I still won’t run the ball Juan…
Andy Reid is coaching for his job this season and rumors are flying that he could bench starting QB Michael Vick in favor of rookie Nick Foles. Foles is a highly regarded prospect that really impressed this preseason and Reid has had a track record of making QBs fantasy stars.
Here is what Vick said after the game: “Obviously, he’s thinking about making a change at the quarterback position,” Vick acknowledged, per the Philadelphia Inquirer. “The thing I do know, when I go and watch the film and evaluate myself, I’m giving us every opportunity to win. I’m trying my hardest. Some things don’t go right when I want them to, some things do. If that’s the decision coach wants to make, then I support it.”
Insiders of the Eagles may not be buying this switch at this point in the season, as Rich Hofmann of the Philadelphia Daily News stated: “Put it this way: If he does start rookie Nick Foles next week in New Orleans, Reid will have surrendered to his situati
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