Vick: 'I'm the One Who Lived It'
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
Vick: 'I'm the One Who Lived It'
Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer
We don't know that Michael Vick suddenly will start seeing his progressions better, or will stop trying to make impossible throws, when the Ravens visit the Linc Sunday.
We do know that Vick didn't need to hear the blistering criticism that followed his four-interception performance in the opener to want to do better.
Asked about criticism motivating him this week, Vick said Wednesday he is not one to for external motivation. (Plus, it's not like the critics were saying anything untrue.)
"I watched the film," Vick said to a huge throng of reporters pressing in on his locker stall. "I'm the one who lived it. Everyone else just kind of watched it from afar, they're just speculating about it ... I'm the one that's got to deal with it and go out there and make it right.
"This is a game that I love ... every game is not going to be easy, every game is not going to be what everybody thinks [it should be]. Sometimes, it just may not be easy on the eyes."
Meanwhile, Eagles coach Andy Reid said WR Jeremy Maclin (hip) will not practice today. Reid said Maclin is not yet ruled out of Sunday's game, but we sure seem to be heading in that direction, with the Eagles adding WR Mardy Gilyard Tuesday.
Reid said 2011 second-round pick Jaiquawn Jarrett, whom the Eagles cut to bring Gilyard aboard, ought to do better in another type of system. Reid would not discyuss why things didn't work out for Jarrett here, apparently not wanting to harm Jarrett's chances at another chance elsewhere. But he seemed to be saying a team that plays a more traditional box safety might be able to use Jarrett, the 54th player selected in that draft and the earliest-cut high draft pick of the 14-year Reid era.
What a load of presumptuous, self-righteous, patronizing, smug nonsense from a felonius whiner. Cue the blind conVicktim sycophants, stubborn in mindless enabling and apologizing for a lowlife who's won exactly how many playoff games? How many SBs? An overhyped creation of blowviating talking heads. The truth's taken too long to reveal itself but finally has, in spite of the knee jerk defenders (few & fewer all the time) who continue to make excuses for a dysfunctional, bad decision making, less than mediocre QB who's too lazy & too self-inflated to change. Or just not smart enough. And where were all these apologists when 5 was around? Too busy running him out of town when he was winning playoffs with far less talented receivers. Don't remember him talking dynasty either. conVicktim is not just an unrepentant felon but a con who brags about lying with a straight face & then proceeds to lie some more. Why not? Can always count on the groupies to lap up the blather & condemn anyone else who dares critique their fading (not fast enough) false idol. By the most despicable means. But true fans know the truth is revealing itself. The conVicktim Experience (in what? Incarceration?) is thankfully coming to a long overdue end. The ineptitude & hypocrisy is close to over. The turnover machine is running himself out of town. Good riddance.
— autolykos
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Watch sports videos you won't find anywhere else— autolykos- Id like to know if Reid would have benched McNabb in the Browns game? He finally admits to Jarrett...will he ever admit that the Vick experiment is a disaster ...that he can never be a true QB in the league especially in a west coast offense? Man up Red..time to admit all the mistakes....Marty, Vick, your pass happy game plans, time management ..oh and lets not forget ...promoting Juan.— RealizticFan
- Vick is getting ready to play the offensive line card. He is hinting at it.— 4in5out7gone
- Vick or any QB + Reid = no SB— tralala
- I'm thinking the Eagles have no chance against Baltimore but Las Vegas made the Eagles a small favorite? What's going on here?— farley
- It just may be possible that Vegas knows more than a few of the "fans" who hang out here. The Vegas line is not always right on the money, but pretty darned good. — jimmy2x
- Its the stats, teams winning on Monday Night have letdown problems the following week. — 4in5out7gone
- Its a matter of time until Michael Vick's Spirit and Confidence is BROKEN— DeathPenalty94
- That's okay. The fan's spirit and confidence were broken back in 2007. — fmMD
- Hey with Vick and his new Kevlar Flak Jacket, we'll go all the way— DeathPenalty94
- No Mike Vick, We the fans at home and in the the stands in Cleveland lived to watch you stink up another game. You were one (MORE) dropped interception away from coming home a loser. We're all waiting for you to get broken so we can see a real QB play for us. We want NICK!— LouRon
- just run the dam ball please!— 46 and 2
- The problem that Vick faces isnt that he cant read a defense.. Its he refuses to throw the nessasary checkdown pass. If he doesnt get Desean, Maclin, Celek/Avant.. he doesnt even consider McCoy to be a option. Once he gets over that he'll be fine. He threw checkdowns his entire career in altanta and he complained about the offense his entire time there. Thats probably why he doesnt want to throw the checkdown. Alge Crumpler was the only guy designed to get the ball in atlanta thats why there was no need to study Greg Knapp's peas and popcorn offense. But now he has a bigger problem. Trying to stay alive with a paper mache interior of a offensive line. Good luck Vick. Run for your life. Its Ray Lewis this week.— Zeru
- I'm guessing that Vick will be using whatever the "critics" say as motivation this week vs Baltimore, a game where the Eagles are set up perfectly to win. Baltimore is likely to be feeling high and mighty over their Monday night blowout win, while the Eagles(who love the idea of being portrayed as an underdog even when they're favored)will very likely be more ready to play this week. The Eagles better win this week because this week isn't even the REAL test; the real test will be when the Eagles face a hungry, capable team in the playoffs and the Eagles are EXPECTED to win. Vick should not be held to a lower standard than McNabb, just because MANY fans consider McNabb to be a whiner, and Vick to be a gritty warrior(a la Iverson, who had other warriors on the 2001 Finals team that he takes credit for). Fans should hold these players to the same standard - were they championship players?— 76erfn
- Without their main 2 LB's in the vaunted 3-4, Shady and company ought to have a field day. Mark it down, please, all of you hating ingrates who love to rip on the team. 150 yards + for the rushing O and that is not to include MV, who will be running for his life— BirdinParadise
