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Mike Vick (Pittsburgh Steelers)

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Vick makes obscene gesture to home crowd

PAUL NEWBERRY

Associated Press

ATLANTA - Michael Vick apologized for making an obscene gesture toward Atlanta fans as he walked off the field after the Falcons' fourth straight loss Sunday. Vick used both hands to deliver the gesture and flashed an angry look toward the handful of fans remaining in the Georgia Dome.
Those who hung around booed the home team loudly after its dismal 31-13 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
"First and foremost, I would like to apologize for my inappropriate actions with fans today," the quarterback said in a statement released by the Falcons. "I was frustrated and upset at how the game was going for my team, and that frustration came out the wrong way."
Vick was the Falcons' main offensive threat with 166 yards rushing, just 7 off his NFL record for a quarterback. He had another rough day passing, completing nine of 24 for 84 yards, but that wasn't entirely his fault.
The Atlanta receivers dropped at least five passes, and the offensive line didn't provide much protection. Vick was sacked three times and hit a dozen more behind the line of scrimmage after throwing passes.
Leaving the field, he let his frustration get the best of him.
"That's not what I'm about. That's not what the Atlanta Falcons are about," Vick said in his statement. "I simply lost my cool in the heat of the moment. I apologize and look forward to putting this incident behind me."
Vick did not address his actions at a postgame news conference. Reporters were not aware that he made the obscene gesture until afterward, when replays of him leaving the field began airing on television.
"I can't explain how I'm feeling right now," Vick said during the news conference. "Losing the game says it all. It is not a good feeling when you lose four games in a row, and when you lose a game that you had a shot at winning."
Vick said he did his best to keep the Falcons (5-6) from losing again. This is the first time since 2003 that Atlanta has been below .500, and the team appears headed for another second-half collapse.
Last season, coming off a trip to the NFC championship game, the Falcons won six of their first eight games. But they went 2-6 the rest of the way, missed the playoffs and failed to break the franchise's ignominious streak of never having back-to-back winning seasons.
With the next two games on the road, Atlanta seems headed for another disappointing season.
"I was just out there fighting for this team, for pride and for this organization," Vick said. "We have to keep fighting. We have to show some resolve."
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most of the time I think whitlock is an idiot but agree with most of his comments here

http://sports.aol.com/whitlock/nfl/_a/vick-standing-pat-with-enablers-at-his/20061122124909990001

10. Michael Vick, coach killer? Truer words have never been spoken. Thank you, Jim Mora Sr.

A coach killer needs three ingredients: 1. a fat contract; 2. more potential than work ethic; 3. a passionate group of enablers willing to rationalize any and every shortcoming.

Vick has all that and more. He?s a black quarterback playing in a predominantly black city filled with unsophisticated football fans who view any criticism of Vick as racism. Vick will never reach his potential because Jim Mora Jr. is handcuffed by racial politics, and he?s forced to pamper Vick.

That?s why Mora Jr.?s daddy, Jim Sr., agreed with his radio co-host who described Vick as a coach killer. Now I don?t want to put words in Jim Mora Sr.?s mouth. I?m sure he doesn?t want to publicly touch the racial elements of Vick?s underachievement.

I do.

For the last three years, I?ve been hammered by Atlanta sports fans for my constant criticism of Vick. I?ve been called an Uncle Tom. I?ve been called a white racist by e-mailers unaware of my skin color




I?m good with all of that. I know who I am. I also know that Vick would be a far better player and consistent winner if Atlanta sports fans removed their heads from Vick?s rear end and demanded that he work on the fundamentals of playing quarterback.

You can blame suspect play-calling, poor receivers and an average offensive line for Atlanta?s woes, but most of the blame should be directed at the guy with the $140-million contract and the most raw talent since John Elway. Despite Dan Reaves, terrible receivers, average running backs and a mediocre offensive line, Elway carried the Broncos to three Super Bowls in his first seven seasons.

Denver fans were on Elway?s ass damn near his entire career, and Elway is/was the greatest player ever to play the game.

Meanwhile in Atlanta, Vick, a six-year vet, is being pampered into mediocrity. The fact that he doesn?t do the little things ? constant film study, attention to footwork, leadership ? is rarely addressed by the national or local media.

Vick is exciting. He runs around in the pocket, sells tickets and is the greatest Madden video game quarterback in the history of Playstation. That, along with a 117-yard passing effort in a 2002 playoff victory at Green Bay, seems to be good enough for Vick?s groupies.

Not for me.

Michael Vick will never reach his potential. Atlanta football fans, a $140-million contract and racial politics have spoiled a great talent.
 
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A scenario of using Michael Vick at running back was discussed in case Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood are not healthy by Saturday.


A scenario of using Michael Vick at running back and Matt Schaub at quarterback was discussed Wednesday in case injured Falcons tailbacks Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood are not healthy enough to play Saturday night against Dallas.
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/scorecard/12/14/truth.rumors.nfl/index.html

Vick eyes first-of-a-kind season for QB

By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer Wed Dec 13, 7:51 PM ET


FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Michael Vick doesn't know a whole lot about the guy he's chasing. Then again, Vick has his eyes on a bigger prize: 1,000 yards.


