Plaxico???

As Michael Vick tweets about Plaxico, and Plaxico is rocking another Phillies hat, we start to ponder just the option of seeing Mr. I-forgot-to-turn-the-safety-on-my-gun in green and white next year.

Would Plaixco want to play in Philly?  Absolutely.  Try and make a case for why anyone wouldn't want to play with the most explosive offense in the league.  As long as he kept himself in shape, it isn't too difficult for someone with talents like him earn a spot as our #3 WR. 

Is Plaxico a good fit in Philly?  Absolutely.  The biggest flaw with our offense (minus the o-line) is the fact that the top two WR's are shorter than 80% of secondary players in the NFL.  While the size pays off in speed, you aren't burning anyone when there's less than 30 yards between the ball and the back of the endzone.  If you watched the Eagles successful and unsuccessful red zone trips last year.  A lot of those successful trips involved Vick scrambling, McCoy running it, or a WR getting open using a cut or post route.  I almost forgot that TD pass to O-Liner Herremans in Dallas too.  A lot of failed trips included Vick dropping back into the pocket and looking for the open receiver.  Jackson and Maclin are too short to dominate a zone defense in the red-zone.

Plaxico was always a great red-zone WR, and with his size, gives the Eagles that jump ball slash throw it to the back of the endzone where only our tall WR can catch it type of play.  I dont remember one successful jump ball for the Eagles offense last year, or a toe touch grab over a corner by a WR.  This is something Plaxico feeds off of, and rightfully so with his size.  Only type of play I remember, was that faithful throw against the Packers in the playoffs to Riley Cooper, that was slightly underthrown and picked off.

Riley Cooper is the Eagles future tall WR, but despite flashing some brilliance last year, he certainly isn't ready to be a go to guy game after game.  Not saying he never will be, but not today.

The Eagles time to win is now.  Vick won't get any younger, and despite the youngsters of our offense, who knows if we can keep them all together in the long run.  If you can get Plaxico for a deal similar to Vick, one year guaranteed, and a 2nd year club option worth a lot more, absolutely do it. 

As for Plaxico's jail sentence, what a joke.  Donte Stallworth drives drunk and kills a man, and that warrants a week behind bars.  Ray Lewis was involved in a fight where 2 guys ended up stabbed to death, pleded guilty for obstruction of justice, settled out of court and gave a ton of money to the families two people who were stabbed, and he's a saint in the NFL.  Plaxico shoots himself with his own gun? 2 years no questions asked.  I'm all for second chances, but all things considered, 2 years was pretty ridiculious.

Maybe next time we go to the Linc, next to those dumbass Vick protestors who PAID THE EAGLES AND VICK MONEY to buy his jersey; in return to spraypaint X's over it, we will see gun control guys next to them.  Hey I dunno if I can get more laughs then I already do out of the crowd in JFK park and tailgating before Eagles games, but just maybe some gun control protestors would.

Cheers!