Kicker.
This is my draft what do you think?
Good Luck It is nothing that I would have done TBH. I do a standard and an IDP league. Arian Foster is a risk IMO…but I never go RB’s I had the 8th Pick In my league and Went
Brees
Demarius THomas
Reggie Wayne
Victor Cruz
I like AJ Green but the rest of your Team Sans Foster are average…Just my opinion though. I also took Ben Tate cause I have a feeling about Foster. I do like Cook at TE, Smith and Edleman might break out. TY has a shot too….I would have gotten some more star power at the top if you could.
You know nothing about fantasy football.
You fucking moron. I’ve won one of my leagues 4 years running. I don’t follow a cookie cutter formula like you do. I use my instincts and win. Everyone has an opinion but don’t belittle mine. I know more about ff than most have forgotten and that’s why I win
Thats a very good fantasy team. Arian Foster will be fine. Injuries are sometimes over hyped. He’s going through SORENESS. Its not a vital injury such as a torn ACL or a groin injury.
Steven Ridley is a guy that had double digit touchdowns and over 1000 yards rushing. Ridley is a 1st round talent and im surprised he fell so far with you because im assuming Foster was your first pick.
AJ Green is the second best WR in fantasy behind Johnson in my opinion and Torrey Smith is a very good WR2 and could be a breakout 3rd year candidate.
You also have some very solid reserves and top 3 defense.
Rating is a A+
Great draft!!!
thanks.
na mine is PPR league of 12; i was number 4 i realized Foster after i got him i could of easily reached for Lynch. everyone was going Rb/QB/WR they kind of turned it all around and it was snake so from 1-12 then round 12-1 so the wait so many players came off the board but i will see the next draft i will have a better idea.
Congratulations to Mike, I hope he has a great year go birds.
Rich Hofmann (a real genius) writes that the Eagles should trade Foles. Wonder if he realizes that Vick has only played 1 full season. Wonder if he realizes that he is going too be 34 in a few weeks. Guess he thinks we should sign a 35 year old QB with a history of injuries and turnovers to a long term deal. Wonder what he thinks we can get for Foles ( a back-up CB or maybe a mid round pick). Unless you want a crack at Bridgewater, this is pure insanity. Good thing the press doesn’t work in the front office.
Agreed
Stop spreading false info. Vick just turned 33. He will be 34 next june
“This is a one‑quarterback operation,” Kelly said during today’s news conference. “This isn’t going to be someone’s got to look over their shoulder or we’re going to alternate by series.”
Hey Songs that sound you hear are the exploding heads of the Vickhaters on this site….lmao.
I had no doubt that Vick was starting. I want to hear from the naysayers they’ve been talking trash for they pass couple of weeks. Don’t run with your tale between your legs SAY SOMETHING, WRITE SOMETHING, DAM THAT!
We should get a gcobb in a fantasy football leauge with 10 gcobb posters on ESPN or NFL.com. Lets do it!
I”m game and I don’t usually play fantasy. lol
Jeff the Gcobb writter said he may consider a GCOBB fantasy team but the season is approaching pretty fast so yeah we should get on that.
We are planning to put one together…I’ll post about it soon.
LOL,
Mike Vick is officially back as the starting QB. They haven’t learned their lesson after the last two seasons. He isn’t durable enough. Did anyone notice his ridiculous attempt to slide in the 2nd quarter last week. Glass Jaw Vick will get KO’d again.
Eagles are 40-1 to win superbowl still. Vick being named started didn’t move line.
Vick never slid in his life so your wrong there. Dude here is the bottom line HE IS THE STARTER GET OVER IT…. AND THAT GOES FOR ALL OF YOU NAYSAYERS
Eagles will draft another QB again next year. 4 years in a row. Kafka, Foles, Barkley, ?
BY THE WAY WHO’S YOUR TEAM (eagles0)
Eagles
Spencer Hawes is a better NBA center than Mike Vick is a NFL QB. He is garbage
Vick earned the job flat out. He is 33, but hasn’t played every year and his injuries weren’t things that mad him loose a step. He doesn’t have a ton of mileage on him. His arm ability to run and this system gives us the best chance to win games. I’m not sure if that translates to actual wins on the field, and im sure every loss the Eagles have the Vick haters will blame him. That doesn’t mean as a team they should start Foles out of fear of the backlash. Props to Chip for starting the best player right now, this will give his earn it on the field philosophy more credibility. Had Foles been named the starter players would ask themselves what is all the competition talk then? I think he recognized that and made the right choice.
