Favre’s retirement could open door for Vick to Vikings

First of all, Michael Vick most certainly can still read defenses and throw accurately in the NFL, just as he used to in Atlanta with regularity.

As for the Vikings, I honestly don’t think they have given up on Tarvaris Jackson. Even if they do bring in a veteran, I think they will give Jackson a fair shot at competing for the starting job. Don’t forget, Jackson was Brad Childress’ draft pick, and they may be inclined to give Jackson a second chance after seeing how Vince Young responded to being promoted after his benching. Considering how similar in styles Vick and Jackson are, I would think they would rather have a traditional pocket passer to compete with him. That said, I would love to see Vick go to Minnesota, where he would have a great offensive line, a great running game, and very good receivers to work with.

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I hope Vick gets a chance to start somewhere. He will finally prove to the world once more that he is not a good QB. He should swollow his pride and be a running back. Aleast the idiot could salvage alittle dignity. Maybe…..??????????

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Me too Davenpoopiehead………let Vick go to the Vikes. PLEASE LET VICK GO TO THE VIKES!!!!!! That would mean one more team the Falcons wouldn’t have to worry about on the NFC.

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Vick Supporter – So when you said, “Vick actually worked with a great coaching staff that helped him with his accuracy. I could tell that his footwork was better/changed and the throws that he made were beautiful and right on the money”, you meant you saw this change and improvement just in the last few games of the season and on a few select plays. That quote sounded to me like you were talking about the entire season, but now we are on the same page with regards to that.

I always like when the Vick lovers point out the poor coaching he got in Atlanta and the good coaching he got in Philadelphia this year. While I agree the coaching in Atlanta was very weak, it seems like you are already setting up an excuse if/when Vick fails. Can’t you always blame it on a coaching staff? Honestly, it is just a matter of opinion coming from fans like us whether or not someone is getting good coaching or not.

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I’m no insider or anything obviously, but just based on what teams have been known to do in the past and how they may pursue this offseason I’d rank the teams who might get Vick in order of likelihood like this:

1. Buffalo
2. Carolina
3. Washington
4. St. Louis
5. Arizona (if Warner retires)
6. Kansas City
7. Oakland
8. Minnesota (if Favre retires)
9. Denver (if Orton leaves as a free agent)
10. San Francisco

It should be obvious, but Arizona or Minnesota would be the best landing spots for Vick. Oakland and Buffalo would be the worst, both due to organizational disarray and strength of division. He’d have the best chance to make the biggest impact in St. Louis — despite their terrible record this year, they could easily make a big jump in the standings next year if they add Vick, Ndamukong Suh, and a couple of other impact rookies, due to their weak division and the fact that a dome favors Vick’s speed-based game. Carolina would also be a place he could instantly make a huge impact, since that team already has a lot of necessary pieces to be a playoff team, although of course it would be tough for people who like Vick and the Falcons to pull for him if he plays for a division rival.

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where’d ya go choke? i didnt mean to hurt your feelings im sorry pal or did mommy take screen time away oh i hope not i love to hear the same recycled garbage that you spew out

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Russ

January 25th, 2010
4:49 pm
I heard Vick was such an inaccurate thrower that it would take him several tries to hit the ground when he was slamming those dogs’ bodies.

“Your information is so inaccurate”

It took three tries

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JD

January 25th, 2010
4:53 pm
Choke, you got robertussen right where you want him, frustrated… lol

“HA HA HA”

If being STUPID was gold he would own Fort Knox ……… HA HA HA

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Favre’s retirement could also open the door for a good QB to go to the Vikings, Jeff.

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davinpoop i read your list and it needs to be smaller. 1. buffalo, i dont see a franchise trying to rebuild completely going to risk it on this guy. 2. carolina, maybe this one, if john fox stays here. they would be a really good running attack if vick still has enough gas left in the tank, remember “rushing” qbs dont get better with age. 3. washington, not gonna happen with mike shannahan there. 4. st. louis, maybe here, i dont much about the area of the fans nd how much they would welcome a dog killer into this town, they need ticket sales like jacksonville does( who i see taking tebow before vick) so maybe them. 5. arizona, if warner retires it doesnt matter theyve been coaching up matt lienert to take over for him and he was a high draft pick so i dont see them giving up on him just yet. 6. kansas city, well seeing how they gave matt castle a huge pay check for numerous years, and they whole new “new england” style staff they have in place..no way not here. 7. oakland, always a chance a player can go here to die, they can have him. in fact we should have traded him to get randy moss and the #1 over all pick in the 2007 draft, and we still had matt schaub, but in hindsight we may still be stuck with patrino and that would suck. 8. minn, they owner wont let that happen and tj is already there and hes younger. 9. denver, thats laughable man..are you kidding me… josh mcdanials wouldnt do that to his team, vick dont fit in denver. 10 san fran. another case where the owner and the town itself wont allow vick to come here.. the stuck up snobs and hippis in san fran hate vick. so maybe, car., st louis, or oakland

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same recycled crap so im gonna come down to your level choke whatdaya say it’ll be fun! YO CHOKE your mama so fat she eat wheat THICKS

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I hope Favre doesn’t retire. He is a warrior and there aren’t many of them around anymore. He’s the Cal Ripken type. I just think he is good for the game and as long as he can produce I would like to see him continue.

