Sad day in Eagle-land, fair readers. Andy Reid has announced that Michael Vick will be the Eagles starting QB for the remainder of the season. Many had questioned the wisdom of trading pro-bowl QB Donovan McNabb to a division rival. True McNabb is getting old, blew chuncks in the huddle during the biggest drive of his life and had perfected the art of throwing at his receivers feet, but given the influx of speedy wide-outs in Philly, it was still hoped that McNabb could finally take us to the promise land and actually win a Super Bowl. After the trade we even talked ourselves into the Kevin Corn-on-the-Kolb era in Philly. Kid has a strong arm and put up some big numbers last year in a couple of games, right? What could go wrong, perhaps we wouldn't go 13-3 but 10-6 and wildcard seemed okay.
The Michael Vick experiment seemed like an afterthought. Only played a handful of plays, didn't really have to support him last year. Plus, second chances are great, well, sort of. That is when you don't have to actually root for the guy getting the second chance every offensive down. Now we get to root for a dog-killer or, in the alternative, hope the defense scores every time somehow. I'm all for second chances, but it doesn't mean I want to be the one who has to support the guy. Selfish, perhaps, but now Sundays will be a little less fun. Then again, at least I'm not a Cowboys fan.
Fly, Eagles, Fly. I guess.
The Michael Vick experiment seemed like an afterthought. Only played a handful of plays, didn't really have to support him last year. Plus, second chances are great, well, sort of. That is when you don't have to actually root for the guy getting the second chance every offensive down. Now we get to root for a dog-killer or, in the alternative, hope the defense scores every time somehow. I'm all for second chances, but it doesn't mean I want to be the one who has to support the guy. Selfish, perhaps, but now Sundays will be a little less fun. Then again, at least I'm not a Cowboys fan.
Fly, Eagles, Fly. I guess.
