Philly's...Quack Attack

It's official...the Philadelphia Eagles have their man!   None other than the former coach of the college team known as the Oregon Ducks.

Chip Kelly and his famed fast-break offense will test the waters of the NFL.

Questions?  Will he keep Michael Vick?  Will that Oregon offense succeed in ..."Big Boy" football?

 Who knows.....just speculation.   

 

DUCK.. DUCK.. EAGLE!

Eagles Land Chip Kelly.. Oregon Coach Changes Mind

Has the Eagle....Landed?

Tough game for one Michael Vick....Sacked 7 times...a pick six for a 99 yard touchdown for the New Orleans Saints (Vick hit the receiver in the hands and it bounced off).   Numerous red zone deficiencies.

So...the Philly talk is this:  Fire Andy Reid.....Bench Vick.

Here's the game results:
 

What's next for the Eagles?

Still Perfect!

At the end of the day...7-0....is still 7-0!

Atlanta probably played its most complete game yesterday.  Total dominance.

 

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: Falcons down Eagles 30-17, go to 7-0 for 1st time 

PHILADELPHIA - Asante Samuel stared directly at his former team's sideline and started trash-talking right after the coin toss. By the fourth quarter, Samuel was dancing on the field between plays.

Things ....We Learned......From the Week-end

Right about now.....we're feeling pretty smart.

For we learned quite a bit these last few days......

With a  little help from a few of our friends....let's recap just what we learned:




The Philadelphia Eagles.....are not that good:

Should The Eagles' Coach Be Fired?

 

The Panthers Steve Smith.....still has....."it":

Cheap Shot Leads To Fight After Panthers Touchdown

 

The Packers may not win the Super Bowl this year....but they're better than the Falcons:

Packers Win On The Road To Stay Undefeated

 

R.I.P.   Al Davis:

Legendary Raiders Owner Dies

 

The Phillies......weren't that good either:

Ryan Howard Adds Injury To Insult

 

Smarter?

Thought so.... 

 

Mo Money........Mo Money

Just in .....

Michael Vick.......has hit the proverbial......jackpot.  $40 million ...guaranteed.


Yep........$40 million!

Us.......to Mike.


"Please don't blow this".


From CNN and SI.com:

Michael Vick, Eagles reach $100-million deal

Philadelphia Eagles | Comments

Michael Vick is now signed with the Eagles through the 2016 season. (CSM/Landov)

At least in spurts last season, Michael Vick played like one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks. Now, he’s going to be paid like one.

Vick reportedly agreed to a whopping six-year, $100-million contract with the Eagles on Monday, with $40 million guaranteed. The 31-year-old Vick could now be in Philadelphia through the 2016 season.

He was set to play out this season as the Eagles’ designated franchise player, which would have paid him just shy of $16 million for 2011. Instead, he’ll earn $16.7 million. Vick eased his way back into the NFL in 2009, seeing limited action with the Eagles. He took over as the starter last season, throwing for 3,018 yards in 12 games and rushing for 676.

It’s the latter stat that still makes Vick the dangerous weapon he is. Few players in the NFL, let alone quarterbacks, bring as much athleticism and elusiveness to the table as he does. But it’s also Vick’s propensity for trying to make things happen with his feet that could make this a risky deal.

Remember, Vick missed four games in 2010 after suffering a rib cartilage injury against the Redskins, when he took a hit while he was scrambling. Taking into account the two seasons he lost due to being incarcerated and Vick hasn’t played a full NFL season since 2006 with Atlanta.

Speaking of which, can we officially declare that Vick’s NFL career has come full circle? It’s sort of incredible to think about, but this is the second $100-million contract that Vick has received. The first came at the end of the 2004 regular season — Atlanta handed Vick a 10-year, $130-million extension that at the time made him the richest player in the league.

That season ended with a conference-title game loss to (oh, the irony!) the Eagles. Vick made it through two more seasons before heading off to jail, an unexpected turn that cost the controversial QB nearly $70 in base salary from that initial deal. Vick also had to eventually pay back more than $6 million of the bonuses he received on the contract, which totaled $37 million.

But for everything that went wrong while Vick was a member of the Falcons, it feels like the exact opposite has been true since he landed in Philadelphia. He signed with the Eagles just prior to the 2009 season for less than $2 million, with no money guaranteed.

Almost two years to the date, he’s topped that contract more than 50 times over.

Say what you will about his previous blunders, but Philadelphia wouldn’t have taken a chance on Vick in 2009 and certainly would not have committed this massive contract to him if he wasn’t a one-of-a-kind talent. The Eagles even traded away promising QB Kevin Kolb to Arizona this offseason — then Kolb himself landed a $65-million, six-year deal.

And as much as this contract is a vote of confidence for Vick’s on-field impact from Philadelphia, it’s also the Eagles’ way of saying that they trust Vick off the field as well.

Believe me, Philadelphia would not have thrown this deal Vick’s way if the franchise had even one iota of concern about what he was doing away from the gridiron. You may never want to forgive him for the dog-fighting charges — and no one will ever forget that era of Vick’s life — but every step he’s taken in the past two years has paid off.

All that said, though, this is a gamble on the Eagles’ part. Instead of taking it year to year with Vick and holding Kolb as insurance, they’ve decided to put all their chips on the table.
It’s now up to Vick to stay healthy, stay out of trouble and reward that faith.

A "Dog Day" Afternoon

Good game.....lots of drama.

