Michael Vick: Where Does He Rank Among the Best Philadelphia Eagles QBs?

After only two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Vick has not only managed to turn his life around, but also to make his mark on a franchise long deprived of a Super Bowl title.

Back in 2009 when the Eagles first announced that they had signed the controversial Vick, still fresh from his two-year prison sentence, the initial reaction from many fans was one of doubt.

While Vick was undoubtedly an incredible athlete, he had been merely a so-so passer in Atlanta. Could he really compete for playing time with the likes of Donovan McNabb and Kevin Kolb?

One very unusual 2010 season later, all doubts are silenced. Vick shocked the nation by usurping Kolb's title as the heir to Donovan McNabb and turned in a near-MVP season.

Due to a shaky offensive line and a disjointed defense, the team failed to make it past the first round of the playoffs, but what if the defense had managed to click? Could Vick have been the first Eagles quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory?

We'll never know for sure, but Vick will get a second shot at glory with the Eagles in the 2011 season (if there is one).

Winning a title would surely cement his name as one of the greatest quarterbacks in franchise history, but where does he stand now?

Let's take a look at Vick's stats for his first (almost full) year as an Eagles starter.

Michael Vick	Comp %	Pass Yd	Pass TD	Int	Rush Yd	Avg.	Rush TD
2010	62.6%	3,018	21	6	676	6.8	9

It was easily Vick's best statistical year as a professional football player and it marked his emergence as a pass-first quarterback.

Now let's take a look at the best statistical seasons of a few other famous Eagles signal-callers.

Donovan McNabb	Comp %	Pass Yd	Pass TD	Int	Rush Yd	Avg.	Rush TD
2004	64.0%	3,875	31	8	220	5.4	3

Randall Cunningham	Comp %	Pass Yd	Pass TD	Int	Rush Yd	Avg.	Rush TD
1990	58.3%	3,466	30	13	942	8.0	5

Ron Jaworski	Comp %	Pass Yd	Pass TD	Int	Rush Yd	Avg.	Rush TD
1980	57.0%	3,529	27	12	95	3.5	1

Norm Snead	Comp %	Pass Yd	Pass TD	Int	Rush Yd	Avg.	Rush TD
1967	55.3%	3,399	29	24	30	3.3	2

Sonny Jurgensen	Comp %	Pass Yd	Pass TD	Int	Rush Yd	Avg.	Rush TD
1961	56.5%	3,723	32	24	27	1.4	0

Norm Van Brocklin	Comp %	Pass Yd	Pass TD	Int	Rush Yd	Avg.	Rush TD
1960	53.9%	2,471	24	17	-13	-1.2	0

Now, obviously it's difficult to compare Vick to a player like Sonny Jurgensen or Norm Van Brocklin, both of who were pure pocket passers.

However, when you put players like Randall Cunningham and Donovan McNabb side-by-side with Vick, you can see that he doesn't have too far to go.

Sure, Vick hasn't come close to the 3,500 passing yard mark yet, but just look at where he was as a passer during his years with the Atlanta Falcons.

If Vick can keep developing as an accurate pocket passer, while still using his incredibly talented legs to get him out of trouble, there is no reason to believe that he couldn't statistically surpass any quarterback on this list.

The Eagles have already taken the first step in helping Vick achieve said goal by upgrading their offensive line through the 2011 NFL Draft, so it will certainly be exciting to see how Vick can improve with a revamped offensive cast surrounding him.