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Dream Weaver for Eagles
The buzz in Atlanta yesterday was all about the return of Michael Vick.
He did not disappoint. Vick ran for one touchdown and threw for another as the Eagles blew away the struggling Falcons.
This morning everyone is talking about Vick, who made his first real impact since his return to the NFL after two years in prison for his role in running a dog-fighting operation.
Too bad. They should have been talking about the guy behind him.
Michael Vick got the headlines, but Leonard Weaver was the star.
The free agent signing slowly but surely is becoming an integral part of the Eagles offense from the fullback position.
Yesterday he rushed five times for 37 yards, and added two catches for
63 yards, including a spectacular one-handed grab over the middle.
When the game was still in question, in the first half and early in the second half, Weaver was a much larger factor than Vick. The guess here is that down the stretch Weaver also will be a much bigger factor.
Thanks to the Giants knocking off the Cowboys, the Eagles are now tied for the NFC East lead with Dallas. Next Sunday night they head up the Jersey Turnpike to face the Giants, and keep an eye on that Jan. 3 matchup with Dallas to finish off the season. It might be a repeat of last year, with the winner taking the NFC East crown.
Vick just might be an answer for some of the Birds’ struggles in the red zone, but it is Weaver who is rejuvenating the Eagles’ ground game.
His signing didn’t create much more than a ripple last spring, certainly not the national story the signing of Vick touched off.
It was amazing to see the reaction to Vick in Atlanta. Clearly a lot of people still like him, and have some misgivings about the way he was treated by the justice system.
So do I.
That’s not to say I condone even for a second what he did. But when I look at the way the system treated Vick, and former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, now doing time for a gun violation after he shot himself in the leg in a Big Apple nightclub, it makes you wonder.
I’m glad Michael Vick is getting another chance. So far he has been nothing but the good soldier.
But I’m even more happy Andy Reid finally realized he needs a real fullback, signed Weaver, and is finally using him.
He did not disappoint. Vick ran for one touchdown and threw for another as the Eagles blew away the struggling Falcons.
This morning everyone is talking about Vick, who made his first real impact since his return to the NFL after two years in prison for his role in running a dog-fighting operation.
Too bad. They should have been talking about the guy behind him.
Michael Vick got the headlines, but Leonard Weaver was the star.
The free agent signing slowly but surely is becoming an integral part of the Eagles offense from the fullback position.
Yesterday he rushed five times for 37 yards, and added two catches for
63 yards, including a spectacular one-handed grab over the middle.
When the game was still in question, in the first half and early in the second half, Weaver was a much larger factor than Vick. The guess here is that down the stretch Weaver also will be a much bigger factor.
Thanks to the Giants knocking off the Cowboys, the Eagles are now tied for the NFC East lead with Dallas. Next Sunday night they head up the Jersey Turnpike to face the Giants, and keep an eye on that Jan. 3 matchup with Dallas to finish off the season. It might be a repeat of last year, with the winner taking the NFC East crown.
Vick just might be an answer for some of the Birds’ struggles in the red zone, but it is Weaver who is rejuvenating the Eagles’ ground game.
His signing didn’t create much more than a ripple last spring, certainly not the national story the signing of Vick touched off.
It was amazing to see the reaction to Vick in Atlanta. Clearly a lot of people still like him, and have some misgivings about the way he was treated by the justice system.
So do I.
That’s not to say I condone even for a second what he did. But when I look at the way the system treated Vick, and former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, now doing time for a gun violation after he shot himself in the leg in a Big Apple nightclub, it makes you wonder.
I’m glad Michael Vick is getting another chance. So far he has been nothing but the good soldier.
But I’m even more happy Andy Reid finally realized he needs a real fullback, signed Weaver, and is finally using him.
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