When I first heard that Michael Vick was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles last night I did a double take: the Eagles?! Nahhhhh, couldn’t be!
Why would they take him? There is no need. They have McNabb and a their QB of the future already set up, so why on earth would they take Vick?
Well, here we are 24 hours later, and it’s true-the Eagles signed Mike Vick to a 2 year deal with the 2nd year being optional. McNabb supposedly spearheaded this idea, helping to convince this Coach-Andy Reid-that they could use Vick. For what exactly I don’t know. But apparently they can see some need for him, but what need could that be?
All the writers and “pundits” have already stated the obvious about how all it will take is for McNabb to have one or 2 bad games and then those stupid Philly fans will be screaming for Vick to start at QB and that there is the obvious circus that is going to surround him with PETA watching his every move and the humane society making sure he keeps his word as it relates to his new found love of animals and hatred towards those who are cruel to them (snicker, cough, cough)…
If I’ve said it 100 times I haven’t said it enough: I just don’t get this signing. It makes no sense for the Eagles-of all teams!-to sign him. They don’t have the need at any position which he could fill: not at Wide Out nor at Running Back, and certainly not at the QB spot, so why pick him up? Ok, ok, so Vick is a supreme athlete and you are getting him at a steal of a price (just $1.6 mill for the first year), but he hasn’t played ball for over 2 years now so who knows what sort of football shape his body or his mind is in. Not to mention his reinstatement is “conditional”. The earliest he could play in a game for Philly is their 3rd exhibition game.
Heck I don’t even think the guy deserves another shot. He is a convicted felon, and in my opinion felons do not deserve to have jobs which put them in the public spotlight-it sends the wrong sort of message to young people. Besides that, he hadn’t accomplished anything on the field anyways. Oh sure, he was a dynamic QB and could do things with a football that we had never seen before from that position, but all that talent got him was a year ticket in prison.
But I digress…Oh well, I guess this is just another one of those head scratching idiotic things which can only take place in the world of pro sports.
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