The Eagles just released a statement from quarterback Michael Vick.
“I want to thank my fans for the thousands of well wishes. I also appreciate the support of the entire Eagles organization. I feel strong and healthy. As a professional athlete, I want to play in every game but the NFL has a specific protocol to protect players. My focus is to complete this process successfully, so I can rejoin my team on the field.”
This statement seems to be an effort to clear up a controversy which was started today by an ESPN report by Ed Werder where he says that Vick feels the Eagles are “playing politics” with his concussion tests as a way of keeping him off the field and Nick Foles in the lineup.
What a Circus these final 5 weeks will be, and this is what happens when an
Inept Organizations keeps bullshitting with it’s players and fans..
Just come out Lurie or Roseman or Donahoe and tell it like it is…
This is a Classic Case of a Lack of Leadership from Top to Bottom
Paulman I absolutely agree with you on this. Complete and utter nonsense. This is what this franchise has come to a laughingstock.
You know DAMN well he didnt say that..lol He doesnt even talk like that. Thank the entire eagles huh?? Sounds like a damn commercial.
This can’t keep going on. They need to tell him to take the rest of the year off. No need for him to risk his health or even worry about this team right now. I was of the opinion Andyshould be allowed to finish the season…..But I digress. Fire him today. Between him and Vick the media is having a field day. These young guys don’t need this idiotic questions every single day. Jeff needs to get his ass in front of a camera and be he owner. The captain is dead at the Wheel and a storm is a brewing. Get us a captain to us through the storm till you hire the new guy. I state this now..NO CHIP KELLY AND THAT GIMMICK OFFENSE PLEASE!!!
As ive been saying in the previous weeks no qb in NFL history misses 3 weeks because of a concussion. Never believed he was injured passed that first week. He didnt get hit hard enough. This just shows how shitty and low classed this organization is. They benched Vick and Foles is 10x worst. He hadnt scored a TD pass in the last 2weeks and shouldve been picked off like 10 times in the last 2 games. This is no doubt a cover up and if the truth comes out somebody can get in trouble.
I really want foles to be a good QB but for all the support for the guy no one can tell me what he does well..next year is not a superbowl year regardless of who the QB is but if i can get a good head coach with a different philosophy i would restructure vick or ride with foles if he shows me signs of improvement.. C’mon Nick you gotta do better than a 40 qb rating. its the friggen boys!!!!
Vick just need a break hes been hit over an over. Ive never seen a QB take that kind of pounding every week and still keep coming back..
This is ridiculous if he wants to play put him in, use both of them but I damn sure don’t want to hear about this for 5 weeks.
this is a none story. the playoffs are over for this team. We know what the guy is as a qb, we dont know what foles is. lets see what foles is and that will determine if vick comes back or not. who cares if he plays 5 games of meaning less football… these games are for young guys to determine if they re worth keeping.id like to see sims again, kurt coleman wont be on this team next year( at least he wont be starting) lets see what sims has..
It’s already making national news so it’s not a non story. It’s an embarrassment.
Only in Philly can a 3-8 team be national news.
Wouldn’t surprise me at all if that story wasn’t leaked from inside Eagles ownership… Teams will do anything to discredit a player and make them look good. Mike word to the wise… Do not step back behind that High School line if you want to be functional at 50… The cumulative effects of all these hits will kill you. It’s obvious Foles will QB the rest of the year. I know you are thinking if we threatened the run like that when I was healthy maybe it could’ve been different… Mike don’t waste the brain cells you will always have haters. Some people will never let the dog thing go….like they are perfect.
I think the front office wants t tank the season and if Vick is in there the eagles could win .. The longer hes out the better.
Vick has taken a physical pounding over the last 2 years
His reckless play and inability to run an Offense with talent and speed
Consistently enough to win games is what he’s Eagkes Legacy will be
All you have to do is watch the game tape over the last 2 realize that he’s his play gave falken back to basically what his Falcons days were like
And that’s as a big disappointment and a undaerachiever who failed to reach an an Elite level in QB and Lead his Team to greatness for it never happened
Remember he was a #1 Overall Pick and by his own words that he stated many times that he wanted to reach greatness, be a HOF,,win Championships, etc, etc.. His Time has past, plain and simple..
