RG3: I could listen to Vick all day
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RG3: I could listen to Vick all day
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Earlier this offseason, there were rumors that the Eagles had at least some interest in trading up in the draft for quarterback Robert Griffin III.
If we're speaking in hypotheticals, Griffin could have potentially spent a year behind Michael Vick, taken over in 2013, and the Eagles would have had their quarterback of the future.
Of course, as it turned out, the Redskins won the RG3 sweepstakes, and the Eagles will now play against the dynamic quarterback twice a year for the foreseeable future.
Those meetings will be particularly special for Griffin this year, considering he'll be facing off against a player he grew up watching in Vick.
"He's a guy that guys like myself looked up to when he was playing in Atlanta and especially the way he’s turned things around with the Philadelphia Eagles," Griffin said in an NFL Network interview after hearing Vick talk at the rookie symposium earlier this week. "It was good to hear him talk, hear what he had to say. He’s definitely a guy I could listen to all day."
As I've written about at length in the past, Vick is someone who seems to be almost universally respected by his peers. I noticed that about him even when Vick was playing only a handful of snaps each game back in 2009.
In 2010, Cowboys running back Tashard Choice infamously went up to Vick after a game and asked him for an autograph.
"He’s a real guy, he made a mistake, he owned up to it, came back out, made the best of his situation, and he got his second chance and made the most of it," Griffin said. "I think a lot of guys can really relate to that, maybe not going to prison and things of that nature, but just the fact that he’s real, he made a mistake and he’s working hard now, which he wishes he would have done from the beginning."
On a sidenote, I get the feeling that Eagles fans are going to have a tough time directing their "sports hate" towards Griffin. Tony Romo? No problem. Eli Manning? Not an issue. But Griffin is just so freakin' likeable. Perhaps he'll do something in Week 16 when the Redskins travel to the Linc, but right now, I'm not seeing much.
Getting back to Vick, Griffin said the Eagles quarterback was the perfect guy to talk to the league's rookies.
"It’s just good to see him the way he is now," Griffin said. "Growing up, when he first started in ‘01, I think I was 11 years old, so to watch him play and be inspired to play football by guys like him and to see him own up to his mistake, and now be where he’s at in his career, having some of the best years of his career in Philly, it’s really good to see and have him come talk. I think everybody in that room was zoned in. He’s definitely a guy that everything he says holds some power."
LATER START TIMES
The NFL will move its 4:15 start times to 4:25, according to John Ourand of the SportsBusiness Journal. The point (apparently) is to reduce overlap from the 1 p.m. games.
The Eagles' only scheduled 4:15 game is in Week 10 against the Cowboys.
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He'll probably get arrested for cat fighting.— number4not5- It will be interesteing to see how the haters spin this.....— nuggett
- Vick can set his homey RG3 up in the best prison cell.— ej610
- why cut his hair some people making millions off theirs ....
— positive eagle - A Redskins helmet would make Gandhi hateable, let alone Griffin— 2ndNlong
- Vick's (aka Ron Mexico's) redemption is a narrative cooked up by a sophisticated public relations team. Vick was a big mistake for the Eagles and Philadelphia. We'll see how much volunteering Vick does with at risk kids and the Humane Society when the cameras are off and big pay checks stop coming in. I hope I'm wrong, but for now it's wait and see. Anyway, this is the make or break year for Vick and Reid. Another season like last year and they gotta hit the road.— matman1
- Awww....matty...you're upset at his paycheck...cute....maybe you should get good at something. — MrJayScott
- Great now there is an early favorite for next year's jerk list. Just what the fans of Washington DC want, MV II.— Taser
- Mike and RG III is the two best QBs in NFL. Proto type for the future. The day of the slo staue is come an gone. Andy Reid know QBs and he wanted RG III bad.— Tyrone7
- Which QB won the super bowl this past superbowl?
How about the year before that?
And the year before that?
I think a running QB has to actually win something before you claim they're the prototype for the future.— fmMD 
It seems like everytime a young black qb comes into the league they always have something slick or undercutting to say about their predessors. Mcnabb didnt want to be comparied or associated with Randall Cunningham and now RG3 with this complimentary yet borderline snobbish comments on Vick's past is just irritating. Cam Newton made similar comments last year trying to battle perception of being a black qb in the nfl. Hated before given a chance but yet still able to muster a parting shot at the guys that paved the way for you. He may have skills but i hope he doesnt turn out to be the intellectual airhead that Mcnabb was.— Zeru
I didn't get the "borderline snobbish comments" from what RG3 said, Zeru. RG3 gave Vick respect for what Vick went through and where he is now in his life and career. I didn't get anything snobbish from it at all. More people should be understanding and realize we all make mistakes and we get second chances. Some of us take advantage of the second chance and do the right thing, some of us don't.- Great comment from 2ndNlong. He's wearing a Redskins helmet. We'll have no trouble finding some sports anger, even if we like the guy. Guys who don't like McNabb will be telling Griffin he throws like Donovan, taking out two men with one quip.— armchairGM
- http://mondaynightspotter.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/the-spotters-view-historical-qb-comparisons-part-one/
Check out my post about historical QB Comparisons. Vick and RGIII are the right connection.— Monday Night Spotter
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