8/25/2005 8:53:42 PM
8/25/2005 8:54:21 PM
8/25/2005 8:54:55 PM
8/25/2005 8:56:48 PM
8/25/2005 8:58:46 PM
you can't say vick's 17 TD's are comparable to manning's 49 just because he scrambles for a few first downs. manning throws for a ton. manning averaged 9.2 yards per ATTEMPT last year. that's almost a first down every time the ball leaves his hand.GM's would want vick because of the publicity and the fans he brings. make it coaches and yeah i could name 10 they'd rather have.[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:01 PM. Reason : ]
8/25/2005 8:59:38 PM
good post, markgoal
8/25/2005 9:01:15 PM
Ok, if we are looking at stats, then lets bring up a few years ago when I was saying that BJ Simmons of TT was better than Rivers becuase BJ had better stats. But everyone on here argued that Rivers was the better QB even though his stats werent as good. Interesting......
8/25/2005 9:01:17 PM
vick doesnt get in there and run the offense the way rivers did, and his defense isn't godawful, eitherand looking at stats, rivers is the 2nd all-time leading passer in ncaa history[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:03 PM. Reason : ]
8/25/2005 9:02:40 PM
i dont follow college football enough to respond to that argumentbut i'll go ahead and assume it is as flawed as your others
8/25/2005 9:03:05 PM
Im not knocking Manning, he is prolly the only one I would even consider, and prolly consider to be better than Vick. I am by no means saying that Vick is even better than Manning, but Vick is for sure top 5.
8/25/2005 9:04:56 PM
8/25/2005 9:06:13 PM
ok forget about manning.how about culpepper? mcnabb? favre? brady? green? brees (last year)? delhomme? bulger? collins?ok he was when he finished here, which was when you compared him to simons. maybe he's 3rd now, big difference, ass[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:08 PM. Reason : ]
8/25/2005 9:07:08 PM
^ heres da linkhttp://gopack.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rivers_philip01.htmlin the 1st 3 lines[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:11 PM. Reason : fixeroo]
8/25/2005 9:10:36 PM
Wins > StatsIf Vick wins games, that's all that matters. That's all Jim Mora Jr. could ask for. That's all Falcon's fans can ask for. He's not the typical prototype quarterback, but then again, that's why he's revolutionized the position.
8/25/2005 9:11:50 PM
yeah i mean i wasnt doubting my statement, i think that quarterback in hawaii might have passed him the next year though, which is probably what he's referring to.it really makes no difference though, 2nd or 3rd most prolific passer in NCAA are both better than Simons^again, you're completely negating the roles the surrounding offense and his defense played in the wins. vick isn't doing it all by himself like you people say he does. their defense is solid, their running backs are solid.[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:15 PM. Reason : ]
8/25/2005 9:13:11 PM
^^ ok prove that he wins the games, himself, not with his defense, nor with the productivity of his running backs^ i just like to provide links to facts and stuff, so i don't look like i'm making stuff up, and i liked your point, so i wanted to make sure it was properly documented[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:15 PM. Reason : add]
8/25/2005 9:13:18 PM
Thats the dumbest statement ever. Prove that Manning doesnt win games because of those factors. You can't. Its a fucking team sport. So is baseball, but ERA only deals with the pitcher, so you can judge some on that, in football there is no ERA. So we are led to speculate on the evidence. And dont sit here and tell me that other than manning, 3 other QBs do more for their team and win more games single handed than Vick. And if you would, at this point in his career choose Favre over Vick, you should be sent away for a long time because you are obviously mentally ill.
8/25/2005 9:17:23 PM
8/25/2005 9:18:42 PM
As the star player, he make's players better simply by being out on the field.I figure that's why the W/L totals are so dramatic when he's playing and when he's not.It's that special intangible...that the team feels that they can win if he's simply in the game...that they know he's going to pull something out of his butt and save the team.Obviously football is a team game, but players like Vick bring a winning mentality to the team. What would Green Bay be w/o Favre? (We'll see in a couple years). How would the Titans feel w/o Mcnair? Vikings w/o Culpepper?[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:20 PM. Reason : Hawaii QB is Timmy Chang. TIMMAY!]
