With Donovan McNabb gone from Philly, Kevin Kolb is the starter and Vick is the backup; he will also likely play in an array of Wildcat-style packages.

Although the shooting after Michael Vick's birthday party in Virginia adds a new cloud over the Eagles' backup quarterback, one fact remains clear--Vick is one of only a handful of current NFL backup quarterbacks to have won more starts than he's lost. With the Dolphins' Chad Pennington coming off shoulder surgery and questionable for the start of the season, Shaun Hill of the Lions, Rex Grossman of the Redskins and Tarvaris Jackson of the Vikings may be the only other winning backup quarterbacks. This is a position in which 13 teams have win-less backups and the overall winning percentage for backups is a dangerously low 42 percent.


New York Jets #24 CB Darrelle Revis,#52 LB David Harris and #74 C Nick Mangold

The Jets will be challenged to re-sign corner-back Darrelle Revis, linebacker David Harris, center Nick Mangold and tight end Dustin Keller in part because of their success in acquiring high-price talent. D'Brickashaw Ferguson's recent $10 million a year extension gives them 10 starters making more than $4 million a year, and long-term tabs for Revis, Harris, Mangold and Keller could come close to $200 million in commitments.


#39 Willie Parker and #27 Larry Johnson will be fighting for the rock this season in Washington, behind Clinton Portis

Mike Shanahan isn't afraid about adding Brian Westbrook to the relatively ancient backfield of Clinton Portis, Larry Johnson and Willie Parker, a trio who averages 29 years of age and has accumulated 4,850 carries. Last summer, Shanahan visited Patriots camp and saw how Bill Belichick mixed in older backs Fred Taylor, Kevin Faulk and Sammy Morris and used quick passes to Wes Welker in lieu of runs on early downs.


Antoine Bethea #41 and Bob Sanders #21 of the Indianapolis Colts celebrate after Bethea intercepted a pass against the Patriots

The Colts are being cautious about how quickly oft-injured safety Bob Sanders returns, but they feel great about his potential impact. Sanders has missed 39 games since 2005 but thanks to the development of Antoine Bethea and Melvin Bullett, the team has won 75 percent of those games and given up 20.1 points a game. Since 2005 with Sanders in the lineup, the Colts are 33-6, give up 17 points a game and wreak havoc with backs and receivers who venture into the middle of the field.


Inside the Huddle, John Clayton, ESPN.