Vick on his sliding: "It won't happen"
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Vick on his sliding: "It won't happen"
Jeff McLane
When Michael Vick took off for one of his dazzling runs against the Colts on Sunday, you could almost hear the entire stadium, the Eagles sideline and the team's ownership box all scream in unison, "Slide!"
But he just won't do it.
"I don’t know how to do it." the Eagles quarterback said. "I don’t know how to slide, so I won’t get into that right now. I either get down, I go head first or dive or just fall. For some reason I always think I’m going to get hurt or something crazy’s going to happen.”
Some have suggested Vick take lessons with a baseball coach who could teach him the finer art of sliding feet first. Actually, when he was in Atlanta, Vick said, the Falcons sent him to the Braves for instruction.
“It won’t happen," Vick said. "I did it before down in Atlanta. It didn’t work.”
Andy Reid joked after the win over the Colts about the one time Vick stepped out of bounds before getting hit, but the Eagles coach seems to have come to terms with Vick's not sliding.
“Listen, I let Michael play," Reid said. "I mean, he knows. Listen, he’s the one that had the cracked cartilage, there. And so that’s not a real fun experience. So he knows when he needs to get out [of bounds]. And I was joking when I made that statement. But listen, he got out of bounds a couple times, which is good.”
Vick spoke briefly with reporters before heading to a meeting as he and the Eagles prepare for Monday night's rematch against the Redskins.
The Eagles are expected to be without starting free safety Nate Allen (neck) and starting right guard Max Jean-Gilles (concussion). Neither will practice Thursday, Reid said. Jean-Gilles has not passed his post-concussion tests and has not been examined by an independent neurologist, Reid added.
Rookie Kurt Coleman will fill in for Allen and Nick Cole will take Jean-Gilles' place.
Cornerback Ellis Hobbs (hip) and tackle King Dunlap (knee) were going to be eased back into practice. Reid said that it would be a "stretch" for Hobbs to make it back by Monday. Dimitri Patterson filled in for Hobbs against the Colts and played well.
Comments (75)
Cmon Vick, man slide!! We CANNOT have Klob back as the QB. Our playoff chances would be over— elijah29
Worthless Thug must of hurt himself sliding while fighting and killin all those INNOCENT Dogs.— ImAllabouttheTruth
get down vick. i dont care if you stop, drop, and roll, just get to the carpet before getting hit!! like elijah29 said, we need vick for a deep playoff run.- ImAllabouttheTruth -- if vick is worthless, all this attention being given to him wouldnt be happening. just because YOU dont like him means absolutely nothing. and that must suck for you.
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Woman this stuff happend almost 4 years ago and he DOUBLE paid the price. he deserved to go to prison, no doubt, but 2 years? Don't think so. Shut up for once and let the man be. If you hate him so much, why do you read his articles? Why do you watch the games?
Hypocrite— elijah29 - MV7 is our QB. If you do not support him, please do something better with your time and help your hurting neighbors in your community.
— hawviongtr - Let him do his thing,the guy is tearing it up right now.He isn't an injury prone guy,,, all will be good fellow bird fan's,,something special is going on right now,,, we win the next 2 in a row ... i think we roll into january— KINGJOEL
- As much as what he did sickens me he is twice the QB he was in Atlanta and he has paid his debt to society! He seems to be saying and doing all the right things! At least he isn't walking around town with his posse making trouble like some other beloved Philly athlete! I think they should resign him! I like Kolb but there is no comparing the two right now!— edith bunker
- ImAllAbouttheTruth isn't alone with his dislike for Vick. He was voted the Most Hated Athlete in a recent poll. Of course Eagles fans rated Jerry Jones higher in their own separate poll. Nice reasoning there, placing Jones above Dogslayer just because he owns the Cowboys. MeNuggets will get all upset of Vick takes a hit. Awww. I wouldn't feel one bit sorry if he got knocked out of football for good.— The_Unknown-Poster
Comment removed.- look guy's the dog thing was a horrible thing ..i say it first... but think about things you have done in life ... he grew up with this... he has been stand up ever since & doing the right things... and i beleive it shows in his play ...he cares again ...he isnt the same cocky guy who was th last in first out ... i beleive in this team with vick at the helm .... let it go ... get another thing to complain about— KINGJOEL
- He wont slide cause he thinks TOUCHDOWN everytime he takes off! POW!— BooDuhBud
- O and another thing. Please stop giving these Morons attention everytime they bring up Vick's past. Thnx— BooDuhBud
- Maybe he doesn't want to slide, but he had one play where he could have gone out of bounds and stayed in bounds to get an extra yard. Smart move, if you want to miss another four games.— tacklinjoe
- I'm tired of all the Vick haters that post here. People across America have learned to love the Eagles because of Vick and not because of closet Klansmen in Philadelphia. Go Eagles. Go Vick!— allworld2
- I don't condone what Vick did with the dogs and I find it pretty disgusting, but far too many people overlook the fact that there are numerous athletes that we (fans everywhere, not just Philly) cheer on that have committed crimes against other human beings, yet for some reason everyone gets up in arms about him harming dogs. Kobe and Big Ben more or less raped women, numerous other guys have beaten people, not dogs, and yet everyone's fixated on dog abuse. Like I said, I don't condone his actions and I like dogs, but he's paid his price (which I feel was way too high) and at the end of the day, they were animals, not humans.— donde
- The_Unknown-Poster -- eagles fans couldnt care less who dislikes vick. stay off the messege boards if you are one of those people. it seems like because others forgave him, you idiots cant let us have our fun which in turn just makes you look pathetic because you cant let it go and/or make silly comments on eagles boards just to get a reaction. get a freakin life and go somewhere. you are more consumed with vick then eagles' fans. lol. must suck.
