Vick Lands in Philly

The Michael Vick saga is finally over and I feel like kneeling before Pete Rozelle's grave to thank for him for that. ESPN will have a couple more days of the Vick hype and then the first preseason game for the Eagles. A lot of people are wondering why Philadelphia would take Mike Vick but I think I have a couple logical explanations for why this is a great deal for Philly despite the backlash.

Most of you are probably think that the Eagles were in the same position as the Green Bay Packers who showed some interest in Vick a couple weeks ago. The reason being is both teams have quality quarterbacks who are more than capable to lead their team to the NFC Playoffs. The one factor with Philly is Donovan McNabb hasnt always been Mr. Relieble when it comes to injuries and the fans of Philadelphia seem to have hate for McNabb to the levels of former Milwaukee Brewer Bill Hall (I kid). Whenever shit hits the fans for the Eagles, its never head coach Andy Reid's fault: It's all on DNabb's shoulders. I think Philadelphia wants to have a quality back up for McNabb if he gets hurt or just falls apart during the year.

The other big reason any team would be lucky to have Mike Vick is the Wildcat formation. You gotta believe the Eagles' coaching staff was implementing this system in the last couple of weeks to get their lineman and others ready for the package. I mean just imagine Vick back there with Brian Westbrook or LeSean McCoy that is very hard to stop. Consequently, what if they put Vick and McNabb back there at the same time? Wow you wouldnt be able to stop that even if you planned for it.

My final big reason is the Eagles just got the #1 trade bait for the upcoming year. Even though McNabb isnt getting any younger, I highly doubt he will be dealt for Vick unless something happens in-season. If Vick keeps his head on straight and has a good year doing the situational quarterback stuff; teams without good quarterbacks will chop at the bit for Vick. I am talking about Philadelphia getting a couple good draft picks for him and honestly that is what I think the Eagles' plan train of thought.

-Charlie.

Vick In Lambeau? Much Ado About Nothing...

Of course this would happen. The Green Bay Packers have seemed to have a pretty good start to their training camp minus first round draft pick B.J. Raji hasnt signed with the ball club. Other than that people seem pretty pumped for next season and now we get word that General Manager Ted Thompson wouldnt rule out the idea of bringing Michael Vick to the Packers.

I think there is about a twenty percent chance of this happening for the simple reason of Aaron Rodgers. He is our starting quarterback without a question further he has a pretty reliable back up in Brian Brohm. The second one is the Packers didnt run the wildcat last year so I doubt they would try to learn a brand new package for Vick. Although you will have all the major media outlets including the sports radio talking about this all day tomorrow.

I follow Nick Barnett and Ryan Grant on Twitter who both seem to want Vick on the team because they feel that he could be a huge weapon for the offense. I am not disagreeing that point at all but do we really need another August like last year? The media would be once again breathing down the neck of Green Bay even if they like Vick to practice. Also you would have PETA and all things alike knocking down the doors of the Don Hutson Center.

My buddy Seth opinion on all of this... " best place for Vick is in Cleveland, the dog pound baby"

-Charlie.

Vick Gets Put in the Pound

Look at that picture long and hard because it could be the last time that you see Michael Vick in an Atlanta Falcons uniform or even an NFL uniform. Today Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison and could get out a couple months earlier due to good behavior. That would mean that Vick would be out of jail in October of 2009.

There were two things that surprised ESPN analysts this morning was one that Vick was in a black and white jumpsuit because even in a case like this he was expected in a suit. The other was that he got 23 months because that is 5 months greater than the max expectancy, I have to believe that Vick's statement was not very good and this judge is a dog owner so that did not help things out either.

I think that the outlook for Vick is not good, I do not think Roger Goodell will allow Michael Vick back into the league. Also Vick will be three years out of the NFL which for any player in any pro sport is very lengthy so who knows if his skills will be polished. If he is allowed back into the NFL, I believe that there will be a team who would rather have Vick instead of their current quarterback situation because I could think of several teams who could use a quarterback like Vick.

Charlie.

Michael Vick gets Dawged

As you most know already, Michael Vick has been indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday in the dogfighting scandal that has swept America in a few short days of this being released. When the national news is getting into it then you know its a huge deal. The reason is simple, Vick is accused of harming a "man's best friend" and when animals become involved, it's hard for people to stay quiet.

Michael Vick was never one of my favorite players ever since the debacle the Packers had in the playoffs that put Vick on the map. He got the Madden deal, he got a fat contract, he already had Nike yet it increased production in shoes. I did not care how much hype this guy got, he was not that good. He was a prototypical college quarterback, able to run the ball from the QB position but cannot throw an accurate pass to save his damn soul. He just was not that good and everyone failed to see that despite the Falcons dragging their heels in the last two years.

Vick was not perfect and not a role model for kids. He had flipped off the fans, had got herpes form some random chick (still love Ron Mexico name though), had a supposed substance in a water bottle, and did not show up to a Congressional meeting for after school programs, some role model eh? Then BOOM! Shit hit the fan when Vick was accused of running a dogfighting program and was considered a heavyweight in dogfighting all the way back in 2000 which would put him in college still, how is he getting all that money? Weird, Va. Tech.

Now just recently Nike decided to put his shoe on hold for the football season and all of the other deals he has have expired although he would be lucky to get a deal from anyone these days. PETA is pressuring the shit out of the NFL to get Vick suspended which Goodell is going to do because its only fair, Pacman was indicted yet never charged which lead to a whole year suspension. This will be the first and only time I am on PETA side.

Seriously Michael Vick, you had all the money in the world, you had a city that supported you for the most part, a lot of inner-city youth in the Deep South looked up to you, and you disappointed everyone to the fullest. You should tell the media that you are taking a year off of football because that's what a man does. Oh I forgot, your brother Marcus tried to get a 15 year old drunk and rape her,

so obviously the Vick family does not know how to act like men

Charlie.