Vick signs with the Eagles

I went to school in Philly, and when Vick was re-instated, all my friends up there dismissively said that Snyder would sign him within a week and that it would be the circus-like distraction typical for our organization. Now that he has signed with the Iggles, those same guys are calling it a stroke of genius. Typical Philly fans.

Still scratching my head over this move. Doesn't really make a ton of sense for the Eagles.


I think that it does. I do not believe that they were happy with Kolb even before the injury. They still need a replacement down the line for McNabb. McNabb was a scrambling QB for a while before Reid turned him into a Pocket Passer. I believe that they feel that they might be able to do the same thing with Vick. Remember Vick has been in the WCO. They sign him short term for relatively cheap and it buys them more time to get the QB solution after McNabb solved. In the mean time they can use him for those gimmick plays that they liked to run with Jackson last season.

I do believe that this might hurt them a little if McNabb goes down early in the season. Their backup QB position until week six is a big question mark and nobody knows what Vick would look like after week six.

In short, this is a great move for the not so distant future, (next season and perhaps beyond) short term impact could be negative.

On another note, time to lock all of the other Vick threads...and if you're feeling evil, throw them in thread hell.

Andy Reid better keep him on a short leash...

I'm sure he will, but Vick owns quite a number of high quality short leashs that Reid can choose from.

Monday Night Football Eagles at Redskins Week 7...Vick's Return!!! (actually I think he'll be back before then)

I think this move is almost a bit of an admission by the Eagles that their defense this year won't be quite what it's been in past years and they will need to heavily rely on offensive firepower

Monday Night Football Eagles at Redskins Week 7...Vick's Return!!! (actually I think he'll be back before then)

I think this move is almost a bit of an admission by the Eagles that their defense this year won't be quite what it's been in past years and they will need to heavily rely on offensive firepower

yeah, I was thinking about the timing if that is Vick's first game. In DC (well, close enough). That might be the only game where peta folks are redskins fans! I can imagine the noise when he takes the field, probably just what we need.

I don't look at this as having anything to do w/their D slipping a little. I look at this in 2 ways:
1) they may be legitimately grooming him as a backup to DM, who is older & is at least a little injury prone.
2) They are undergoing the second coming of the TO experiment; i.e. they believe they are "1 player away" & are willing to deal w/the distraction.

Way to keep it classy Philly Daily News! It's going to be interesting to see how Reid uses Vick and McNabb in their offense.

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Fitting for a crappy town

A good move for Vick. McNabb wont be intimidated by his presence and should provide good guidance. It think it might work out well for MV.

Guidance on what, how to freeze up in the Superbowl?

I don't agree with the Vick-as-McNabb's successor arguments. Vick is 29. His age makes him a poor choice as a successor.

I also am appalled by the many "McNabb won't like the move / McNabb is now under pressure" articles which have already appeared. McNabb lobbied for the signing. End of story.