- Just so he doesn't do that stupid head first slide that MLB players love so much.
Is he faster than DeSean? probably not but he looks it cause he's zooming past those defensive linemen and LB's like a Lambo passing a line of Escalades. he's the real zoom zoom.— Eephus - #7 is our QB and he wears Green. Support him or move on to another team.— adipaolo
seriously this is for everyone here with a brain, do NOT respond AT ALL to the idiots with the Cliff Lee remarks and Vicks past and they will shut up. They do it for attention. Just responding and they will stop commenting.- doggone it, leave Vick alone.— P Even
- silrock27 -- you're absolutely right.
- the real saddness here is the posting by the haters.....a definite indication of a serious insecurity, lack of intelligence and a life with no focus.......sad......they truly deserve pity.....— nuggett
Baltimore's Donté Stallworth drove drunk, killed a man, spent 24 days in jail and a year suspended from the NFL. The Bengals' Adam Jones has a rap sheet as long as your arm and what you won't find on it is the shooting he was involved in outside a Las Vegas strip club in which a man was left paralyzed for life. Ravens LB Ray Lewis, who after being charged with the brutal murders of two men in Atlanta several hours after the Rams beat the Titans in Super Bowl, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of obstruction of justice. The murders remain unsolved to this day, and Lewis is one of the most heavily marketed personalities in the NFL. In fact, it is worth noting that the 19 months Vick served in a federal prison is a dramatically greater punishment for the maiming of dogs than Stallworth, Jones or Lewis ever paid for their alleged involvement in the maiming of humans. One of the bedrocks of our humanity is that we give people second chances, and Vick is entitled to his.— Flyboy24- Comment removed.
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- Jessica Fletcher -- i got something for you to suck on sweety. i dont talk football with chics who know nothing about the sport. let me know when i can get a spit shine.
- jessica -- i dont post on boards just to get others upset. having a life wont allow you to bother other people for no reason. thats obviously your intention. yes, people like you need a life asap, loser.
- @Zeru77, always the race card. The point I made wasn't about white and black but how Vick has paid, and paid dearly. Get off the race card.— Flyboy24
- Slide Dimaggio SLIIIDDDDEEEEE!— phillynupe4
- Poor MeNuggets, life must really suck when you live in mommy's basement.— The_Unknown-Poster
I just think it's kind of funny all the people harping on Vick's past misdeeds. As a longtime friend of dog's what he did sickens me. His actions since have been correct & necessary. What is funny and a bit ironic is the people so consumed with hate that it seems their own internal combustion causes them more harm than anything he ever did. We all should just let them wallow in their hatred until it consumes ever ounce of their being. No insults or defense of his redemption will ever matter to them so I agree that the best course of action is to not respond directly to them. Go Eagles!!!!— Mabus- Great. Another QB who won't listen to coaching to improve the team's chances of winning a super bowl. First we get a guy who works on nothing but firing rockets all over the field (mostly into the ground) instead of his accuracy, and now we got a guy who refuses to learn how to not get killed when he uses his best asset (running). You don't know how to slide? It's falling gracefully. How hard can it be? They teach little leaguers how to slide and they can figure it out, but a guy who is going to be demanding that our franchise give him $15 million a year for the next 5 years can't do it? Come on Eagles, don't make the same mistake. The guy doesn't realize that his job is to stay on the field and win games, not create his own highlight real. We went through this with 5, now it's happening with 7. Please Vick. Learn how to slide or run out of bounds. Your amazing runs can’t happen with cracked cartilage, so do us a favor and figure out how to go down without getting crushed by a linebacker.— Ship_Of_Fools
- The_Unknown-Poster -- booooo. "life must really suck to live in mom's basement". that was weak
- Tell'em Zeru77— elijah29
- Jessica Fletcher -- i got something for you to suck on sweety. i dont talk football with chics who know nothing about the sport. let me know when i can get a spit shine
MeNuggets people like you are the reason Eagles fans have a poor image.
