Eagles Vs Seahawks: Vince Young Likely To Start Thursday

by JasonB on Nov 29, 2011 3:01 PM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

It seems as though we are likely to see Vince Young make his third straight start on Thursday night against the Seattle Seahawks. Michael Vick will miss practice for the second straight day and Young will continue to take all the first team reps. Vick has been throwing on the sidelines, but has not participated in any walkthroughs.

Andy Reid says Vick is improving, but still can't put "torque" on the ball.

"He's making progress every day. Right now he can't torque, put the heavy torque on the ball without feeling some pain there. So I've just got to wait and see. Until that goes away he can't throw consistently."

Jeremy Maclin will also not practice today as he still continues to rehab his injured hamstring

"There's a spot in there that's sore and is tight, and we've got to get that out of there." Reid said "I don't want to take any steps back by throwing him out there in practice today and doing that."

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R.I.P Patrice Oneal

by ASObyNature on Nov 29, 2011 3:04 PM EST reply actions

Yeah so sad. He had diabetes right?

It was only a few weeks ago that everyone was ripping him about that during the Charlie Sheen roast.

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by JasonB on Nov 29, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah but died

of complications from a prior stroke @41. Fellas better eat healthy and exercise.

by ASObyNature on Nov 29, 2011 4:53 PM EST up reply actions

Does it matter?

by The Pied Piper on Nov 29, 2011 3:05 PM EST reply actions

Who cares?

everyone should jus rest up for 2012, ill be so fucking LIVID if someone gets hurt right now

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by theaction on Nov 29, 2011 3:06 PM EST reply actions

Might as well put them in IR. The season over with anyway.

by 5IVE on Nov 29, 2011 3:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Why not just IR Vick, J-Mac and DRC at this point? What do they stand to gain by putting them back out there sort of healthy in week 15?

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by djthekidd on Nov 29, 2011 3:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Vick shouldn't start even if he could

Eagles need to start Young and then trade him for any kind of defensive player that they can get. Trade Young to anyone for anything. Preferably a young LB or actually just anyone but Vince Young.

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by VickForPresident on Nov 29, 2011 3:09 PM EST reply actions

Young will be a free agent after this year anyway.

by VBG on Nov 29, 2011 3:11 PM EST up reply actions

Right I forgot they only signed him for one year

good.

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by VickForPresident on Nov 29, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions

Meh, I’m on of the weird fans who still wants to win and enjoy watching the Eagles and Vick play so I hope to see him back soon.

We should win the Seahawks game either way. Their defense was meh against the Redskins and our defense should be good enough to stop Tavaris.

So unless Marshawn Lynch goes for 200 yards…

by VBG on Nov 29, 2011 3:13 PM EST reply actions

I am the same. I want to win every game, and i want the Boys and Giants to lose every game.

If you dont like Big Red, then F#%@ You!
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by GreenInBaltimore on Nov 29, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Me too

I don’t care how we fall in the draft, I wanna see Eagles play all out.

It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop.

the day we only score 3 points with this offense, is the day ill give everyone a dollar haha
by bleedgreen89 on Sep 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions

by JJeaglerooter on Nov 29, 2011 3:43 PM EST up reply actions

"I wanna see the Eagles play all out"

Yeah, why not? I mean, we’ve been waiting this long…

by MannaFromKevin on Nov 29, 2011 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

badabing!!

good one.

It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop.

the day we only score 3 points with this offense, is the day ill give everyone a dollar haha
by bleedgreen89 on Sep 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions

by JJeaglerooter on Nov 29, 2011 5:42 PM EST up reply actions

Seahawks whooped the Ravens. Imagine what they're gonna do to us???

by 5IVE on Nov 29, 2011 3:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

They also lost to the Redskins.

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by JasonB on Nov 29, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions

We lost to the cardinals too.

by 5IVE on Nov 29, 2011 3:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

NFL is so unpredictable this year

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by Djax10 on Nov 29, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

the Seahawks beat the Giants

gotta like’em for that!

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by VickForPresident on Nov 29, 2011 3:19 PM EST up reply actions

and we beat the Giants. We’re gonna blow them out!

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by GreenInBaltimore on Nov 29, 2011 3:21 PM EST up reply actions

WTF was Laws thinking

Eagles couldn’t even beat Kolbless Cardinals.

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by VickForPresident on Nov 29, 2011 3:27 PM EST up reply actions

I cant disagree with his sentiment. We should blow them out. He just shouldnt have said it.

we also should have beaten many other of the bad teams we lost to.

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by GreenInBaltimore on Nov 29, 2011 3:31 PM EST up reply actions

at what point does it turn from a ‘should win’ to a ‘shouldnt win’?

by RogerPodacter on Nov 29, 2011 4:36 PM EST up reply actions

when your

leading in late in the fourth when losing going into the fourth and when your defense plays well or falls apart, to many different answers lol

by DcEagles29 on Nov 29, 2011 4:53 PM EST up reply actions

I agree.

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by JasonB on Nov 29, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions

well

if you want to be technical we should be 8-3 hahaha but were not so why care about it.

by DcEagles29 on Nov 29, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions

Should win? Why? Because you think they will lose? That’s all I can come up with .

