You’re an NFL team. You need a QB. Vick, Favre or Vince?
The famous usher Walter Banks — also the nicest man who has ever lived — posed this question last night at the ol’ ballyard: If you were an NFL team and all your quarterbacks were hurt, would you sign Brett Favre, Vince Young or Michael Vick?
Me, I’d sign Vick. (Let’s assume for the sake of today’s exercise he’s cleared to play.) He has done more in the NFL than Young. (Speaking of whom, he’s still under contract with the Titans, but let’s pretend he isn’t.) I remain intrigued by Young, but I think Vick’s the better player.
Loading ...And Favre? I feel about him the way Kate apparently feels about Jon. (Pop culture reference!) I’d rather go without a quarterback — think Tom Matte in that 1965 playoff game with the plays on his wristband — than have that dithering prima donna on my roster.
But you are, as ever, free to disagree. Here’s a poll, and the comment section is below. Have at it. And let’s try to keep this on a football level. Just this once.
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VICK SUPPORTER 2
June 11th, 2009
11:57 am
SAINTS COACH PAYTON MADE A PERSONAL VISIT FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VIRGINIA TO SPEAK WITH MIKE VICK. VICK ON THAT EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE…..BREES……BUSH……VICK AND ALL THOSE RECEIVERS……WILDCAT………WHEN THEY COME TO THE GEORGIA DOME…..IT’S GOING TO BE UGLY
Green Tea
June 11th, 2009
11:57 am
And Vick Supporter 2… Seriously dude, your ignorant act is so tiresome. You are the running joke of these Flacons blogs, you know that right? Everyone on here but a few other morons like yourself think you are a complete waste of air. Hot air that is…
f leghorn
June 11th, 2009
11:58 am
db. .funny stuff. Isn’t it interesting that Young, who wasn’t sure a year or so ago if he wanted to play anymore, is backup to Kerry Collins, who left the game several years ago because he didn’t want to play anymore? What would happen if they both woke up one morning and just quit? Yeah, I’ll go with Young.
Phil McCrotch
June 11th, 2009
11:59 am
This sounds like the beginning of a joke- ….so Michael Vick, Brett Farve and Vince Young walk into a bar……..
Mark, you’re wittier than I am so please finish it. This would be a much better exercise. Who can come up with the best joke….GO!
Mark
June 11th, 2009
12:01 pm
Vince Young has NEVER been the QB He thinks he is. I’m glad the Titans are getting rid of him!
David
June 11th, 2009
12:05 pm
I will select none of the above.
Biscuit
June 11th, 2009
12:10 pm
Joey Harrington.
Don
June 11th, 2009
12:15 pm
Vick and sign Randy Johnson as his back up. I think Johnson is in a half way house in nc. The Atlanta Falcons “Quaterbacks Hall of Shame”, after all this is today’s exercise. Mark, now can we all go outside and play fetch, so as you can get back to working on tommorow’s exercise.
Mark Bradley
June 11th, 2009
12:16 pm
I’m not that witty, Phil. But give me a minute or two and I’ll try to think of something.
VICK SUPPORTER 2
June 11th, 2009
12:21 pm
CAN WE JUST FAST FORWARD THE CLOCK…….GO 16 LONG WEEKS……….WAIT FOR THE 2010 DRAFT……..
GO FALCONS!
G
June 11th, 2009
12:23 pm
Sign Favre to a 6-year deal.
G
June 11th, 2009
12:23 pm
No, wait. Sign all of them. Snap the ball to Favre with Vick and Young in the backfield.
Former Season Ticket Holder
June 11th, 2009
12:27 pm
Ok, I get it….this is supposed to be one of those “gimme” blogs just to get a lot of comments. Most of the blogs about Vick are, since those seem to rile up the Deliverance crowd really well.
FalconsFan
June 11th, 2009
12:38 pm
If you want your team to have any kind of credibility you don’t take any of those three QB options. There are far better choices in the 2010 draft.
midnite
June 11th, 2009
12:39 pm
I’m sorry worshippers but Vick will not be playing this year in the NFL.
(1) he is suspended indefinitely
(2) the Falcons hold his contractural rights
(3) he is fat and terribly out of shape
(4) he will violate his parole(he’s still smoking ‘dro)
Tee
June 11th, 2009
12:40 pm
Mark Bradley, do you have a crush on Mike Vick? Its already obvious that MV7 is STILL keeping the lights on at the AJC!!
