Nick Foles Fractures Hand, Vick To Start Andy’s Last Game As Eagles Coach
Philly.com – Andy Reid announced Monday that an MRI revealed a hariline fracture in the second metacarpal in quarterback Nick Foles’ throwing hand, suffered just before halftime of Sunday’s loss to the Redskins. The second part of the stunner: Instead of going with Trent Edwards, who has been backing up Foles lately, Reid plans to start Michael Vick in what is very likely to be the final Eagles game for both Reid and Vick. “That’s the direction we’re going in, as we speak,” Reid said. Reid said Vick, cleared after suffering a concussion Nov. 11, is excited, something Vick spokesman Chris Shigas confirmed to your Eagletarian. Shigas said Vick cherishes the opportunity to “leave it on the field,” and obviously, getting a shot at showing potential 2013 employers he is healthy and sharp can’t hurt, either. Reid didn’t really offer a clear rationale for the turnabout from hacving Vick as the inactive, healthy third quarterback against the Redskins to making him the starter again the next day. Observers had hypothesized that if something should happen to Foles, the Eagles didn’t need a quarterback they are likely to discard coming in and muddying the waters with an electrifying performance, and that Vick wasn’t looking to take any more brutal hits in a season that has been full of them. But if any of that were true, Edwards would be starting against the Giants, who still can make the playoffs if theyb beat the Eagles and several other dominoes fall. “He’s had a couple of weeks of practice here,” Reid said of Vick. “I thought the first week, he was a little bit rusty out there, I thought this past week, he threw it around well, he feels good … He obviously deserves an opportunity to play.”
This team couldn’t get any weirder. Wait I forgot — the Jets. This team almost couldn’t get any weirder.
Why not go with Trent Edwards? Because fuck Trent Edwards, that’s why. There’s no way Andy Reid would struggle through having to watch Trent Edwards fail against the Giants in his last game on the Eagles sidelines. No Way. So you’ve gotta respect the fat man’s resolve right in the face of HOLY SHIT THAT’S AWKWARD to throw Vick in there so they can both have their last games together. It’s almost poetic.
Fuck a draft position, I hope they kill the Giants on Sunday.
don’t think you’re in any position to knock the jets man
who’s playing? the niggas vs the niggas?? my money is on the niggas
I’m a Cleveland fan and the Jet’s are a joke to me. Come stronger.
vick is ready to go off. never had more confidence in the guy, the giants are dead men walkin.
RE: mocheeks…
No position to mock the Jets? Why the fuck not?? The Jets are the model of shit inconsistency over the past couple of decades, especially the past year. While the Eagles have sucked no doubt, at least we didn’t bring in the Golden Child backup just to not play him in fear that his popularity might make it too hard to cut him at the end of the year.
PS – I agree Maurice, fuck the Giants, lets blow them out of the water! The Draft pick won’t help. (See Graham over Thomas 2010 or trading up for Berry)
bdemps- cleveland is not a joke to me..i kinda just feel bad
chadlewis- i understand that the jets are inconsistent but in the beginning of last season the eagles were calling themselves the dream team..considering the way that year ended and the fact that the jets have a better record than the eagles shows how maurice indeed is not in a position to knock the jets
@chadlewis- “at least we didn’t bring in the Golden Child backup just to not play him in fear that his popularity might make it too hard to cut him at the end of the year.”
At least we didn’t bring in the dog killer starter just to not play him in fear that his picks might make it too easy to cut him at the end of the year
hey mocheeks, the eagles never called themsleves a “dream team.” that was vince young, he wasn’t an eagle. just a hired gun. all of philadelphia despised him as soon as those words left his mouth. and jetsfool, you’re still using that overused “dog killer” bullshit? you’re a clown and most likely a coward.
Auditioning for his new Jets or Chiefs contract