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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/64889442.html
Quote from Philly Inquirer article linked above:
"That Vick couldn't throw the ball very well before he went to jail for torturing puppies was sort of glossed over. He was a multimillion-dollar player available for a bargain, and the Eagles are nothing if not fans of value-added transactions.
The acquisition came at a cost that can't be measured on the salary cap. A large portion of the fan base was outraged about adding Vick to the roster, and the organization has had to cough up a lot of money in executing a public-relations campaign about reducing animal cruelty that was transparently cynical in its timing. If the organization really cares this much about puppies and kitties, why didn't it start the campaign some other year? Some coincidence.
Since Vick has been eligible to play, he hasn't been used much at all, and the Spread Eagle is little more than a funny-shaped curiosity stuffed into a corner of the offensive attic with a bed sheet over it.
"We signed him as a backup quarterback," Reid said yesterday. "We've probably gotten a little bit more out of him than we thought we would get from our other backup quarterbacks."
Good Lord, how little did they expect?"
Quote from Philly Inquirer article linked above:
"That Vick couldn't throw the ball very well before he went to jail for torturing puppies was sort of glossed over. He was a multimillion-dollar player available for a bargain, and the Eagles are nothing if not fans of value-added transactions.
The acquisition came at a cost that can't be measured on the salary cap. A large portion of the fan base was outraged about adding Vick to the roster, and the organization has had to cough up a lot of money in executing a public-relations campaign about reducing animal cruelty that was transparently cynical in its timing. If the organization really cares this much about puppies and kitties, why didn't it start the campaign some other year? Some coincidence.
Since Vick has been eligible to play, he hasn't been used much at all, and the Spread Eagle is little more than a funny-shaped curiosity stuffed into a corner of the offensive attic with a bed sheet over it.
"We signed him as a backup quarterback," Reid said yesterday. "We've probably gotten a little bit more out of him than we thought we would get from our other backup quarterbacks."
Good Lord, how little did they expect?"