I think the Falcons were pretty good when Vick was there even without the supporting cast they did play in the NFC championship game. Matty Ice took over and they can’t win a play off game. Does that make him a failure?
They won 2 playoff games in 6 years with Vick. In one of those the Pack handed him 5 turnovers, and the other 3 I believe.
Ice is in his 5th season….so we’ll see how he does after 6 years.
I don’t think many Falcons fans would want to trade Ryan for VIck.
Speaking of Ringling Brothers circus which this org. has become, has anybody looked at Babin’s website? Talk about embarrasing to be a member of the same species.
Vick is a finished product, his career is in the books, he is what his record says he is, and given the hype, the huge talent, draft status, opportunity given after he went to jail, by any objective measure his career is a disappointment
I agree biglion821, Mike Vick is a 2 time pro bowler and runner up to the MVP, and would be a former MVP if one of the greatest to ever put on the laces Tom Brady didn’t show his ass. Matty Ice has not done anything !!!
Your right Gake,
I wish Vick no ill will and I am happy for him that he’s got life back
On a good path. I just don’t want him to be the QB of our Eagles and it has nothing to do with his dog days, or that he’s black or anything else other that I just don’t feel he be consistent enough to win in the NFL with his play.
If that’s your case Paulman, VICK is not the QB! The starting QB is FOLES! What’s your assessment on him, beacause right now, he’s looking like Brad Gable or Bobby Hoying if not worse. If Vick is not the answer it damn sure doesn’t look like Foles is either. Lets talk about the STARTING QB! Not Vick!
There is no way to tell if Foles is good or bad yet. You are a passionate fan but you can’t judge him by 2 starts or anybody by 2 starts
By your standards Jake, that means just about every Qb that has played the game is a failure and a disappointment. If this is the end other then winning a Super Bowl I think he’s done pretty good. Has he done everything he was capable of? Nope but again not too many athletes do.
Never said failure , just disappointment to many , but give him credit for turning his life around, made millions after going broke, that’s more impressive than his football career, he should retire and raise his family with his brains intact
And you are correct, very few athletes ever live up to the hype
What Biglion says is 100 percent correct, who’s the better QB Jake…Dan Marino or Trent Dilfer? Dan Fouts or Jeff Hostletter ? Fouts and Marino had better careers but who has the rings huh? Ooooh yeah it looks like you can be a average to below average QB and still win the Superbowl… Oh and uh they said “THE ULTIMATE WEAPON” Randall Cunningham was finished too, then he went to a talented team with a great o-line and d-line and WENT 15 and 1. Those 72 Dolphins are still having night sweats about that season
@haveacigar, I agree, but after 2 games are you comfortable with what you see so far? if I’m the Eagles, don’t get me wrong, FOLES is just one man, he’s playing with garbage, with the right team around him lets see. But after 7 quarters he’s not looking good…The Eagles may need to look to FA or the draft for QB
I’m saying for the foreseeable future he is all we have. If he stinks we stink AGAIN. They are so dysfunctional right now I just don’t know what I’m seeing from him. I’m hoping he becomes flacco. Then we build a more conventional offense around him. Solid D, run the ball call it game manager with the ability to make a couple plays and take care of the ball. It’s our only hope for a quick turnaround.
Why do you say he’s not looking good? Those are just useless blanket statements.
What exactly did you expect from his first 2 starts? And what exactly is he doing (or not doing) to not meet those expectations?
Where to you think M. Vick will go after he is released at the end of the year.
The Eagles again are trying to do what’s right for Michael Vick. Vick probably could play this week but they want to see if Foles can be an answer next year. Vick will be released at the end of the year and I guess will see if there are allot of teams knocking at his door. The best thing for Michael Vick to do now is to just shut up
Cunningham better quarterback than Vick ironman, but you are correct there are hall of famers that have not won a super bowl, Vick clearly not one of them
Makes you think if buddy had a more structured offense to go with that defense how many super bowles
I agree, Cunningham was a better QB, and actually, I believe Mcnabb was as well…but that doesn’t take away from Vick accomplishments
“Major” Eagles QBs over the past 40 years should be ranked:
McNabb
Jaws
Cunningham
Vick
No argument there Vinnie.