Titletown USA
June 11th, 2009
12:54 pm
If Matt Ryan is the new “face of the franchise” and most of you Mike Vick haters are so thrilled…..please tell me why Arthur Blank has to give away FREE jerseys in order for folks to buy tickets??? Looks like Vick kept the lights on in the Georgia Dome also. The Falcons Marketing Dept. has been putting in overtime the last 2 years. I don’t recall seeing ANY falcons season ticket commercials 2001 – 2006….do you?
Former Season Ticket Holder
June 11th, 2009
12:55 pm
midnite…..Unfortunately for you, the stuff in your head is not reflective of reality. Didn’t you notice how none of the sports channels are using the “what kind of shape will he be in” talking point anymore? They saw…..they had to go with something else…LOL Did Vick go to prison or did he go to a time capsule? He is in Va Tech shape. 6 games with the UFL and he’s back!!
Brent
June 11th, 2009
12:56 pm
Midnite,
Please step away from the meth pipe…its causing brain damage!
Najeh Davenpoop
June 11th, 2009
1:02 pm
Favre’s obviously had by far the best career of the three, but his arm is no longer what it used to be, and any team that thinks he can lead them to a Super Bowl at this point is kidding themselves. If this was 2002 he would be the answer, but it’s 2009, and he’s not.
Young has half the talent of Vick in every area except for height, has proven that he can’t deal with adversity, and like Bradley said hasn’t accomplished much in this league.
Of the three Vick is easily the best option at this point.
Curious and confused
June 11th, 2009
1:08 pm
Vick Supporter 2, just find a new blog and a new team. Wait until MV7 is somewhere, and become a fan of that team. If you can’t get behind the Falcons and Matt Ryan, then just wait until MV7 plays somewhere. You know, when Vick was drafted, and a lot of my friends complained that the Falcons were making a mistake, I told them to either be Falcon fans or don’t be. Cheer for them or find a new team. I make the same invitation to you.
By the way, what did Matt Ryan ever do to you? Did your girl tell you she thought he was hot or something. All he did as a rookie was take a team with the 24 ranked defense the playoffs (Leaf NEVER did that in at least 5 years in the league). Give him a chance before you crucify the guy for not winning a playoff game. Like I said earlier, Manning didn’t win a playoff game until his 6th season, and he had already won an MVP by then.
Sid
June 11th, 2009
1:21 pm
Of the 3 the only one I wouldn’t have on my team is Vick. He is a terrible NFL quarterback. He has no touch and couldn’t hit an open receiver with a catchable ball from 2 yards away. When was the last time a running quarterback won the Super Bowl? The only one who might be in that category would be Steve Young, and he was basically a drop back passer who could use his legs to avoid the rush. ALL Vick can do is run, and you don’t win Super Bowls with 3 running backs and NO quarterback. With Vick in the game you’re 2 wide receivers become non-factors unless they are great blockers. That’s why defenses could load the box because they weren’t worried about him completing many passes. A running quarterback can be a superstar in high school and college, but that doesn’t cut it in the pros.
zman
June 11th, 2009
1:21 pm
Out of all thre of them Mike is the one I would not chose. I like Vince Young due to the fact he has a better up side than either Brett or Mike. Don’t get me wrong I have watched Vick play here in Atlanta for his whole time and he was exciting. But he will never get you to the promise land. But I think Vince has more to offer, and to be honest Brett needs to just stay retired.
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
1:22 pm
Vick Supporter 2: Turn off your all caps and shut up.
Ted Striker
June 11th, 2009
1:29 pm
When I was young, I remember watching a Falcons-Bears game where the Chicago QB’s got knocked out of the game. Walter Payton came in and started playing QB. I thought, man this is really something.
michaelgee
June 11th, 2009
1:31 pm
Favre, the only MAN in the group, don’t forget our kids are watching.
Titletown USA
June 11th, 2009
1:39 pm
Sid,
If Mike Vick was such a terrible QB…why was he voted to 3 probowls after only starting 4 full seasons? Just because he doesn’t “look” the way you would like him to look, doesn’t mean you can hide behind your monitor and LIE like a rug!!
Now try to convince everyone with an IQ over 50 how Probowls don’t really matter and its only a “popularity contest”(for those who look like Mike Vick)……we’re waiting…..come on buddy you can do it! Maybe one of your tea baggin friends will help ya.
fade
June 11th, 2009
1:40 pm
Vick for sure.
midnite
June 11th, 2009
1:45 pm
What part of “he’s suspended indefinetly” do y’all not understand? The Commish will not fall for Vicks lies again. Suspension might be lifted for 2010, but Vick will screw up again. VA Tech shape… right. He’s smoking the ‘dro and eating Cheetos and Toaster Strudels(with extra icing). Like I said earlier he is “too fat” to perform. Parole violation coming up as soon as he sees his parole officer.
