Jamie Mottram's Sports Blog - www.misterirrelevant.com

As we're wont to do, my kid brother and I just argued over IM for 15 minutes about Vick's true value as a QB in the NFL. He thinks the Falcons would be better off replacing Vick with upstart backup Matt Schaub. I think (actually, no, I know because it's a freaking fact) that Atlanta is 14-4 over the past two seasons when Vick starts and are 0-3 when Schaub starts. In my mind, the case is closed, Vick is a winner and probably one of the top-five QBs in the league.

However, The Football Scientist, The Mighty MJD and others have joined my idiot brother in saying that Vick is an inaccurate passer, a poor decision maker and a herpes victim. So I pose the question to you, sports fans... How good is Michael Vick?

While you're pondering that question, here's some more internet goodness that, coincidentally, is all about racin':

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• #7 Comment from tommygunnn23 
  10/28/05 9:22 AM | Permalink

  yah know vicks exciting to watch, but whoever said manny and ortiz are exciting to watch shouldnt comment
• #6 Comment from zbar88 
  10/17/05 3:48 PM | Permalink

  Hey Jamie, I have to agree with your bro on this one. Shaub has only started 3 games.... Vick is the most injury prone player in the NFL. That's why I never draft the bum in my fantasy league. http://journals.aol.com/zbar88/callingtheshots/
• #5 Comment from tonymontana2534 
  10/14/05 5:26 PM | Permalink

  I THINK HIS VERY TALENTED AND IS THE KIND OF PLAYER YOU ENJOY WATCHING LIKE A MICHAEL JORDAN, LEBRON JAMES, COBY,MANNY,ORTIZ
  TO BE AT THE SAME LEVEL OF THIS PLAYERS MEANS THAT HIS GREAT.
• #4 Comment from sportzassassin 
  10/13/05 3:50 AM | Permalink

  Only ONCE did Shaub hold an offensive drive longer than 2:44....and only FOUR drives went for more than 2 1/2 minutes.  Only three drives were longer than 5 plays.  By comparison...the Pats had SIX drives longer than 2:44.
  
  In the game in Buffalo [whose defense is playing much better than the Pats']...Vick had drives of 10, 10, 9, 9 and 9 plays.....with four drives lasting at least 4 1/2 minutes.
  
  Sure, the defense gave up 28 pts to New England....but it was the offense's lack of sustaining drives that help attribute to that.
  
  -Sportz
   
• #3 Comment from pbillpam 
  10/12/05 7:34 PM | Permalink

  not very