Andy Reid elevates Michael Vick and screws the entire organization

Talk about short-term gain at the expense of the guy you had christened the new franchise QB. Who'd have thought that the Kevin Kolb era would last 30 minutes?

For three years, we've been told that Kolb was being groomed to replace Donovan McNabb. Then we showed the best QB we've ever had the door in favor of The Ascension Of Kevin Kolb. And then Andy yanks Kolb out of his job after THIRTY MINUTES!

So here are the scenarios as I see them:

1) Andy has never had that much faith in Kevin, hence the quick pull. But if so, why deal Donovan in favor of the at-the-time unproven Vick? If you were going to be so quick on the trigger with Kolb, why deal The Franchise in favor of The New Franchise That I Don't Trust? If your faith in Kolb is so easily shaken, why deal Donovan in the first place?

If this lack of faith in Kolb is the case, then Andy has been lying for three years about Kolb being The New Franchise, and has lied consistently up until - and including - yesterday.

This calls Andy's long term decision-making into great question.

2) Andy just has a quick trigger finger and is going with the hot hand. For the record, Reid acknowledges the hot hand but denies the quick trigger finger. One can also deny that there's shit on one's shoes, but the smell doesn't lie.

If scenario two is the case, then you've abandoned your four year plan in favor of a quick-hit, win-now strategy. In the process, you've pretty much ruined Kevin Kolb. Although Andy denies it, he's telling the world that Kevin Kolb, after 3 years of grooming, is not an NFL starter. How can Kolb, or anyone else, see it any differently? After preaching patience, Andy has shown none.

I don't see how Kevin Kolb can ever be the starter for the Philadelphia Eagles. Andy's lack of faith after professing said faith for the last eight months ruins Kevin Kolb in Philadelphia.

This also calls Andy's long term decision-making into great question.

I don't see any other scenarios. None. Even if the Eagles win the Super Bowl with Vick (shudder....), where do we go from here? Vick is only 2 years younger than McNabb. How much longer are those legs going to hold out? How much longer can he take those big hits he exposes himself to?

Watch and see what happens. 2011 is an uncapped year, so now is a great time to sign Vick for the long term, if that's the Eagles design. If that happens, it means that despite Andy's statements to the contrary, they're jettisoning Kolb, and mightily screwing him in the process.

If they don't resign Vick and he walks in March, does Andy then aim to convince the world that Kolb is now ready to start in 2011? Based on what? He's had no game action, and after four years, how much can he learn holding a clipboard?

There's also the following complication: in 2011 it's no longer a young team ready to grow with a young quarterback. It's now a ready-to-contend team and you're throwing your young quarterback into a difficult situation where he's not allowed to make mistakes, because the rest of the team is ready to contend now. Talk about your short leashes.

Andy has totally screwed all of the following: Kevin Kolb, his own credibility, the franchise, and the fans... including me, who bought the girlfriend a $75 Kolb jersey.

This has nothing to do with the dog issue (though a convicted felon dog killer is now the face of your franchise), it has to do with Vick as a player, and I'm not sold on Vick The Player. He's a career 50% passer, he's notoriously streaky, and I'll remind you that he looked good against Detroit. Detriot.

Maybe Jeff Fisher is looking to leave Tennessee...