"We were just trying to get his feet wet and get him used to the speed of the game again," said Reid, the Eagles' coach. "I wanted to get him five to 10 snaps and get him back into the swing of things. I wanted him to work with the first group, and we got that accomplished."
Reid wasted little time getting Vick in the game, sending him in on the second offensive play. He and quarterback Donovan McNabb were on the field together, with Vick lining up in the shotgun and McNabb sliding over to the right side as a wide receiver. Vick threw a shovel pass to running back LeSean McCoy that gained 4 yards.
Vick made his last appearance of the game 2 1/2 minutes into the second quarter, again lining up as the Wildcat, with McNabb wide left this time. Vick threw a quick screen to the right side to McCoy that might have picked up decent yardage if wide receiver Kevin Curtis hadn't missed his block on Jaguars safety Sean Considine. The ex-Eagle held McCoy to a 2-yard gain.
Vick had his only rushing attempt on the Eagles' first offensive series. With McNabb out of the game, he lined up in the shotgun, and ran a read-option to the left side. But Jaguars defensive end Derrick Harvey didn't bite on his fake handoff to McCoy and held Vick to a 1-yard gain.
On the Eagles' second offensive series, Vick came in on a first-and-10 at the Jacksonville 27-yard line. He lined up in the Wildcat and completed a 13-yard pass to wide receiver Hank Baskett.
"It was great to finally get out there and get a feel for the game again," Vick said. "The speed was still the same as it was 2 years ago. It felt the same. It's almost like riding a bike. You never forget how to do it."