Vick outplayed foles this preseason over a limited exposure, but nonetheless based on this limited profile he had no choice but to start Vick, but….
The folly of this originates from the decision to bring Vick back after they fired Reid, that decision set this all in motion , and Kelly will regret this decision , Vick barely beat out a second year third round pick, we all know Vicks downside, we don’t know foles upside, but we do know how this will end, a glimpse of that was Vick’s reaction upon receiving news he is now the starter, he said, “yeah, I expected it”, well yeah mv7 once you face real defenses that game plan against your limited ability to recognize blitzes, slow release, holding on to the ball to long, unable to slide, you will finally be a memory to the real Philadelphia eagles fans
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Setting will be a IDP dynasty league. 15-16 players. Only dedicated fantasy hardcores welcomed only. email ASAP.
Wouldn’t mind joining, but haven’t played in a fantasy league since 98 or 99. And it was basketball…lol. Guess I don’t meet your hardcore criteria.
lol by hardcore I mean guys that are not gonna just have their team rot and have no activity. send me a email and ill invite you.
I’m starting a when will Vick’s fragile weak midget body fail him and miss a game poll.
Will Mike Vick have more turnovers, batted line of scrimmage balls or touchdowns week one vs the Redskins?
Big mistake by the eagles bringing Vick back , just wait…
I have to agree. Looking at what Vick has done this preseason by itself, you would have to give him the job. However, in the long run this is slowing the development of the two young QB’s behind him. If you are to make a 33yr old your starter with two young talented QB behind him, you must be thinking of winning in the next few years. With the defense I have seen under Chip Kelly so far, I don’t see this happening. I think, as in years past, the real Vick will be exposed and there will by a change in the middle to the end of the year.
Good Thing I can watch the Premier League. Eagles continue to be a joke until 7 is out of town. Enjoy the punchline folks I am out and withdraw my support!
Most likely Vick is going to have a great year,,, But will the defense be able to stop anybody.. I think they will the defense was the most one dimensional team i the league.. and the offense live was obliterated.
I think Andy is no quarterback Guru.. It will be intersting to see how Vick does compared to alex smith .. If Reid is so great he will make alex smith better, I believe chip kelly is better with quarterbacks and vick will play better than smith
Congrats to M Vick who has earned thecStsrting QB Position
In an open and fair QB Competition as Coach Kelly said he would have..
He’s the Best QB on the Eagles Roster and is a Batural for the System that Kelly is implementing for the Offense.
Vick has worked hard and played well and gives the Eagles in 2013 the best chance to win and be successful so my hat’s off to him and to Nick Foles who has played well (Minus the Turnovers) but has help Vick keep focused
Coach Kelly’s #1 Job is to out and Coach the Best Players on the field to give them their Best Chance to Win and Vick is that guy
Go Eagles
will Mike Vick miss more games due to injury or win more games ?
The lunacy involved in some of these posts. I for one do not wish to relive Groundhog Day like I fear I’m gonna. As always go eagles but I think our season just had the last nail put in the coffin
the Eagles are not playing for what might happen 2-3 years from now.
There’s no proof that the team will be better down the line if Foles is the quarterback and one can not use Vick’s past history as a reason to go with a player of lesser talent and have injury and turnover issues himself.
I would like to go back to when Elway was called a good QB that will never win a SB and no one was calling for him to be replaced with a lesser talent, but on the contrary a new coach came through and put the team on the legs of Terrell Davis and a good defense under Ray Rhodes and won 2 in a row with an aged, over the hill Elway.
A perfect send off for a player that at one point early in his career electrified the league.
Chip Kelly don’t have time to lose with a lesser talent in hopes things pan out in the future because there’s no guarantee free agents or future draft picks will pan out.
This offense can be prolific with extraordinary talent on the offensive side of the ball and Chip Kelly is not going to waste it with the NFC EAST wide open.
This same Eagles team won 4 games with a decimated offensive line and pathetic secondary, along with the cancerous wide 9 coach in Washburn.
Reid is now outta here for single-handedly dismantling a once proud organization.
