Vick threw on Wednesday for the first time since the injury. When the Eagles' beat writers asked him if it was safe to assume that he wouldn't play this week, Vick disagreed.
"I wouldn't say that," Vick told reporters. "It's just being able to deal with it and work out the kinks."
He did not practice on Wednesday, and appears to unlikely to practice this week, but Vick also said that he could play against the Falcons without practicing. Coach Andy Reid hasn't said what he thinks about such a possibility.
If the Eagles are looking for a reason to hold out Vick for another week, this news might give them reasons to wait: on the same day that Vick announced he might try to play, the Eagles said that left tackle Jason Peters will miss another week. The offensive line's pass protection has been a problem for Philadelphia all season, but King Dunlap, Peters' replacement, made the problem 10 times worse.
Dunlap was awful last week. He gave up three sacks against San Francisco, and it wasn't just any one problem. He struggled with bull rushes (two of the sacks came when defensive ends drove him back into Kevin Kolb) and speed rushes (the final sack came when Travis La Boy simply proved too quick for Dunlap). If Vick plays, Dunlap would not be on the blind side for the lefty quarterback, but the Eagles may still choose to stick with the healthy Kevin Kolb.
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DIDN'T MCNABB PLAY WITH "BROKEN" RIBS???? HEY VIC MY DOG PLAYS BETTER BALL
Put him in, put him in, please put him in, and please televise it on the West Coast. This should be fun.
But can your dumb a@@ dog fight, if not he will be were the rest of them are.
I would like to apologize for the comment I made. I shouldn't stoop to the level of ignorance.
They said week 6...hhmmm. What I think they meant was week 666. Ribs anybody?
I skimmed through the book that was written about what happened to the dogs that were rescued from Vicks former dog fighting business. It is so appalling that I could not read the entire book. This man is a disgusting creature and does not deserve to be called a man let alone a human being. He is dirt and I loathe the Eagles for paying him big bucks to play on their team. Every one who makes a mistake deserves another chance but this guy is not even sorry for what he did. He is only sorry he got caught.
I'm really glad that no of you are GOD, do I condone what Michael Vick did NO. However the judicial system gave him a punishment for the crime, he served it - get over it. Life goes on and the time that you all waste bad mouthing him I bet no of you even own a dog.
Many of Vick's former dogs are now therapy dogs and they are doing more for the society than Vick ever will, in his entire lifetime.
pitbulls have been selective bred for dogfighting for hundreds of years it is there purpose
ROBERT JR - REALLY? YOU THINK PIT BULLS PURPOSE FOR LIVING IS TO TEAR EACH OTHER APART FOR THE SICK PLEASURE OF GREEDY COLD-HEARTED HUMANS? THE FACT THEY FEEL PAIN AND SUFFERING, IN YOUR EYES, DOESN'T MATTER? I WOULDN'T TRUST ANYONE WITH THAT ATTITUDE AROUND MY CHILDREN.
I OWN FOUR DOGS AND THEY ARE ALL RESCUES. EACH ONE OF THEM HAVE MORE INTEGRITY IN THEIR DEW CLAWS THAN MICHAEL VICK WILL EVER HAVE.
man, Vick paid for his mistake. It's over, people really need to move on. Now he is playing the best Football he ever has and people still bring up the dogs. let it go!!!
VICK WILL NEVER PAY ENOUGH FOR WHAT HE DID. HE IS BEING TREATED AS A HERO WHEN HE NOTHING BUT SCUM.
None of those posts are on topic.
If only we could rule him out forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am still trying to find out if Vick was fighting his own dogs or were there others engsged in the crime did anyone else get TIME and lose millions of dollars? strange case.
Being a long time (60 years) Eagles fan, I hope that piece of human garbage Vick never plays again. I can only hope that some of the pain he feels from his injury is comparable to that which he and his cohorts inflicted on all of the innocent animals they tortured! SUFFER Vick SUFFER, you piece of crap!
It really doesn't matter who plays at quarterback for you guys. Your team sucks any way and they don't play defense! HA!
TOO BAD IT WAS JUST A RIB THAT HE BROKE. HE ISN'T FEELING 1/10 OF THE SUFFERING HE PUT THOSE POOR DOGS THROUGH.
We can only hope Vic suffers like he made so many animals suffer. I hope you can top a rib injury with several kidney stones that are stuck in your penis for months, and then and only then will you feel just an ounce of the pain you have caused to so many precious pups and people. Hey all, Vic was once an Eagle so you better hide your beagles....