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YO CHOKE your mama so broke i saw her walkin down the street the other day i said what you doin she say movin

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Vick to Minnesota? Mark Bradley can just recycle the “OVER-RATED” article and this time it will be believable and true.

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Who gave Choke his keyboard back. Somebody please break it!

Farve just has elaborate way of avoiding training camp. He will be back. Remeber the threw an int for his last playoff game at Green Bay. He can’t live with that for the rest of his life.

I hope Vick ends up in Carolina, the Falcons could use his turnovers!

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Vikings have lost their last FIVE NFC championship appearances. Now they are going to try something different? The Vickings?

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First!….I wanted to say that….I know it’s lame but still….

Moving on?

Who really cares if Vick goes to Minnesota? He is good but the spectacular is gone. Just give the man a fair shake and prove that he can be a legit quarterback.

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“PAY ATTENTION TO NUMBER 7″

Top-10 Brett Favre Blunders
by Tim Furious

Those of you who had the Vikings +165 to win the NFC Championship on Sunday are going to remember Brett Favre for throwing the game away in the final minute of regulation as much as you’ll relive his insanely resilient performance to gut it out. We all know that he’s amassed milestones, won over hearts and had plenty of memorable performances. Yet the 2009-10 NFC Championship game was a cruel reminder to Favre’s backers that he’s been as deplorable as he’s been delightful.

10. Lambeau Opener in 2006 Against Bears

It’s not he biggest loss of his career, but 2006 was the beginning of the “Will He Won’t He Retirement Tour That Never Ends”. Favre opened the game with just five passes for 70 yards and tossed two picks in the second half to lose the game 0-26. So why is this a big deal? It’s the only shutout that Brett Favre ever endured when he lasted the whole game.

9. His Entire 2005 Season

Every legend is allowed one bad season, but this was one for the ages. Brett’s Packers won just four games that season, while Favre threw for 3,881 yards, 18 touchdowns a career high 29 interceptions. It was his lowest overall season quarterback rating at just 70.9 though it wasn’t without its excuses. Javon Walker, Bubba Franks and Ahman Green, the team’s best offensive weapons, were all on the shelf with various injuries and Favre’s offensive line had lost two key players in Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle.

8. Five Picks Against Cincinnati In 2005

The Packers were just 1-5 SU at this point and in desperate need of a victory. Brett connected on 26-of-39 passes in this game, but if you include the five interceptions that landed in the hands of Bengals’ defenseman, he has 31! Each time the Packers looked like they were going to stage a road upset over the 6-1 SU Bengals, Favre gave the ball away. Tragically, the Packers lost 14-21 and on the final play of the game Favre scrambled past the line of scrimmage by about five yards…then tried to pass the ball forward. But hey, I bet had a blast doing it! The fun never ends with Brett Favre!

7. NFC Wild Card Upset Against Vick’s Falcons

With Michael Vick as a rookie quarterback in the 2003 Wild Card Playoffs, nobody gave him a chance in hell of going in to Lambeau and upsetting the heavily favored Packers. Then the Falcons put up a 24-0 lead going in to the half and the crowd turned to Brett to keep their undefeated home playoff record intact.

Brett opened the second half with a brilliant touchdown drive…followed by six possessions that involved four turnovers, two of which belonged to Brett in the form of a fumble and a pick. At this point in his career, it was impossible to teach an old dog like Brett new tricks in the post season which makes it ironic that he’d be upset by the puppy assassinating Vick.

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6. Six Picks Against Rams in 2002 Playoffs

Brett has always had that magical knack for fooling us in to thinking that he could throw a ball right through Mt. Everest or concuss a charging rhino with his grenade launching arm and boyish grin. So when Brett was matched up against the vaunted Greatest Show on Turf, led by destined hall of famer Kurt Warner, there were those that thought Brett could somehow pull this one out of his khaki shorts. Instead of a victory, Favre gave the Packers’ fans six interceptions, three of which were returned for scores.