Chip Kelly have now set the team in the right direction and we don’t have to worry about time outs being wasted with the offense not getting the play in on time.
No more pass,pass,pass.
Chip Kelly seen the tape and realized Vick was the least of issues with this team and further proof was the 1-5 record under Foles when given a shot.
This team believes in Chip Kelly and Chip Kelly believes in Michael Vick, and he have made it clear that Vick don’t have to look over his shoulder.
Let’s take the NFC East and hopefully it will eventually lead to a Vick ending similar to Elway’s last few years.
Chip can depend on the run game with Shady and keep the chains moving on 3rd down with Vick.
I’m still worried about the safety and corner play but the offense is good to go.
Go Eagles!!!!!!!!!
You have made it clear your a Vick fan and not an Eagles fan. If Vick wasn’t the qb you would be a skins fan. Your words not mine. Lets also put this Elway nonsense to rest, Elway was a great qb before TD. Vick hasn’t been ever.
Xevious – Will you root for the Eagles and the QB on game days? Or just Eagles not named Vick?
I always root for all Eagles, but it’s Interesting that you question me but not a guy that stated he roots for Vick over the Eagles. Good to see where people’s allegence are.
Well I think it really speaks volumes about the talent a the qb position. Not only was it quite apparent Vick was the better qb, but Foles failed to take the position by the throat and keep it. What more can a true competitor ask for? At least the kid passes the eye test; I’ll give him that (unlike the bum Kolb). For the mentally challenged; we are not rebuilding. The Eagles did not bring in one of the biggest and most innovative minds in organized football to take a 2-3 year look and see. this market is too big; fanbase too rabid and organization too elite and wealthy for that pedestrian approach.
The moment Kelly assessed the oline make up and moronic offensive philosophy of the previous clown and said he liked what he saw in Vick, I knew he had a clue. Finally a coach who understands you either adjust to the strengths of your players or get the right players for your system.
I say he wins more games. The bigger question is what will some of you do when it starts becoming clear that Kelly was right. Vick has a unique skill set that not only compliments his offense but allows him to set the bar even higher for how it should be played?
The guy who has been a consistent turnover machine and avg during the regular season and most recently went and won a sb with a 9-7 record proves that timing and being placed in the best position to succeed are just as important. Thanks Eli.
Great post Songs
Hey Brewski, realtalk got rid of Vinnie but little Vinnie aka Regal Eagle is still around. LOL he’ll keep posting on behalf of Vinnie.
Wasted season
What now? Commit long term deal to Vick?
Kelly is clueless or Lurie is calling the shots.
All this talk of talent must mean its August
It’s not a waste actually…Barkley is the future of the Eagles down the line while the team implements Chip’s program with it’s current stars and the caveat here is that Foles showing may get us a good draft pick that can help us down the line….
So, Chip is dealing with the “here and now” while planning for the future.
GENIUS
Wasted season? that is a dumb comment! So are you saying that the Eagles should start Foles because they will win more games with him than Vick? Or are you saying that because “Foles is the future QB of the Eagles” (in your mind) so you feel he is being held back? Could only be one of the two…
So if you believe the Eagles will win more games with Foles than Vick, then you need to lay off the very strong rum and put the blunt wraps down.
Maybe you believe Foles is the QB of the future for the Eagles? What has Foles done to warrant being giving the keys to this franchise, where everyone gives him a 2-3 year grace period….I don’t think so…you know how many other players on this team want to win games! Its not like Foles was a Luck, RGIII out of college…He doesn’t deserve half the respect some of you clowns give him! That son, is real talk!
Exactly real!!
bwahahahahaha
Coldbrewski comparing Vick to 2 time Superbowl champ Eli Manning &
Songs comparing Vick to 5 time Superbowl participant and 2 time champ John Elway
C’mon man!
Mike Vick is too fragile to play at this level. He is too small.
Fragile, can’t be the word you really wanted to use? Its laughable how a player that has gotten hit as much as Vick is considered fragile…Meanwhile, players, QB’s that get hit half the amount, who are bigger, taller, get injured too…
regular sized QB’s don’t have to run because their passed don’t get swatted at the line of scrimmage exposing their rib cage and head to vicious hits. Teams can have the slowest MLB in the game and Vick still won’t throw in the middle of the field. He is only a flat passer it is the only passing lane he sees.
