Here’s a prediction, one I take no great joy in making.

The Eagles Michael Vick experiment is going to be a disaster.

This comes from a die-hard Eagles fan who wants nothing more than to see them join the Phillies as World Champions.

Ain’t going to happen. At least not this year.

This has nothing to do with Michael Vick, or the two years he spent away from the game in prison for his role in financing a vicious dog-fighting ring. I’ve already had that argument.

Now I want to talk football.

And I think bringing in Vick was a monumental mistake by Andy Reid, a guy who strikes me as somebody who suddenly after 10 years without much in the way of a mandate is now feeling a little pressure to win.

He thinks Vick will offer him some unique looks on offense.

I think it’s going to blow up in his face.

And here’s why: Donovan McNabb.

Has Reid somehow forgotten who is starting QB is, and how fragile his mental makeup is? He’s still lamenting the fact that a few die-hards booed his selection on Draft Day. That was a decade ago. McNabb has not changed much. He proved it last week on the sidelines of the Eagles’
crucial third exhibition game when he offered a few antics to show he was ticked at the way the Eagles kept shuttling Vick into the game.
McNabb said it prevented him and the offense from getting into a rhythm.

Can you say T.O.?

This is going to be an instant replay.

The Eagles now have put McNabb in a no-win situation. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday said Vick can play in week 3 of the regular season. Consider that lighting a 3-week fuse. And Donvan McNabb is holding the bomb.

McNabb now will feel the heat to play well in those first two weeks, cognizant that Vick is looming in the background.

If by any chance he plays poorly, or if the Eagles struggle, look out.
That third week could turn into a circus, one we’ve seen before. The first time McNabb unfurls one of his signature two-hoppers, or overthrows a wide open receiver, brace yourself for the “We Want Vick”
chants.

Maybe I’m wrong. Feel free to point that out if you care to do so. But I don’t think I am.

I think this is the Titanic, and Andy Reid is at the helm.

Look out below!