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Sunday is the first regular season game that Michael Vick will be allowed to play and we will finally get to see him on the field. However, he will not be the starting quarterback. I'm sure we've all heard about his interview and how he expected to return to the NFL and be a starter. This was not specific to the situation he is in now though.
Kevin Kolb deserves to start Sunday over Vick. This is for many reasons. To start, Kolb has been in the organization and on the team longer. He knows the system better and has spent a few years seeing it implemented. Last Sunday, he was given his first opportunity to start. He did not shine, but he did show a lot of potential.
Vick has not played in a regular season game since 2006. He spent limited time on the field in preseason and missed the entire training camp. At the very start of the season, Vick was unable to practice with the team due to the terms of his suspension.
To sum it all up, Vick just isn't ready. Marty Mornhinweg said it himself this week. He believes that Vick is at the physical level he needs to be at but he just isn't ready to manage a football game as a start quarterback yet.
Having him in the position he is makes the most sense for the team. They have a quarterback who knows the system well and is ready for his shot to prove himself. At the same time they have another amazing athlete who can play the quarterback position in a way that defensive coordinators need to develop a whole new game plan for. It's the best of both worlds. Am I saying that Vick won't come in, step back, and fire a ball at some point on Sunday? No, I'm not and I hope he does. This just adds another element to the offense that has to be planned for.
Many people want to see Vick start on Sunday but it's just not going to happen. And it shouldn't.
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