The last few weeks have been rampant with discussion of where Michael Vick is going to play? Who will take him? What position will he play? Will he still be a Quarterback or will someone move him to WR? Maybe a return specialist? Maybe just for the “Wildcat” Offense?
My answer is this: who cares?
I am tired of the people who are so blind to what he did. I have had people say: “Let him play! He will help us win!” I have had people say Seattle should sign it to give him another chance(the same people who shunned Koren Robinson’s return!). I actually had a guy tell me that he is better than Hasselbeck and that Seattle should swap them out. We will get to that later.
One at a time.
Will he help you win? Maybe. He has a 38-28-1 career record (gotta love an above .500 win percentage) but he wasn’t the only reason for that. The reason was the scheme (and yes, the scheme is now in Seattle), the running backs (T.J.D. is also in the Emerald City) and his legs. Not his arm (more later), his decision-making or his leadership. He was the star but not the impact player. Yes teams will have to game plan for him, but for his legs not his arm – again, I mention how bad of a QB he was. His decision making on the field pales only in comparison to his decision making in life.
As for the “second chance” – I think he should have a second chance. I was happy the Hawks signed Koren, that they have helped Lofa and Leroy, but this man spent two years in jail for KILLING DOGS. Not only killing them, but bankrolling a dog fighting ring that crossed state lines – making it a federal case – is not something I want to root for. Does that make me hypocritical? Maybe, but I don’t care! Those are my morals – for you to fund and run dog fights, to breed and kill dogs is unforgivable. Koren Robinson was an alcoholic. He did some stupid things, but he didn’t make conscious decisions to go out and murder animals. Vick did. Vick made decisions that put him in prison, got him shunned by a nation and took everything from him.
That brings me to the argument that he is a good Quarterback (I will not argue that he is not better then Hasselbeck – there is no reason to even dignify that with a response). He WAS a great athlete, not a good Quarterback – and how will that translate on the field after being in prison? Sure he probably worked out, lifted weights and did some cardio, but he was a guy who made it with his speed and his agility – has he been working on that in the pen? Has he been running wind-sprints? I would say no. Let’s step back for a minute…his history on the field doesn’t make me want him on the field. He has a career passer rating of 75.7, a Touchdown to Interception ratio of 71 to 52, a Yards-per-completion average of 12.4 yards and a completion percentage of a measly 53.8%. Where do these stats rate him? How about 81st all-time in passer rating? Behind guys like Jim McMahon and John Kitna – neither of which are going to be in the hall of fame (and really, McMahon shouldn’t have even made a Superbowl – thanks Defense!). Or 109th all-time for Yards-per-completion and 134th in completion percentage. Not exactly the numbers you want from a starting QB, especially one who hasn’t played in 2 years (for a comparison, Hasselbeck has an 84.5 [24th all-time], 147 to 94, 11.4 [in the West Coast Offense] and a 60.1%, respectively).
He is not a QB, he never really was. Maybe he should have started out as a RB or a WR…but this is where he went. He has always been criticized for his low completion percentage and his bad decisions and two years in the slammer isn’t going to make it better. His life was filled with bad decisions and he has paid.
Plus the Seahawks have a guy named Seneca Wallace, who is Michael Vick Lite, a guy who doesn’t have the legs, but has a better completion percentage, better rating and a better TD to INT ratio.
Has Michael Vick paid the price? Yes. Has Vick served his time? Yes. Does Vick deserve another chance? Yes. Just not on my team.
My answer is this: who cares?
I am tired of the people who are so blind to what he did. I have had people say: “Let him play! He will help us win!” I have had people say Seattle should sign it to give him another chance(the same people who shunned Koren Robinson’s return!). I actually had a guy tell me that he is better than Hasselbeck and that Seattle should swap them out. We will get to that later.
One at a time.
Will he help you win? Maybe. He has a 38-28-1 career record (gotta love an above .500 win percentage) but he wasn’t the only reason for that. The reason was the scheme (and yes, the scheme is now in Seattle), the running backs (T.J.D. is also in the Emerald City) and his legs. Not his arm (more later), his decision-making or his leadership. He was the star but not the impact player. Yes teams will have to game plan for him, but for his legs not his arm – again, I mention how bad of a QB he was. His decision making on the field pales only in comparison to his decision making in life.
As for the “second chance” – I think he should have a second chance. I was happy the Hawks signed Koren, that they have helped Lofa and Leroy, but this man spent two years in jail for KILLING DOGS. Not only killing them, but bankrolling a dog fighting ring that crossed state lines – making it a federal case – is not something I want to root for. Does that make me hypocritical? Maybe, but I don’t care! Those are my morals – for you to fund and run dog fights, to breed and kill dogs is unforgivable. Koren Robinson was an alcoholic. He did some stupid things, but he didn’t make conscious decisions to go out and murder animals. Vick did. Vick made decisions that put him in prison, got him shunned by a nation and took everything from him.
That brings me to the argument that he is a good Quarterback (I will not argue that he is not better then Hasselbeck – there is no reason to even dignify that with a response). He WAS a great athlete, not a good Quarterback – and how will that translate on the field after being in prison? Sure he probably worked out, lifted weights and did some cardio, but he was a guy who made it with his speed and his agility – has he been working on that in the pen? Has he been running wind-sprints? I would say no. Let’s step back for a minute…his history on the field doesn’t make me want him on the field. He has a career passer rating of 75.7, a Touchdown to Interception ratio of 71 to 52, a Yards-per-completion average of 12.4 yards and a completion percentage of a measly 53.8%. Where do these stats rate him? How about 81st all-time in passer rating? Behind guys like Jim McMahon and John Kitna – neither of which are going to be in the hall of fame (and really, McMahon shouldn’t have even made a Superbowl – thanks Defense!). Or 109th all-time for Yards-per-completion and 134th in completion percentage. Not exactly the numbers you want from a starting QB, especially one who hasn’t played in 2 years (for a comparison, Hasselbeck has an 84.5 [24th all-time], 147 to 94, 11.4 [in the West Coast Offense] and a 60.1%, respectively).
He is not a QB, he never really was. Maybe he should have started out as a RB or a WR…but this is where he went. He has always been criticized for his low completion percentage and his bad decisions and two years in the slammer isn’t going to make it better. His life was filled with bad decisions and he has paid.
Plus the Seahawks have a guy named Seneca Wallace, who is Michael Vick Lite, a guy who doesn’t have the legs, but has a better completion percentage, better rating and a better TD to INT ratio.
Has Michael Vick paid the price? Yes. Has Vick served his time? Yes. Does Vick deserve another chance? Yes. Just not on my team.
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3 comments:
We don't need Vick at all. Hasselbeck, Wallace, and a project QB in Teel is all you really need.
Vick can go play somewhere else as you said.
Tony Dungy seems to think he'll be signed as early as this week.
Great article!!! I agree with almost everything you said but I won't bore you with that crap. I'm glad the Seahawks didn't end up signing him.
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