In a recent taping of Inside the NFL on HBO, Michael Vick sat down with Cris Carter to discuss a variety of topics – including Vick’s role in the Falcons offense.
You can find most of the interview in a column posted at the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s website. But here’s Vick on what it would be like to have better wide receivers around him:
“Or a Marvin Harrison. … I always think about that, Cris. I always think, if I played in Indianapolis, what type of effect would I have on that team? Or what would I be able to do different? It’s something I wish I could do for just one week.”
Now, I understand that Vick’s comments weren’t intended to be malicious towards his coaches or teammates. And granted, his pass protection is atrocious, the receivers drop incredibly catchable balls and the play calling by Greg Knapp is downright laughable at times. However, last time I checked Mikey, you weren’t that accurate all the time either. In fact, you’ve only been accurate about 50% of the time you drop back to pass.
So be a leader Mike. Be the quarterback that half the world still thinks you can be. Don’t worry about who your receivers are or what you did under Dan Reeves. This franchise has fallen on the sharp end of the sword for you so many times – so don’t abandon it and throw it under the bus when things aren’t going well. That’s not being a leader. And if he continues to have amnesia about what this franchise has given him, maybe the Falcons should start warming up Matt Schaub.
I’m sure Schaub doesn’t think daily about what it would be like in Indianapolis.
