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The Eagles don't appear any closer to deciding on a starting quarterback.

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It's two weeks into training camp and two days before the preseason opener, and the Eagles don't appear any closer to knowing who will be their starting quarterback come Week 1 in Washington.

As of Wednesday afternoon, they didn't even know who will be their starter for the preseason opener against the New England Patriots on Friday night.

"We'll have a meeting today and tonight and talk it through and see where we're going," coach Chip Kelly said after a second day of practice against the Patriots.

When Kelly and his staff watch tape of Wednesday's practice they'll see another solid day of work from Nick Foles and Michael Vick. They combined for five touchdowns and no turnovers against the Patriots defense. Foles went 15 of 19 with two touchdown passes. Vick went 13 of 18 with three touchdown passes as the two teams worked in 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills during the live periods, which also included a red-zone drill.

Michael Vick Nick Foles Matt Barkley Dennis Dixon G.J. Kinne Wednesday 29 reps (21 first team) 30 reps (15 first team) 12 reps (third team) N/A N/A Wednesday 13 of 18, 3 TDs 15 of 19, 2 TD 3 of 5 N/A N/A TC Totals 338 reps (194 first team) 335 reps (180 first team) 190 reps (third team) 27 reps (third team) N/A TC Totals 163 of 216, 13 TD, 1 INT 164 of 223, 12 TD, 2 INT 81 of 173, TD, 4 INT 6 of 9 N/A

The zero turnovers from Vick and Foles in two days against the Patriots is a positive sign. It's been a theme of this training camp, too. Both quarterbacks have been protecting the football.

It's an especially good sign for Vick, who has experienced trouble in that regard throughout his career. He has 33 turnovers in 23 starts the past two seasons. But Vick hasn't thrown an interception since his first pass of the live periods during training camp.

Still, the quarterbacks are unsure where they stand right now. The topic of who will be the starter in the preseason and regular season is one the coaches don't touch on at all.

"Not as of right now," Vick said.

Asked about the type of feedback the quarterbacks have received from the coaches about their chances of being named the starter? The answer is pretty much the same.

"None in terms of the race," rookie Matt Barkley said.

Barkley still believes he's in the mix, even though he barely received any reps in the joint practices with the Patriots and has struggled throughout camp. He took just 22 total snaps during the live periods on Tuesday and Wednesday combined. Barkley has also thrown more interceptions (4) than Vick and Foles combined (3) throughout training camp.

The Eagles, though, are happy at least publicly with the way their quarterbacks are progressing in the new system. Kelly believes they're moving in the right direction.

Foles, for one, feels much more comfortable in the offense than he did just a few weeks ago.

"I feel like I'm getting a little bit better every day. I feel like I'm learning more. … I'm working on different things every day, really focusing on something like if I messed up the day before," Foles said. "If i get that the next day I'll know what to look for, maybe add in a pump fake and open up something else."

Vick sees himself getting better. He also see plenty of places where he can improve.

"I feel good about where I'm at," Vick said. "I still have to continue to work hard. You can never get complacent in this game. There is always things to work on. Every practice regardless of how good it seems you always find errors and mistakes that can be corrected. I just try to look at the things I can get better at."

Practice Nuggets:

• The Eagles worked a ton in a nickel formation with three safeties on the field. They did so with Kenny Phillips and Nate Allen as the deep safeties and Patrick Chung working in the slot. Chung did a strong job against New England's Danny Amendola. The usual nickel corner, Brandon Boykin, was lined up on the outside. It appears the Eagles were testing to see how Chung would do in the slot in case they decide to start Boykin on the outside. Right now, they don't have another strong option as a slot cornerback. Or they could have been looking at options against teams with strong tight ends.

• Greg Salas made the catch of the day when he corraled a pass one-handed near the sideline on a deep ball from Matt Barkley. Salas went up over Logan Ryan for the grab.

• After Riley Cooper dropped a pass midway through practice and blurted an audible expletive, he went off the field. When Cooper returned to the huddle one play later, Vick gave him an encouraging fist-bump. It's also worth noting that was Cooper's only drop of the practice. He had another strong day.

• Tom Brady had his way with the Eagles defense once again. He abused Curtis Marsh the entire afternoon. It was almost as if Brady saw a weak link in the Eagles defense and was content to exploit it. Kenbrell Thompkins and Aaron Dobson had a field day against Marsh, catching pass after pass as the Patriots marched downfield with ease. They scored two tocuhdowns on Marsh during the live periods. And that doesn't include when Brady hit Thompkins and Dobson deep downfield on consecutive plays for 30-plus-yard gains. Both passes came over Marsh and safety Nate Allen.

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Injury Update: Cornerback Cary Williams (hamstring), wide receivers Russell Shepard (hamstring) and Damaris Johnson (hamstring), running back Felix Jones (hamstring) left practice early. Running back LeSean McCoy (knee), offensive linemen Jason Peters (hamstring), Dennis Kelly (back) and Ed Wang (knee), and defensive lineman Antonio Dixon missed practice.