Official NFL Thread 2009-2010

[Professor S]

I think right now the Eagles have a mess on their hands in the QB position.

You have McNabb hurt but will be back soon.

Kolb is playing very well, especially for an unseasoned youngster.

Vick looks lackluster at best, but by collecting $5 million a year he's burning a hole in the bench.

Lets not forget Garcia, but at least he knows to keep out of the picture as much as possible. If Kolb tanked, the situation would be even worse.

So if McNabb comes back and plays poorly, what then? Honestly, signing Vick is a situation that has zero upside. It still blows my mind that it happened at all.

[TheGame]

Signing Vick was purely a gamble. Though I don't think they really expected to ever have to rely on him for the team to win games.. But it looks like it may be the situation sometime down the line.

[KillerGremlin]

I don't think signing Vick was a gamble. We can debate if it was a poor decision, but I don't think it was a gamble. I don't think anyone expected Kolb to play as good as he is...if he keeps this up, well damn. And McNabb as good as he is (and I really like McNabb), he has sort of become a liability. I think Philly is considering their options for a future without McNabb. But I'm not from Philly so I don't know the inner workings of that organization. But yeah, signing Vick seemed like an effort to secure a possible Quarterback weapon in case said current Quarterback craps out.

The question is will Vick ever be as good as he was when he played for Atlanta?

On a more serious note, Pittsburgh needs to step things up...1-2 is almost as unacceptable as the Titans going 0-3.

[ZebraRampage]

That wasn't pass interference at the end of the 2nd quarter. The Packers should have had that interception, but I guess the offsides penalty allowed them to replay the down, so I guess it doesn't matter. It's been an interesting game so far.

[The Germanator]

Originally Posted by Professor S

I think right now the Eagles have a mess on their hands in the QB position.

You have McNabb hurt but will be back soon.

Kolb is playing very well, especially for an unseasoned youngster.

Vick looks lackluster at best, but by collecting $5 million a year he's burning a hole in the bench.

Lets not forget Garcia, but at least he knows to keep out of the picture as much as possible. If Kolb tanked, the situation would be even worse.

So if McNabb comes back and plays poorly, what then? Honestly, signing Vick is a situation that has zero upside. It still blows my mind that it happened at all.

I agree and disagree. If anything the QB position just got way better now that we know Kolb can actually play. Here is the scenario I envision. McNabb steps back in to the starters role after the bye week. I still have confidence in him to finish up with a good year. However, if he falters, the Eagles can now trade him in the off season and get something decent for him while they stick with Kolb who they now have confidence in as the QB of the future.

Also, Vick is only getting $1.6 million this year with a team option for $5.2 million next year. Vick's potential is a bargain for this year. If he doesn't look like he is making progress, then the Eagles don't pick up the option and let him go. I would still rather the Eagles not signed Vick, but if he just makes 2 or 3 big plays in the entire year that lead to some TDs, then for the price tag it was probably worth it. Plus, a big reason he was signed was because of Andy Reid's troubled sons, but that's a whole other story.