Let's be realistic instead of close minded.
THERE WAS NEVER A QB LIKE MIKE VICK UNTIL HE CAME ON THE SCENE. Period. He completely changed the position and how defensive coordinators had to plan for him. ATL was a force and, yes, he didn't win a SB but there are many other QB's in the HOF that haven't either.
He's not a first ballot HOFer but he is a HOFer.
Respectfully disagree strongly Berm
Like Blitz said Randall Cunningham "the human highlight reel" preceeded the Vick era ....... Vick was a speedster and a fine athlete that depended on his running skills
Both had 15 years or more in the league
Cunningham......207 TDs .... 134 INTs ..... 29979 yards ........81.5 rating ........ 4928 rushing yards.....35 TDs
Vick..................133 TDs........88 INTs......22864 yards..........80.4 rating..........6109 rushing yards.....36 TDs
J. Winston..........121 TDs.......88 INTs...... 19737 yards..........86.9 rating......... 1044 rushing yards.....10 TDs in just 5 years........just to show how the league has evolved
Vick only threw for 20 TDs twice and topped 3000 yards only twice and all of those years he did it were barely over the mark
and I don't ever remember the 2001- 2006 Falcons as a force.. a farce maybe........haha
2006 7-9-0 ........3rd -- NFC South
2005 8-8-0 ........3rd -- NFC South
2004 11-5-0...... 1st -- NFC South
2003 5-11-0...... 4th -- NFC South
2002 9-6-1 .......2nd -- NFC South
2001 7-9-0.........T3rd----NFC South
He blew what could have been a HOF career for someone with his physical gifts
He was the fastest QB we ever saw ........but it still wasn't fast enough to outrun the law or public opinion
That is my football assessment of Mike Vick
Myself as a person who spent a portion of my early life working with over 110 dogs prepping them for Police work, bomb, drug & alcohol detection, protection work and later fund raising for service dogs to be matched with people in need ............... I say Mike Vick you were a good athlete .....human being...not so much