Michael Vick Signs With Philadelphia Eagles—Good Football Decision?

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Published: August 14, 2009

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... 13, with an option year for $5.2 million in 2010.

I will not get into the morals of this move, as I have covered them for Examiner.com. Here, I will just address this move from a football standpoint, which does include public relations implications.

Let's start there. Philadelphia is not exactly known as a forgiving nor laid-back town or fan base. The scrutiny and emotions will be a distraction that may derail the season of a serious Super Bowl contender.

And remember, this team has been there before. In 2004, the team brought in Terrell Owens, only to see the team chemistry blow-up when Donovan McNabb was not hopeless enough in his outlook once Owens was hurt. It created one of the worst off-seasons in NFL history, and it took the team four years to get back to the NFC Championship games they routinely made before bring...

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