"Michael Vick is out and Vince Young will start at quarterback for the Eagles Sunday night against the Giants, two league sources with knowledge of the Eagles' thinking said Friday.

Vick missed a third straight practice Friday with broken ribs, and even though head coach Andy Reid at his press conference Friday did not rule Vick out for the Giants, internally, the Eagles have apparently already made that decision.

Vick suffered two broken ribs in the Eagles' loss to the Cards at the Linc this past Sunday. He's lost eight of his last 11 starts after winning eight of his first 10 starts in an Eagles uniform.

The Eagles, 3-6, face the NFC East-leading Giants, 6-3, at 8:20 p.m. Sunday in a nationally televised NBC-TV game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.

Young has not started a regular-season game in almost exactly a year, since late last November when he was with the Titans.

Asked after practice Friday if he expects to start, Young said, "In my mind, definitely."

Young was 30-17 as a starter in five years with the Titans, including wins over the Giants in 2006 and 2010.

Sunday's game against the Giants will be his first extended, meaningful playing time since his ill-advised "Dream Team" comment at Lehigh after he signed with the Eagles.

"It's not about me," Young said. "It's just all about going out there and playing a game and always staying ready. Definitely that was one of the (reasons) they did bring me here, to stay ready and come in and lead guys and keep the same tempo Mike Vick has.

"Overall, I feel pretty good, but it's not about me. I just want to go out and just lead the guys to victory.""