Andy Reid names Michael Vick as team's starting quarterback

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Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

Maybe i'm not the football expert, but other than hurt feelings of Kevin Kolb, why isn't Vick a viable long-term solution for the Eagles at QB?

He is 30 years old, healthy, seems to have changed his ways and is now a pass-first QB, who runs as a last result. This is the exact opposite of his time in Atlanta.

He has had 2 years to rest, and has not abused his body. Still has an absolute rifle arm. Why is it so unthinkable that he could be Philly's starting QB for the next 5 seasons, maybe even more???

The logic is simply:

1. He wasn't a viable long-term QB option age 21-29 for many different reasons;
2. Quarterbacks, as a general group, aren't viable ages 30-36;
3. An exception (meaningless here) to #2 includes those QBs we were viable between 21 and 29;

Conclusion: Vick probably isn't viable between ages 30-36.

There are always exceptions to every rule, but those exceptions aren't based on being passable for two games.