The Philadelphia Eagles are 7-3 and suddenly they are clearly the best team in the NFC East. They also may be the best team in the NFC. They certainly possess the best weapon in the NFL in Michael Vick. I know Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are enjoying early MVP buzz. I also know Aaron Rodgers continues to be a vastly overlooked quarterback. But, Vick can outrun and maybe out throw this competition, though he does lack the touch and the recognition these pocket passers possess.

He is as likely to run for more than 100 yards in a game (given Justin Tuck is not on the field) as eclipse 30 yards through the air. Vick also has the benefit of a big budget television movie storyline. Incredibly gifted athlete makes abhorrent choices off the field, serves time, and wins his starting spot back.

He has better weapons than he has every had at any other time in his nine-year NFL career and is playing for a city eternally desperate for a Super Bowl win. I bet these fans are desperately in search of Super Bowl tickets as I write this little ode to the resurrected hero.

There are still six games left in the season and the NFC East is notoriously unstable. Also, the Green Bay Packers are quietly 7-3 and have outscored opponents by more than 100 points, the only team in the NFL to do so as of Week 11. Then, consider that the Atlanta Falcons are 8-2, the best record in the NFC. What a game it would be if the Eagles were to play one of the most explosive offenses in football or if Vick is playing his former team?

Yes, at this juncture to pose any hypothetical questions about the NFC Championship is foolhardy, but I cannot contain myself after the Eagles proved they could beat a great defense when Vick was not changing fantasy football match ups across the country.