JohnnyGold
01-02-2014, 07:26 AM
This damn near seems logical at this point:
This quote comes from Vick himself, when he was looking to sign with an NFL team after getting out of prison:
“I didn’t want to come to Philadelphia. Being the third-team quarterback is nothing to smile about. Cincinnati and Buffalo were better options.” Those two teams wanted him and would’ve allowed him to start, but after meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell and other reps from the NFL, Vick was convinced – and granted league approval – to sign with Philly. “And I commend and thank them, because they put me in the right situation.”
Fast forward to today, and Vick wants out of Philly, but with the caveat that he wants to start next year (http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10226074/michael-vick-philadelphia-eagles-expects-start-qb-team-2014). He says he's open to returning to Philly to back up Foles--I'm not sure if he's hoping to be released/traded/or if he's a UFA.
Now, I can't think of a single team who would want a mobile 34 year old qb with an injury history as their starter... Oakland, potentially?
But if you think about the cap room we have/will have (when Byrd doesn't resign :yucky: ) why not take a flyer on Vick. With EJ's injury history, and the offense we run, you would have to think he would have a reasonable shot of starting some games by week 8. At that point, with the weapons on offense, and the (hopefully) still decent defense, it wouldn't be a long shot to think Vick could have this team at the top of the AFC.
He seems like the ideal guy to bring in as a backup?
*I only made this thread because I know Ralph/Russ wanted him, and it seems like a logical move this offseason from our "front office" (marketing department) to generate some enthusiasm for next season.
This quote comes from Vick himself, when he was looking to sign with an NFL team after getting out of prison:
“I didn’t want to come to Philadelphia. Being the third-team quarterback is nothing to smile about. Cincinnati and Buffalo were better options.” Those two teams wanted him and would’ve allowed him to start, but after meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell and other reps from the NFL, Vick was convinced – and granted league approval – to sign with Philly. “And I commend and thank them, because they put me in the right situation.”
Fast forward to today, and Vick wants out of Philly, but with the caveat that he wants to start next year (http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10226074/michael-vick-philadelphia-eagles-expects-start-qb-team-2014). He says he's open to returning to Philly to back up Foles--I'm not sure if he's hoping to be released/traded/or if he's a UFA.
Now, I can't think of a single team who would want a mobile 34 year old qb with an injury history as their starter... Oakland, potentially?
But if you think about the cap room we have/will have (when Byrd doesn't resign :yucky: ) why not take a flyer on Vick. With EJ's injury history, and the offense we run, you would have to think he would have a reasonable shot of starting some games by week 8. At that point, with the weapons on offense, and the (hopefully) still decent defense, it wouldn't be a long shot to think Vick could have this team at the top of the AFC.
He seems like the ideal guy to bring in as a backup?
*I only made this thread because I know Ralph/Russ wanted him, and it seems like a logical move this offseason from our "front office" (marketing department) to generate some enthusiasm for next season.