Vick upset with lack of calls
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Vick upset with lack of calls
Daily News Staff
Michael Vick said the Giants should have been called for a late hit on the play that led to his broken right hand.
“It’s just an unfortunate situation,” Vick said. “After such a great play, I felt like I got hit late. Broke my hand. No flag.”
Vick said that has been the case all season, echoing comments he made last season.
“I’m trying to protect myself. I didn’t get a flag. That pretty much has been the story the last three weeks. Something catastrophic is going to happen and I broke my hand. Not to blame the refs, but more precautions should be taken when I’m in the pocket. If you look at the replay, I’m on the ground every time. I’d be lying, if I told you I wasn’t frustrated right now.”
Asked if he does not get the calls, other quarterbacks get, Vick replied, “Absolutely.”
Why? “Why? You all see. There’s no reason for it. I’m not going to go into a big dissertation about why I’m not getting the calls .. The refs have to do their jobs as well.”
And later, “Everybody seen the game. I’m on the ground constantly, all the time. All the highlights, watching film every time I throw the ball, I’m on the ground. I don’t know why I don’t get the 15-yard penalties like everyone else does. I am not complaining. I am just pointing it out and hopefully someone will do something about it … I’m not blaming the referee. Let’s not get it twisted. Everybody on the field has to do their job … I just want them to take notice.”
The top of Vick's hand was badly swollen and he was seen in the locker room buttoning his shirt with one hand. Vick went back into the game before the hand swelled, but eventually had to come out because he could not handle the snap.
The Eagles said the first set of X-rays did not show a break, but the second set revealed the fracture.
Asked if he can stay healthy, Vick said, “I don’t know. I am conscious of my safety. I want to play this game and protect myself at all times. Sometimes I just can’t. I trust my offensive linemen. I want to stay healthy for my team. I just need to do more. Something I’m not doing right maybe.”
Vick said he did not know if he was going to play next week. “I don’t know anything except that my hand is broke. We have to figure out the next move.”
Vick was playing for the first time since suffering a concussion last week against Atlanta. “My heads was fine,” he said. “I took some shots early and they didn’t affect me.”
One question asked about the Giants’ blitzing and Vick felt he was being targeted. “We didn’t get any blitz today. I don’t think teams play this game to try to hurt other guys. I don’t think that’s the story. It’s all about stopping your opposition, not hurting them. We don’t play to hurt one another. We play to stop them and win.”
As for the future, Vick said, “Everything is not going to be all fine and dandy. This is the National Football League. This is the situation we are in. Things can change dramatically over the next few weeks and I believe they will .. We will do our best to get things turned around and I believe that will happen.”
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I'm impressed Vick used the word "dissertation." Nice. Get well, Vick. We need you back pronto.— Argh27- Vick got paid and the old Vick is back, always hurt, dumb decisions, complaining. At least they made a sick in the head felon rich again, good job Eagles. You are going to get exactly what you deserve. — JonKap
Comment removed.- And on 4th and goal inside the one, Reid runs Vick on B sneaks twice. One of the best backs in the league? Zero. Maybe we can patch him up so next week he can run the ball even more and take even more hits. If Laurie doesnt say something to remind Reid about the hundred mil he's paying him, maybe he should consider it.— tr88
- No kidding. He has the smallest QB since Flutie and the most fragile/frail QB I have seen and he's calling sneaks. — jtj06
- Who is Laurie? — mannoman
- Vick is overrated. Reid is past his prime. Morningweg and Castillo are over their heads. I feel bad for Eagles fans...this team's front office take their loyalty for granted.— Citizenc92
- When you run and scramble as a QB you tend to get hit a lot more. Unfortunately for the greatest athletic QB to ever play the game of football you are going to get hit a lot when you hold onto the ball to long too. The line is terrible, but, you run too much, you do not get down fast enough and you do not get rid of the ball fast enough.— golson@florida
- wa wa wa ---I thought for $40M I signed up for the pee wee or touch football league. When a runt plays with the big boys you expect to be tackled and probably will be hurt-----CRY BABY MV!— jwatson
- shut up vick....it's your o-line that is supposed to protect you and they suck. They suck because your coach and organization put below average players there. This clown vick is basically a RB and doesn't like being hit? That is leadership for you. Why not slide or get out of bounds when you are running? And when you are in the pocket maybe you should think about getting rid of the ball sooner? If you hold it for 7-8 seconds then you are going to get hit. And really how can you talk about protecting anyone? I am pretty sure you were in charge of protecting and taking care of a bunch of innocent dogs that you let die. what a piece of scum.— seanmmmmm
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Attn: Roger Goodell, Commissioner
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New York, NY 10017— azarze - Absolutely right. A coach would get a minimum $50,000 fine for those comments. I'm sure this will help him get in right with the refs too. — jtj06
- Yeah, it's not a great pass-blocking line. But it's not the worst, either. He holds the ball too long. Always has, always will.— eagle1971
- Every one of you were on his man junk last year....— fman727
- Vick is a dog. We should put him out of his misery. Isn't that how they do it in the hood?— RufusG
