Vick: NFL Network ranking 'a joke'
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Vick: NFL Network ranking 'a joke'
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
There are two things Michael Vick has never lacked: confidence and the respect of his peers.
But in the NFL Network's Top 100 rankings, Vick came in at No. 70, which was way too low if you ask him.
"It's a joke," he told Mike Missanelli of 97.5 The Fanatic. "I won't say where I need to be. I'll let my peers and everybody else just decide on that. Maybe it was voted on by the peers, but I just disagree. I know how good I am and what I bring to the table for my football team. The things that I can do on the football field sometimes can be uncanny, but I give a lot of credit to my coaches and the people around me."
So far, eight quarterbacks have made the list. Tim Tebow came in at No. 95; Tony Romo at 91; Philip Rivers at 61; Peyton Manning at 50; Matthew Stafford at 41; Cam Newton at 40; and Eli Manning at 31.
Several high-profile quarterbacks, like Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger have yet to be named.
In 2011, Vick ranked 19th in completion percentage (59.8 percent) and tied for 10th in yards per attempt (7.8). He threw 18 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
"They got me ranked 70. I think the thing right now to do is just go prove why I feel like I should be even higher," Vick said. "So if that's what they felt based on what happened last year, then I've got to deal with it. It's motivation, so thank you, because they've motivated me to become a better player this year, so I'll have that in the back of my mind as I go out and play this year as well."
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AR and vick will NEVER EVER win a SB as a pair or apart,it's beyond their abilities.12 games or less for the dog killer this season and he's gone.Then we'll hear more of fatboys lame excuses.No SB again this year bootlickers.— sewell guy- Comment removed.
- Vick stinks, he is an overrated $100 million bust...Vick is the worst QB in the NFC East...Eli has won TWO Superbowls, Romo has a MUCH higher completion % and has thrown more touchdowns than Vick, and even RG111 is ten years younger and is bigger, faster and more accurate than the interception machine Vick...also the new kid Cam Newton is bigger and better than Vick...LOL.— phil500
- Vick is like T.O. and Iverson....an old fraud who thinks he is better than what he really is.— phil500
- 2 playoffs wins in roughly 10 years? The ranking is unfair..the loser should be lower.— Dean Winchester
- @Blessed Charmine. STFU— 4in5out7gone
- Good catch Raven. Flacco will be the Eagles QB next year because the Ravens treat him like the Eagles treated Dawk.— Blue Hens Rule
- Good catch Raven. Flacco will be the Eagles QB next year because the Ravens treat him like the Eagles treated Dawk.— Blue Hens Rule
- That makes absolutely NO sense! — Panthro2011
- Vick got a big contract but has no money. It all goes to the bankruptcy judge, just like OJ did. He's on a $500/week allowance— Blue Hens Rule
- doesn't matter how good Vick is or where he is ranked...he will get hurt..he always does— sedale
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- He was booed out of Atlanta and will be booed out of Philly.— 2ndNlong
- The rankings are a joke. There's no way to rank players accurately, and no need. Within the joke, putting Vick at #70 is about right. I think he still confuses being brilliant in certain games with being a great QB. But even on potential, Vick doesn't look like he'll ever be as good as Drew Brees, another short quarterback. Brees can find his guys and the throwing lanes, as well as any 6'5" guy. Vick can't.
Even when he gets the turnovers and decision-making ironed out, he probably won't be a premier QB, just a guy who has some great games. And he seems okay with that, with being the guy who twice a season can look unstoppable. If he were thinking of football, he wouldn't argue with the #70. He's thinking of speed, arm strength, and all that, as though they are wins or scoring drives.— armchairGM
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