Every generation has that player that you just can’t explain. Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, Walter Payton, Deion Sanders, Jerry Rice, and Barry Sanders were all players that were 8-10 steps ahead of the competition (There’s others, but you get the idea).
Michael Vick is one of those players.
Whoa, calm down, I’m not saying he’s the best player in the league, a top ten quarterback, or anything like that. All I’m saying is that it’s almost impossible to gameplan against him.
In the 1980s, it was impossible to gameplan against Walter Payton. You didn’t know how to simulate his speed, his agility, his ball carrying vision, or anything during practice. You couldn’t figure out a sound-proof way of managing him during the game.
For those of you who don’t know, in practice, your scout team simulates what you’re going to see on Sunday. For example, if you’re the Cowboys, you have backup quarterback, Stephen McGee simulate whatever quarterback you’re about to face this week. So with the Titans coming up, McGee would try to act like Vince Young in practice so that the defense knows how they need to play.
Question: who on that Redskins team is going to simulate Michael Vick?!
The skins have used a practice squad wide receiver, Brandon Banks, this past week due to his speed (ran a 4.2 40 yard dash), but that won’t be relevant come gametime. You still can’t simulate his agility, ball carrier vision, or throwing arm. But I guess it’s a start.
Say what you want about Vick off the field, that is your right, but we all can agree that if he truly is back to his old form, then he will be exciting to watch on Sundays.
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