Skins’ Snyder to go after Vick? Don’t count on it.
According to a report by the Washington Post, the Redskins made a “quick and unanimous” decision to pass on signing suspended quarterback Michael Vick if he were released by the Falcons (which is inevitable).
Some figured that Redskins owner Daniel Snyder would consider making a move for Vick because well, Snyder usually makes decisions without completely thinking them through and signing the troubled QB would certainly play into his consistently clueless thought process. But Vick would have been a horrible fit for Washington for a couple of reasons.
Outside of the obvious reasons not to pursue Vick (i.e. he could be suspended by the league, he’s nowhere near in NFL game shape, and the little fact that he used to breed dogs in order to fight them in his spare time), he simply isn’t a good fit for the West Coast Offense.
When he became head coach of the Falcons in 2004, Jim Mora naively hired buddy Greg Knapp as offensive coordinator because he thought Knapp could teach Vick the WCO. The problem was, Vick’s main struggles surrounded around his inability to set his feet properly, making quick reads and getting the ball out of his hand in a timely manner – skill sets that are imperative for a quarterback to have in order to be successful in the WCO.
Vick not being an ideal fit to run the WCO would have been reason enough for the Redskins not to pursue him – pissing off Jason Campbell would have been another. Snyder has done a horrible job instilling confidence in Campbell this past offseason and if Washington actively pursued Vick, it might have sent Campbell off the deep end. I realize Campbell doesn’t have massive upside, but he does have potential and with a little support, he might even become a reliable QB for the Skins in the near future.
Either way, don’t look for the Skins to pursue Vick – Snyder be damned. It just doesn’t seem like an ideal fit when you look at the situation realistically.
Realistically, MV wouldn’t be a good “fit” for any NFL team. He had his chance and he blew it. He’s a sadist and the public is onto him. No matter what the “talk” is about this team or that team taking him, once ANY team makes it known they are considering it, they all come back out the very NEXT day and deny it. Why? Because of the massive phone calls and emails they get in regard to the public’s opinion on hiring a convicted, admitted sadist to play for their favorite team. It’s just as it should be. Leave Vick to slither away into obscurity. It’s better than what he actually deserves.
I think he will play in the canadian league or semi-pro league, put up ridiculous stats running, catching, or throwing, and many GM’s will be all over him for his services. I also think he has paid his dues, other than maybe a few game suspension. As much as I hate the idea of dog fighting, I think it is more common than anyone wants to admit, especially in the south. If you grew up with it happening all around you, then got a $100M contract, I can see why you would just look at it as an investment. It’s easy for people growing up in a northern suburban town to say he should never be forgiven, but that is not how our justice system is set up.
The things he did to those dogs went way beyond fighting them for sport or profit. He was a sadistic butcher.He has only served his jailtime and hasn’t begun to pay his debt for his senseless cruelty.
It’s sad when you as humans think a dogs life is more important than a humans. The reason that i say this is because one of our own (human) was drunk driving and wrecked his car and killed his friend and yet he was allowed to return to his pro career. we need to stop and think about the punishment and the crime when we punish people. was it right for mike vick to pay such a price for dog fighting or is it ok for a pro athlete to get a way with killing a human. think about that all of you VICK haters and get back at me. We can do this all day.