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Battered Vick questions role after Falcons loss
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Posted on 10/20/2006 3:21:14 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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Has Vick been talking to T.O.?
To: ABG(anybody but Gore); akorahil; albee; A message; andyland; Argh; b4its2late; BADROTOFINGER; ...
To: mainepatsfan
"It's the worst I ever felt," Vick told Carter. Sacked 7 times!
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:28:42 AM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(Liberalism in a parasite that ALWAYS kills its host.)
To: Cowboy Bob
That's one stat you really never expect to see next to Vick's name.
To: mainepatsfan
Michael, Michael, Michael. If you believe you need to throw the ball more, why don't you learn the WR position and let Matt Schaub become the starting QB?
My "What are the Panthers afraid of, Vick throwing the ball?" joke is relevant again.
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:31:21 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(And in the second year, Nick Saban said "Let there be a franchise quarterback...")
To: Terpfen
One of these days they'll figure it out.
Schaub will be getting a nice free agent contract next year.
To: mainepatsfan
If they do figure it out, it'll be way too late. The Falcons really should trade Vick while he's hot.
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posted on
10/20/2006 3:53:12 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(And in the second year, Nick Saban said "Let there be a franchise quarterback...")
To: Terpfen
Actually I was referring to Carolina figuring out how to defend him. Their pass rushers play him like he's a pocket QB that they can chase down which they can't. The teams that shut him down have their pass rushers maintain lane discipline and surround him.
To: mainepatsfan
Gotcha. Sorry about the confusion. Still pretty early, even though I woke up at 2AM.
Vick went on Inside the NFL and said that his passing deficiencies are due to bad receivers, not any lack of skill on his part. This guy would fit right in with the Raiders.
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posted on
10/20/2006 4:07:16 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(And in the second year, Nick Saban said "Let there be a franchise quarterback...")
To: mainepatsfan
Gee Mr. Vick, have ya met Mr. Palamaulu? I betcha will Sunday...
:) PaMom
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posted on
10/20/2006 4:11:09 AM PDT
by
PennsylvaniaMom
(Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you...)
To: Terpfen
Well at least he sticks up for his teammates. /s
The Falcons will never get rid of him because he's their biggest draw. I don't know about you but I just want to see my team win. If someone makes a spectacular play in the process that's great but I don't have to see that in order to be entertained. That's what separates the football fan from the casual fan.
To: mainepatsfan
That's the Falcons' problem: Vick is their draw, instead of the extreme likelihood of a victory. Well, if that's what they want, hey, who am I to criticize? Not like my team is winning this year, and the Packers game isn't a gimme.
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posted on
10/20/2006 4:27:25 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(And in the second year, Nick Saban said "Let there be a franchise quarterback...")
To: PennsylvaniaMom
Palamaulu would cause Vick more problems in pass coverage rather than as a pass rusher.
To: Terpfen
Yup. In a way Atlanta is a perfect for him. It's a good size market without a demanding football fan base. If Vick were in New York he'd be as "happy" as A-Rod is right now.
To: mainepatsfan
Hey, with that contract, I'd be plenty happy being A-Rod.
I still say Vick would work as a Raider.
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posted on
10/20/2006 4:40:04 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(And in the second year, Nick Saban said "Let there be a franchise quarterback...")
To: Terpfen
He would sell even more Raider jerseys than Moss has.
To: mainepatsfan
Not to mention that Moss might be able to catch his passes.
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posted on
10/20/2006 5:04:57 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(And in the second year, Nick Saban said "Let there be a franchise quarterback...")
To: Terpfen
The league would like to see Moss get out of that black hole.
To: mainepatsfan; Terpfen
Yup. In a way Atlanta is a perfect for him. It's a good size market without a demanding football fan base. If Vick were in New York he'd be as "happy" as A-Rod is right now.Atlanta is also a very fickle town when it comes to their teams, with many fans showing up just to see and be seen. Unless they're winning, people stay home.
Vick just pulled a perfect TO, undermining his coaches, his teammates and blamed everybody else for the fact that he's just an average QB. It didn't take long for opposing teams to stack the box and dare him to throw. If I were the owner and GM, I'd be thinking real hard about trading him after the season, and Alice Davis is just dumb enough to trade the house for him.
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posted on
10/20/2006 5:22:24 AM PDT
by
ABG(anybody but Gore)
("By the time I'm finished with you, you're gonna wish you felt this good again" - Jack Bauer)
To: Terpfen
I actually do think receivers these days aren't as good at catching, maybe they don't work hard enough at it, but a lot of them have trouble catching passes thrown by left-handed quarterbacks because the spin is wrong and the ball moves the "wrong" direction so if they take their eye off it it ends up a couple inches different from where they are used to.
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