Michael Vick "preparing" to play Giants

On Tuesday, Giants safety Antrelle Rolle decided to stick his foot down his throat when he said that he wanted to face Michael Vick on Sunday. Citing that he didn't want people to complain about the legitimacy of a Giants win when they "beat" the Eagles, Rolle wants to pulverize the Eagles with Vick.

By next Tuesday, Rolle might be wishing that he never opened his big mouth.

Vick, who suffered a concussion against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday night when he was spun around and bent backwards, his head slamming into the shoulder of his own offensive lineman, is preparing to play on Sunday.

Vick took part in the Eagles walk-through on Wednesday morning, even though he didn't practice later in the day.

Head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder said Vick doesn’t have “a whole lot of concussion symptoms,” and would undergo further testing, including seeing an independent neurologist in the next day or two.

“Just because he doesn’t have symptoms today doesn’t mean he won’t have symptoms tomorrow,” Burkholder said. “You can’t predict.”

In case he can't go, the Eagles have a lot of depth at quarterback. Mike Kafka was very impressive in his brief stint against the Falcons, and his overall performance since joining the Eagles gave Andy Reid and company confidence to trade Kevin Kolb to Arizona in August.

Vince Young, the former Tennessee starting quarterback, who is nursing a hamstring injury, is close to returning, but, in all likelihood, Kafka will start if Vick can't go.

If Vick plays, the Giants could be in some big trouble. Vick created a lot of problems for Big Blue last season, and since the Giants have so many holes on defense, a healthy Vick would be even more of a headache.

For his part, Kafka is no pushover. The guy can gun the football with accuracy and he plays with plenty of poise in the pocket. Either way, the trip to Philly will be no gimme for the G-Men.