tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597570409599045200.post4805703045574124038..comments2023-03-31T12:49:43.248-07:00Comments on Heckling Santa: If the Eagles want to make their bed with Mike Vick...Mike Haashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17629121819046774200noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597570409599045200.post-25837657535731535552012-03-08T23:37:55.819-08:002012-03-08T23:37:55.819-08:00Yeah, like that kind of thing has never happened b...Yeah, like that kind of thing has never happened before. You talk to Manning, you get confirmation from him that he'd like to play in Philadelphia and get some basic contract numbers hammered out and a verbal commitment that he's going to give you 48 hours or whatever. You spend 48 hours making the best deal you can for Vick, who I would basically trade for a first-rounder and spare parts if it meant bringing Manning on board. That's it, game over.<br /><br />I'm not saying it's going to happen, and it probably won't because for some reason Lurie, Andy, Joe, and Howie can't see how humongous an improvement Manning would be. But if it doesn't happen, it won't be because the machinery was too complicated in theory. It'll be because Manning didn't want to come here, or because the Eagles didn't want him. If you think that if the Eagles pursued him and Manning wanted to play here it still wouldn't happen, then you're dreaming.Mike Haashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629121819046774200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597570409599045200.post-23207056327185340382012-03-08T20:34:05.660-08:002012-03-08T20:34:05.660-08:00Even assuming Manning is 100% healthy and back to ...Even assuming Manning is 100% healthy and back to his old self, the Eagles would have to unload Vick to make a run at him, and then compete with at least half the teams in the NFL for his services. I don't see it happening.Dan Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091141171425331220noreply@blogger.com