Vick to make Eagles debut in preseason game against Jaguars

PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Vick will make his Philadelphia Eagles debut in Thursday night's preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"I can only go off what I've seen in practice, and it looks like he's moving around pretty good," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "Realistically, it's been two years (since Vick last played in an NFL game). We'll see how it works out. We'll give him a couple shots in there and see what he can do."

The three-time Pro Bowl quarterback hasn't played in an NFL game since Dec. 31, 2006 with the Atlanta Falcons. Vick was released from federal custody July 20 after serving 18 months of a 23-month sentence for his role in running a dogfighting operation.

It's unknown how much Vick will play against the Jaguars. Donovan McNabb and the rest of the Eagles' starters are scheduled to play three quarters, and Reid said Vick won't play in the fourth quarter. That means Vick could spell McNabb and take reps with the first-team offense.

It's also likely that Vick could be used in a variation of the Wildcat formation. Reid said he's not concerned about showing off such packages in a preseason game.

"I'm just going to take it play by play and see how he adjusts to game speed," Reid said of Vick. "If I think that's a problem, I'll probably discontinue the reps. If I feel he's adjusting OK, I'll continue to give him an opportunity here and there."

Vick is eligible to play in the Eagles' next two preseason games but not in the regular season. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he would consider Vick for full reinstatement by no later than Week 6 (Oct. 18-19).

"He wants to get in. He's set this as a goal, as did we," Reid said of Vick. "You see him out there conditioning after practice. He's conditioning before practice. He's excited to get out there. I'm sure he'll have a couple butterflies with it being a couple years since he's been in, but he's excited to get back doing what he does."

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

Why is the title about the boys and the article about Brent?thetombradyhate

Fixed Ctrl+C not working great right now as the batteries are wearing out on the wireless keyboard.

Pretty sad a play had to be re-played because of a scoreboard.  I guess that's what $1 Bill gets ya these days.

There will be a conference call for the league's Competition Committee to discuss the issue of the massive video screens at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, according to a league source, after they were struck repeatedly by punters in warmups Friday night, and also during the preseason game between Dallas and Tennessee.

There will be communication between those parties and with the Cowboys as well to try to resolve the issue. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones balked initially at having to change anything with the boards, as the league already signed off on the matter pre-construction. Given the problems this could pose, however, I'd expect the league to work hard to correct the issue and get the screens raised to where they no longer have as much chance of interfering with the game itself.

Vikings' Favre expected to see more playing time vs. Texans

Associated Press

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brett Favre's crash course in all things Viking ramps up this week, with coach Brad Childress saying Monday he expects the 39-year-old quarterback to play the entire first half of Minnesota's next exhibition game at Houston.

Favre signed last Tuesday, arriving with such fanfare that there was little time to fully prepare for his first appearance in purple, which came Friday night against Kansas City.

He played two series against the Chiefs, going 1 for 4 for 4 yards and no first downs.

The Vikings' third preseason game is next Monday night, and typically is when coaches play their starters the most. Childress said it will be important for Favre to get plenty of snaps to try to build chemistry with his offensive teammates before the regular season opens at Cleveland on Sept. 13.

Even though Favre missed more than two weeks of training camp, Childress said there was still plenty of time for him to catch up with the offense and learn his teammates' tendencies.

"He's doing everything he needs to do to get up to speed," Childress said. "(I'm) confident we've got the type (of team) and distance to be able to do that."

After the game Friday night, Favre said he "didn't miss a beat" calling the plays. He ran a nearly identical offense in Green Bay for 16 seasons and has said he knows the system so well that he could teach it.

He arrived in the Twin Cities to a circus-like atmosphere. A helicopter followed him from the airport to the team's headquarters, where more than 100 fans and 50 members of the media were staking out the entrance.

Now that his first game with the Vikings is out of the way, the former Packers icon said he expects things to mellow out as the preseason progresses.

"Each day it has gotten a little bit smoother after all of the newness has worn off," Favre said after the 17-13 win over the Chiefs. "It's really (become) just about football."

Childress was not ready to say what his plans were for Favre in the preseason finale against Dallas on Sept. 4. In his first year on the job in 2006, Childress played his starters through the first half in the final preseason game.

The last two seasons, however, he has given most of his first-teamers that game off to avoid risking injury so close to the start of the regular season.

"Brett's old enough to remember, because we had this discussion just a couple days ago, of when guys played into the half in Game 4," Childress said. "Why it's changed, I'm not quite sure. But it has changed, not necessarily just because of roster numbers, but all of a sudden it became en vogue that some people didn't play past Game 3."

Between now and then, Childress said he will monitor the number of throws Favre makes during practice as he works his way into shape. On the day that he signed, Favre said he still has a partially torn rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder, so the Vikings want to make sure he keeps his arm fresh for the 16-game grind.

"I think you just have to be careful, particularly when you're just starting, that there's not too many throws. ... When guys come back it's not like they break 'em off," Childress said. "So it's more managing. I'm not going to put a number on that for you, but we have a pretty good idea."

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

The Seattle Seahawks agreed to terms with veteran running back Edgerrin James on a one-year deal worth $2 million, a league source confirmed to NFL Network's Michael Lombardi on Monday.

The Seahawks told reporters assembled at coach Jim Mora's news conference Monday they would not have a comment on James until Tuesday.

James will provide depth and stability to a group of running backs that have been injury prone. Seattle plans to rely heavily on its run game in its version of the West Coast offense and James could have an opportunity to play a vital role. Julius Jones is the projected starter and T.J. Duckett is the backup, but the Seahawks have been exploring adding another running back over the past few weeks. They contacted Warrick Dunn, who had three of his best seasons playing for Mora in Atlanta — but they opted for James.

http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/08/24/james-signs-deal-with-seahawks/

[QUOTE="maheo30"]Sanchez looks like he is gonna crap on himself. He is completely rattled. Long season for Jets fans. CommanderShiro

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