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The Eagles acquired Vick when McNabb was in town,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but like I stated earlier, we knew he was gone by season's end and so did head coach Andy Reid. Kolb, the uprising prospect who has been waiting for his chance for years to show what he's capable of, was finally given his opportunity.
Why did we sign Vick again?
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We all saw the breaking news on ESPN. As Philadelphia fans,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we got excited and couldn't wait to see Michael Vick take off on the field and we wanted the change of pace.
So now I bring you to this:
However,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we all knew that he would never start because McNabb was the guy, and if he left (which was expected) Kevin Kolb had been next in line for a few years.
Reid signed Vick because he always knew he could coach him to be a great quarterback. Vick always had potential to be great, so just in case Kolb didn't follow through on high expectations,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he had a former Pro Bowler behind him.
I don't think so and I would say to use him as trade bait, however we signed him to a two year deal for a reason. If he was going to be used as trade bait, we would have signed him to a simple one year deal.
Just for the "Wildcat offense"?
There was a chance that Kolb wouldn't follow through with what was expected of him, and I'm sure Reid had that feeling.
Maybe, just maybe,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Andy Reid planned for Vick to be the back up plan to Kolb and lead the franchise of the Philadelphia Eagles. Following mini camps in the spring and officially recognized training camp in between July and August, NFL teams typically play four exhibition games from early August through early September. Each team hosts two games of the four. The exhibition season begins with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, so those two teams play five exhibition games each. Historically, the American Bowls were played prior to the NFL scheduling regular season games abroad and those teams faced this similar predicament.
But we didn't.
Now let's say Kolb turned out to be a great successor to Donovan. We still could have used Vick for the 3rd down option. It was a win-win situation for us.
So when he came to Philadelphia, we knew he wouldn't start and would not get the action we wanted to see him get.
Maybe, Reid thought there was just too much pressure on the young man. Maybe Reid knew all along he was going to deal McNabb. Maybe,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he thought that the Eagles needed a more athletic quarterback behind the dreadful offensive line.
We just signed Vick for more than the 3rd down option.
Or would he?
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