Michael Vick Signs With Philadelphia Eagles—Good Football Decision?

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The Philadelphia Eagles signed Michael Vick to a one-year, $1.6 million contract Thursday, August 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 bringing Owens in.

In other words, this did not work before, and it appears that the Eagles are fitting Albert Einstein's definition of insanity—doing the same thing and expecting different results.

What makes this worse is that facts do not suggest this would be a good move were there no PR nightmares to contend with. Here are some things that suggest Vick is not a worthwhile free agent:

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