Andy Reid names Michael Vick as team's starting quarterback

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

In a way, playing Vick now sort of defers the ultimate judgment on Kolb to a day where the Eagles are more prepared to enjoy success with him. That was certainly a factor in this decision.

But with Vick in the final year on a backup's salary, there certainly is some idea here for Reid that Vick is the guy long term. To the point where he's willing to possibly never see what he had in Kolb. All of this is just very sudden and surprising. I'm not sure he's wrong, either. It just seems like, in the wake of the McNabb decision, the Eagles have completely 180'ed the direction of their organization.

Historically, the Eagles have been so stable that this decision doesn't strike me as anything but surprising. The Raiders? Yeah, you'd expect this. Not the Eagles.

Yeah I don't think the Eagles were counting on this, but plans can change in an instant when someone plays well enough I guess. But it's not exactly a bad spot to be in, let's say Vick plays himself into a nice new contract with the Eagles, Kolb will have plenty of teams willing to give up a decent draft pick for him in a trade.