Hide your beagle...Vick's an Eagle!

Well by now, everyone has dripped the "Michael Vick is a dog-killer" story bone dry. But you have all probably been wondering what the broo-ha-ha is all about. For starters, Michael Vick started out as a McNabb-style quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, in that he was quick on his feet and fast, which allowed him to run the ball more often than passing. In fact, fellow Eagle Randall Cunningham and Steve Young are the only quarterbacks who have more career passing yards.

Then about two years ago, it was discovered that Vick ran and underground dog fighting ring, where hundreds of innocent animals were abused and murdered under his "watchful eye." He was charged, prosecuted, and thrown in jail. Having served his sentence, and then reinstated into the NFL, a team was bound to pick him up.

"Don't mind if I do!" said Andy Reid, thus Vick with don Eagles green for the 2009 season.

Now, Vick is an eagle. Cool. Great. Hooray. Now what? I'm not going to act enthused, because I certainly am not. The most important thing to figure out is if Vick will help us walk down Broad Street with green and white confetti falling around us. Take a look at his stats for his 74 NFL games played as a Falcon. You be the judge.

Welcome to the jungle Vick. Watch out for the picketers.

Let the countdown begin 'til Eagles Training Camp

While the city is still engulfed in baseball season, many fans are gearing up for Eagles Training Camp up at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.

This grueling camp can either make or break players. All rookies will report a week from today, while veterans on Wednesday, July 29. The camp lasts until August 12 when the Birds (Eagles) head back home to the Linc (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia) for their first preseason game against Tom Brady (A.K.A Mr. Gisele Bundchen) and the New England Patriots.

I will be honest; I left last season being very disappointed with the Birds. Although they made a valiant playoff push, nearly reaching the Super Bowl, they released one of the most beloved players (and my personal favorite), Brian Dawkins to the Denver Broncos. The move completely took the wind out of my sails as an Eagles fan and led me to hang my Dawkins jersey in my front window for a good month. True story. But, we [I] have to move on.

Back to Training Camp. The great thing about it is that anyone can go up and watch their favorite players in a more relaxed setting, not to mention for much less mullah. The cheapest Eagles ticket (at face value) is now $95. Ridiculous. The price for Training Camp is $0…big difference!

Training Camp is great to take kids and nice alternative for a “stay-cation” to the shore.

On a side: note-rumor-has-it that former Eagle Hollis Thomas has been released from the New Orleans Saints and has already visited Eagles management to talk about coming back to play for the Birds. The reappearance of the 335-pound defensive tackle may prove to be a nice addition to an already defensive line. Thomas has 226 career tackles and 20 career sacks.

Click here to view a schedule of the 2009 Training Camp.