8/25/2005 9:20:04 PM
^^^ yeah so you look at their productivity (conveniently found in....statistics!) to see how they factor into their teams successand guess what, vick isn't that productive, so i doubt that his average productivity is as grand a factor in atlanta finishing as an above-average team as you would like to think^ scroll up a bit and read markgoal's post, it makes a good point about how centering the offense around vick inflates the difference between wins when vick is well vs. injurredbut your point could still be valid, i'm not that familiar of vick's status on the team as an emotional leader[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:23 PM. Reason : shplah]
8/25/2005 9:20:34 PM
you can't base productivity simply on a QB's stats.If Vick is in the game, that could allow TJ Duckett and Warrick Dunn to go for 150 yds. Now if you want to look up defensive and offensive statistics for me when Vick plays and when he doesn't, by all means.
8/25/2005 9:22:27 PM
8/25/2005 9:22:44 PM
SuperDude, are you pro or anti Vick? I cant tell? lol
8/25/2005 9:23:29 PM
Vick makes my pen15 smile
8/25/2005 9:26:04 PM
Thatta boy
8/25/2005 9:27:32 PM
i think another thing to factor in is that in 2001 they had a 7-9 season, giving next season a softer schedule (allowing vick to do better in 2002)so 2002 success makes 2003 schedule harder so atlanta sucked to 5-11so 2003's suckage made 2004 schedule easier, and vick comes in and is able to do well (their schedule last year was very soft)Conclusion: the partnering of vick's play time with an easier schedule somewhat inflates his importance to the team.gotta run, time for some HW and TVlast thing, this is how soft atlanta's schedule was last yearplayed 3 teams with > .5000 winning percentagetotal opponent win-loss: 111-145source: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl2004.htm and its links[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:38 PM. Reason : 2004 win/loss]
8/25/2005 9:30:01 PM
8/25/2005 9:36:40 PM
Quit trying to talk shit like that. Vick and the Falcons marched into Lambo in 2002 and beat the Packers on their home field and pretty much bitch slapped the all mighty Favre.[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 9:39 PM. Reason : .]
8/25/2005 9:38:31 PM
2002, bitch slapped the Packers????may want to check that: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl2002.htm
8/25/2005 9:41:21 PM
Im still waiting on someone to reply to this..
8/25/2005 9:41:55 PM
8/25/2005 9:43:40 PM
^ appoligies, i saw the first game of the season @ Packers, forgot the playoffsso packers vs. falcons, 1-1 that season, big dealoh and hear are my rankings up to vick, you can hate all you want1. Manning2. Culpepper3. McNabb4. Brady5. Green6. Favre7. Brees8. Bulger9. Delhomme10. Hasselbeck11. Pennington12. Vick
8/25/2005 9:54:00 PM
while I hate the Falcons, I think Vick is good at what he does. He is not the same kind of QB as Peyton Manning but both are leaders and make things happen on the field, if the falcolns got a good possession receiver they would be unstoppable. I still think Vick takes too many risks and is one blown knee from being a shitty QB. Your right though most GM's would love to have a playmaker like Vick.
8/25/2005 9:55:35 PM
Ok, lets break this down.
8/25/2005 10:16:30 PM
10 minutes.....looks like Ive stumped ya. If only Trent Green were around he could make the play here to win the game.