Green Tea
June 11th, 2009
1:48 pm
I’m not defending or blasting Vick, read my first post genius. And Probowls don’t mean jack, unless your name is DeAngelo Hall. Abraham this past season case in point. Good night…
VICK SUPPORTER 2
June 11th, 2009
1:52 pm
I’M MATTY ICE, I STOLE BLANK’S BUCKS;
GAVE ME REAL COACH’S, AND I STILL SUCKED.
NO “REAL” BACK SINCE 1998, THAT IS THE MAN TURNER;
WASN’T FOR HIM, THE WHOLE SEASON WOULD HAVE BEEN A BURNER.
GAVE ME THE “ROY”, SHOULD HAVE GONE TO FLACCO;
HE WON PLAYOFF GAMES, MADE ME LOOK WHACKO.
MY SCHEDULE WAS WEAK, I HAD IT MADE;
BUT THOSE CARDINALS, GOT IN THE WAY.
NEW FACE OF THE FRANCHISE, WHAT A JOKE;
SPENT 5 YEARS IN COLLEGE, I’M STILL THE GREATEST CHOKE.
FIRST ROUND PICK, I WENT HIGH IN THE DRAFT;
BUT ALL I WANTED, WAS MV7 AUTOGRAPH.
Cuz
June 11th, 2009
1:52 pm
I would pick Vick as long as UGA VII gets a restraining order.
Cuz
June 11th, 2009
1:58 pm
Striker, that Walter Payton was the real deal. I was a Bears fan just because of him.
Supporter 2, Shakespeare you are not.
Remy (Titletown, USA native)
June 11th, 2009
2:01 pm
Hey Titletown USA, would you be from Valdosta, Ga.? I am thats why I asked. Now I would take Vince Young slightly over Mike Vick but then again Vick has pro bowl appearances so it would be Vick. Farve is overhyped and has been the last six years, needs to retire. It’s amazing how people are so negative against Vick and the dog situation when hockey players have killed the person riding in their car because he was drunk driving right here in Atlanta. It amazes me how Vick is continually being thrown under the bus but a hockey player can kill his friend and people didnt uproar as extreme. But I take Vick.
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:02 pm
Pop: Would you get off that people don’t like Vick because of the way he “looks.” If that were the case, 85% of the NFL players would disliked because of the way they “look”. No, they don’t look like me, number 1 because I’m a woman. Get over the race thing every time something negative is said about him, I for one just don’t like the guy. I don’t think think he worked hard enough and was not a team player, thought the same thing about Jeff George, so its not a race thing. If you are p.o’d because Vick isn’t playing, that’s fine, just don’t blame other people for it, blame Vick. Vick Supporter 2: You don’t known squat about what Matt Ryan will or won’t do in the NFL. Why do you hate him, because he doesn’t look like you? He had nothing to do with Vick’s situation so get over it and give the guy a chance. If he sucks in the future, fine, but he did fine last year so get off it.
bobby
June 11th, 2009
2:02 pm
3rd choice – Vince Young. Where is his head?
2nd choice – would be Favre because he can manage a game but his INT’s seem to be a problem. I do not think he has realized that his arm strength is not what it used to be.
1st choice – Vick. The strongest arm of the three. Defenses must change to compensate for his running.
As far as the lie he told. Everyone on this blog has told a lie.
That’s like drinking a beer with some friends on your porch and the police drive bye and ask are you guys drinking alcohol in public.
A) Say yes = go to jail
b) Say no = Police come to investigate and you go to Jail.
Say no = Police continue to ride by.
I’m choosing b all day and take my chances.
If I were speeding and the police asked how fast was I going, I’m going to ask what is the speed limit. Whatever is the speed limit is how fast I was going.
Im not going to say “I mus not tell a lie and yes officer I was speeding”. I was doing 57 mph on I285. Please bestow my citation upon me.
Phil McCrotch
June 11th, 2009
2:08 pm
Bobby- I can’t even put into words how moronic that post was. Thank you for making everyone on this blog look smarter. Even VS2
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:09 pm
Hey Bobby, you every heard about perjury? Lying is one thing, lying under oath is another.
