As the only Falcon fan around, I'll state my views on the matter. I've always maintained even at our boards that Vick has a lot of things to work on that many QBs w/ less experience have. I feel his INTs w/ exception of one have been terrible throws right to the DB. I feel his use of hot reads leaves a great much to be desired. I believe his careless decision to try and make the big play cost him in his horrible games. However I do believe that w/ him we are a better team. I've even been called a hater and racists for my belief in those things, ironically enough.
Sometimes I see people talking about his bad...because he sucks in fantasy football. Once you bring up fantasy football IMO you should see your way out of any real discussion. That's like me saying, he's great in Madden, he's great in real life.
However, what Vick does at the QB position is like what Randy Moss does at the WR position. When you play Randy Moss he single handedly alters the way you play defense. If you play him normally, you die, simple as that. Last week Mike Shanahan said the Broncos would prepare for Vick like they do everyone else. 367 total yards later, the Broncos were losing 41-28 stunned. The Cardinals did a great job of containing him, I don't take that away. So far they and the Chiefs have been the only teams to really make him ineffective the entire game.
As for the overrated talk, most people don't even put him in the top 10 QBs, so how is he overrated? Overhyped is the word you're looking for, the media just records his every step. As a Falcon fan, I get tired of ESPN only caring when he rushes for 70+ yards. Hell, were I not a Falcon fan, I'd probably be POed w/ all the coverage, even as one I get sick of it. However, that's something I get mad at the media, not the player for. How many times has Vick downed a player and did all he could to demean someone (Mr. Owens, Mr. Keyshawn)? He doesn't sit back smoking weed and retires on the team before training. Didn't start fighting w/ his wide receiver for not catching passes, a trait all too familiar in our receiving unit. He's a standup person, WINS games, and is more of a team player than given credit.
Oh yeah, and whoever said Dan Reeves got fired because he called Vick a RB, really needs to study more. Dan Reeves had TWO, count em', TWO winning seasons w/ the Falcons. Guess what the traits of each season were? The Falcons had an overachieving defense, and rode one offensive player's coat-tails. Next season, the team overpays FAs, overpays to re-sign players and uses special team aces that can't play their position, as our depth. He was also the guy calling the personnel shots up to 2001. When he FINALLY let go of draft rights, we started having better drafts. Prior to 2001, we have TWO players left from Dan Reeves drafts. Since 2001 we have 8 players. He also quit, he could have finished the season but he quit.