Michael Vick might finally be hitting his stride and is playing is best football ever being two years removed from his off the field issues. Vick’s contract ends at the end of the season and with the way he is playing this season, will the Eagles or some other team offer him a contract to be their starter for years to come? Let’s take a look at what we know.
Coming into this season, QB Kevin Kolb was supposed to be the QB of the future for the Philadelphia Eagles hence why the Eagles traded away QB Donavon McNabb, but after a week 1 injury, Vick has been thrown into the starting role.
Vick’s stats this season are really impressive. Vick has thrown for 1017 yards for seven touchdowns and no interceptions coming into week 10 when Vick will take on the Redskins, the team that sidelined him earlier this season. Vick is now more mature at the quarterback position and does not always use his feet every time there is a broken play. Vick now buys time in the pocket and moves laterally behind the line of scrimmage until a receiver is open. Vick uses his legs when he has too and when you see him run, it is like he never left. He still has the same burst up the middle and quick cutting ability that makes him so dangerous as he is more of a complete threat.
This season, Vick is 3-0 as a starter. Vick also played extremely well in the first game of the season when starter Kevin Kolb suffered a concussion against the Green Bay Packers. Vick brought the Eagles back, but fell just short of a victory. Vick has proven that he can lead a team with his arm instead of his legs as this season he is completing just under 61% of his passes which is 6% higher for his career. One thing to mention too, if you have watch Vick play this season, he still has the ability to throw the deep ball.
The big question is, if Vick’s solid play continues throughout the rest of the season, which team will make him their quarterback? I highly doubt the Eagles will re-sign Vick after the season as Andy Reid and upper management has stated the Kolb is the QB of the future. Some teams that need a quarterback for next season are the Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, and the Minnesota Vikings. The Raiders are getting inconsistent play out of Jason Campbell and Bruce Gradkowski. The owner of the Raiders, Al Davis is a big fan of a quarterback with a big arm (the JaMarcus Russell experiment), so do not be surprised if the Raiders try to sign Vick in the off-season. The Cardinals can’t rely on Derek Anderson or Max Hall, so they might be in contention. QB Brett Favre said that this season will be his “final” season and it will be interesting to see if the Vikings will want to make Tavaris Jackson their quarterback for the 2011 season.
I believe that Vick is deserving of a starting job for another ball club next season, especially with the way he has played this season. Vick was ready at a moment’s notice and kept the Eagles on a winning track. He has shown everyone what he is capable of and he is worth signing as a free agent over drafting a quarterback. For now, let’s watch Vick continue to develop and mature at the quarterback position and worry about where he will end up after the season is over.
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