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Originally Posted by Blitzwood
We have crap backing up Schaub, which scares the heck out of me. I know Vick isn't the end all answer, but I believe he and Schaub know each other from their days in ATL, only this time their roles are reversed.
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Vick is a better athlete than either one of our QB's, but he's not a good QB for this system. He could be dangerous on the play action bootlegs that Kubiak likes, but Kubaks offense is based on accuracy. Vick's career completion % is 53.8. I think 60% is about the minimum you would want. Schaub has been 66% while in Houston and is at 63% overall. Orlovsky and Grossman are only marginally better than Vick though. Though Orlovsky is young enough to still have room for improvement. Grossman's would probably be much higher if he could be stopped from slinging it deep every play. They both have the advantage of not being away from the game for 2 years though. The running game in Atlanta should have made the passing game easier for him than those two had it....although he does deserve credit because of how his ability to scramble affected the defense.
The biggest problem for any team right now is that Vick is the kind of QB who has to have an offense custom tailored to his talents. I don't think any team is willing to turn the reigns over to him right off the bat, and it's hard to sign a back up who almost needs a separate playbook/gameplan.
I think he's going to have play another position at least this season. By the time he signs he will be WAY behind the curve of learning the offense. There will also be the possibility that he has to miss the first few games. I doubt he plays QB much this year. If he does it will likely be in a Wildcat situation, or he takes and end around as a WR with the option to throw it. I have heard a lot of people say running back, but I don't think he's built to pound it between the tackles. He will most likely be a third down RB, slot WR, and occasional QB in the wildcat. All of that is assuming that he hasn't lost a step in his time away. I'm sure he worked out, but it's not the same as doing it on the field. I would have a hard time counting on the athleticism of someone who hasn't played in two years...and is already pushing thirty. I'm sure he's still a great athlete, but I would be very surprised if he's not a step down from where he was.
He could be very dangerous in a specialist role, but is the distraction of having him on your team worth the handful of snaps a game that he is used on? Whether it's fair or not the team he signs with is going to have to deal with the protest from the idiots at PETA, and their team is going to be just as sick of answering questions about Vick as the Vikings are of answering questions about Favre. I don't think it's worth it because I don't see him as a viable option at QB, and he will basically be learning a whole new game if he has to switch positions. There's always the school of thought that if he's better than the last man on your roster then it's worth it. If it was clear that he would have to beat out the 5th WR and be able to return kicks, and his only chance to play QB would be a wildcat type situation and he was fine with that it might be OK. With the distraction that he would bring it's not worth it with all the unknowns about his ability at this time.