Archive for November 10th, 2012

Sit Vick

November 10th, 2012 by Christian | Comments Off on Sit Vick | Filed in Eagles, Football, General

Man, those linemen are tall!

It won’t happen, but allow me to delude myself for a few minutes.  Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.  By that definition the Eagles offensive strategy is insane.  Keep trotting out Michael Vick, who has not been an effective quarterback since the Minnesota Vikings figured him out two years ago, and still expect to win!

NEWS FLASH to the Eagles:  The Michael Vick Experiment is over and it has failed.  The rest of the NFL knows it.  Your fans know it.  And I believe the Eagles’ players know it.  When’s the last time you heard DeSean Jackson singing Vick’s praises?

So, when a player isn’t getting the job done, what should be done?  Let’s see… that’s a tough one… ummm…. how about go to Option #2???  Let’s do a quick review to see if we all follow… Option #1 is stinking up the joint and has been for almost two years.  So you need to make an adjustment.  And the logical (sane) move is to try Option #2.  Did I lose anyone?  Andy?  Are we all on the same page?

Consider that Option #1 (Vick) is six feet, ZERO inches tall and trying to throw the football over linemen that are six feet FIVE inches, and you can see (better than Vick) why he might be having trouble spotting open receivers, and delivering the football.  Further consider that Option #2 (Nick Foles) is six feet SIX inches and can clearly see over his linemen.  Is it sheer coincidence that Tom Brady is 6’5″, Peyton Manning is 6’5″, Ben Roethlisberger is 6’5″ and Eli Manning is 6’4″?

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