"I'm really just going to take it play by play, see how he adjusts to game speed. If I think that's a problem, I'd probably discontinue the reps, but if I feel like he's adjusting OK, then I'd continue to give him an opportunity there."
Finally, the Vick saga will swing to what his signing was truly about - football and not social activism.
It would be ridiculous to expect much from Vick, who will be in an NFL game for the first time since Dec. 31, 2006, but it sure would be encouraging for the Eagles if he showed just a hint that he might be worth the agitation that already has taken over - and will continue to take over - since his signing.
The funny thing is that it seems the only member of the Eagles organization who hasn't had to deal with the implications of the Vick signing has been Vick himself.
It's all been by design, but Vick has not spoken about anything since his introductory media conference on Aug. 14.
It's been up to Reid and the other Eagles players and coaches to provide updates about the progress Vick is making on the football field.
Yesterday, Vick was actually at his stall during the time the media was allowed in the locker room. He didn't speak and made a hasty exit.
But at least he didn't discriminate against the press. Vick wouldn't answer a question playfully tossed at him by Donovan McNabb, who played lead blocker for Vick's exit.
Reid said he hadn't even thought about whether Vick would speak after the Jacksonville game, but I'm betting he will. The Eagles are smart enough to know that it would just add to the circus if Vick didn't speak about football after actually playing in a football game.
Of course, the white elephant in the room is the non-football-related issue of Vick having gone to prison for his role in a dogfighting ring that resulted in several of man's best friends being brutalized, tortured and killed.
