Dirty Bird July 18, 2007
Posted by boydzone in : points, sports , trackbackBad Newz Kennels is the name of the dog breeding operation that Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons has been linked to on charges that stem from a dog-fighting circuit run out of one of his homes. Indeed, this is Bad Newz for Vick fans as an indictment by a federal jury cannot bode well for his 2007 NFL season.
Fortunately, I am not a Michael Vick fan. I think the NFL would be fine, if not better without him.
Vick is regarded a superior athlete, earning him a $130-million contract in 2004 and has dazzled spectators with his ability to scramble from the quarterback position unlike any other. Vick racked up 1039 rushing yards and 2 TDs in 2006. He’s also only managed to rack up 2 winning seasons in the 4 seasons that he played the majority of the games.
YEAR W L T PF PA
2006 7 9 0 292 328
2005 8 8 0 351 341
2004 11 5 0 340 337
2002 9 6 1 402 314
stats taken from espn.com
I wouldn’t mind not having to listen to commentators argue over his worth as a QB. It seems like most either ooze praise of his gifts or question his arm.
Vicks longest completed pass in 2006 was 55 yards. If Vick had such a great arm, its seems that he’s been able to pull off more long distance pass plays as a lot of teams have to play contain defenses to guard against his run.
He did throw for 20 TDs and 2474 yards last year, but nearly half of these TDs (8) and 1/3rd of the yards (780) were to one receiver, Alge Crumpler TE. Don’t let his name deceive you, Alge is not the kind of algae that might grow one the inside of your fish tank. This Alge is quite the opposite at 6′2″, 262lbs. In other words, he’s a pretty huge target and must be kind of hard to miss. Much harder to miss than I’m sure I will find images of Vick flipping off his fans and the Falcon’s would probably miss the hit to their salary cap that he inflicts each year. Granted, they might have to settle for a less exciting quarterback, even though part of Vick’s excitement value might have something to do with periods of the game where he’ll lull his fans to sleep with unfulfilled expectations and then break a 51yard run.
I admit, I’m a little biased. I had to watch the Steelers suffer an embarrassing OT loss to the Falcons last year. I also just don’t like a certain look that I catch in Vick’s eyes, which admittedly is pretty judgmental of me. He just seems like the kind of guy that is in if for himself. He also seems like the kind of person that would, I don’t know, not tell a sexual partner of his that he has herpes, refer to himself in 3rd person, not know what the word ‘exonerated’ means, and squander an opportunity at a respectable career with more money than most people could ever dream of in order to watch some pit bulls fight to the death . But, I don’t know the guy personally and I don’t know if he’s actually guilty. Apparently a federal jury believes that he’s guilty enough to indict. As someone who has become a fan of the game and the league, I’d rather watch a hot shot from a rival team who can back up his talk, stay out of silly trouble, and not hold the commissioner or the league and its fans in comtempt.
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