Michael Vick (Patriot News)
The Buffalo Bill are interested in adding a veteran quarterback to their roster according to head coach Chan Gailey.
The team acknowledged rumors that trading for Michael Vick was not out of the question.
“This is a quarterback-driven league at this point,” Gailey said, per an ESPN.com report. “It hasn’t always been that way, but it seems to have become more so in the last decade or so. You have to have a quality player there. It does not have to be a big-name player. You just have to have quality production. That’s the decision you’re trying to make.”
The team currently has Ryan Fitzpatrick, Trent Edwards and Brian Brohm on their roster.
Vick has a record as a NFL starter of 38-28-1. He has taken the Falcons to the playoffs twice, beat the great Brett Favre in Green Bay in 2002 and led the Falcons to the NFC Championship game in 2004. Additionally he has been to three Pro Bowls.
If Vick goes to Buffalo, the team will likely get to the playoffs for the first time since 1999.
Here are some Vick statistics in some very important categories as a QB, in his 4 years as a STARTER.
2002
18th in passer rating in 81.6
25th in comp percentage 54.9
2004
21st in passer rating 78.1
27th in completion percentage 56.4
2005
25th in passer rating 73.1
29th in completion percentage 55.3
2006
20th in passer rating 75.7
31st in completion percentage 52.6
An average of ranking 21st in the league in passer rating with an average of 77.1
An average ranking of 28th in the league in comp percentage with an average of 54.8.
A rank no higher than 18th in either category in any year as a starter.
Now how can someone with below average numbers like that EVER have been considered a good Quarterback? He can’t. He is a overhyped, overrated QB with no accuracy or consistentcy at all. A one dimensional player that the game has caught up too and will be exposed at that, this upcoming season.
Just a couple more HORRIBLE emabarrassing stats
Passing TDs 71 – INT’s 52
Rushing TD’s 23 – Fumbles 55 ( yes FIFTY FIVE! )
Any team that hands the reigns over to this guy is in for a rude awakening. You will all see.
Great Quarterbacks are ultimately measured by the win-loss colum, and Vick led the Atlanta Falcons to TWO winning Seasons out of SIX…FACT.
His highest single-season completion percentage was 56.4 percent, and for his career he has thrown 71 touchdowns to 52 interceptions—not exactly the model of efficiency.
The classic argument for Vick is that he isn’t the greatest passer but his strength is running outside of the pocket and using his speed, explosiveness, etc…I get it. It was fun to watch sometimes, and if they gave out trophies for “most fun to watch” he probably would have won his fair share. But this is the NFL not some bush league that hands out ribbons.
The best rushing season of his career was the ’06-’07 season, with 1,039 yards rushing, averaging almost 65 yards a game. Pretty impressive except for the fact that he guided his team to a not-so-impressive 7-9 record. He’s also put the ball on the ground 55 times in his career, more than one out of every 10 times he carried the ball.
Why? Michael Vick is/was always a AVERAGE QB at best.
I believe ultimately Michael Vick was a “single-threat” quarterback disguised as a “dual-threat.” Once teams realized that if you could get an early lead on the Falcons, they could never climb out of the hole because Vick couldn’t carry the team down the field with his arm.
He could run all over the field, but everyone knows running the ball when you’re already down a couple touchdowns is not how you win football games. Cant wait to watch this guy make an ass out of himself next year. Its gonna be fun to watch