Eagles QB Michael Vick has finally broke the silence on his chest and rib injury that has sidelined him for the past two weeks. Appearing on the Tony Mercurio show Vick stated that he is "taking his time to heal" and he does not foresee playing this week when Philadelphia takes on Tennessee. Said Vick, "I met with the doctors this morning and the movement and mobility in my upper chest is still not there. We've just got to take our time and re-evaluate the situation and make sure we do what's best for the team. I think it doesn't make sense to try to rush back and play and be hurting. The team has really jelled right now . . . There's no reason to just break that up. We have a bye next week, which makes it even better."
Remembering the way that Vick was hit, it doesn't take a doctor to understand the brevity of the situation. The hit that Vick endured was one that he has taken hundreds of times in his football career with the difference being that he was hit from both sides at the same time. The simultaneous hit did not allow the torque of the hits to spread out from left to right or vice versa, instead it compressed causing the unique injury that it did. Vick will be reevaluated next week and again when the team returns back to practice after the bye and then a decision will be made by Coach Andy Reid as to whether Vick or Kolb will start when they host Peyton Manning and the Colts on November 7, 2010.
