PFF: Michael Vick Is Playing At A Pro Bowl Level

I agree with the premise that these picks aren’t all Vick’s fault, but this rubs me the wrong way:

As you can see, the INT he threw that he was most at fault for was the one against Atlanta, which actually wasn’t even caught. Really, just three of these picks you can say Vick is fully at fault for.

I understand there were circumstances beyond his control that led to some of the picks, but Vick is still “fully at fault” for all but two: the ones that came off his receivers’ hands. It’s the quarterback’s job to cope with the pass rush and either a) get the ball out before he gets hit, or b) not make a panicky throw. Maybe he could have been protected better on a few of these, maybe the coaches didn’t do him any favors on one or two, but the bulk of the blame ultimately rests on Vick because he still made a bad decision with the football.

The pick against ATL? Still a bad throw. The one where he gets hit against BUF? Could’ve had the ball out sooner. The one where he is pressured up the middle in the same game? Just a terrible decision. Tipped pass at WAS? Seems to happen to him a lot. Fight for the ball against SF? Underthrown. The only other play I give him more of a break on is the screen, because it was unfortunate and/or might have been a poorly designed play.

it is nice to see someone cut through the pundit sheep herd bullshit.
giants talk radio today discussing who to root for sunday night after the giants dispose of the dolphins. they know they aren’t safe yet. if dallas wins, philly is out. dallas will only be a game back. if philly wins, they still have to contend with both dallas and philly. they know they can’t beat philly with vick playing. they know they have a brutal schedule coming their way. they aren’t so sure about the dolphin game either. they know it is a trap game. trap games suck. they are counting their money as they look over their shoulder.

As Kulp said above, you can’t fault the O-line for picks, and you can’t really fault playcalling either. I’d say 6 of those picks were Vick’s fault. Regardless, the logic is still fuzzy; you could probably do something similar for at least half the QBs in the league and find that they weren’t at fault for a couple of their INTs.

Vick has been playing well overall but he needs some more consistency. The Eagles wouldn’t have been in some of the holes they found themselves in if Vick didn’t throw all the picks and have all those fumbles in the early going. I have faith that he’ll be able to get it together, but before the Washington game it hadn’t yet happened.

Kind of curious if you could break down his fumbles this season. They seem to be a little more careless. He has 6 fumbles this season already.

If he doesn’t win who cares. Let’s see a fourth quarter comeback. Hey I don’t care if he plays terribly as long as eagles win. We are 1 loss from nearly having nothing to play for this year. Win baby win.

without vick, the eagles are 0-7

i watched a lot of carson palmer last year. those were killer picks. punch yourself in the face dumbass picks.