Comments on: Next up on the Andy Reid chopping block? Mike Vick

By: tigrrrr

tigrrrr — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 02:04:47 +0000

Please please please be true!!

By: captainyak

captainyak — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:09:06 +0000

And we thought the Jets were the Circus.

By: eaglesfan29

eaglesfan29 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:25:05 +0000

I think a lot of you have a personal problem with Vick cause to put all this blame on one guy is just stupid. Even with his turnover they have had a chance to win every game but one. Phillip rivers had six turnovers by himself lAst night know one is throwing him under t he bus. We are 3-3 like manning, rivers, Rodgers, better record then Brady and brees and y’all want to make a QB change, it’s not about football anymore it’s personal against Vick. Lets be honest the know one says replace the entire oline. Defense no sacks in the last three games can’t cause turnovers. But let’s put it on Vick

By: blu4l1fe

blu4l1fe — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:29:02 +0000

The actions and comments by Andy Reid is what exactly separates him from a real successful coach versus one that is just mediocre, or awful even.

Prior to start of the season, I am sure coaches, as much as players, are evaluated to see if they actually fit and can perform how the head coach expects them to. If Andy didn’t see this, as it was somewhat evident last season, then he’s really putting the blame on someone else. The whole team needs to take the blame, starting from the head coach and down.

Plays from both the offensive and defensive side of the ball has really been attrocious. I actually saw parts of the last game and, as with the Cowboys’ clock (mis)management, you can’t just put the blame squarely on the QB. Yes, the QB has to take most of it but some of it has to fall on everyone else’s lap.

Andy’s fix, in his mind, will not do anything to this team but make it the mediocre team that it is. Enough to put a scare in the conference, even the division, but not enough good play and coaching to win a playoff game or even a Super Bowl.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:39:54 +0000

How about Reid himself?

By: jeffchadwick

jeffchadwick — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:46:33 +0000

No comment on the Vick story, but seeing Nick Foles up close last weekend, that’s a big freaking dude.

By: wjmoffatt

wjmoffatt — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:30:41 +0000

Nick Furry (prefer that) has a great deep ball, his use to bad offensive line play at Arizona, and he will be ready for the Eagles if his time comes very soon. Hopefully for the Eagles sake it does because the Vick experiment isn’t working out and that defense is playing way to good to not go somewhere this season.

By: TheRichMeister

TheRichMeister — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:29:28 +0000

Rome for Vick.

By: somekat

somekat — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:20:07 +0000

It annoys me how much the press is putting on the o-line. Yes, they got beat badly the last few weeks. But a lot of their trouble has been Vick himself. Look at the top QB’s in the league, how long do they hold the ball? Vick hold it forever. Even when he knows there’s a free blitzer, the guy is doing pump fakes. They need a QB that can make quick reads and quick decisions, and GET RID OF THE BALL.

Although he’s probably not a better qb than Vick today, Foles IS better at that aspect of his game. Most of the things he has trouble with, are going to be fixed by playing more than watching. Is he the answer long term? I don’t know, but I do know that Vick is NOT the answer long term, and he is one of the biggest problems in the short term. Even a rookie, how much worse can he do than leading the league in turnovers (by far)?

By: tvguy22

tvguy22 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:06:55 +0000

Fine by me. I’m ready to move on.

By: squared80

squared80 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:05:35 +0000

All Vick needed to do was NOT turn the ball over. He’s doing it repeatedly every single game. In the NFL, that’s how you lose.

By: cowboyhater

cowboyhater — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:58:50 +0000

Love to see my ex skin Todd Bowles get the opportunity, but hate that it’s on the Eagles. That move in itself makes the Eagles a better team. Chill out Eagle fan, you guys will be ok. Vick will remain your starter, because your line is not built to protect a QB like Foles. This all will all be an afterthought when the Eagle right the ship after the bye. As a skins fan, I have seen this year after year with philly. They panic early, but seem to succeed in the end. I’ll give you the edge this year with our young franchise QB, but next year will be our year to start rising to the top of the NFC East.

By: flyeredup

flyeredup — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:50:21 +0000

Getting rid of Asante was a huge mistake. Asomougha is the weak link of the defense.

By: digirootune

digirootune — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:49:09 +0000

Sexy Rexy would look good in green. Pull the trigga!!! HTTR

By: vcupats

vcupats — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:41:32 +0000

So public relations team can spin or save Vick from all this, and that’s the beauty of it.

