Michael Vick

[fishersofmen]

What an incredible game by Mike Vick last night. 150 QB rating w/over 400 yds and 6 TD's. On the other hand just a few hours after being highly overpaid with 80 Million and 40 gauranteed Mcnabb took an a$$ beating from his former team (3 int. from Mcnabb). Daniel Snyder continues to run that club into the ground. Vikings should try and make a move for Kevin Kolb!!

LANDOVER, Md. -- Forget about the contract: The Philadelphia Eagles weren't happy with Donovan McNabb's words. And they were thoroughly upset with LaRon Landry's alleged dirty deeds, both before and during the game.

The best way to handle it? Have Michael Vick and the offense run up the score.

On a day the Washington Redskins hoped to celebrate McNabb's new contract and set aside the swirl of distractions from his benching two weeks earlier, Vick put up some gaudy numbers of his own and the Eagles stormed the party and embarrassed their NFC East rivals 59-28 Monday night.

It was Vick, not McNabb, who played like a $78 million quarterback, accounting for six touchdowns. The Eagles marched down the field in one big chunk after another, putting new entries in the various record books along the way.

Vick became the first player in NFL history with at least 300 yards passing, 50 yards rushing, four passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a game. He hasn't thrown an interception or lost a fumble this season.

"I've had some great games in my day," Vick said. "But I don't think I've had one quite like this one."

Philadelphia center Mike McGlynn said the team was motivated by McNabb's dig after the Redskins beat Philadelphia 17-12 last month. McNabb, speaking of the offseason trade that sent him to Washington, said at the time: "Everybody makes mistakes in their lifetime, and they made one last year."

"Donovan had said some things after they beat us that fired us up, saying how they made a terrible decision and everybody makes mistakes," McGlynn said. "I think we're happy with where we are right now."

Then there was a pregame skirmish between the teams on the field, forcing officials to step in and restore peace. McGlynn said Redskins safety Landry started it by saying something to receiver DeSean Jackson. Notably, it was Landry who was beaten by Jackson on the first play from scrimmage, an 88-yard pass from Vick for the first of many scores.

"Basically a guy tried to come over and intimidate us," McGlynn said. "It was [No.] 30 again. He said some things to our star player he shouldn't have said, and he got his. You can see on that first play. He got his."

McGlynn also said he was spit on by Landry twice during extra points.

"That really fired us all up, and we really put the afterburners on," McGlynn said. "It's good to come out and score 60 points almost. We all want to play the game with all the respect in the world. When people come out and disrespect it like that, I think you've got to be more respectful of the game. That's just a terrible thing. I think we just looked at it as 'Hey, let's keep pouring it on.' "

Landry denied spitting at McGlynn, saying: "I'm aggressive. I'm not that type of player."

As far as the pregame confrontation, Landry described it as "typical talk."

"Me and DeSean was talking, and they took it to another level," Landry said.

Jackson's take? He said there were "some disrespectful things" said by players who "take this football a little bit too serious." But then he uttered what would appear to be an unintentionally insensitive remark, given Vick's recent jail time on a dogfighting conviction.

"The pregame altercation got us going. It had us ready. We came back into the locker room pumped," Jackson said. "We were like pit bulls, ready to get out of the cage."

The Eagles led 35-0 after the first play of the second quarter. Vick completed his first 10 passes and finished 20 for 28 for 333 yards with four touchdowns. He also ran eight times for 80 yards and two scores, moving past Steve Young and into second place in NFL history for yards rushing by a quarterback.

The Eagles set team records for total yards in a game (592), points in a half (45) and had the biggest lead after the first quarter for any NFL road team (28-0) since at least 1950.

The win moved Philadelphia (6-3) into a first-place tie with the New York Giants in the division, with both teams two games ahead of the Redskins (4-5). The Eagles are 4-0 when Vick starts and finishes the game.

A few hours before kickoff, the Redskins signed McNabb to a five-year, $78 million contract extension with $40 million guaranteed, putting to rest any doubts as to whether he would remain the centerpiece of coach Mike Shanahan's rebuilding effort. It was Washington's first game since Shanahan benched McNabb in the final two minutes of a loss to Detroit, when the coach cited McNabb's less-than-full grasp of the two-minute offense and later the quarterback's lack of "cardiovascular endurance" stemming from sore hamstrings.

McNabb received a standing ovation and applauded the fans in return when he was introduced with the starting lineups, but most of those fans had left by halftime on a rainy night in which they heartily booed offense and defense alike.

"We just got embarrassed, from start to finish," Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. "It's frustrating to go out there on national TV and play the way we played. ... Anybody that was watching that game thought it was a joke."

McNabb finished 17 for 31 for 295 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions, nearly all of the yards coming after the Redskins had dug themselves a five-touchdown hole. Dimitri Patterson intercepted McNabb twice, returning one of them 40 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.

Interestingly, Shanahan made McNabb finish the entire game this time, even with the game out of reach in the fourth quarter. McNabb said the news of the contract didn't help in dealing with the loss.

"At this point, I'm angry," he said.

The 45 first-half points allowed by the Redskins tied a franchise record, and the 59 total points were the most allowed by a team coached by Shanahan. It was almost as if the players had decided there was no incentive to play well, given that a teammate who got benched in the last game had just received a mega-contract.

"We got outcoached. We got outplayed. They did everything right," Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth said.

[Stratosman]

How long do the Eagles have Vick locked up for?

[creepworm]

That is awesome. Laron Landry running his mouth and Deshaun Jackson shutting him up on the first play.

