If you’re a Fantasy Football addict – and I believe in your ability to be one and that you are – you’re no doubt aware of some shenanigans going on in the Eagles’ OTAs right now. But before we get all worried and weirded out – and why would you, you haven’t drafted yet – let’s review a bit of what I said earlier in the season when the Eagles signed Michael Vick from this post here…
So in order to talk about Vick’s fantasy impact in 2013, we do have to discuss his contract and it’s particulars…$1.5 million…’bad contract’…Honey Boo Boo Child’s bank account…
Hrm, I need to do a better job about what I select when reviewing apparently. What I meant to bring a synopsis of was that the contract really means very little about whether or not Vick is the starting QB for the Eagles day one or even on their roster. It’s a cheap contract for the Eagles and a worthwhile gamble on a man who has, at least in the past, produced at a high level at the quarterback position. Now of course, this is the news we’ve been seeing of late regarding first team snaps.
Earlier in the week, Nick Foles and Michael Vick…essentially took the same number of snaps…That was not quite the case this time around.
Foles and Vick both appeared under center with the first and second teams during 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills on Friday. An unofficial tally by CSNPhilly.com revealed that Foles took 42 total snaps while Vick had 29. Rookie Matt Barkley registered 22 reps with the third team.
You freaking out yet? Well again, I really hope you aren’t and I’m not going to sit here and tell you I know exactly how this will pan out. But what I can tell you is that these OTA reps should be taken into consideration regarding moreso the head coach involved than the players themselves. If you look at the amount of QBs that Chip Kelly has lost in his turn as head coach for the Ducks, you’ll notice he doesn’t mind playing the hot hand and he has a bit of history with playing musical QB chairs. In his first year as head coach for the Ducks in 2009, Chip had 3 different starting QBs over the course of the season. Then turn to 2010 and Chip dismisses Masoli – the last starting QB in 2009 – and starts sophomore Darron Thomas in his stead. You picking up the scenario now? Chip doesn’t rest on his laurels; he realizes his offense is based on how knowledgeable his quarterbacks are, not how good one quarterback is. I know, this is a shock to everything you know about the NFL. But the quarterback is the most important player! There’s always a number one and then a clear backup! THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! Woah, bro…chill. There will be a starting QB named after all of this and I do still believe it’ll be Michael Vick. But as we all know, Vick is injury-prone. And who better to know how to handle such a key position when it comes to injury than Chip? Exactly, there will be one named and if that one gets hurt, the next one in line will be ready to play from snap one. That’s they way it’s played in Philly, kids, get used to it.
