DeCleater said:
For those of you pumping Vick up for his starting record of 22-11 think about this. He has started 33 of a possible 48 games. For a 130 mil you would expect him to be on the field more than that. 22 wins over 3 years is only 7 wins per season. He doesn't have to be Favre but he needs to be on the field more to live up to his salary. On the field he doesn't merit his salary, off the field he sells tickets so I'm sure the Falcons can live with his injuries. But if he were a CEO of a large company and was paid 130 mil and then took 4 months a year off would you consider him as earning his money. I wouldn't.
7 wins a year? So it's his fault Rob Johnson lead the team to a 2-11 record? Then Vick came back and went 3-1 (single handedly beating the panthers who went onto the SB). Earning his money? The Falcons were one of the worth franchises in the league. Vick makes the falcons 5x the money he gets paid. Merchandise. TICKET SALES. They added seats to the Dome. Sell outs? The Falcons never used to sell out. Value of the franchise? Vick alone probably adds 250 million of value to the franchise. The Falcons are basically on the map because of Vick. I don't want to hear about how Vick hasn't earned his money. He's earned his money without question. I remember when he came back on the road against the Texans. The texan fans gave him an OVATION. A visiting QB returning from injury, and they clapped? *lol* Vick moves product, puts people in the seats, at home AND on the road. As for on the field.Got them to NFC semi finals, and NFC championship game. End of story. They were 6-2 last year, and then the falcons D ate it. 26th ranked rush. Gado came in and runs for 3 tds. Stecker/Smith looked like Icky Woods and James Brooks. Vick got a late 4th qrter TD to give them the lead against the Bucs, then Caddy runs it 10 straight times and they give up the TD. So please don't talk about money/business when it comes to Vick. You look silly. On the business side, Vick is without equal. Call it hype, call it ESPN playing highlights, call it whatever you want. But Blank is raking it in because of it.