Mike Vick (official thread)

[PrincetonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by ScarletBlood31

Not only did Vick have a poor day passing, but his behavior after losing was embarrassing. He flicks off the fans in his own stadium, and mouths "[censored] you" as he goes by.

And you wonder why people don't like him.

he's just a thug from Hampton...what else do u expect?

[duke_shoot]

Mike Vick's running percentage 98.9%
Mike ick's leadership percentage 13.33%

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

ABJ

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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Matt Schaub anyone?

[coastalbuck]

I guess he wasn't just waving to friends in the crowd!.. Link

[buckeyefool]

most of the time I think whitlock is an idiot but agree with most of his comments here

http://sports.aol.com/whitlock/nfl/_...22124909990001

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.

[jimotis4heisman]

ok i cant get the image to upload... i semi edited it but oh well ill throw the picture were rated r things hang...

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