The Triumphant Return of Michael Vick

Michael Vick fought like a dog to be where he is now. (Harsh). Philadelphia Eagles, your starting quarterback for week two is Michael Dwayne Vick, first black man to be selected first in a draft, ex-con, spectacular athlete. This will not be an article about whether he should be playing. Everyone deserves a second chance, and if the NFL or the Eagles have no issue hiring an ex-con, then he should be allowed to prove himself to the public eye. No, this will be focused on the QB "controversy" in Flip-Flip-Flipadelphia.

Andy Reid has already come out and said that Kevin Kolb is their quarterback once he returns from his concussion. But what if Vick excels this week; throws for 300+ yards, rushes for 100+, scores a few touchdowns and wins the game? Doubtful, yes, but it is Vick's best case, and Philly's worst case scenario. If Vick puts up those types of numbers, fans and even the players will be demanding that he continue to start. I say worst case scenario because Vick will not lead this team to the Super Bowl this year; he will just be a tease. And more importantly, Kolb's maturity would be delayed for one more season.

Kolb is the Eagles' quarterback of the future, and this is his season to mature into a top ranked athlete. Kolb is why they foolishly gave up on Donovan McNabb. McNabb is still a top ten quarterback in this league, and the Eagles would have been much better with him, than without him. Kolb may be a great quarterback someday, but he proved nothing in preseason, and nothing in game one before he got concussed. This is a rebuilding season, maybe a couple of seasons, in Philly. Fans may not appreciate that given their newfound taste for championships after the Phillies winning, but it is true. Kolb needs time to develop.

McNabb is lucky to be out of Philly. I am sure it was a goal of his to bring a title to that city, even though he was vastly under-appreciated. At his peak, McNabb was one of the best QBs in the league, just behind Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. He deserved better than what he got in Philly, both in terms of fan treatment and the talent he was surrounded with. His teams were always missing a little something, whether it be receivers, healthy running backs, better coaching, and McNabb received the brunt of fan frustration. Now in Washington, McNabb has a proven coach who likes to run the ball. McNabb will not have to excel for this team to excel. He just needs to adjust to a new gameplan, and do what he does best, win games.

So Philly gave up McNabb to bring up Kolb, and now they're settling with Vick. And their fans will have to see the Redskins rise above them in the standings and McNabb win games against them instead of for them. How demoralizing would it be for Philly fans to see McNabb bring a Super Bowl win to DC instead of Philly?

Well, they'd be dog fighting mad.