K2: Is There Anything Left in Vick's Tank?

Today in the NFL the new hit thing are quarterbacks who are mobile and move around like, Colin Kaepernick, Robert Griffin III, and Russell Wilson. These guys are supposed to be the next big thing. What if I told you about 11 years ago there was QB that was supposed to be that. Michael Vick was supposed to be that QB, Vick had speed that transcended the game and was “lightning in a bottle” for the Atlanta Falcons. Vick used his athleticism to make the Falcons a team to be reckoned with. He is currently the only quarterback in NFL history to rush for 1000 yards in a single NFL season. In 2007 Michael Vick was convicted on dog fighting charges and sentenced to 21 months in jail and got in 19 for good behavior. Vick was later reinstated back into the NFL in 2009 and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles, Vick spent 1 season as the Eagle’s backup, until Donovan McNabb was traded to the Washington Redskins. Kevin Kolb was presumed to be the starter until he received a concussion in week one of the 2010 NFL season. Vick took over and he made the Eagles a very Dangerous NFL team. He took them to the playoffs, but was bounced in the wild card round by the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. Vick won the Comeback Player of the Year award. That offseason Michael Vick became the 1^st NFL QB to receive two100 million dollar contracts.  He received his first one with the Falcons in 2005. Vick in the next season and the following received multiple concussions that forced him to miss a lot of games. This offseason the Eagles fired their longtime head coach, Andy Reid. When that happened it was presumed that Vick’s tenure in Philadelphia was over. Chip Kelly was hired and some thought that maybe Vick would fit into Chip Kelly’s read option offense because of his athletic ability. Some people around the league believe that even with this offense that Vick still wouldn’t be part of the new plan and that Chip Kelly would want to start fresh. Vick says that he believes that he can still start in the NFL. When Michael Vick is released some will wonder where he might land, well the only teams that were interested in Vick other than the Eagles were the Bengals and the Bills. The Bengals now have their franchise QB in Andy Dalton, and that leaves the Bills as the only other possible team, but who knows if the Bills are still interested in him. Michael Vick’s career is like a candle, he shined brightly early and then as the injuries occured his career (candle) began to flicker and die. Now in the twilight of his NFL career one must wonder how much Vick has left.