Wow….never saw that coming. Honestly it was a huge shock but it makes sense. McNabb is a friend to Vick and he actually helped in getting him to Philly. There are things I would call the Eagles Organization, and “risky decision-makers” is not one of them. I’m very confident they made this decision with a lot of facts and meetings with Vick. I know Tony Dungy’s thoughts and recommendations played a role in it as well.

I am tired of hearing people complain about how sickening this decision makes them. The guy paid his price and wants to start over again. It just so happens that this guy’s profession is in Professional Sports. I’m sure if he was going back to his job as a plumber most people won’t give this news a second thought. Give him a second chance before you judge the man. Most of us are on our 2nd, 3rd or 110th chance already. How quickly we forget in our own lives.  I’m willing to give him a chance and my prayer is that this second chance will be his opportunity to help others. Check out this quote from the LA TIMES:

Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, said he doesn’t expect widespread protests and sees it as a good thing that Vick wound up in Philadelphia.

“It’s a city we’ve been looking at very closely because it has a major dogfighting problem,” Pacelle said in a phone interview. “So Vick’s landing there has the potential to turn around the issue. This gives us a big boost.”

Things happen for a reason. This team is a great team to help lead this man back to the right path. In return this man can help save others from a path to destruction.

As a fan, I’m excited about the possibilities to have this tremendous talent on an already talented offense.

As a human being, I’m hoping to see a changed man that understands what he did and is looking for ways to amend it.

As a man, I know that we are all one wrong decision from being there (or in any bad situation). Judging is something we need to do less of and forgiveness is something we really need more of. You’ll never know when you will need some.

M