With three games left, the Falcans' quarterback is poised to become the first player at his position to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He heads into Saturday night's crucial game against the Cowboys needing 66 yards to reach the historic figure — and he might be called on do even more running than usual with Atlanta's top two tailbacks hobbled by injuries.
"I've put all that on the back-burner," Vick said Wednesday. "When you go into a game knowing there's certain milestones you can reach, you tend to press and try to do things so you can reach the milestone. The way I've gotten 900 yards rushing is just letting it come me. It's not by design."
First up for Vick is the quarterback rushing record held by Bobby Douglass, who gained 968 yards for the Bears back in 1972. That mark is only 34 yards away from going over to Vick, who could break it in the same number of games — 14 — that teams played during Douglass' era.
"I've never met him and I don't really know much about him, but I respect everything he's done for the game," said Vick, who is averaging just under 72 yards per game and has surpassed 100 yards three times this season. "He's held that record for a long time. Who knows if (breaking the mark) is going to happen? It might not happen. We'll see."
With that, Vick broke into a big smile, knowing as well as anyone that it would likely take an injury for him to fall short of Douglass' record and a 1,000-yard season. In fact, the Falcons might put a few more designed runs into the gameplan for their one-of-a-kind quarterback if Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood are unable to play.
Dunn went out of last week's victory at Tampa Bay with a calf problem, and just a few plays later Norwood reinjured the knee that already caused him to miss a game earlier in his dynamic rookie season. Together, the two have rushed for 1,547 yards.
Fullback Justin Griffith, whose primary role has been to block for others, finished up at tailback and would get the start Saturday if Dunn and Norwood can't go. The replacement back gained 57 yards against the Buccaneers, nearly double his output for the first 12 games combined.
Dunn and Norwood were both held out of practice Wednesday and listed as questionable, though Vick was optimistic.
"We're thinking at least one of those guys is going to play," he said. "My mind-set is not to do more in the running game."
But the Falcons could draw up some plays that would make it easier for Vick to get outside. One idea: Put two quarterbacks on the field at the same time, allowing backup Matt Schaub to take the snap while Vick lines up elsewhere.
Just don't bring up the rather ludicrous suggestion — popular on the talk-show circuit and among Vick's critics — that the Falcons might be better off with Schaub starting at quarterback and No. 7 lining up at tailback.
"No, man, I'm a quarterback," Vick said. "I don't play running back. That's not what I do. I throw the football, not run the football."
Dallas coach Bill Parcells also chuckled at the thought of Vick moving to a new position.
"I wish they would do that," Parcells said, "because their first-string quarterback gives you a lot of problems when he's got his hands on the ball every play. If they put their second-string quarterback in, it means the first-team quarterback is not going to have the ball in his hands.
"That would catch me by surprise."
Vick was held to a season-low 5 yards on three carries by Tampa Bay, which specifically designed its defense to keep him bottled up in the pocket. The last three opponents on the Falcons' schedule are sure to use some of the same techniques, but it's not likely to be enough to keep him for putting a new entry in the record book.

"You've got an athlete who's never been seen at the quarterback position," teammate Ike Reese said. "I know he catches a lot of flak for being a running quarterback. But he could rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 2,000 yards in the same season. That's just unheard of."
For all the criticism that Vick gets about his passing, he looks like Dan Marino when compared to the left-hander who came before him. In 1972, Douglass completed less 38 percent of his throws, with nine touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a dismal rating of 49.8.
Vick is completing just under 52 percent for 2,047 yards, with 15 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a rating of 73.6.
If he breaks Douglass' rushing mark, the Falcons plan to send the former Bears quarterback a football signed by the new record holder. It could be on its way to Chicago as soon as next week. "We've got a chance to be part of history," Reese said. "This is one of those little tidbits you can keep in the back of your mind to tell the grandkids about."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061214/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_vick1000
 
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Despite Dan Reaves, terrible receivers, average running backs and a mediocre offensive line, Elway carried the Broncos to three Super Bowls in his first seven seasons.
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Whitlock makes it seem like Elway won a bunch of super bowls all by himself, but in reality he lost each of those first 3 super bowl games. Elway still is one of the greats to play the game, but Terrell Davis was a beast that helped the Broncos win those championships when they finally did in '97 and '98.
 
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I was a big Vick supporter when he entered the NFL mainly because they hyped him up so much that I thought he was the next best thing since sliced bread. After watching him play for the past few years I have not seen any progress in the passing area nor game management wise. He seems like the same guy since entering the NFL which to me is not a good sign for the future. I would convert the guy to WR put Shuab (spelling) under center and see where that goes. Nothing can get any worse right.
 
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Whitlock lost all credibility (as if he ever had any) when he said Elway was the best player to ever play the game. I suppose there might be a weak argument for that if you are a Cryami fan (in other words, because football actually started in 1983), but if you actually consider players that were alive before that, that kind of all goes out the window in a hurry.
 
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Whitlock loses a lot of credibility to hyperbole, but the moral of the story is still right. Vick hasn't grown as a player. He is enabled and defended by a fan base that typically resorts to the race card. Even if defenders of him in this thread have not gone that route, it is an all too common defense against his critics. Problem is. It could get much worse. Schaub is more than likely not the answer.
 
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