Eagles Inactives
Matt Barkley QB
Roc Carmichael DB
Emil Igwenagu TE
Dennis Kelly T
Jordan Poyer CB
Damion Square DE
Matt Tobin T

Eagles Inactives
Matt Barkley QB
Vinny Curry DE
Emil Igwenagu TE
Dennis Kelly T
Shaun Prater CB
Matt Tobin T

Those expecting to see Chip Kelly's fast-paced offense in his first preseason game with the Eagles might have been confused by the team's opening drive.

The offense started out of the huddle on Friday night against the New England Patriots. The Eagles weren't rushing to the line of scrimmage. Then the pace picked up, accelerating during Nick Foles' touchdown drive in the second quarter.

But it decelerated again later in the quarter, and Matt Barkley operated out of huddle.

The story pointed out that Kelly has maintained that his offense goes at different paces, and it's not always at the breakneck speed of the reputation that precedes him. He would not say after Sunday's practice whether Friday's pace was an indication of how the Eagles will play this season, noting that the team had specific areas it wanted to work on in the opener.

For the first time this summer, there was a no-doubt, clear-cut winner on the field in the Eagles' quarterback competition. Michael Vick won the day by a mile.

Vick hit DeSean Jackson for two long touchdowns, one early in practice and the other on the final play of the day. The practice-ending play was a 35-yard strike to the corner of the end zone where a well-covered Jackson went up over Trevard Lindley for the score.

While Vick was having a standout day, Nick Foles looked average and Matt Barkley struggled.

Foles has seemed to hit a speed bump in his attempt to win the competition. Ever since the pad went on Sunday he hasn't looked the same. He's held onto the ball a bit longer and been less decisive.

It sounds as if the QB battle has shifted in Vick's favor since camp started. He would make an interesting QB2 if he wins the job.

Michael Vick received the initial chance to play with the first-team offense during practice Friday in his battle to win the Philadelphia Eagles' starting quarterback job.

Nick Foles opened with the second team to start while fourth-round pick Matt Barkley was with the third team.

According to multiple reports, Foles did eventually run with the first team.

New Eagles coach Chip Kelly said Tuesday that Vick and Foles would split the reps at the beginning of training camp and that he would have a starter named by the time he's planning for Philadelphia's Week 1 game against the Washington Redskins.

Vick taking the first of the first team reps could mean that he's in the lead, or it could just be a courtesy given his tenure in the league. Foles also saw significant first team reps. Stay tuned.

Speaking on 94.1 WIP, former Eagles player and founder of gcobb.com, Garry Cobb, said rookie QB Matt Barkley needs to catch up. He went on to say head coach Chip Kelly doesn't want to rush Barkley and instead wants to give him time to develop.

The starting QB race is between Michael Vick and Nick Foles most likely. Cobb didn't rule out the possibility of seeing Barkley later in the season, assuming the Eagles don't go anywhere this year, and assuming Barkley isn't lights-out in camp. The favorite continues to be Foles to win the job.

CSN Philly Eagles reporter Geoff Mosher said QB Michael Vick could be a roster casualty if HC Chip Kelly is sold on QB Nick Foles and the promise of QB Matt Barkley.

Vick hasn't done a whole lot this offseason to help himself. He came out publicly and said the Eagles need to decide on a QB sooner rather than later, which many saw as a sign of weakness for Vick. While most feel the competition is between Vick and Foles, there are many who follow the team who are quick to not count out Barkley.

Eagles beat writer Geoff Mosher on the Eagles' QB competition:

It’s obvious to me that Michael Vick actually has the toughest road to the starting job, more than Nick Foles or Matt Barkley. At 33, which he turned last month, he’s far and away the oldest quarterback on the roster. At more than $7 million this year, he’s also far and away the most expensive. New coaches tend to build their programs around young franchise signal callers, not aging ones whose best days are well behind them.

It also helps that Foles and Barkley are much more salary-cap friendly than Vick. Even if it’s a tie between Vick and Foles or Vick and Barkley as training camp progresses this summer, what impetus would Chip Kelly have to stick with Vick?

It’ll be interesting to see if Barkley can elbow his way into the competition. Logic dictates that if Barkley is just a hair behind Vick and Foles, the coaches will go with him and take their lumps for a few games if they believe he has the most upside, much like the Seahawks did last season with Russell Wilson and the Niners did with Colin Kaepernick.

Vick seemingly is the best fit for Kelly's offense, though Mosher's take certainly throws some cold water on his upside. This is a camp battle to monitor -- at this point, Vick's ADP (11.08) is too steep for a player embroiled in a bona fide QB competition.

Fourth-round Eagles QB Matt Barkley likely won’t figure into the Philadelphia Eagles’ competition for the starting quarterback job, a battle that should play out between Michael Vick and Nick Foles into training camp.

But the former USC standout, who began last season as the presumptive No. 1 overall pick in the eyes of many, has been fairly impressive in offseason workouts, and could loom as a key piece in the club’s long-term future. One reason is that Barkley has at least a cursory familiarity with Chip Kelly’s offense, having seen it from the sidelines in the Pac 12.

This report is consistent with those who follow the team closely out of Philly, and some have gone as far to not rule Barkley out of getting the job. It will be an interesting training camp for the Eagles as far as naming a starting QB.

Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia Eagles beat writer Geoff Mosher broke down the Eagles depth chart, and talked about the QB position where right now there seems to be no clear-cut favorite between Michael Vick and Nick Foles.

Vick is the logical choice given what we know about HC Chip Kelly's offense, as well as Vick's contract and the tendency to play the guy making the most money - in Vick's case about 7 million. Vick has the most fantasy upside, too, but is often injured, and we just don't know if Kelly is going to be an NFL genius or a total flop. That said, Vick is ranked 15th among our QBs and is worth a later-round pick as a backup. Of course, some media even feel rookie fourth-rounder Matt Barkley has a shot to start as well.