LeSean McCoy is the “Wildcat” guy in Philly

LeSean McCoy

Oh, so LeSean McCoy is the “Wildcat” guy in Philly? Now I’m really confused. Turns out we were focused on the wrong Eagles quarterback with a four-letter last name on Sunday, because it was Kevin Kolb’s day much more than it was Michael Vick’s. Vick wasn’t even the best “Wildcat” formation quarterback on his team’s roster Sunday, what with rookie running back McCoy scoring a five-yard first-quarter touchdown on a direct snap.

It figures Vick would be so low-profile against Kansas City. He got so much of the pre-game attention last week, but wound up with just that one carry for seven yards, two incompletions, and was involved in eight other snaps where he either handed off or played the role of a decoy.

Wouldn’t it be the height of irony if the real story in Philly this season wound up being the Eagles discovering for the first time what they really have in Kolb, a second-round pick in 2007? His 24-of-34, 327-yard, two-touchdown day in the Eagles’ 34-14 blowout of Kansas City has to give Andy Reid a real comfort zone should he need him again this season in place of Donovan McNabb.

For all the fanfare, Vick at this point seems like something of an afterthought in the Eagles offense.

By Don Banks

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