azcardsfan1616 said:
He is not fast enough or quick enough to return kicks or be a WR. He does not have wheels like Mike. He can only be used as a QB. He has a better arm than Mike and has better on-field intelligence than his brother. Why not take a chance.
From The War Room:
Vick arrived at the Combine and answered questions about -- what else? -- his character. "I want to show them the type of person I am, not the person some people make me out to be -- that I'm a bad guy," he said. "Those people don't know me." Few scouts doubt Vick's athleticism. What general managers want to know is whether he's disciplined enough to survive the rigors all young quarterbacks must endure -- even if that means being a backup for a year or two. Vick offers a simple response: He's learned from his indiscretions. Vick's job is to convince NFL scouts his indiscretions are over and that he's ready to play professional football. -- Associated Press
An agent friend called the other day and told me something that will be disturbing for most, yet revealing at the same time: Vick will be picked a lot higher than you think in April's NFL draft.
Vick is working out with noted trainer Chip Smith of Competitive Edge Sports in Atlanta. And Vick is absolutely killing there. His 40-yard dash has dipped into the low 4.3s and high 4.2s, while trainers at CES say Vick is showing uncanny explosion and redirection in various drills. Now he is at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, and you'll be hearing about Vick's ridiculous numbers (Wonderlic notwithstanding).
So what does it all mean?
Look, I said last season that Marcus was a better quarterback than his brother, and I was called an idiot by just about everyone (including my editor). But I'm telling you right now, Marcus Vick is a steal if someone can set him straight. And you better believe someone in the NFL will try.
Don't even bring up the Maurice Clarett saga. They're similar in one way only: They're both turds. At least at this point.
Clarett showed up at the NFL Combine out of shape and with a surely attitude. He ran a 7.32 40 (I kid; but that fark photo of Clarett finishing behind the old man was an absolute classic) and turned off NFL execs with his standoffish personality.
Vick will be different. Scouts will rave about his pure athletic ability after he works out. And he'll be contrite (trust me, he's good at it; he fooled me in April 2005). The only question then becomes: Can he hold it together mentally?
Any player who knows he's in the spotlight, who knows everyone is watching his every move and still pulls a gun on teenagers at a fast food joint is missing more than a few cards from his deck. If the Vikings weren't still staving off the Good Ship Lollypop P.R. fiasco, I'd say Minnesota is the perfect spot for Vick -- so he can continue his tutelage under QB coach Kevin Rogers, the only guy who has gotten through to Vick, albeit briefly.
My guess: Someone will take Vick on Day 1 of the draft. If he does what I think he'll do at the Combine, it's hard to pass up first round value past the third round.
No matter how risky. -- Matt Hayes, Sporting News
