Michael Vick's brother Marcus Vick made headlines by going on a Twitter rant and demanding that the Eagles trade his brother during Philly's 28-13 loss to the Saints last night.
But the rant wasn't as silly as it looks.
In fact, Marcus pretty simply identified the real problem with the Eagles, and the reason why a QB switch wouldn't make sense right now. The key points:
All I hear is the fans saying " bring n Nick Foles" like wtf he gone do behind that O-line? #letmeknow
— Marcus Vick (@MVFive) November 6, 2012
I never seen a Qb get hit every time he drop back. Lol crazy!!!
— Marcus Vick (@MVFive) November 6, 2012
My man McCoy can't even get 100yds on the ground bc the line so terrible.
— Marcus Vick (@MVFive) November 6, 2012
All that bashing my brother take. All the tough sacks and knockdowns the Eagle fans want to blame Mike Vick? FOH
— Marcus Vick (@MVFive) November 6, 2012
The tone is questionable, but the content isn't.
There were some more ridiculous tweets mixed in there (he called Asante Samuel "Ashanti" at one point). But the core argument — that the Eagles' line is so bad that no QB could succeed behind it — makes total sense.
After guard Todd Herremans got hurt in the first half last night, 4 out of Philly's 5 starting offensive lineman to start the season were injured.
As of last week, Football Outsiders' stats said the Eagles had the 26th-ranked o-line in the league. Philly has given up the most QB hits in the league (71), and the fourth-most sacks.
The Eagles have problems on the defensive side of the ball, but the offensive has been the real issue this year, and a lot of that comes down to the line. Going into the game last night, the Saints were on pace to have the worst defense in NFL history, and the Eagles only managed 13 points against them.
There are calls to bench Vick and put in Nick Foles. But as Vick's brother rightly pointed out, that wouldn't change the fact that the line is letting the QB get hit nine times per game.
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