Mike Vick is Back According to Andy Reid

[TylerDurden]

Thought it was interesting considering the polarization his name caused over the last few seasons on this board, or at least his alias of Michael Bolton.

I am pulling for him to finish out his career strong and be a better passer as well, sort of like a redemption story - as long as it doesn't interfere with our team's success.

Anyway, here it is:

“I think he looks great. You saw him today,” coach Andy Reid said. “He’s working with the second group. Any time he gets into trouble, he’s out of there. You see his quickness and speed back. He’s throwing the ball confidently.”

http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/landing_v3?blockID=227408

Now proceed with your "why do we care?" posts.

[The_Cannon]

If he is back in True Vick form I'm just glad we don't have him on the schedule twice a year like when he played for ATL...

I'm a Vick fan and had a 5 second glimmer of hope when there was the rumors about him coming to Carolina last year and this off season, but I know that he won't gel with our set up here. Hes a great athlete(if he really is in his pre-prison shape) but he'll never be a hall of fame QB.

[rayzor]

cool story.

[Pumpkin King]

Meh. Eagles will still hold him back from his true potential IMO.

[Mesmer]

lol his true potential. The only one who held him back was him. He's fast and he can throw far. Trick play dude. Other than that he's pretty useless.

[Pumpkin King]

lol his true potential. The only one who held him back was him. He's fast and he can throw far. Trick play dude. Other than that he's pretty useless.

Useless because they're only using him for trick plays.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Wow an offseason story about how Vick is finally going to become a better passer and "realize his potential". This all seems vaguely familiar.

[Pox 08]

Hopefully he thrashes the Falcons again next time the Eagles/Falcons face off.

[SCMunnerlyn1]

the panther fan in me says *** his sh*t .. but the football fan in me wants him to play more.. hes the only successful mobile quarter back of this decade aside from the mildly mobile tavaris jackson

[Mr. Scot]

I think he looks great. You saw him today,” coach Andy Reid said. “He’s working with the second group. Any time he gets into trouble, he’s out of there. You see his quickness and speed back. He’s throwing the ball confidently.”

I ran this through Babelfish. Here's the translation:

Come on. Somebody PLEASE trade us something for him. Please? He's really great. I swear he is. Surely a 3rd round pick isn't too much to ask for a guy this good, is it?

[Mother Grabber]

"Throwing the ball confidently...." at his players knees.

[CatMan72]

Non-story, what else is Reid going to say?

[PhillyB]

as long as we have thomas davis he can't do poo to the panthers

[panthers55]

Well he couldn't learn the WCO in all the time in Atlanta, if he can learn it in Philadelphia that would be something.

I although thought it was funny Reid was praising him for getting out of there at the first sign of pressure. One of the big knocks on him in Atlanta was that instead of staying in the pocket and finding a receiver downfield, he would bolt at the first sign of pressure and run the ball. All you had to do to stop him is collapse the pocket and put a spy on him to shut him down. That is why we had better success with him once we figured that out.