The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback logjam of Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick cleared up on April 5, 2010 when the team traded McNabb to the Washington Redskins. Head coach Andy Reid named Kolb the starter, a move that was bound to happen after Philadelphia drafted the Houston QB in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Vick took over the backup spot as a $5 million insurance policy to Philly’s new leader and will keep his wildcat duties. Or so the team had claimed to this point.
David Teel of the Daily Press spoke to Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg at Football University’s Top Gun camp while Mornhinweg watched his son Skyler workout. Marty’s comments about Vick suggest a player that should be a starting quarterback and not No. 2/Wildcat guy.
“In our mini-camps you could see the great, great athleticism,” Mornhinweg said. “And so I think he’s back, and he’s back because he’s put in all the hard work.
“He’s in great shape physically. So I would expect great things from Michael Vick this year. He’s going to be on the field.”
“He’s one of the great players. Now he’s working to become one of the great quarterbacks.”
“I really think he’s got a chance to be a Steve Young-type of quarterback, where Steve built himself into one of the most accurate quarterbacks to ever play the game.”
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Mornhinweg’s Vick to Young comparison isn’t as bad as David Kahn’s Darko Milicic to Chris Webber comparison but it’s not a good one. To this point the only things Vick and Young share are being left-handed quarterbacks that can scramble. This is the Eagles planting positive a positive Vick story to try and drum up some trade value. The only way Vick gets to become a Steve Young-type of player is by being on the field as a starter. That’s not happening in Philly so Michael has to move on to prove Mornhinweg’s point.
Eagles offensive coordinator praises Michael Vick, saying ‘he’s back’ [Daily Press]
I don’t really understand why you would think the Eagles organization would have to lie to you. You say they are doing this in order to drum up trade value, well I doubt that is true especially since they have said more than once now that they have no intentiions of cutting Vick, in addition they have made it very clear that Vick was not on the trading block in the first place, which of course is some that had been reported for months now. But if your comments (in regards to drumming up trade value) were true, how would it be any difference than you using Vick’s name and speculative comment (well at this point they are not even speculative anymore, they are just right out lies)to write an article, that you know will not get any attention unless of course the name Michael Vick is mentioned in the headlines. You reporters are truly showing desperation, you don’t want to see Vick on the field, and at this point there is nothing you can do about it, the little trick played with Phillips kind of backfired didnt it. LOL