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by waterfield on Nov 29, 2011 5:14 PM EST up reply actions

Kind of figured

this was the case. No sense in starting them with nothing on the line. Was excited to see Vick play in person this Thursday but what can you do.

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by TricksterG on Nov 29, 2011 3:14 PM EST reply actions

I still think 9-7 wins the NFC East, so until we lose our 8th….yada yada yada.
Do i think the Birds have a chance to go undefeated the next 5? Ha. Maybe 2% chance. But i am going to at least watch and hope that something crazy happens….

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by GreenInBaltimore on Nov 29, 2011 3:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

If the Cowboys lose to Arizona this week, NFC East will become super interesting.

After going wrong, it would be funny if we were still mathetically alive in week 17

by VBG on Nov 29, 2011 3:33 PM EST up reply actions

Totally agree. Stranger things have happened.

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by GreenInBaltimore on Nov 29, 2011 3:35 PM EST up reply actions

i doubt it

by 1youngwiz on Nov 29, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions

ummmm 1-4. Season over.

The Jruth shall be told.

by packimop on Nov 29, 2011 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

Strange things gave us 44-6 and another nfccg

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by Bleediots on Nov 29, 2011 4:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Can’t watch Thursday, NFL Network is bs… if we were in the playoff hunt I’d try to watch an an online stream. But this team isn’t worth sitting at my computer for 3 hours watching a laggy poor quality video feed.

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by Djax10 on Nov 29, 2011 3:23 PM EST reply actions

not that it matters

but i have confidence in young, its the recievers hands im worried about it. and the playcal.. and shady…i need fantasy points. if i win this week i clinch a first round bye which would be huge

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by griffeagles on Nov 29, 2011 3:33 PM EST reply actions

the only WR that has balls is Avant...Desean can learn something from him

by birdsfaninsc on Nov 29, 2011 3:39 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe

For some reason I think the offseason will be the plan b of the big free agent craziness in August. They are going to get a high pick in the first round and two in the second and possibly trade Asante for a second and third. Probably won’t happen just a thought. Insurance for a crappy season.

by smoothskittle on Nov 29, 2011 3:33 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I’d rather give Kafka the start. VY is gone and I’d rather see if Kafka is a decent backup going forward.

by Dpez71 on Nov 29, 2011 3:48 PM EST reply actions

This. Plus, Kafka is less likely to put our receiving corps into a Seattle ICU.

by njns on Nov 29, 2011 5:09 PM EST up reply actions

Hey I had someone ask me today the difference between Vick's injury and Romo's...

anyone know? (Not trying to start an argument, really looking for info.)

"...has been timed at 4.39 in the 40-yard dash, and owning a 40.5-inch vertical jump and a 440-pound max bench press, 605-pound squat and a power-clean of 374 pounds." Could you imagine what it would be like to have somone like this on your team???? Oh we do??? His name is Bruce Carter??? Hmmmm....... interesting.

by Feeling Blue & Silver on Nov 29, 2011 3:50 PM EST reply actions

Im not sure

really but they were broken I believe. I think the main reason we dont see him is that there is no reason to put him out there. No need to rush when the rest of the team is tanking.

If you are going through hell, keep going-Churchill

I would go to battle any time with these guys-MV7

by TricksterG on Nov 29, 2011 3:53 PM EST up reply actions

I think

from what they’re saying, Vick’s rib injury is located such that it’s effecting his throws, where Romo’s probably were not. I guess that Vick’s are higher on the rib cage, which makes sense as to why throwing would hurt, and why Romo probably had a lung injury out of his.

I don’t remember either, but was Romo’s injury on the right or left side?

by EagleinDC on Nov 29, 2011 4:08 PM EST up reply actions

left side.

by ManTab on Nov 29, 2011 4:47 PM EST up reply actions

strong side.

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by packimop on Nov 29, 2011 4:49 PM EST up reply actions

We don’t really get access to that as fans, but all rib injuries are different. Different locations (high, low, left, right), different number of ribs broken, sometimes they are just cracked and sometimes they are actually broken, etc.

by groot on Nov 29, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions

I was thinking exactly the same thing and started questioning Vick's toughness....

Im a cowboys fan and I have always questioned Romo’s bipolar decision making but not his toughness. I guess if the injueries are in different places and Vick’s affects the way he throws then he’s right not to play. But I wouldnt give up on the season until the 8th loss. Cowboys (as much as it hurts to admit) and Giants do not impress me much, The NFC East has been a total dissapointment this year.

by ManTab on Nov 29, 2011 4:50 PM EST up reply actions

WHOA rotoworld just says we put FOKOU on IR? for his ANKLE

by birdsfaninsc on Nov 29, 2011 3:51 PM EST reply actions

enter Greg Lloyd...here's a guy i was hoping we'd see, niiiiice

by birdsfaninsc on Nov 29, 2011 3:56 PM EST up reply actions

Roster Update: LB Greg Lloyd has been promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster and LB Moise Fokou has been placed on the Injured Reserve list. Lloyd was a seventh round draft choice of the Eagles in 2011.

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