8/25/2005 10:27:51 PM
8/25/2005 10:29:21 PM
Vick just quoted his game the best"How do you reply to how people think you should play, and how you play."He responded"Coach just tells me to go out and play...be me...Go out and play the game like Superman, you have the tattoo, so do it. Nobody can change you. I wont try to change you. And I cant change, I will always run till I am so old I can't"So fuck it, the nigger likes to run, maybe you haters will realize thats his strength and how he wins games. Jesus, he still dominates defenses and they have seen him now for almost 3 years. You'd think they could shut him down by now if he was just a top 15 QB
8/25/2005 10:37:01 PM
8/25/2005 10:48:29 PM
10 minutes.....looks like Ive stumped ya.PS, I'm out[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 10:59 PM. Reason : PS]
8/25/2005 10:58:59 PM
hahahaha. thats pretty funny. he says "name ten quarterbacks you think are better than vick" and then when he does, the rebuttal is "oh, right, like that guy is really better than vick"good job proving vick is better dude
8/25/2005 11:12:49 PM
Until you concede that Vick is a top 5 QB in the NFL you are not even worth arguing with Seriously you need to understand some things.A) Rushing yards are worth MORE than passing yards. Anyone with half a brain knows this. You can't just add passing+rushing to get total yards.B) Vick had almost 2.5x more rushing yards than ANY other QB in the league.C) Have you everconsidered the fact that Vick only played 14 games???? So just maybe its not fair to compare stats with someone who played all 16??? D) Before you start screaming INJURY INJURY!!! like I know you were about to do. Vick didnt play those last two games because his team had already clinched their position in the playoffs. So while Culpepper was out there losing every week down the stretch, Vick had his feet propped up drinking gatorade.E) Who the fuck put Chad Pennington ahead of Michael Vick. Is that some sort of sick joke? Jake Delhomme? How can anyone take you seriously when you spout off total crap like that... I mean shit why don't you throw Kyle Boller, Andre Ware, Chad Hutchinson, and Ryan Leaf's names out there too while you're at it.F) Quit debating this already. He's a top 5 QB and thats certified. No individual player is more important to his team. When Aikman went down the Cowboys went 4-0. When Culpepper went down Frerotte didn't miss a beat. When McNabb went down they even had fucking AJ Feeley winning games left & right. When Mike Vick goes down the Falcons cant beat ANYBODY.[Edited on August 25, 2005 at 11:23 PM. Reason : a]
8/25/2005 11:23:21 PM
yeah and markgoal pointed out exactly why. vick has to have the offense custom-taylored around him. obviously chris chandler and matt schaub will not be able to run an offense built for a scrambling qb. so rushing yards are worth more than passing yards then? so what, if he runs 5 yards, the ref spots the ball an extra 5 yards? the endzone is the same distance away whether you run or pass. the argument against the stats is that he led his team to score. he got them down there and then handed it off to his teammates and let them score. ok, well indy had the highest scoring offense last year with 32.6 ppg. atlanta? yeah they were 16th with 21.3 ppg
Offensive LeadersRNK NAME YDS YPG RUSH RUSH YPG PASS PASS YPG PTS PTS/G1 Indianapolis 6475 404.7 1852 115.8 4623 288.9 522 32.62 Kansas City 6695 418.4 2289 143.1 4406 275.4 483 30.23 San Diego 5542 346.4 2185 136.6 3357 209.8 446 27.94 New England 5722 357.6 2134 133.4 3588 224.3 437 27.35 Green Bay 6357 397.3 1908 119.3 4449 278.1 424 26.56 Minnesota 6339 396.2 1823 113.9 4516 282.3 405 25.37 Buffalo 4691 293.2 1874 117.1 2817 176.1 395 24.78 Philadelphia 5618 351.1 1639 102.4 3979 248.7 386 24.19 Denver 6332 395.8 2333 145.8 3999 249.9 381 23.810 Cincinnati 5140 321.3 1839 114.9 3301 206.3 374 23.411 Pittsburgh 5184 324.0 2464 154.0 2720 170.0 372 23.312 Seattle 5634 352.1 2095 130.9 3539 221.2 371 23.213 Carolina 5225 326.6 1582 98.9 3643 227.7 355 22.214 New Orleans 5193 324.6 1606 100.4 3587 224.2 348 21.815 Tennessee 5487 342.9 1871 116.9 3616 226.0 344 21.516 Atlanta 5084 317.8 2672 167.0 2412 150.8 340 21.3
8/25/2005 11:38:02 PM
What I am going to tell you is that the offense is not taylor made for Vick.It's a West Coast offense. That is a BAD offense for Vick. It should be a GOOD offense for a QB like Schaub actually.Here is another thing to consider.Teams in the top 10 in passing are USUALLY losing teams.Teams in the top 10 in rushing are USUALLY winning teams.In the 4th quarter when the Falcons are running the ball to protect their lead, teams like Kansas City are racking up passing yards to try to forge comebacks.There are two types of teams in the NFL. Teams that can run the ball and teams that can't run the ball. Passing is for teams that can't run the ball and often they aren't winning teams.If you think VIck is not a top 5 QB you are quite simply nuts.
