Michael Vick: Why hasn’t a team signed him yet?
THE WATERCOOLER:
Are you surprised that no NFL team has signed Michael Vick yet?
BERNIE MIKLASZ:
Yes. It’s a mercenary business and most NFL teams would do anything to win a game. There are a lot of players with police rap sheets running around NFL fields, getting paid. If you look around the NFL, there aren’t many No. 2 quarterbacks that I’d put in the category of “impressive.” Vick can play. The problem is, teams are afraid of the backlash and the potential for disruption. But once Vick does his “60 Minutes” mea culpa, increased his involvement with pro-animal groups and starts to remake his image to win public support, the fear of political incorrectness will subside.
JIM THOMAS:
No. It hasn’t really been that long since Vick was given his green light of sorts from Commissioner Roger Goodell. Given the amount of attention and potential disruption that signing Vick would bring to a team and a training camp, it makes sense that clubs wouldn’t rush into signing him. Besides, he may not be cleared for regular-season play until October.
BILL COATS:
Not really, for a couple of reasons. First, there’s the obvious PR dilemma. Second, there’s the fact that Vick’s skills are somewhat of an anomaly and don’t fit very well with what most NFL teams are trying to do on offense. That said, I still expect some team to take a chance on Vick. Might not happen till the regular season starts, though, and injuries begin to become an issue.


Vick was a terrible passing QB (insert argument from unobjective Vick fans who say he never had WRs), decision maker, and had a horrible work ethic.
He was valuable because he was unpredictable and defenses had a hard time game planning. If he puts in the work to learn how to progress through reads, and works on his accuracy/touch then he could be a valuable asset to a team.
Until he does those things, he’s more of a liability than anything.