It hasn’t been reflected on the NFL week 1 odds quite yet, but it will have a big impact on the season. Both the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles have made some moves recently that will sends some tremors through the NFL landscape and the NFL odds makers will have to adjust.
So far, we’ve seen a brief Brett Favre stint for the Minnesota Vikings last week in their second exhibition game and for the first time in over two years we’ll see Michael Vick step on the field this week.
The real question is: which player will have the bigger impact on the NFC?
Michael Vick
Not many NFL predictions picked the Eagles to be the team that signed Vick but now it sort of makes sense. The Eagles offense has always been strong but it’s always lacked a little bit of something. Vick could be that something, especially if they employ him in the Wildcat formation.
Vick is not a very accurate quarterback. That we know. But when you put Vick in to run the Wildcat, in comparison to all the running backs who were put in that position last year – such as Ronnie Brown, Jerious Norwood and etc – Vick is the best passer and maybe athlete in the formation.
Brett Favre
The Minnesota Vikings made a surprise signing of their own when they inked Brett Favre just weeks after apparently closing the book on him.
Favre is an upgrade over quarterbacks Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson right now but will he be the right answer long term?
The New York Jets thought they were Super Bowl contenders when they signed Favre last year but he hurt his shoulder mid-season and became a liability. On the flip side, the Vikings other two quarterbacks on the roster have been liabilities for their respective teams in the past.
The Vikings just need some consistency at the position and they need to have the threat of a deep ball. Favre can give them that. Some people say he’s hurt, but then keep in mind that it’s the NFL’s ironman you are talking about.
Outlook
Both quarterbacks should make big impacts but Favre should have the bigger role since he is playing full time. Both the Vikings and Eagles have been popular among sports picks for the Super Bowl.
