Chip Kelly said when he was hired in January from the University of Oregon their would be an open competition at quarterback. During OTA's, Training Camp and Pre Season the 2nd year kid out of Arizona would battle it out with the veteran from Virginia Tech. After 2 games in August Kelly named Michael Vick the starting quarterback in Philadelphia as they prepared for the season opener vs. Washington. Eagles offense looked great in the 1st half of the opening game in DC led by Vick. They looked pretty good in a 3 point home loss to San Diego. However when Kansas City came to town that flat out struggled and couldn't get it in gear during the massacre defeat in Denver. The passing game in New York struggled early on vs. the Giants however Vick took off a ran and kept the Philadelphia offense afloat. Then on a run that picked up a 1st down Vick grabbed his hamstring, tried to gut it out but simply couldn't. The Philadelphia offense was struggling in the red zone through 4 1/2 games. Foles took over in that Giants game and threw 2 touchdowns helping the Eagles defeat the Giants. Vick was ruled out at Tampa and Foles threw for 3 touchdowns and ran for another. Philadelphia won and has gone from 1-3 to 3-3 tied for 1st place in the division. Next Sunday Dallas comes to town, with out right claims to 1st place at stake. Chip Kelly has a decision to make, whether Mike Vick is healthy or not. Foles has yet to turn the football over in the last game and a half and was able to produce in the red zone. Let's see how this plays out. Several fans in Philadelphia has been asking for Nick Foles prior to the hamstring injury Vick suffered.
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