Let me say from the outset here, I do not care that the Eagles signed Michael Vick. I’m not happy they did it and I’m not outraged they did it. I long ago decided not to care who wore the jersey so long as he contributed to a winning and entertaining team. I find Vick and his actions morally reprehensible, and I do not buy his claims that he is very sorry for what he did and is a changed man after two years in prison. Maybe he’s sorry, maybe he’s not. Maybe he honestly believes dog fighting is a outrageous offense, or maybe he’s just listening to his PR guy. I don’t know, and I don’t care.

What I care about is how will Michael Vick contribute to the Philadelphia Eagles and their pursuit of their first SuperBowl championship. By all accounts, Vick has been signed to be a quarterback, not a running back, not a fifth wide receiver, but a quarterback. Unless Donovan McNabb gets injured (I hold my breath as I type those words), Vick is not expected (until we are told otherwise) to get more than five or 10 snaps a game. He’ll be involved in some Wildcat packages and possible trick plays, as well as spelling an aging McNabb.

He is not, however, going to be on the field enough to make a decisive difference in the grand scheme of the Eagles’ season. He may be able to make a big play or two and put points on the board, which could help them win the game, but then again he might not.

Mike Vick, in my opinion anyway, was never a great quarterback with the Falcons. He is now two years older, and two years removed from playing football at a serious level. Will he be able to contribute even at the level he competed at two years ago? We don’t know.

In the end, I do not believe that Vick, regardless of his level of play, will be able to contribute enough to this team (unless McNabb misses serious time) to warrant all the backlash and controversy that has been generated, and will be perpetuated for months to come, by his signing. This is going to disrupt a locker room that, I will give you is very cohesive, but struggled getting on the same page in training camp as a result of a multitude of injuries.

Michael Vick is the most controversial and hated figure in sports today. Signing him does nothing to grow the team’s fanbase or level of goodwill, which continues to dwindle every time Andy Reid or Joe Banner opens his mouth.

As a PR move, this signing stinks. As a football move, it makes little sense. In the end, until I am convinced otherwise, I don’t think signing Michael Vick will have been worth the hassle.