The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

For the second time in two pre-season games, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Michael Vick, had to leave the game early due to injury. He hit his left thumb on his center's helmet on a follow-through in the first game against Pittsburgh and got leveled by a Patriots' defender right square in the ribs in last night's game. Fortunately for Vick and the Eagles, both X-rays came out negative and he should be fine to go in the next pre-season game. This trend can't continue for Vick and the Eagles, though. They won't get lucky every time this happens and the Eagles can ill-afford to lose Vick for an extended period of time during the course of the season. Vick needs to protect himself better when he's left vulnerable by the offensive line or he makes himself vulnerable by running outside the pocket. The thing about Vick that makes him such an exciting player yet one that is also prone to getting hurt is the fact he doesn't give up on plays. Due to the unprecede...