— The_Unknown-Poster - The_Unknown-Poster -- you think i care about offending some loser who just comes on here to bother people? well,i dont. and i darn sure dont care what you think about me. beat it
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- The only people that should be getting on Vick's back are vegans...everyone has directly, or indirectly hurt animals, we just conveniently excuse it as a means to "feed ourselves"— lefty0220
- Let's admit it, folks. Vick isn't bright enough to slide.— bradlidgesmole
- I have to admit I was one of the ones that thought the Eagles were crazy when they signed this guy. I called him dog killer and everything else. But over the last two years with the exception of one hiccup, I have to admit he has won me over. That doesn't mean I approve of what he's done, but which one of us is not in need of forgiveness. He's worked hard, he's learned from his mistakes, he spends time studying, he's one of the first ones there and the last to leave and if I had to choose between him and Donovan, the model citizen, to go into a game that we had to win, I would take Vick over McNabb any day. I just hope the offense line can hold up so this guy doesn't get crushed. If it does, I'm not saying they can win the Super Bowl, but who knows, if they get the breaks any given team can beat any other team on any given day. Bring on the Deadskins.— John663
- Andy Reid is a racist. He hates white guys.— bradlidgesmole
Alright Dawg, as long as you get back up, we good.- Do you hear that??? I do...it's Vick's ribs breaking again on Monday Night.— bradlidgesmole
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- In a wierd kind of way, I don't think Donovan was the reason Vick landed in Philly. In a weird kind of way, I think Reid was tired of McNabb and wanted a different QB. Most people think Atlanta fans would trade Vick for McNabb any day, but that was not true. I always felt McNabb was good, but Vick was better.— AG from ATL
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- ImAllabouttheTruth: Move on moron. The guy did a terrible thing and paid more money than you could ever earn if you lived to 1000 and he spent time in jail. You should be so lucky to be forgiven for your stupidity & hatred for a lot less.— jjthree
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- @Zeru77
You're killin'em man. That was a deep.....and true post. Vick dies have to be great, just to have average respect. If he has one bad game, I believe alot of the "fans" here will turn on him. Their mouths are watering just for that to happen. Bill20 and wolf will come out of their holes and blab their nonsense. The thing is, Vick has been to the absolute bottom, so football is a game for him again...an escape. The man is an extraordinary talent...there's no way Kolb could have withstood Vick over his shoulder. Keep on keeping it real man— elijah29 - I love you guys for defending our QB. No one is ok with what happened in the past...but it's the past. He is Philly to play football, not raise dogs....and he has gone above and beyond what we expected. He seems to be a more mature man........and I guess those of you who won't let it go have never done anything wrong, hit your girlfriend( much worse than anything you can do to a dog), drove drunk....could have killed some people, not dogs....if you are so concerned about people who fight dogs, why don't you head down South this weekend and stop the dog fight Bubbah and Billie Bob are throwing......yeah that's what I thought...its not about the dogs....more like the complexion of the QB....grow up and get over it.— philligrl
- Mabus...you are right...Hate only consumes the host......— philligrl
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- well said philligrl!! You raise your hand to a woman (human)ONCE, that's 1000X worse than killing a 1000 dogs!!— lefty0220
- All of you Vick haters should remember the words of our savior, "let he who is without sin cast the first stone". AND,, "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God". ONE MORE,, "if we say we have no sin we lie and the truth is not in us",, PLUS,,, "sin is sin",, meaning Vick's past sin is no worse than yours in God's eyes.. GO EAGLES<< GO VICK— phillyroni
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- Forget the baseball coaches, just have him pretend he is at a birthday party and its the part of the schedule when the shooting breaks out and he has to quickly duck down and leave the scene. He'll understand that. Oh, and the Eagles brand popularity has fallen to its lowest in years since they signed Vick according to Harris polling "“The face of the Eagles franchise right now, is according to the Q score, the most disliked athlete in America.”
— jtj06 - Philligirl and others in here who did it. Stop bringing up the race card. Criminal acts are horrendous no matter what the skin color is of those committing it.— The_Unknown-Poster
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- Jesus christ, shouldn't you kids be in middle school right now? Way to stay civil and on topic.— bigfatsandwich
- alright you two...
don't make me stop this blog. I'll turn around & we'll go home.— Mabus
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