It is also awesome that Vick helped me win by 76 points in one of my fantasy leagues.

[creepworm]

I could be wrong but I believe his contract is up this year, if not then next year for sure.

[Antero]

He was awesome (so were all the Eagles) but I would like to nip in the bud the thought that he will be here next year...ain't happening. Philly will be keeping him. We need to set our sights a bit lower, probably TJack (if Chilly is still here) and some good drafting.

[creepworm]

If the eagles keep vick then we should set our sights on Kolb. They may be willing to deal him.

[Antero]

Perhaps, but with Vick being a qb that runs quite a bit he does run the risk of getting tweaked more. I think Philly has hit it good with being able to have two qbs that they can trust and have no fear of playing. My hunch is they will TRY and keep them both.

And, why do we think that all prominent free agents want to come here? Why do we think that a aging team is so attractive? A team that has no real #1 rcvers for a qb to be exicted about?

[mrklean]

yeah i think he did a one year contract with an option for a second year which is this year so i believe he is a free agent after this year.

[fishersofmen]

Yep they only have Vick locked in for this year (5 Mil.) But look for that to change soon as he is not going anywhere. I agree we need to make a move for Kolb because he obviously will want to be the starting QB somewhere next year and will probably be asking for a trade.

[WyoChris]

I heard Hutch, Allen, and Longwell and currently on a private jet to Philly to pick up Kolb.

[SkunkedAgain]

Vick played incredible last night, as did most of the Eagles. I agreed with Ditka that people deserve a second chance, but they want on to say how great of a person he is...that somehow keeping his nose clean for two years is all it takes. I think that they should say that he seems to have turned his life around so far. I wouldn't go as to call him a good person yet. That'll take many more years of being a productive member of society, not just a 6TD scoring QB.

[greebs]

I heard Hutch, Allen, and Longwell and currently on a private jet to Philly to pick up Kolb.

maybe they should look for a defensive end too while there and if they find one, allen could accidently miss the flight back to mn.

[nonteepical]

vick has come a long way since his atlanta years he couldn't even throw a ball, he just ran.nice to finally see a sports star making the best of a second chance.

[croixflats]

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but they want on to say how great of a person he is...that somehow keeping his nose clean for two years is all it takes.

That's the league for you, sweep it under the rug and soon the fans will forget and the owners can get back to bilking the fans from their money.

[creepworm]

I think I would be willing to call him a good person. He paid his debt and it was extremely hefty. (2 years in prison, millions and millions lost in wages and endorsements, having to file for bankruptcy, and going from a superstar to being considered the scum of the earth). Now, he has gotten a second chance and has done nothing but good with it. It is not just his on the field performance but he works with many charities (including the humane society) and has bettered himself. Was he a bad person, yes. Is he a bad person, no.

[FISHINGURU]

Funny what a few games of playing good football can do, Vick was a piece of [PoorWordUsage] a couple years ago now he is one of the greats. If he played like [PoorWordUsage] this season no one would think he was a good person. He has a couple good games now he's such a great guy.

Only a moron would risk millions of dollars and endorsements for his homeboys in the first place. Same homeboys that ended up snitching on him.

When he was a free agent coming out of prison no one wanted him, anywhere. Now that he has a few good games everyone wishes they had him. good humor

[fishersofmen]

He may be a moron but this is the NFL, performance on the field is the only thing that matters. You can kill dogs or even people, if you can play football and make this league money they will welcome you with open arms. The very fact that he was in prison and is now back breaking records only makes him that much more valuable.

If to play for the NFL you had to be a "good person" there wouldn't be enough players left to make one team.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Funny what a few games of playing good football can do, Vick was a piece of [PoorWordUsage] a couple years ago now he is one of the greats. If he played like [PoorWordUsage] this season no one would think he was a good person. He has a couple good games now he's such a great guy.

Only a moron would risk millions of dollars and endorsements for his homeboys in the first place. Same homeboys that ended up snitching on him.

When he was a free agent coming out of prison no one wanted him, anywhere. Now that he has a few good games everyone wishes they had him. good humor

Glad somebody in here has some decent moral judgment still. I don't care if you're the best football player in the world, you did something that I cannot forgive you for and he shouldn't have been allowed to play football ever again.

[Chad Peterson]

I agree, but he is a great talent on the field. He reminds me of Steve Young of the 49er's.

Sniffer

[JBMasterAngler]

I liked DeSean Jackson's quote after the game..."we were like pitbulls getting out of the cage". That's funny.

If you think about it though, the redskins were more like the pitbulls, because Vick absolutely killed them!

[croixflats]

LOL

[FISHINGURU]

If you think about it though, the redskins were more like the pitbulls, because Vick absolutely killed them!

Thats the spirit lol!!!

I think it was more of the Skins just being horrible then it was the Eagles being great.

[tori's dad]

Michael Vick is making about 1 million this yr- his contract is up and he again will be making multi millions a yr- and the endorsements will be back too! His on the field play has always been good - lets see if history repeats itself again when he gets shown the money. I have friends from Atlanta- they told me stories of what a thug he is- who knows maybe he changed but most guys who go to prison for two yrs only get better at their craft - just my two cents.

[PierBridge]

If the Eagles don't sign him long term which is most likely the case all they have to do to keep Vick is put the franchise tag on him....

He isn't all of sudden good he's always been a stud now he has some great receivers is the only difference.

Could be the MVP of the league!

[FISHINGURU]

He isn't all of sudden good he's always been a stud now he has some great receivers is the only difference.

LOL, Good humor, thanks for that one!