Vick points finger at media
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Vick points finger at media
Could Eagles quarterback Michael Vick be feeling the heat from the media?
Speaking after practice on Saturday, Vick pointed a finger toward the media for making things difficult for the 3-4 Eagles.
Vick didn’t come out and say it was the media’s fault he has committed 13 turnovers, eight interceptions and five fumbles. Yet he gave an honest assessment what he thinks is the negative impact the media has had on the team.
“You guys create a lot of turmoil for us sometimes,” Vick said. “It’s cool man. We have to battle through it.”
It must be noted that Vick wasn’t saying this in a mean tone, just calmly stating his opinion.
“The quieter you all can be, the easier for us that we can concentrate and focus as individuals, as a unit as a team and organization,” he said.
So at least give Vick some points for his honesty. Many athletes suggest that what the media says means nothing.
“We are trying to block out everything,” Vick said. “We understand that is the nature of this business. We are trying to keep everything as low key and mellow as possible with all due respect.”
Low key in Philadelphia and concerning the Eagles?
That might be a more difficult task than remaining turnover-free against the Saints.
Comments (87)
Now the loser Vick wants the Philly media to be quiet and mellow....LOL....what planet does this dope live on, this is the tough Philly media who's job it is to report that the Eagles are playing terrible with a THREE GAME LOSING STREAK....Wow, Vick is now beggin' the media to cover this up and be quiet...pathethic.— Bob112- Stuff-it Vick. You used the media on your way to redemption and they tried to make everybody feel guilty for not giving you a second chance after you murdered those puppies. You reap what you sow in this life.
— DarnelX - VICK IS NOW BLAMING THE MEDIA...unbeleivable this loser never takes responsibility...hey Vick the media didn't make your awful 11-15 record over the past three years...the media didn't make you the NFL leader in TURNOVERS...and the media didn't make you BOTTOM OF ALL NFL QB'S in ratings...and the media didn't make you LOSE THREE GAMES IN A ROW...Vick stop blaming everyone else and look at the loser in the mirror.— Bob112
- Well I guess if you think that Vick is the NFL turn over leader then yes the media did do that. Because if you had bothered to even check the facts (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/stats/byposition) you would see that the distinction belongs to Tony Romo with 13 Ints.& 2 Fumbles for 15 turn overs. Vick 8 & 5 for 13. Not trying to be devils advocate but Vick is right about how the Negadelphia media skews the facts and puts negativity in the heads of the fans. Dont just read Negadelphia sports read national sports to these Philly sports writers suck always have. Point is I see what MV is saying, its hard to play to your potential when even the people in your own house say your a no good loser. — eagle fan for life
Michael Vick, Andy Reid, and the entire Eagles organization comprised as is, will NEVER get it. That's all they do is whine about everything and hate the fans. They need a major house-cleaning and soon! The biggest question is why there are so many lapdog fans that keep worshipping this team?- lol, now not only the kool-aid drinkers but the players too are now blaming "the media"...ITS THE MEDIAS FAULT THE OFFENSE IS RANKED 30TH IN THE NFL. IF ONLY THE MEDIA PLAYED ON THE OTHER TEAM INSTEAD OF REAL PLAYERS WE WOULD BE UNDEFEATED. WHY DOES THE MEDIA HAVE TO REPORT STUFF. The only thing standing in the way of Andy Reid and a superbowl championship is...the media. Vince Lombardi made sure there was no media of any kind in greenbay. Especially when he had parties on fridays night with...the media. What a moron. DREAM TEAM 2012 BETTER THEN VINCE LOMBARDI AND THE PHILADELPHIA MEDIA.— CharlieGarner25
- Tough town, get tough or get out!— bentlip
- Tough???? The media and WIP in particular have kissed Eagles rear end for the past 14 years. In a real town like New York this horror show would have been over after 6 years.
The fans are soft in Philly too. Though many like to puff their chest out, bottom line is they line up to throw money at Jeffy and his garbage product.— Scope33 - I'm not trying to live up to New York fans reputation. I'm saying what I've always said about Philly fans, that empty seats don't boo. If you can't stand people questioning your heart then get some of it or get out of here. Maybe tough is a bad way to characterize that attitude, maybe matter of fact would be better.— bentlip
- @Ben - didn't mean you specifically was just making a general comment as to how I think the Eagles basically get a free ride year in and year out despite obvious shortcomings throughout the organization. Sorry if it seemed I was singling you out. — Scope33
- Please remind Mike Vick that the Eagles are 11-15 in their last 26 games over three years. the next tome you see Reid or Lurie tell them that. As Mike Smith after says on espn, numbers never lie.— mario1239
- Except for Sheridan, the sportswriters here will cower under, led by the three creampuffs Bowen, Donnellon, and Hoffman, apologies to Vick will be amply flowing in the next week. They will trip over each other in their attempts to win back Mike Vick's approval. They will be sooooooo sorry.
— Taser - So the head coach fires the defensive coordinator 6 games into the season, after which the defense gets their hats handed to the them, and the fans and media are not supposed to talk about it? If Vick would prefer a quieter life, he should take his money, go back to school and get a degree, then go out and find a job like the rest of us.— p-diddy
- Way to antagonize the media, Mikey. Uh oh, you're getting mad...hope that new puppy can be protected from you.— Izzie
- Well...a couple of things.
Sports are not politics, we don't really need to rationalize all the scrutiny placed on them.
Judging men by fortunes on an athletic field with caustic exposures is rude, no matter how much money they the athletes make. Hey, a player fails, silence is a respectful response to another man. Yelling expletives and challenging their humanity, which fans and writers resort to, is crude and counterproductive.
So, maybe fans should stop using the denial akin to drug addicts when someone points out the truth about fans in a lot of big cities and a media that makes money stoking the furnace of controversy. Bottom line. It's sports we're about. The diversion to capricious and dangerous water and wind, political gridlock and acrimony amongst parties, poverty, murder, death. Sheridan and his ilk go too far, in my eyes pointing out how ludicrous it is for a guys who only dreamed of playing big time sports to be so darn critical of athletes in the name of what? Objectivity. Sure.— retzlaff
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