By the way I wouldn’t trade Ryan for Vick either if I was Atlanta. But Ryan shrinks come play off time that has to be corrected and I don’t care how many years in the league he has.
I am not comfortable with anything about this current Eagles Offense
Regardless of who the QB under AR and MM flawed and predictable Offense
Lets see come summer camp once there’s a new Coaching Staff in place and hopefully a more physical. Balanced approach to their Offense
I have not been very impressed by anyone on the Eagles Offense this Season
And believe that Foles can be a productive “game manager” under the right system, but let him finish these last 5 games and show us and more importantly the next Coaching Staff on what he can and cannot do
He clearly is not they type who is going to drop back 40+ plus times a game and throw the ball, but under a run first, play action, double TE set, he has a shot to be productive. Time will tell and none of us know anything under the these present circumstances of a sinking ship and a OL with 2nd Stringers and worse and a WR corps led by Maclin, Avant and Cooper for the rest of the year and yes, without the Eagles Best player in LeSean McCoy out
Vinnie, Jeff Garcia was better than Vick, Randall Cunningham better than mcnabb , probably better than jaworski, mcnabb was good at protecting the ball , throwing 90 mph fastballs at the ground, killing families of worms at the Linc, and throwing up, choking, so on some levels your Antichrist Vick is better than mcnabb
Your statement should have said killing worms and WINNING!
He started 6 games here
Jake, Garcia didn’t play here long enough and McNabb was better then Randall and Randall was my all time favorite Eagle.
I dont think a single team signs Michael Vick if he is cut. Who would want him? he cant run anymore, he’s on the down side of his career. You see so many rookie QB’s succeeding. I think he’s done. I think some teams will bring him in for a look but wont ever suit up in another nfl game again.
I like Matt Flynn. I liked him at LSU and I thought he looked sharp in those few starts as a Packer and I think he deserves a chance to be a NFL starter. However I dont like him going to a team thats rebuilding. I think with some extra receivers and a more athletic tight end I think he can be very good.
I read through all the dialogue here and what jumps out at me is “Vick’s accomplishments”, “runner up in MVP voting”. “Putting Vick in.” Are we kidding!Accomplishments! One division title. “Runner up” Who cares? You know what that means? He is a mediocre QB. To all the Vick supporters out there. This team is moving forward. He will not be here next year. The new coach will not want him here. Take your Vick jerseys down to the Nova Care Complex get his signature and put the jersey in a frame. The only way he ever gets a SB ring will be as a benchwarmer to the starting QB.Here is another prediction. You want to know hoe much Reid likes Vick? Next year when he coaches someplace else he will not have Vick on his roster. Enough about Vick. The rest of this year should be about whether Foles is the answer or the Birds go shopping for a free agent because there is nothing in the draft.
How about Vick’s chances of getting a job is better then Reid’s with the way this team has been mismanaged the last couple of years. In the history of the NFL how many QB’s have won a Super Bowl? All the rest from are mediocre Qb’s get the heck out of here with that BS. Trying to diminish what he’s done because you don’t like him.
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Last week I asked all of the Vick people to list his accomplishments. One division title is what any one came up with. Never led the league in passing, TD’s thrown,QB rating, Pass completion pct,no championships won no MVP. He is an ESPN created star. So sit down with your Madden game and be Vick all you want. He was mediocre QB in Atlanta and Philly. Get to know the game moron.
Dude you can spin this all you want, let’s list everybody’s accomplishments. He plays in the NFL at a very good level if you don’t like him or think he’s mediocre that is your opinion.
You are the one making him out to be more than what he is dude.
By pointing out his career has been better then mediocre okay I’m guilty.
You obviously don’t know the meaning of mediocre.
Well stated Philly fan, well stated
Eagles should make a trade for Ryan Mallett
Patriots are high on Mallett and have no interest in trading him
Remember that Brady has 2-3 years at most,
The only Team I see as possibly interested in Vicmwould be the
Arizona Cardinals whose Front Office and Coaching Staff are all on the Hot Seatcand are wasting WRcLarry Fitzgerald’s Prime Years by not having a QB be able to get the ball to him consistently
A couple of you g QB’s who could be available
Is Matt Flynn (seahawks) Drew Stanton (Colts) Chad Henne (Dolphins)
And Tim Tebow (Jets)
Watch how 49ers Kaelernick plays and then you will have Alex Smith on the market as well as Kevin Kolb who will be released by Cardibals
Chad Henne plays for the Jags paulman and I’m pretty sure Gabbert’s the one that will be available.