5. 2008 Jets Slam in to Interception Mountain

At the time we had no idea that Eric Mangini was holding out on us concerning Brett’s torn bicep. But in the final five games of the season, with the Jets holding on to an 8-3 SU record, Brett’s gun slinging charm wasn’t enough to bully them in to the playoffs. The Jets finished 1-4 SU and Brett piled up just two touchdowns completely offset by 9 interceptions the final five games of the season.

4. 2007-08 NFC Championship Against Giants

In Brett’s final game as a Packer, and with his final pass in the green and gold, the NFC Championship game went to overtime after Mason Crosby was able to nail a field goal to tie the game at twenty apiece. Green Bay got the ball off the coin flip, and in his first and only pass of extra time, Favre shot a pass straight to cornerback Cory Webster. The Giants never gave the ball back and booted a 47-yarder to win the game. Sound familiar?

3. Laying Down for Strahan in 2001

In a wildly contested NFL record, Michael Strahan edged the season sack record of 22.0 by Mark Gastineau by “sacking” Favre. In fact, Favre basically sat on the ground so his buddy could steal the record from the former New York Jet. Some defend this by saying that Favre didn’t want to get blasted by a viscious Strahan hit, but he was hardly in harms way of getting blind sided and this is also a quarterback who was renowned for his scrambling ability. It was less of a sack and more of Favre bending over so that Strahan could score a reach around and wiggle in to the record books.

2. “I’m Retiring…Just Kidding!”

You’ve all been there…twice. It’s nothing I want to relive, although I may be forced to this summer. We were bludgeoned over the head with articles documenting his greatest moments and his staggering career achievements. Then we were smothered with reports of the “Will He, Won’t He?” variety. Now it’s just the Retirement Tour that never ends, kind of like Jay Leno’s but with less poor comedy.

At this point, however, it’s impossible to say that Favre doesn’t deserve the chance to think about it. Sure he practically held the Vikings and Jets at gunpoint while he waffled on retiring, but his performance this season was one of his best. He’s one of the greatest quarterbacks that ever lived, and I’m not entirely sure that “Team Tavaris” has any active members other than his mother. Still…it’s annoying.

1. Brett Tosses Fatal Pick Against Saints

Brett was stuffed in to the turf of the Superdome a billion times in this game, and got back up every time like he was starring in his own rendition of Rocky. Despite costly fumbles, the Vikings were in range to upset the Saints on their own turf and with the Vikings in field goal range, Favre scrambled out of the pocket on third down with less than a minute to go.

You could hear all of Minnesota screaming, “THROW IT AWAY! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE GOD, THROW IT AWAY!”. You could almost hear Green Bay’s jilted fans chuckling to themselves, “Here it comes…”

And it did.

Favre needlessly tried to force a pass across his body to Sidney Rice, that was picked off and sealed the fate of the Vikings who were unable to stave off elimination by the Saints in overtime.

How does this rank as the worst blunder in a career that spanned 19-years? Because of the ramifications. He had survived being raped by Saints’ defenders throughout the game, and the Vikings somehow kept the score close despite a brutal amount of giveaways. He didn’t need to throw that pass. He didn’t need to be a hero. In a season where he had taken deliberate measures to avert making mistakes, throwing just 7 interceptions all season, Favre made the dumbest decision of all at the worst time possible.

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nobody in the draft is better than vick in 2010 !! just a fact

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I think it’s great that MVick is candidate for QB at Vikings, hey why not, a 40 year old couldn’t get them to the superbowl. I can see it now, finally a team with a running QB to go with a pro bowl running back, and that coach had so much success coaching Favre, thing what he could do with the mild mannered Vick. I’ll say it now, Superbowl, can’t miss, might as well not even play the games, they will win them all, nobody else has a chance. The author continues his man crush babbling as the men and white coats take him away, chanting, “We don’t care who wins, we want Vick, we want Vick”.

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Thanks Larry, you kept my typing short.

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Ryan ALL PUNK no heart never a winner(Ball less)!! Just the QB for Atlanta always not a winner. They build this clown to be a star. all hype pure smoke!!

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“Choke”, as usual your such a dumb a$$. You tease people for hating on your boy that pretends to be an NFL QB, yet what is your blog name? Pot meet kettle. Maybe you should change your blog name since you’re so concerned that everyone play nice now!

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The Boss

January 25th, 2010
8:26 pm
“Choke”, as usual your such a dumb a$$. You tease people for hating on your boy that pretends to be an NFL QB, yet what is your blog name? Pot meet kettle. Maybe you should change your blog name since you’re so concerned that everyone play nice now!

“May I recommend Hooked On Phonics”

Did you even complete a 1st grade grammar class?

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Matt Ryan Sucks.

Plain and simple

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