Forget about who will be the Eagles QB next year....these birds need a defense!

Packers 21, Eagles 16

Packers' unpredictable defense addles Vick

Mark Hoffman

Green Bay Packers cornerback Tramon Williams cradles an interception that killed the final drive by the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. MORE PHOTOS

The Green Bay Packers accepted the fact that Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was going to break containment from time to time. They just wanted to minimize the damage by Vick, whose ability to ad-lib into explosive plays is unparalleled in the NFL. »Read Full Article

On Any Given Sunday....Or perhaps a Tuesday

It's been said.....it's been written.

On any given Sunday.....any NFL team can win.

But on a Tuesday?   The Minnesota Vikings were a 14 point underdog to the Philadelphia Eagles last night....and low and behold....with a 3rd string QB...

The Vikings beat the Michael Vick led Eagles,  24-14.

Two views...

From Philly:

 

Eagles lose to Vikings with "pathetic" effort

 

Pathetic. Terrible. Two days after clinching the NFC East with help from the Green Bay Packers, a disgusted Andy Reid used those words to describe a flat, sloppy, 24-14 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday night that cost the Eagles any shot at a first-round playoff bye and that left quarterback Michael Vick limping with a bruised thigh.

And from Minnesota:

 

Vikings 24, Philadelphia 14

Vikings pull a Tuesday stunner

After the teams waited two days for better weather, the game was full of Vikings wonders and Eagles blunders. 

 

Go figure......This is why we don't bet on sports.

Miracle at the Meadowlands

Down 24-3....the Philadelphia Eagles come all the way back.

Led.......by......guess who?

From the New York Times:

Barton Silverman/The New York Times

Eagles 38, Giants 31

Eagles Stun Giants on Game’s Final Play

By JOHN BRANCH 3 minutes ago

As Giants punter Matt Dodge, left, missed a tackle, DeSean Jackson returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown on the last play of the game, capping the Eagles’ 28-point rally. 

FYI....Vick threw for 242 yards.....and gained 130 yards rushing on 10 carries.

Wow!!! 

Messin' With the ....."Vick Haters"

These "Vick Haters".......are fit to be tied.   They're as mad as a bunch of... (pun intended)...crazed dogs.

Vick is the leading vote getter thus for in the fan balloting for the Pro Bowl. 


Courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer and writer Jeff McClane:

Eagles Notes: Vick leads the NFL in balloting for Pro Bowl

By Jeff McLane

Inquirer Staff Writer

Michael Vick led all NFL players in fan balloting for the Pro Bowl as of Wednesday, receiving 729,838 votes, or 38,692 more than Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who was in second place.

It's a remarkable turn of events considering the Eagles' quarterback was considered a pariah by many just a little more than a year ago when he was reinstated by the NFL.

"I just think it's a credit to everything I've tried to accomplish on and off the field," Vick said.

"Just working as hard as I can to change things around and be part of the solution and not the problem. It changed my life, so everybody can do it."


Vick is second in the league in passer rating (105.7), and the 8-4 Eagles are 6-1 when he has started and finished a game. After second-place Manning (691,146 votes) are Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (623,074), Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (591,598), and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (547,340).

The Pro Bowl squads are based on the consensus votes of fans, players, and coaches, with each group's vote counting one-third toward determining the rosters. The Eagles' David Akers leads NFC kickers in voting. Online ballots will close Dec. 20.

If Vick is voted in, it would be the former Falcon's fourth Pro Bowl.

Despite a quadriceps bruise, Vick participated fully in practice as the Eagles prepared for Sunday night's game at Dallas. After the victory over Houston last Thursday, Eagles coach Andy Reid chided officials for not calling penalties for some of the hits the quarterback took when scrambling.

Vick also questioned the no-calls. On Wednesday, Reid took a different approach.

"You know what, I'm done with all of that," the coach said. "We're moving on playing the game, and Michael feels the same way. And I probably put him in a bind by saying anything about it."

Quit......."dogging".....Michael Vick

Pun.....intended.    Michael Vick was awesome last night.   If you missed it....shame on you.

Here's some recaps.....

First from Washington D. C.:

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  Vick and Eagles embarrass McNabb and Redskins, 59-28

  By Joseph White - Associated Press
  Forget about the contract: The Philadelphia Eagles weren't happy with Donovan McNabb's words. And they were thoroughly upset with LaRon Landry's alleged dirty deeds, both before and during the game. Published 11:57 p.m. November 15, 2010 - 
  
  
  And from Philadelphia:
  
  
  
  

   

  Eagles smash records in 59-28 rout of Redskins

   

   And leave it to the New York Daily News....to bring up the past:  

  

  Eagles WR says team was 'like pit bulls'

  Even after turning in what he considered to be the finest performance in his NFL career, Eagles QB Michael Vick could not outrun links to his dogfighting past on Monday night. "We were like pit bulls, ready to get out of the cage," DeSean Jackson said after catching one of Vick's four touchdown passes.     

   






And .....from ESPN and YouTube:

 

Did we mention......he's "doggone" good!

An ....."About Face"....

In the span of a mere 24 hours.....Head coach Andy Reid  of the Philadelphia Eagles....went from stating,  " Kevin Kolb is our quarter-back.....period!

To this:  

Michael Vick has been named the Eagles' starting quarterback. (Ron Cortes / Staff Photographer)

Vick named starting QB

 

A change in direction for Andy Reid

So.......Andy....You finally saw....what the rest of world witnessed on Sunday?