Rest of the nation weighs in on Vick

Here is a sampling of opinion about the Eagles' signing of Michael Vick from around the nation.

Vick's challenges are hardly behind him. A few years ago, he made a crude gesture to fans who booed him after a bad performance.

What he's about to hear - and see - will make those boos sound like Sunday school songs.

The outrage has already started. Protesters were outside the Eagles' training complex Friday. There will surely be more, and some Eagles fans will spurn the team over this.

Vick will hear jeers, insults, and vile comments. He will have to take it. "Turn the other cheek" will become his new golden rule.

- William C. Rhoden, New York Times

Is it possible that the best-case scenario for the Eagles with their signing of Michael Vick is also the worst-case scenario?

If things work out and Vick is a productive member of the team, making big plays out of some semblance of a "Wildcat" package, Eagles fans will call for him to get more and more playing time. That, of course, would mean less time for Donovan McNabb, which would only serve to alienate the true franchise quarterback in Philadelphia.

Remember when Patriots owner Robert Kraft said that New England wasn't interested in Vick because they had, in his opinion, the best player in the world in Tom Brady and why would he ever want to take Brady off the field? Made sense to me. Probably made sense to McNabb as well, which is why no matter what he says publicly, I think this transaction creates an awkward situation for McNabb, and that's the last thing the team should be doing at this juncture with a championship-caliber roster.

- Ross Tucker, CNN-SI (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)

I might be the only NFL fan that doesn't really have strong feelings about Michael Vick's being signed by the Eagles. Don't condone what he did, but I do like stories of redemption and hope his turns into one of those. Have little idea how that will work out.