Bleeding Green Nation: New-Look Eagles Look Good In Win

Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick played well in Philly’s 28-27 win over Jacksonville Friday night and they’re likely to be the story. But Bleeding Green Nation says don’t forget about the great job the defense did.

The Eagles first team defense did not allow a single first down. They held the Jags to only 1.7 yards per play and – 2 yards per rush. The tackling was sure all around(even Asante Samuel!) and they succeeded in pressuring David Garrard on several occasions. Most notably, rookie Brandon Graham seemed to get himself in the backfield a number of times. The Jaguars finished the first quarter with just 10 yards.

As for Vick, he did have an efficient game but it wasn’t all roses.

For one, his legs are back. It’s hard to believe that the guy running around out there tonight was the same player we had here last year. He’s way ahead of where he finished last season. He rushed 4 times for 45 yards and a TD. He also used his legs to escape pressure(usually coming from King Dunlap’s side) on numerous occasions. He did end up throwing a pick toward the end of the half on a broken play where he’d rolled to the sidelines, but it was tough to say whether Vick made a bad throw or rookie Charles Scott rant the wrong route. It looked clearly like Vick thought he’d go one way and Scott went the other. So he ended with two turnovers, which you don’t want to see … but overall you’d have to happy with how good Vick looked physically out there tonight.