NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell must have read my post on the Michael Vick situation a couple of weeks ago. Goodell met with Vick days after the blog post, Vick is being mentored by one of the classiest guys around in Tony Dungy, and now Vick is one step closer to getting onto the field. Michael Vick signed a 2 year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles tonight. There are a lot of things I like about Vick’s new situation. Vick will play under Andy Reid who is one of the best coaches in the game and runs a tight ship in Philly. Reid will find ways to get Vick on the field and will design specific offensive packages to leverage Vick’s unique skills and make the most out of the acquisition. Vick will back up Donovan McNabb who knows Vick well and won’t feel pressure from Vick for the starting role.
Vick’s biggest adjustment will probably be getting used to the awful Philadelphia Eagles fans. Vick had a great experience at Tech where the fans don’t throw their own under the bus if they make one bad play (Sean Glennon excluded). Now he is going to have to put up with possibly the most fickle fans in sports (Jeff Rendell feel free to issue your rebuttal below). I’m excited to see Jeff Rendell have to root for Vick when everything inside of him as a Syracuse fan protests. I’m excited to see Vick on the field again, and I’m excited to see Vick as a new person who has grown from his experiences over the past two years.
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11 years ago
I say Vick will be the Eagles starting QB by the end of the season.
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As cool as it would be for Vick to de-throne a former Syracuse player, I seriously doubt it will ever come to that. It will definitely take time for Vick to get back in shape and fine tune his skills just to get back on the field and be productive. What is possible is that Vick shows enough potential that the Eagles trade him after this year to a team who needs a new QB and wants to build an offense around his specific skill set.
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