Completions Attempts Yards Short 5 12 40 Mid 6 9 66 Deep 2 6 40 Bomb 1 3 41

A pretty good balance here by Vick. The Eagles definitely took shots downfield. Jackson's charted targets were interesting. The Eagles tried to get him the ball in a variety of ways; he had four short targets, three Mid targets; two Deep; and two Bomb. He obviously hauled in the only Bomb completion of the game with the 41-yarder.

Vick's numbers on the intermediate routes are encouraging as he completed 6 of 9 for 66 yards.

Let's start with the good. Vick was the single biggest reason the Eagles won the game. He made plays with his arm and his legs, wowing everyone once again with his skill and athleticism.

In many respects, this was a throwback game. Did Vick show great ability in reading the defense, recognizing the blitz and getting the ball out of his hands quickly? Not really. He was OK, but certainly had some issues.

The running numbers tell us a lot. Andy Reid and company would never tell Vick to stop running. It wouldn't make sense. Vick's legs bring an added weapon that no one in the league has. His 17-yard run against a fatigued Rams defense in the third quarter was huge.

But there are times when taking off and running doesn't always work. We'll go back once again to that Vikings game. Minnesota blitzed Vick 31 times. On 10 of those plays, he didn't even get a pass off. They resulted in five sacks and five runs, none of which picked up more than 8 yards. In the first three quarters of the second Giants game, Vick was blitzed 14 times. He was sacked three times on those plays and carried just once for 1 yard.

One of the biggest keys to Vick's continued growth will be choosing the right time to run. On one play in the second quarter, the Rams sent seven at Vick, a huge running lane opened up and he took off for a 19-yard gain. On a 3rd-and-10, Vick took a deep drop and found himself 13 yards behind the line of scrimmage as he got away from a Rams defender. The Eagles had three receivers in pass routes, and the Rams had seven defenders in coverage. Vick had nowhere to go with the ball and somehow took off and picked up 19 yards and a first down.

Those were the good runs, the ones that demoralize a defense.

But there was another play in the second that didn't work out as well. The Rams rushed seven, while the Eagles kept Celek, Schmitt and McCoy in to block. Vick probably had time to wait for Jackson or Maclin to get open, but he took off and was tackled after just a 1-yard gain.

Overall, it's tough to read too much into Vick's Week 1 start. He was playing behind five offensive linemen who had never before been on the field together in a game. He had a rookie center snapping him the football. And he had a No. 2 wide receiver who had missed the entire preseason.

Vick did what was necessary to put points on the board and get the Eagles the win. Going forward, as he and his teammates get more comfortable, and as the Eagles face some tougher defenses, we'll see how he progresses in some of the other areas I mentioned above.

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