No Kolb, no Bradley...Oh boy.

Did anyone not see this coming? After both getting knocked out of the first half of last week's game against the Packers, Kevin Kolb and Stewart Bradley were both declared out for this Sunday's game in Detroit against the Lions. Omar Gaither will make the start in place of Bradley, while Michael Vick will start for the first time since before he went to prison.

To be fair, the loss of Bradley might hurt more than the loss of Kolb. Despite playing against a team that wasn't prepared for him, Vick played well against the Packers, and has now had an entire week to get ready for the Lions as the starter. Of course, that also means that the Lions have had a week to prepare for Vick as the starter, but planning for Michael Vick, even this Michael Vick, takes a little bit more than the usual quarterback. Honestly, if the offensive line struggles like it did last week, Vick looks like the better quarterback option than Kolb. I'm not advocating starting Vick for the entire season, not at all. I'm just saying that, for this week at least, that Vick should be the starter.

Kevin Kolb got the stuffing knocked out of him in a poor start last week, and he shouldn't start this week. Concussions are nothing to mess around with, especially when you're a quarterback with an average at best offensive line. I'd rather have Vick start a game or two now than have Kolb ruin the rest of his season and possibly his career with another concussion or two this season. Just look at how things went down with Brian Westbrook last season for an example of how not to handle concussions.

The story is the same for Stewart Bradley. The man knocked himself out last week, came in to play for the rest of the first half, and then left the game. He shouldn't have even come back into the game. As a middle linebacker, you take some of the worst punishment on hits than anyone else on the field. Omar Gaither has started in the past, and he can do so again for a week or so. It's not the end of the world, however, the Lions do have a decent running attack that's going to be the focus of their game on Sunday. Without Matt Stafford, Shaun Hill is going to be giving the ball to rookie Jahvid Best a lot more, even with the focus on Calvin Johnson. Gaither is going to have to focus on Best, and the secondary is going to have to do their job on Johnson, because if they don't it's going to be a long day for the Eagles.

Best case scenario? Gaither plays well, and Vick manages the game to pick up the first win of the season. If Gaither doesn't play well, the defense might struggle more than it did at times last week, and Vick might have to do even more, just adding to the possible quarterback controversy that is brewing at the moment.

CSNPhilly.com: Kolb and Bradley out for Sunday.