Michael Vick spent the quiet hours of this offseason perched on a chair in a dark room. Poring over game film, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback drank in every one of his 14 interceptions from last season. Over and over.
Vick's intended endgame was preventing a repeat of those fatal decisions in 2012, but things got off to a rough start in Sunday's 17-16 win over the Cleveland Browns.
Vick's 317 passing yards marked his fifth-highest output in an Eagles uniform, but the effort was soured by four interceptions in a frustrating showing against Cleveland's opportunistic defense. The low point came on D'Qwell Jackson's 27-yard pick six that gave the Browns a late fourth-quarter lead.
"When you throw interceptions it's one thing. But when you throw an interception for a touchdown and it changes the dynamic of the game, when you look up at the scoreboard and now you're losing, you feel a sense of dissatisfaction," Vick told Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia after the game. "I have a responsibility to this team and that's to lead them, not to hurt them. So I was more disappointed in that more than anything."
The Eagles -- and Vick -- escaped with the victory and plenty of work to do on offense. That angle will receive more attention than what the Browns accomplished on defense (and maybe that's unfair), but Philly must improve before the Baltimore Ravens visit next week.
Translation: More dark rooms for Michael Vick.
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