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SI's King On Vick-Eagles Pairing

Aug 13, 2009 at 08:02 PM

Sports Illustrated's Peter King believes that the Michael Vick/Eagles marriage is one that makes a lot of sense. King believes there isn't a better fit in the league than the Eagles for what Vick is hoping to accomplish.

King wrote: "Vick wanted to play in a stable environment with smart coaches teaching a scheme that was successful in today's football. And he didn't care about playing time, at least not immediately. Getting back into a locker room with a solid core of players was more important. Hmmm. Stability. Erasing his past. Smart offensive scheme. Unconcerned about playing time."

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peterking/08/13/vick.eagles/index.html?eref=sihpT1#ixzz0O7vBJMVH

-- Posted by Bo Wulf, 12:05 a.m., August 14

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