8/25/2005 11:56:33 PM
ok you can't just tell me the stats are bullshit and proclaim vick to be top 5 with nothing to substantiate it. give me something solid. what am i missing? i don't care if vick runs for 10 yards to convert a 3rd down. manning gets a first practically every time the ball leaves his hand. and you come in saying rushing counts more, lol.if you counted all of his rushing stats double he'd be 6th in total yards and 14th in total TD's. again, where do you get off calling him top 5? i can look at any quarterback in the NFL and proclaim him to be top 5 without backing it up. if stats don't matter, what does matter? you say wins, but can you honestly tell me you think the NFC and AFC are equal in strength? and i know you were one of the ones bashing roethlisberger last year. his team went 15-1 IN THE AFC and he ranks right there with vick on those stats. however you think he sucks and vick is top 5 NFL. explain that please, if you can.
8/26/2005 12:03:38 AM
How many times have you actually seen Vick play?You sound like somone who has seen him 4-5 times....If you'd seen him play 20 times like I have maybe you'd understand.The NFL is about gamebreakers. You aren't going to sustain 80 yard drives all that often in the NFL.Scenario 1: Trent Green drives his team 40 yards on 3 staight drives and accounts for 100 yards but his team scores only 3 points.Scenario 2: Mike Vick goes 3 and out on possesion 1+2 and only accounts for 6 yards. On possession three he gets 2 first downs then scrambles for a 42 yd TD. That's 7 points.He makes plays that win ball games. Trent Green racks up stats when his team is down 28-10.Roethlisberger IS better than his statistics show because he is a good game manager. I'm just saying he was totally overrated b/c he was a rookie going 15-1 and the media made him out to be a superstar. They were winning tight grind it out games by running the football and converting a few key 3rd downs. THeir defense was also fantastic. I dont think he sucks, but at this point he's not as good as DelHomme, Hasslebeck, or even Trent Green.[Edited on August 26, 2005 at 12:20 AM. Reason : a]
8/26/2005 12:16:31 AM
This thread got way too long and uninteresting while I was at work for me to read, even though the title has my name in it. Vick is somewhere between a mediocre QB and a good QB, depends on the day, but he is a bad passer. To think that the biggest change last season was a healthy Vick is a laugher. That is all.
8/26/2005 12:18:04 AM
^^ good example since KC smashed ATL 56-10 last seasonand KC isn't hurting too much in the scoring departmentholy fuck "Teams in the top 10 in passing are USUALLY losing teams."=> lol, give me at least 2 seasons with team passing rankings and team winning percentage rankings to prove that!![Edited on August 26, 2005 at 12:27 AM. Reason : ha]
8/26/2005 12:23:37 AM
well i gotta do some hw guys, but i'll be in here to provide more evidence against unsubstantiated bullshit tomorrowpeace
8/26/2005 12:33:35 AM
^^^ this thread is basically people who understand statistics vs people who don'tAll that bullshit ncWOLFsu is trotting out wholly ignores what it actually means to be a good qb. It proves that X had more passing yards than Y, but that is a completely different thing than proving X is a better qb than Y.The bottom line is that great quarterbacks are determined by the consensus of fans, media, and players, not some faggy, haphazard collection of stats. These people (rightfully) trust their own observation of a QB's performance and base their opinions on actual, logical reasons (i.e. This QB is clutch when it matters the most). Stats, especially the moronic model that ncWOLFsu seems to be employing, are an *abstraction* of a QB's performance. Hence, they can (and clearly do in this thread) abstract what it means to be a good QB. If you even want to start using stats to prove who is the better QB, you have to start coming up with metrics for "clutchness," "playmaker," "matchup nightmare," etc before you can get a reliable model.Picking and choosing 2 or 3 categories such as passing yards is idiotic.[Edited on August 26, 2005 at 12:38 AM. Reason : I'd also note that fags do this same shit to prove that J Davis didnt suck balls last year.]
8/26/2005 12:37:38 AM