Number one Eagle fan here, and I am beyond shocked. Don’t know how good or bad it might be. I wasn’t a fan of his return at all at first, then I accepted. Now that he’s on MY team…
Somebody better hide Swoop! ( Mascot )
They only signed him for two HUMAN years, not dog years, right? :rolleyes:
Dammit.
Screw the Eagles.
:non-football fan:
So…why wasn’t he banned for life? It seems obvious to me.
As good as Donovan McNabb is, and as much as I respect him… if the Eagles get off to a slow start, it won’t be long before Philly fans are screaming for Vick to start.
As a Dallas fan, it just gives me one more reason to hate the Eagles. Pile it on… dog pile, even.
And I would have my stadium sound guy play as many dog songs during the game as possible.
Who let the Dogs Out?
Hound Dog
Etc.
This leaves me scratching my head.
I thought the Eagles needed a young QB, with the potential to be groomed into the new franchise leader when McNabb inevitably departs in a season or so (which was the whole point of acquiring Kevin Kolb). They already have a perfectly capable back-up QB with Feely.
Now with possibly the most popular member of the team gone (Dawkins) and beloved defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passing, I don’t know why they would touch a player so toxic. I don’t hate Vick (doesn’t mean I particularly like him either) and he served his time, but a lot of people do hate him and why encourage that sort of PR mess when you don’t really need to? Vick, despite his salary, was a mediocre QB when he left the league, and I doubt two years in prison really helped him any.
One possibility I can think of is that they want Vick to be like the old McNabb, where he was feared as much as a rushing threat as he was for his arm.
I guess we’ll have to see where the season takes us. There’s not much room for slacking in the NFC East.
:rolleyes:
Yes, every crime should mean the offenders career and livelihood be forfeit. That would certainly help prevent recidivism.
That’s true for a lot of people, why would he merit an exception?
I think it’s a perfect fit. The staff and leaders on the team have been there for a long time. They have a reasonably stable locker room. The Eagles aren’t a doormat so the move has a bit of credibility.
Kolb is injured with a sprained MCL, who knows if this will be a nagging thing or not. Kolb is still the heir apparent. They think he can be the franchise guy but they need insurance in case he’s not. Vick is a short term experiment that might pay off. If it doesn’t they can cut him and draft McNabbs replacement in the coming seasons if Kolb can’t cut it. In the meantime the Eagles are ste at QB and can wait for Vick to possibly regain his form. Perhaps time in prison focuses him and allows him to actually learn a west coast offense as opposed to using his running skill as a crutch.
I think it has maybe a 5% chance of success, but the risk is essentially nil. The PR hit won’t amount to much. I don’t see Eagles fans turning in their tickets and turning off the TVs anytime soon. Frankly, it’ll probably help.
Because getting your life back should be the rule and having one event ruin your life should be the exception.
In all other cases it’s a free market decision. You aren’t prevented from working anywhere, you just have to tell them on the application. The company can still hire him. This is no different, if Vick were not hired because teams didn’t want to. Forbidding teams from hiring him would be contrary to every other field.
Why the rolling eyes?
I guess you are right. I hope he can fix his life.
Because your remark is symbolic of the type of anti-jock knee-jerking that infects much of the internet. It just isn’t a reasonable response even if there is some measure of catharsis in the concept. It would be fiscally barbaric for lack of a better term.
Thank Christ it’s not the Bills. I was ready to give up on them if they signed him. As it is… I liked the Eagles okay, but that’s life.
I just hope that if McNabb struggles, he won’t be doused with water and electrocuted.
That’s about right for Philly fans.
Nope.
You probably have some comfortable vision of reality in your head where everything works out for you, but for some people life is harsher.
If I fail a drug test or leave work with a security document accidentally in my briefcase, I will lose my security clearance for those “minor” crimes and lose my career.
If a child-care provider or camp counselor gets falsely accused of something nasty with children, they can lose their career the way you describe…by not being chosen…but if they are convicted, even wrongly, even of something minor, they are usually barred for life from any career involving children.
These things happen for a reason, true. No one would trust someone with a bad record with children to watch their children. The government needs to be able to trust cleared workers.
But let’s not forget football is spectator entertainment. These guys are set up as role models for children. Why would we trust someone who ran an organized criminal enterprise for years? I can be fired and lose my clearance for failing one drug test, and rightly so.
But Vick gets special treatment.
It’s not special treatment. You don’t need security clearance to play in the NFL. It is a private company deciding that the benefits of an individual being an employee outweigh the costs of that person being an employee.
It was a bit more than “one event” for Vick, you know. Quite a bit.