Originally Posted by
SparJMU
I could not agree more. Eagles season tickets have been in my family for about 40 years now and I am lucky enough to go to 6-8 games a year for the last 20 years. I think you need to give Vick a little more credit in the character department because he has changed a great deal over the last few years. His work ethic and off-field behavior are much better, and your criticism in that department is incorrect.
However everything you said about his physically ability, mental ability, and long term health problems is true. The simple fact is that Michael Vick is an absolutely phenomenal athlete, and a mediocre quarterback. He will destroy bad teams who don't have the coaching/personnel to handle his speed, and he will lose to well coached defenses who know how to neutralize his running. If healthy he will get you an 11-5 season every year, but he will always lose in the playoffs.
He is basically the Lebron James of the NFL.......he is the most exciting player in the game, but he doesn't have what it takes to beat the best teams. Luckily in basketball Lebron can be a facilitator to Wade, and the Lebron may get a ring. However in football the QB is obviously the key to the offense, and the team can only go as far as he can take them. Because of this, it is extremely safe to say that the Reid/Vick combo will never come close to a Super Bowl.
It's sad going to the Linc every Sunday and listening to how incompetent some of these fans really are. They watch the highlights, get excited, and think Vick can bring the Eagles a Championship. It's like they haven't watched the last 40 years of the NFL and think that this style of quarterbacking is suddenly going to work. It's like they forget the 2004 NFC Championship game when Jim Johnson's defense made him look truly pathetic. I was freezing my ass off at that game and will never forget how Vick quit on the Falcons. The D line contained the outside all game, Vick took a few big hits (my favorite one was from Hollis Thomas), and the game was never even close. People have short memories and forget that Vick is a career loser.
Anyway management was in a tough spot because they obviously didn't love Kolb. The offensive line was in shambles and Kolb might have got himself killed if he stayed around. Vick was their best short term option for a winning season, so you can't blame management entirely. However considering the size of the contract, they were wrong to mortgage the entire franchise on an freak athlete pretending to be a QB. If Vick does play out the remainder of his contract and the Eagles waste a few more years of their franchise, the people behind the decision should all lose their jobs, it's as simple as that.