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No matter if Vick is actually changed or not... His fall from grace and subsequent "redemption" has done more to raise public awareness of dogfighting than any amount of PR ever could do.
In all seriousness, who really paid that much attention to it before Vick was busted? I mean it's a loathesome practice, but at least up here in the NE we don't hear that much about it. But once he was taken down it became national news and everyone was talking about it. For all I know he quarters pomeranians on his spare time... But even the PETA people admit what he's done has really spearheaded a movement to crack down on dogfighting.
Onto the game...
Birds were just flat in all phases. D was a let down, wish that CB you guys let walk had played, he would have made a serious difference. ST's gave up too many big plays. Offense had more dropped balls and TDs... Flashbacks from the NYG game. Basically came down to RZ issues... FG's won't do it when CHI is getting touchdowns.
Home field advantage is a big thing... Eagles players were slipping all over the field.
Plus it looks like Djack is starting up his diva act again. Hopefully a game against Houston will make him happy.
I'm torn on Vick... He's an electrifying player, and immense credit needs to be given to Reid, Morninwheg and Urban for coaching him up and actually making him go through progressions, rather than just t#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g and running. He's adapted to the WCO amazingly well, which I didn't anticipate at the start of the season. His style simply makes me nervous, though... He has serious injury history, and is worthless if he gets KO'ed before the playoffs. At this point I can't see him not being our starter next year, but I still think I'd rather tag him then trade for a 1, spend our first two picks on solid OL, then proceed with Kolb. Vick's mobility has made all the difference with our patchwork OL this year.
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