The 2011 season was a big step back for Eagles starting quarterback Michael Vick. During the 2010 season, Vick set career highs in completion percentage (62.6), yards (3018) and touchdown passes (21). Vick even looked like he was more comfortable playing the traditional quarterback role. Michael earned, at least what the Eagles front office believed, a hefty $100 million contract to begin the 2011 season.
With their franchise quarterback in place, a load of pro-bowl calibre free agent acquisitions and a talented returning core group, the Eagles, and their fans, felt that 2011 was the year for a championship run. Well, a lot of things went wrong, including Michael Vick’s play at the quarterback position.
The one constant was Michael Vick’s durability issue. Vick had played 16 games only once in his eight previous seasons. After 2011, make that once in his last nine seasons. The fact that Michael has a tendency to hold onto the ball too long, forced the inevitable i...
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