Considering all of the baggage from his arrest and incarceration for grusome crimes, Vick, while in Philly, did a good job of deflecting distractions and was actually a stabilizing presence within the team. When Riley Cooper's racially offensive remarks were released, he was the first to forgive, and without his lead, Cooper's acceptance would have been more difficult. Also, when benched due to poor performance and injury, Vick didn't mope, but helped the maturation and success of Nick Foles.

I think as a backup, he'll be more beneficial to Smith than were Sanchez and Rex Ryan.