Vick fires back at Ryan, Cowboys
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Vick fires back at Ryan, Cowboys
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
When asked about Rob Ryan calling the Eagles the "all-hype team" earlier this week, Andy Reid made a hot dog eating joke, and Jeffrey Lurie refused to fire back.
But Michael Vick? Well, he had a response.
"I was mad about that," Vick said, during an interview with Mike Missanelli on 97.5 The Fanatic. "Sometimes my emotions do come into play and I felt like that was inappropriate. But he's gonna have to deal with us. And he’s going to have to find solutions just like everybody else. And we don’t talk. We go about our business the right way. Maybe we’ll make him eat his words. I hope he backs it up."
Vick agreed with Missanelli's notion that talking noise is fine among players, but a little over the top when coaches get involved.
"Players, because we have to be on the field, we on the gridiron. Coach, you on the sideline coaching," Vick said. "You don’t know what it’s like to be in this battle so I mean, the only thing you can do is coach, so coach."
Meanwhile, Ryan continued to express his confidence during an interview with Albert Breer of NFL Network.
"You can't talk noise if you don't have the players to back it up," Ryan said. "We always walk the walk. Anybody that knows a Ryan knows they walk the walk. We don't talk the talk, we walk it. Our guys are gonna be good, and we know it. So that ain't talkin'. That's just the (bleepin') way it is."
As I explained last week, Vick has become the spokesman of the 2011 Philadelphia Eagles. When reporters ask about DeSean Jackson's absence, Vick is the one who speaks up, as Reid and the front office brush the issue aside. And when Ryan takes a playful jab at the Eagles, it's Vick who fires back.
Perhaps what's most remarkable, though, is I get the feeling everyone in the organization is perfectly comfortable with Vick's new role. His teammates clearly follow him. And I think everyone from Reid to Joe Banner to Howie Roseman to Jeffrey Lurie is happy to have Vick as the voice of the franchise.
That reality shows the extent to which he's rehabbed his image since getting out of prison.
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Someone said it perfect. I'm not making this about McNabb but HE NEVER would of stuck his neck out and said something like Vick did. He constantly said the 'poilitcally correct' thing. Seemed he lacked passion, where #7 is full of fire and he's a competitor.
I couldn't be happier with Vick. Rob Ryan obviously likes to eat , his favorite food being SOUR GRAPES. Ha, fat scrub.— CTigglesfan- Truth hurts, don't it killa.— BillHicksLives!
- Rob Ryan talks a lot for a guy whose only coached one defense ever ranked in the TOP20. I'd say he's living off the "hype" of his own last name. A last name, that hasn't really accomplished all that much, aside from running their fat mouth's.— gordon7
- the ryans are lame just like they pop who never could win here when it came down to it ya,ll feel me?— gruck24
- the ryans are lame just like they pop who never could win here when it came down to it ya,ll feel me?— gruck24
- Gee, somebody from Cowboys calling another team the "All-Hype Team" is pretty funny. The Cowboys are ultimate All-Hype Team. These bozos who still talk about the glories of a generation ago, have won exactly one playoff game in over a decade. Remember a couple years ago when we thought the Cowboys were a measuring stick? They suck.— p-diddy
- During season we squish them like grape.— p-diddy
- Isn't he Buddy Ryan's son? The Ryans are supposed to HATE Dallas! So that makes him a "sellout!" Sellouts can't "walk the talk." Dude is a loser!— madaboutit
- p-diddy...the Birds will wax on while the Cowgirls wax off...— 2ndNlong
- Sure, Ryans walk the walk. Buddy walked into three first round playoff losses. Rex Ryan walked into two NFC championship losses. Is this guy kidding?— Hemingway
Snapshot in time: Birds make significant signings to bolster their team; Cowpatties relegate themselves to their DC making comments to try to be like his brother in NY and the Cowpatties are marketing a visit to their training camp by PEE WEE HERMAN! Is there really anything else that needs to be said?- Someone please point me to the F**k Dallas T shirt site.— MidGreen
- I got one at tailgate(dot)spreadshirt(dot)com for $15 or $16
— Mabus - You know you are Super Bowl bound when Pee Wee visits your training camp. Him and Romo are frequenting adult theaters.— MidGreen
- Last 10 years that Dallas has been "hyped" as the Super bowl team has won the division 2 times. The Eagles 6 times. So listen up Ryan, you're no Buddy.— ISawChuckPlay
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