Earlier Monday the Eagles played the role of Buzz Killington for free-agent rumors by locking up Michael Vick on a restructured, one-year deal that will keep him from hitting the free-agent market this offseason. But despite bringing Vick back looking like an obvious sign he'll start, Chip Kelly stressed at his press conference on Monday afternoon that the Eagles will have an "open competition" at quarterback. "There's an open competition," Kelly said. "Michael knows that. Nick knows that. Nick knew every step of the way what we're doing. I wanted to make sure Nick was included in the plans. I think both have outstanding qualities in terms of being quarterbacks in this league. I also know in this league you better have two. Who the starting quarterback is to start the season off is going to be won on the practice field." Having a trio of Vick, Foles and Dennis Dixon could give Kelly some upside in terms of two different styles of quarterbacks and then a safety valve in terms of Dixon as a guy who he's worked with before. Having proclaimed all these nice things about both Vick and Foles, though, Kelly wouldn't say that either was one was off the trading block or completely safe from being released. "We're not ruling out anything right now," Kelly said when asked specifically about moving Vick or Foles. "Our job and we know from Day One is to put the best team on the field when we open up the season on September 13 or whenever we open up the season. I don't rule anything out and I don't rule anything in. I know moving forward we as an organization had to make a decision on what we wanted to do with Michael and we wanted Michael on this team." Source: CBS Sports
So if they find that Vick "fits" the offense better than Foles, what do they do when Vick is hurt? They are two totally different QB styles. Dennis Dixon anyone?
Open Competition, Foles sucks.. two totally different styles of QB's.. Foles will get traded or cut, Vick will start, Dixon as a Back up and find the 3rd qb in the draft.