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The rate the eagles are going theyll be able to draft Smith lol .. They have the worst record in the NFL
Does anyone want to see a little of trent edwards or is firmly entrenched as clipboard holder . he shown some decent things in preseason
Patriots are high on Mallett and have no interest in trading him
Remember that Brady has 2-3 years at most,
The only Team I see as possibly interested in Vicmwould be the
Arizona Cardinals whose Front Office and Coaching Staff are all on the Hot Seatcand are wasting WRcLarry Fitzgerald’s Prime Years by not having a QB be able to get the ball to him consistently
A couple of you g QB’s who could be available
Is Matt Flynn (seahawks) Drew Stanton (Colts) Chad Henne (Jags) Tim Tebow (Jets) jummy Claussen (Panthers)
Watch how 49ers Kaepernick plays and then you will have Alex Smith on the market as well as Kevin Kolb who will be released by Cardibals
By their fruits you will know them.
Vick has proven that he can lead an explosive offense. The problem for any QB in Philadelphia has ALWAYS been ANDY REID and his ridiculous play calling.
Of course a QB takes a pounding when the defense KNOWS HES GOING TO PASS. Play-action means nothing. The WRs are winded and gassed from running down the field on every play.
Andy Refused to get a quality tackle or center when both positions went down. He also stubbornly stayed with pitiful WRs for years. And still likes the boney, WRs like pinkston and jackson.
Acts like the RB is not a position on the team, accept to block for pass protection.
ANDY REID got 2 of the most mobile QBs in the history of the NFL broken ribs, torn ACL, Sports Hernias and Concussions. His play calling is a complete joke. It always has been. We were just fortunate to play in a weak division with coach duffest in Dallas and a coaching rotation in Washington.
No QB is perfect. Andy could have disguised Vicks weaknesses with more running plays and more slants, draws and screens. Target the TE more.
For years we had the biggest line in the NFL and he had them tip toeing around instead of playing Smashmouth football.
It sure was a pleasure to watch Alabama run thru the Georgia Defense, then set up the bomb. It’s not hard. Just basic play calling. We had the line to do it. The Running Backs (westbrook and mccoy). We just had a coach who never got BYU out of his system.
He’s a bum. Never could adapt. Belechick went from bombs to Randy Moss to using 2 TEs. He adapted to the talent.
Andy Reid is the problem. No matter what QB starts.
Hit the nail on the head BSM
Figuring the Eagles next HC and Offensive System will hopefully be a more traditional,balanced Offense, I still don’t feel Vick is a Good Fit for a Timing Type of Passing Offense for he’s too slow decision wise to read defenses and look off receivers,etc,etc.. So Vick’s playground Style is not a fit for most Offensive Coordinators or HC Philosophies meaning he’s finished in PHiladelphia
Remember that it was Coach Ar and D McNabb who had to lobby hard and lous to Lurie/Banner to even give Vick a shot with the Eagles so there will be no vested interest in keeping Vick once AR is terminated on 12/31/2012 .
A new Coachign Staff is very unlikely to be interested in keeping Vick around and there will be no renegoitiating Vick’s Deal or CB Asmo’s Deal either
They are not done with high-profile players, instead they will simply be released for that’s what happens in the NFL.. . You get a player off injury or a 2nd Tier Player, maybe you renegoititate, but not with High-Profile Players who have underachieved as these 2 have.. WHo would want a disgruntled player to remain on your Roster after taking a big pay cut.. This doesn;t occur for this reason, Eagles will release 3-5 Players right after the Season
(Vick,Avant,D Bell,C Jenkins,Asmo)
BSM, why you are not a writer on here, is beyond me?!? Almost every one of your posts are excellent, & spot on.
Look I want chip kelly here and let’s start fresh, vick can get the hell out and take andy with him. Off topic major shout out to larrwd who wanted the eagles to take Russell Wilson and Ty Hilton in last years draft. We would be a bit more watchable with those two. Good call young fella.
Haha haveacigar, boy is that flacco a good quarterback, stinks