Does Michael Vick Deserve This?
Posted: November 14, 2012 Filed under: NFL, Weekly Issue | Tags: michael vick, nfl, Philadelphia Eagles Comments Off
Pondering Michael Vick’s Future in Football
Since returning to the NFL in 2009 Michael Vick has said and done the right things. But the battering he’s taken from pass rushers – and the changes in his game – cast doubt on his football future. Dating back to 2010, including one playoff game, Vick is a respectable 18–16 as Philadelphia’s starter, but in his last 24 starts he’s gone 10–14 with 25 interceptions and 11 lost fumbles. He’s suffered an array of injuries and missed seven starts since ’10. Now, writes Matt Gagne, it’s possible that he will miss one more, next Sunday at Washington.
One Eagle said of a particularly hard hit on Vick, “Peyton Manning would have seen that coming” (page 65).
The NFL’s fastest player: Titans RB Chris Johnson wins with 38% of the vote
Posted: October 26, 2011 Filed under: NFL, Players Poll, Weekly Issue | Tags: chicago bears, chris johnson titans, desean jackson, devin hester, dwight freeney, indianapolis colts, jacoby ford, michael vick, mike wallace steelers, nfl's fastest players, oakland raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, pittsburgh steelers, tennessee titans Comments Off
SI PLAYERS NFL POLL (as it appears in the Oct. 31 issue)
Who is the fastest player in football?
- Chris Johnson, Titans RB….38%
- DeSean Jackson, Eagles WR….23%
- Mike Wallace, Steelers WR….12%
- Devin Hester, Bears WR/KR….3%
- Jacoby Ford, Raiders WR….3%
[Based on 316 NFL players who responded to SI’s survey]
FAST FACTS: Johnson ran a 4.24-second 40-yard dash at the NFL draft combine in 2008, the fastest mark since times became official, in 1999. Ford’s time at the 2010 combine (4.28) tied him with three other players as the second-fastest…. Michael Vick, who was voted No. 1 the last time SI polled on this subject, in 2006, was No. 6 (2%), even at age 31, and was the only QB to receive more than one vote…. Colts DE Dwight Freeney was the only lineman named more than once.
