Vick Hat-trick?

Could the Redskins trip to Philly give Michael Vick his thrid straight win this week? I think so.

The Eagles have found themselves with one of those 'good problems'. When McNabb left for Washington, Kevin Kolb was almost put on a par with Joe Montana or even Jesus by coach Andy Reid. He was to finally achieve for the Eagles the one thing McNabb couldn't. A Championship.

However, since his early exit from the Eagles opening game with a concussion, Kolb hasn't seen a drop of playing time. Now I'm not doubting Kolb's potential, he hasn't had anywhere near enough game time to be judged, but as long as Vick remains in his current form, (the best of his career in my opinion) Kolb will remain a bench-warmer.

But back to Vick, who's up and down career has taken him from being the NFL's highest paid player to being incarcerated for running a Dog fighting ring to now being a backup at Lincoln Financial Field. Since coming off the bench in week 1 though, Vick has looked like anything but a backup. Gone are the days of him being just a glorified running back. He can still run, don't get me wrong, he's averaging 7.7 yards a carry on the ground and has already had a 100 yard rushing game, but this has now become a complement to his real game, passing. Vick consistently passing the ball well? surely not!
It's true, in these first 3 games he's thrown 6 touchdowns, 0 interceptions and has the leagues 2nd highest passer rating with 110.2.

So has Michael Vick truly joined the ranks of the elite passer? Is he up there with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees? The stats seem to suggest so.

Before we all jump on the Vick bandwagon though, remember that except his time against the packers in week 1, he's played against the 4th worst (Jags) and 3rd worst (lions) defences' and this week plays against the leagues statistically worst defence.

If Vick can continue this production against tougher opponents and handle himself if a game becomes a shootout then he will have proven he's up there.

Only time will tell, but things look promising for Vick and the Eagles.

Not so much if you're Kevin Kolb.