Coleman's two touchdowns the only highlight from Eagles preseason loss to Jets

In fact, after the next drive, which ended when fifth-round rookie wideout Riley Cooper had room and time but couldn't corral a Vick pass that arrived behind him, Vick was out of the game in favor of fourth-round rookie Mike Kafka.

Maybe Reid got spooked when Vick was sacked, on his next-to-last snap, and had to run for his life a few more times. Regardless, if you were hoping for a long look at how the No. 2 QB might run the offense should anything happen to Kevin Kolb this year, you were out of luck. Vick completed three of five passes for 56 yards and a 98.8 passer rating. He also ran twice, gaining 11 yards.

"The guy's 30 years old," Reid said of Vick. "He's been in this league a long time. I think he's ready to go."

"I feel like I'm back," Vick said after his first start since the 2006 season. "I felt good out there. I wish we could have put the ball into the end zone. I probably could have made a better throw to Riley. There were some other things that needed to happen within the play, but I felt good."

Kafka, often under pressure, saddled with a less-than-elite receiving corps, ended the first half 1-for-10 for 3 yards and a pick, for a nifty 0.0 passer rating. He ended the game 9-for-27 for 76 yards and a 26.9 rating.

"That was really why I pulled [Vick]," Reid said. "Mike Kafka needs the work. He is a young guy, and I just think that as many reps as he can possibly get are great for him. He can learn from it, and we have it on tape, so that he can come in and study it. I just think that every snap that he can get is a positive for him."

Reid didn't need to add, because it was understood, these might be his last snaps for a long, long time.

Birdseed

 

The Eagles finished the preseason 2-2, if anybody cares . . . David Akers' 49-yard field-goal miss near the end of the third quarter was his first shank of the preseason. Sav Rocca gave him the ball sideways, which might work in Australia, but not so much here . . . It's always interesting who doesn't play in the fourth preseason game - usually that means your roster spot is sewed up. No Hank Baskett last night, no Trevor Laws, no Mike Bell. No shockers there, but interesting. Corner Joselio Hanson was a starter and linebacker/defensive end Moise Fokou played deep into the game, notching eight solo tackles . . . Jets wideout Santonio Holmes playing deep into this game really created a 51-yard TD-bomb mismatch with Geoff Pope and Anthony Scirrotto. He now faces a four-game regular-season substance-abuse suspension. *

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