Joe
June 11th, 2009
2:14 pm
Reality Time,
Get back in the kitchen. Mike Vick was MORE than a team player because if you know ANYTHING about football you would know that Mike Vick carried that entire offense(some would say defense too) on his BACK! He wasn’t afforded the opportunity to play with a pro-bowl running back, WR and a decent offensive line. Roddy White couldn’t catch a cold before last year. Now go cook something!!
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:19 pm
Sorry Joe, cant’ go back in the kitchen right now, unlike you, I work. As to knowing football, I actually know quite a bit about it and I know that Michael Vick was never known for his work ethic or putting time in the film room. Natural talent will only get you so far, working at it will always make you better. It’s amazing to me that a wide receiver who had been average at best is suddenly a pro bowler under a new quarterback. Not everything is a coincidence.
Roy B.
June 11th, 2009
2:20 pm
Reality Time,
I bet you wouldn’t own a pitbull if someone gave you one….give me a break.. you could care less about those vicious animals that continue to maul and kill children every other day. Your hatred for Mike Vick has nothing to do with pitbulls….and you can stick that perjury foolisness where the sun don’t shine!! Dogfighting was a misdemeanor before Mike Vick was indicted.
Former Season Ticket Holder
June 11th, 2009
2:26 pm
Reality Time – Vick didn’t lie under oath, which is what a perjury charge is, he wasn’t charged with any perjury you nitwit. Bobby’s example was perfect.
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:29 pm
Roy B, apparently you have mistaken me for someone else. I said nothing about pit bulls or dog fighting or anything relating to that. I said nothing about misdemeanors, felonies or anything else. As to perjury, what does that have to do with a dog fighting. Perjury in itself is a crime, whether you have committed a crime yourself or not. Lie under oath to protect someone else, that is perjury. If you want to disagree with me, fine, but disagree with what I said not with your standard come backs about Vick.
Randy
June 11th, 2009
2:34 pm
If I’m looking for a one year fill in it’s Favre. If this guy could be my QB for the next few years it’s Vick. Young is not even under consideration.
Former Season Ticket Holder
June 11th, 2009
2:35 pm
Reality Time..no everything is not a coincidence, which is why Roddy pointed out what HIS work ethic was before the 2007 season…oh and 2007 was his first 1,000 yard season with 3 different QBs…why? Not because of the QBs, but because HE decided to actually get serious..by his own admission. He credited Petrino with his change in attitude and work habits. He dropped weight and stopped eating at Mickey D’s three times a day. So go take your “coincidence” and stuff it, it doesn’t apply here.
Titletown
June 11th, 2009
2:37 pm
Reality Time,
Posting that Vick had a “bad work ethic” doesn’t make it true(stop repeating what you hear from other haters)….just ask the people who played WITH HIM. Is Jay Feely lying when he talked about his friend Mike Vick? As a matter of fact, I’ve never heard ANY of his teammates talk badly about his play on the field. Should we believe haters like YOU or his former teammates???
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:39 pm
Former Season Ticket Holder: You have your opinion, I have mine. I have not told you to stuff it, shove or in any other way incorporate your opinion into one of your bodily orifices. I would appreciate if you would give me the same courtesy.
Sid
June 11th, 2009
2:39 pm
Titletown USA – Great response!! I talk about the reasons why I don’t think Vick is a good NFL quarterback, and you bring up race.
bobby
June 11th, 2009
2:46 pm
Reality Time – Was Mike under oath when he spoke to Godell or to Arthur. That seems to be the issue here with most people. I don’t recall him commiting perjury in court. All I hear is he lied to Arthur, he lied to the commish. Mike was hoping that he was going to get past this. At that point it was not a lock that he would be implicated.
McCrotch – Bozo, that was just to prove a point that everyone has lied and more than likely will depending on the circumstances. If you can get away with a “whew! that was close and I’m not doing this anymore”, then you would.
If you have never lied McCrotch then I salute you.
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:50 pm
Titleletown: Do you know what an opinion is? You have one, I have a different one, an opinion does not have to be provided right or wrong, it is simply that, an opinion, what you think about a matter and what I think about a matter. That doesn’t make me a hater. This blog is supposed to be about stating opinions. You don’t know me, I don’t know you. Why does everything have to be reduced to attacking bloggers personally for having a different opinion. I have said nothing derogatory in response to anyone who has implied that I am stupid because I am a woman, that my opinion of Michael Vick’s football playing ability is based on his dog fighting, what kind of dog I would or and whether you should lie to the police, none of what relate to anything I have said.