truskinsfan18 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 http://m.nfl.com/news/0ap1000000116774/ Very poor choice of words by Vick. I think this is a terrible statement by Vick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryMason Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Haha, even if he wanted to tactfully say such a thing he should say something along the lines of "RG3's style has evolved from the quarterbacks like Randell Cunningham, Fran Tarkenton, Steve Young and myself and it's been really fun and exciting to watch him play." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benskins26 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 http://m.nfl.com/news/0ap1000000116774/Very poor choice of words by Vick. I think this is a terrible statement by Vick. I'm surprised it took this long for this to become a thread. Haha Agreed, poor choice. Backhanded compliment if I ever saw one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBNG Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Randall Cunningham: "hello?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Why can't it be Steve Young? Oh yah.. Just remembered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Besides RG3 being a much better passer, their running styles are as different as night and day. Vick was/is mode shifty. He runs more like a RB. RG3 runs like he runs track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 damn...the author came so hard at Vick lol. I guess he has to be talking about the running and the running only. But anyway, let him have it...this Sunday is his last hurrah before he signs with the Jets next year before being cut by week 8...McNabb style lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSUSkins24 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I predict a certain Eagles QB is about to get roasted in this thread. Cooked up. What a clown statement, bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truskinsfan18 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Lets look at how terrible Vicks passing statsistics were his whole career. How does that at all resemble rg3 style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGoonie55 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Nothing to see here. Next thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana_89 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 According to the dog butcher, Robert is a cornball runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mania Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Vick needs to think before he speaks, but then again he's never been known for his intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinzwiz Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Vick in his prime may have been the fastest QB to play. I think he was a step faster than RGIII. But Vick never has showed the diverse array of passes RGIII has. It's unfortunate because I think Vick could have had a much better career than he did. It's odd that the guy comes out of prison and has his best season a year later so far in his career. Just think if he applied that new outlook and focus to the game as rookie coming in. The glaring difference between them to me is their mindset. RGIII is a guy that clearly works to be the best he can, while Vick spent so long with the "I'm already the ****"-mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudMouth12thMan Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Haha, even if he wanted to tactfully say such a thing he should say something along the lines of "RG3's style has evolved from the quarterbacks like Randell Cunningham, Fran Tarkenton, Steve Young and myself and it's been really fun and exciting to watch him play." I don't think Michael Vick would comprehend that statement nor would he be able to recite it much less come up with that on his own. He should have just said, "Boy it would have been nice had I been able to do in my entire career what RGIII has done in one season." Vick refused to study in school and in the football classroom. He also refused to work on his God given ability and perfect his craft. He was too busy with other ventures. Vick and RGIII are polar opposites in every facet...oh except for that and the running thing smfh :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Vick in his prime may have been the fastest QB to play. I think he was a step faster than RGIII. But Vick never has showed the diverse array of passes RGIII has. You know I thought that for awhile but the more I think on some of the things I've seen RG3 do, just escaping to the perimeter with ease, even Vick could be caught from behind, etc. Vick's lethality was in his agility and shiftiness while being really fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornDuringTheGloryDays Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Vick is out of his mind, aside from the fact that their mental approach and proclivity for running out of the pocket is closer to polar opposites than similar. RGIII is just a much more talented passer and his style revolves around his throwing ability where as Vick's center on his threat to run, using his raw speed and elusiveness. Vick possesses a career completion percentage of 56% and 80.7 passer rating. He's had only one season in his entire career where he's managed to obtain a completion percentage over 62% and a passer rating over 93. Comparatively, RGIII as a rookie has a 104.1 passer rating and 66.4% completion percentage, both higher than Vick's career best. FWIW The most touchdowns Vick has ever thrown in a season is 21, RGIII has 20 so far, with a game left. RGIII and Vick's similarities begin and end with the fact that they're both black, athletic and possess great arm strength. Again, that is where their similarities end and contrary to Vick's smug(and false)statement they don't possess similar 'styles' and Vick sure as hell didn't 'originate' anything RGIII has done. That's insulting to guys like Frank Tarkenton, Steve Young and Randall Cunningham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Momma There Goes That Man Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I don't have that big of an issue with what he said, I think he probably could have worded it better though. Vick set the trend for this generation of athlete QB as far as being a QB and also being one of the 2-3 fastest players on the field at any time that could move like a RB. That was never Young or Cunningham really. So in that sense I see what he meant. After him, colleges across the country began adopting that high school model of throwing their best athlete at QB and worry about the rest later. The option game became much more popular and It led to a lot of college success for teams and players down the road like Tebow and Vince Young and it was only a matter of time before that evolved into a pure pocket passer with elite passing skills that was also that athletic which is what we have now in RG3. Not really a big deal.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaticSkinsFan Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 he is right to an extent In Atlanta, they catered the offense around his abilities as a runner which is something we had never seen before in the NFL. That DVD backfield with Dunn and Duckett (haha, remember him?) was the best ground unit in the NFL. It was successful for a season, so he is right. But nah, he was never close to as good as good as RG3 is this year. But that did change how we viewed the QB position, imo. Its a damn shame he didnt take the mental side of the game serious until he got to Philly, he had all talent to be an all time great. Also, RG3 said he looked up to Vick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins island connection Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Besides RG3 being a much better passer, their running styles are as different as night and day. Vick was/is mode shifty. He runs more like a RB. RG3 runs like he runs track. To me, RGIII looks similar to Eric Dickerson when he's running, because of his posture when running. They both have that sprinter style of running tall, opposed to crouching some as RBs do ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocCitySkins Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Why can't it be Steve Young? Oh yah.. Just remembered It's alright man we can compare him to Steve Young… RGIII is a "Cornball Brotha" remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Wow... Vick has God given atheleticism but doesn't work hard at very much... and it shows. Robert has God given athletecism and improves every aspect of his game constantly... there is nothing that originates from Vick except they both play QB and they are both Black. Vick is such an embarrassment to the great Commonwealth of Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 He had every opportunity here in Atlanta to prove himself, and decided to fail epically when it came to being a decent human. That caused the downfall of his career, and he's sad and depressed, so he makes dumb statements. RGIII is NOTHING like him. He doesn't make stupid decisions, either on or off the field. Hail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Why are we giving that sadistic POS time of day on our boards again? Which is made even worse when he's mentioned in the same breath as 10. Seriously, why? Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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