By: eaglesfanalways

eaglesfanalways — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:30:40 +0000

Hiring Castillo as DC in the first place was a dumb move so sacking him was an easy call. If Reid has ANY hope of being better than 0.500 this year he needs to ride Vick…he has no room for error. No, they play Vick all year and off-load his salary at the end of the season. Reid is in survival mode…

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:23:47 +0000

The Eagles O line stinks and putting a rookie QB behind them ain’t to smart.

By: brenenostler

brenenostler — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:21:37 +0000

He gave up on Donovan a few years ago, gave up on Kolb after an injury, and is about to give up on Vick. You can put Foles in, but Reid will give up on him too after the season.

By: zack2482

zack2482 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:18:11 +0000

Hey Jbell, did you watch the Ravens game? Romo converted on two 4th and 10′s and hit the game tying TD on the last drive only to have Dez drop the game tying 2 point conversion. Seems pretty clutch to me and that wasn’t against the Browns.

By: zack2482

zack2482 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:11:46 +0000

Why bring in Romo into this conversation? Vick has never been a good starting QB!

By: expertop

expertop — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:08:32 +0000

Peyton Manning makes plays that put his team in positions to win. Mike Vick puts he ball on the ground or in the hands of the other team.

If you really think those two are playing about the same, then you’d probably like having Vick on your favorite team. Right?

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:07:30 +0000

flavordave says:
Oct 16, 2012 10:56 AM
I dont question Vicks desire to lead his team to win. He stands in and takes the hits. But Its that Vick is a huge turnover machine. Ive seen him several times instead of throwing it away, heave it straight up in the air up for grabs. And Fumbles? 11 fumbles in 6 games? Would any other QB still have his job? Maybe just Favre. He is unable at this point to orchestrate the offense efficiently. 16 points per game with all those playmakers.
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I was with you until you compared Vick to Favre.

While Favre threw some picks, he almost never fumbled and he made way more big plays than Vick.

It’s not even close.

By: undraftedstar

undraftedstar — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:00:16 +0000

My forecast is Vick will be traded to the Kansas City Chiefs for draft picks..

By: hillzmickelzon

hillzmickelzon — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:55:41 +0000

You guys dont watch much pac 12 football Nick foles? You mean the same Nick foles who could never win not just a big game a pac 12 game in november or any game for that matter. Mike stoops is back coaching with his brother at OU because of nick foles. I know vick is a hated man on this site but really guys nick foles? Mike vick just beat the NY giants and alex smith got 3 pts on the same giants team, if they play nick foles they will be going 5 and 11 with vick they make the playoffs.

By: jbell33139

jbell33139 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:50:46 +0000

Say what you want about Vick, but he did lead scoreing drives in the clutch of every game this year, save for this past weekend vs. Det., which was his O-line’s fault. Tony Romo never performs to that level.

By: jimcaldwellsucks

jimcaldwellsucks — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:49:01 +0000

Manning is the reason the Broncos are 3-3 instead of 0-6. Vick is the reason the Eagles are 3-3 instead of 5-1 or 4-2.

Manning is a 4 time NFL MVP.

Vick is a 4 time felon…or was it more than 4?

By: ace8842

ace8842 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:44:24 +0000

For those of you saying Foles will get sacked a ton….just remember, I know it’s preseason, but while Vick got beat up in the preaseason, I believe Foles was sacked zero times. He takes hits better than Vick and he gets rid of the ball quicker. I also think Andy would run more as he has done when other QB’s are in there. I believe Andy calls deep passing plays because Vick struggles with the shorter routes sometimes…Vick is a coach killer.

By: dougy1970

dougy1970 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:41:36 +0000

Every person has one war in their life that they have to win. Vick won his when he got out of jail and got the fat contract in Philly. He has no fight left in him.

By: tbpdog

tbpdog — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:38:12 +0000

“The Cowboys bend over backward whenever Tony Romo bends over forward for an opposing team”

that’s because week to week Romo plays very well with a stinker sprinkled in here and there (maybe a few times a season), Vick on the other hand stinks pretty much every week, with a good game sprinkled in here and there…it’s obvious Philly has been winning despite Vick this year, and you can never say that about Romo in Dallas

By: geniusfan

geniusfan — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:38:09 +0000

If the Eagles put Foles behind this offensive he’s going to get killed. Sure let’s ruin his confidence like David Carr and Joey Harrington, let’s put him in a situation where he can’t succeed smart analysis there.

The fact is that unless the offensive line plays better Foles will be a disaster. Unlike Vick he can’t run for his life, he’s a pocket passer and a statue..

Does anybody really think that Nick Foles is going to lead the Eagles to anything this year? He won’t. He’ll be a sacrificial lamb, he needs to sit on the bench until 2013 when Peters and Kelce return and Reid is and Moronwheg are gone.