Michael Vick currently leads all quarterbacks with a 105.3 rating. He has yet to throw an interception, his Eagles are undefeated when he plays the entire game, and he’s rushed for 7.3 yards per carry.
It also appears that his current team is willing to commit to him long term.
According to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Eagles want to keep Vick for “next season and beyond.” There have yet to be any contract discussions between the two sides, but the team will hold meetings in the next few weeks to talk about the future of Vick, who becomes a free agent at the end of the season.
If Vick continues to play as well in the second half of the season as he has in the first, he’ll have suitors lined up for his services. But he’s already acknowledged that he favors the Eagles because they took a chance on him when he was released from prison last year. Chances are, he’ll stay put if Philly comes to the table with a nice offer.
If the Eagles do sign Vick to a long-term contract, what happens to Kevin Kolb? He signed a two-year, $12.25 million deal in April and with Vick’s penchant for running, the Eagles may want to hang onto Kolb in case there’s an injury. On the flip side, they could almost certainly get a draft pick in a trade for the 26-year-old, so why not deal him and find a backup quarterback elsewhere?
The Eagles have more important things to worry about right now (i.e. making the playoffs), but they’ll have some tough decisions coming up over the next couple of weeks.
