Bolt Beat » Michael Vick http://boltbeat.com A San Diego Chargers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:29:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 2001 NFL Draft, I Wanted Michael Vick Over Ladainian Tomlinson http://boltbeat.com/2012/06/18/2001-nfl-draft-i-wanted-michael-vick-over-ladainian-tomlinson/ http://boltbeat.com/2012/06/18/2001-nfl-draft-i-wanted-michael-vick-over-ladainian-tomlinson/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:06:19 +0000 Ernie Padaon http://boltbeat.com/?p=17634 When that 2001 draft came up and we had the number one overall pick, I wanted us to draft Michael Vick. I wanted the quarterback out of Virginia Tech and didn’t even know much about Ladainian Tomlinson. Mike Vick was a freak athlete and even after the first few seasons he had in Atlanta, I [...]

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When that 2001 draft came up and we had the number one overall pick, I wanted us to draft Michael Vick. I wanted the quarterback out of Virginia Tech and didn’t even know much about Ladainian Tomlinson.

Mike Vick was a freak athlete and even after the first few seasons he had in Atlanta, I was questioning if we made the right decision. Vick was running wild in the NFL and seemed to be on SportsCenter every weekend. He couldn’t hit his receivers with a pass, but he found ways to get outside of the pocket and kept burning through defenses.

I can admit when I WAS WRONG! Of course LT was the better selection!

LT is one of the greatest that has ever played the game and will be in the Hall of Fame, while Vick has been in and out of jail and has fought injury concerns year in and year out. What a great move by GM John Butler and the Chargers!

Anyone else want Michael Vick when we went into that draft? I can’t be the only one!

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]]> The Chargers and Seahawks trade ripple is being felt as far away in Philadelphia. We already talked bout how the trade affected the Brandon Marshall situation earlier in the week, but Jason La Canfora of ESPN made another interesting observation off of the latest developments involving Charlie Whitehurst.

That development being that the Seahawks gave Charlie Whitehurst a contract worth 10 million dollars over the next two years. That’s huge for Charlie, but its gigantic for other QB’s that will be moving around in the league. Especially the talented ones.

Nobody ever thought a QB without even an NFL regular season pass on his resume could cause so much uncertainty. This time, it’s the contract itself that is shaking a few chairs around the league.

Because of the five million dollar a year salary that Whitehurst will be raking in, the price for names like Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick on your roster next season have just shot up sky high. Any proven veteran QB in the league that changes teams will be guaranteed a much bigger base pay because of the Whitehurst effect. I can only imagine how much McNabb is going to cost. Hell, this trade may have even taken him out of the price range for some teams, which makes Michael Vick a hot commodity.

Go ahead and post your comments, thoughts, and predictions for the remaining QB’s on the move and their destinations. I would love to hear some thoughts from you guys.

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