Michael Vick has become the Eagles' model for successful rehabilitation projects, but what Doug Pederson, Howie Roseman, and Jeffrey Lurie have failed to put into the proper context is that Andy Reid took that gamble 10 years into his tenure as Eagles coach, and only as his position atop the team became more tenuous.
Vick, for the most part, was a model citizen and he even gave the Eagles a few hurrahs. But in the end he flamed out.
Reid took a similar risk in drafting DeSean Jackson, but, again, it was only late into his term.