Michael Vick Has the Philadelphia Eagles' Playoff Hopes Riding High

Michael Vick isn't only the No. 1 fantasy football quarterback on the planet, he's the most dangerous weapon in the NFL.

He resembles nothing of the player that he was during his tenure with the Falcons. He's much better.

After yet another game where No. 7 went off for over 300 yards passing, the days of Vick being considered a run-first QB are very much over. Looking poised, collected and very calm in the pocket, Vick's growth as a human being has translated into making him a completely different football player.

Most impressively, Vick's on-field play is very well supported by his off-field actions. Rather than rolling around with a crew 10 or 12 deep, the poster boy for second chances has returned to the NFL as a greatly humbled human being. 

He used to be the last one into the building and the first one out, but now it's the opposite. Spending an unbelievable amount of time perfecting every minute detail of his game, Vick is finally showing the world what he's long been capable of doing.

Before his tenure in Philly, Vick relied on his natural skill to do everything on the field. He treated his football skills as a God-given right rather than a blessing. He thought that he would achieve greatness without having to put in any work. And above all, Vick wasn't having fun playing the game that so many lauded him for.

But now it's a different story.

Rather than casting him as an outsider, the Eagles embraced him with open arms. Taking heaping amounts of negativity for the signing from the public, the media and even the team's own fans, the Eagles did not bat an eyelash. And boy, are they certainly glad.

Vick has given his everything to the team that rolled the dice on him coming out of prison, and it's amazing to see Philly's return on investment. 

Now rededicated to the game, Vick has a legitimate shot at greatness if he can do the one thing that Donovan McNabb couldn't.

Bring home the Lombardi Trophy to Philadelphia.