Wow, man, you are all over the place with your comments….
Did you notice the pass that got swatted against the Panthers…Eagles (Logan) swatted, Cam Newton’s pass down at the line of scrimmage…Cam’s what, 6’5…regular size QB? still gets pass batted down? swatted pass happens to every QB in the league..
I don’t think you watch the games, son…If anyone is only a “flat” passer that would have to be Foles….you must of missed the 40+ pass to DJAX, you must of missed the over the middle pass to the Igwenagu, pass to Cooper, numerous passes to Avant….yeah they were all to the flat….haha, gotta be kidding!
you’re correct Real — Mike Vick is a helluva middle of the field passer, oh and when he gets into the red zone the way he manipulates those LB and safeties its precious. LOL
Real, Coldbrewski, TJohnson, Stevo and songs must have Howie Roseman for GM of the year for getting this MVP candidate comparable to Eli Manning and John Elway for only 7 million a year = mike vick mvp
definitely don’t have you ranked in any of the “analysis of the year” candidates…your vision and knowledge of the game is extremely flawed…you don’t understand your own teams system or what a pass to the flat is, obviously…
Real, I have Mike Vick gets more batted balls by the Redskins than TD passes.
Real, I have Mike Vick misses more games than wins.
Real, I have Mike Vick is again ranked as a bottom 3rd QB in the league again.
Real, I have the Eagles with a losing record again.
Lets hear some of your sunnier than reality Talk on those projections
Mike Vick will finally have a season where he doesnt perform worse than Sanchez, Ponder, Cutler, 5 rookies, Dalton, Bradford, Freeman, Palmer, he will finally have a career year and do what more than half the league did last year and destroy his career highs in passing yards and passing tds. he go to the probowl, he will win MVP, he will win comeback player of the year and superbowl MVP.
As Bart said “cant wait”
God is good but Mike Vick is greatness.
After this season the “if I could be like Mike” song and commercial comes back featuring Vick instead of Jordan.
Go Eagles.
Now we sing the corniest thing and softest thing in all of philly sports the eagles “fight song”
flyyyyyyyyyyy mike vick fly on the road to superbowl MVP …
and don’t forget those “Soft Looking” Rounded Numerals on their Jersey’s..
I can’t stand the rounded, wussy look of the Numerals..
Give me some Block or 3-D looking Numerals and get away from the rounded ones… They look like Girls/Women Sport Uniforms…
eagles will have new jerseys next year from what i hear so at least that corny nonsense is being taken care of.
You have to wonder if Kelly and the Eagles view Foles as a potential starter down the road. I think Foles is better that Barkley, so if they don’t see Foles as a future starter they sure don’t see Barkley that way either.
There is a good chance the Eagles will be drafting a QB next year if Kelly stays.
On this day in 1985 the Eagles traded Wilbert Montgomery to the Lions for Garry Cobb!
I find it ridiculous that if you question Vick’s QB prowess, certain people say support the team you aren’t an Eagles fan. Song’s on the other hand, denounces the team and says he hope’s Vick comes back to trounce the Eagles and yet those same people are giving him a free pass. I for one won’t let that slide , especially being told so many times and still being Questioned if I am an Eagles fan because of my lack of Vick love. Sorry we have all been down this road with him before. I would prefer another starter but Im still rooting for all Eagles. Song’s your team also plays on Opening Monday night but the wear Red and that’s Real Talk.
Some of us do not forget how Fraudsongs denounced his fanship and pledged to be a fan of RGIII and the Redskins.
I could truthfully care less who the actual players are, as long as my Eagles play good exciting football and win. The name on the back of the shirt doesn’t matter to me. It is the Eagles I root for, and I want to see each and everyone of them do their be for the EAGLES.
I spent the last four years watching a team that was coached by someone that I no longer had faith in, who had had past successes, but who’s time here in Philly needed to end (for the best of both parties). That coach is finally gone, and we have a new HC who has a new group of coaches, a few new players and a dynamic new scheme. I want to see what he can do with these players, and believe that if he evaluates a situation that isn’t working, he will be smart enough to make a change.
I am a fan of the EAGLES. I support all of the players on the EAGLES, and want to see them ALL successful.
Good Stuff Greenfan.. I concur 100%.. Let’s get back to Eagle Football
which is smart, physical,fast and takes no prisoners..
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