Michael Vick
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vickis an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He has previously played for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1980
CityNewport News, VA
CountryUnited States of America
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They played a great defensive scheme, ... They did some things that threw us off-balance.
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They place burdens and expectations on me, ... What people don't understand is that it takes time in this game. They expect me to win a Super Bowl. They expect me to go out and throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards every season. But it doesn't work like that.
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It's a great deal, and that's always the goal to start the regular season off that way and that's what we tried to do. We have a great training staff who keep guys up, keep them safe and take care of all of their injuries.
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It's a gift from a quarterback's standpoint that all you have to do is throw the ball up for the guys, ... You don't have to worry about throwing to short targets. That's sort of hard to do.
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It's a fine balance, ... At the same time, it makes my job a lot easier to just throw the football than wear myself out running.
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I told him that he played a great game. His first game starting there's a lot of hype and pressure on him. He came out and played with poise and made some plays. Like I told him, I think he's going to be just like his brother in due time.
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It's an unfortunate situation. After such a great play I felt like I got hit late, no flag, broke my hand. That's it. That's pretty much been the story for the past three weeks, and obviously at some point something catastrophic was going to happen, and I broke my hand.
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It's kind of hard to calm yourself down. But, you know, you have got to keep your composure in a game like this and understand the big picture. And that is just winning the football game. It's not about pushing and shoving and getting 15-yard penalties, because that doesn't prove anything.
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It means a lot to me, ... I was the same way when I was younger, emulating a lot of different players and idolizing guys. That's what it's about. That why you play the game.
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There's a lot of pressure, especially being a first-round pick. Fans want action, and they want victories, and they want to see the team be successful. When you come in and you're the first-round pick, they expect big things out of you.
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It's 11 guys doing their job. If we hammer them, hammer them, throw it, and then run it at them, then maybe victory will come. At the same time, I have to be doing my job and the receivers have to be blocking. There are a lot of things that come together to make the run game work. We believe in it, which is why we are leading the league.
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I took the last shot and kind of fell on it and aggravated it a little bit, but I'm all right.
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It wasn't how it was drawn up. I had to make some extra moves. ... Tried to make some magic.
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It was a tough night for my little brother. I was eager to get out there and just make something happen and pick up the slack a little bit.