Post#26 » by Icness » Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:08 pm
Vick wasn't good enough to be the backup last year. He's a perfect example of a guy who dedicated himself to his job and figuring out what he needed to do to improve. He lost weight, he overhauled his preparation and practice habits, and he learned how to apply what he sees on film to the field. Some of that credit goes to McNabb for mentoring him, some goes to Andy Reid for taking extra time to help him. Some of it is Vick's competitive nature; he's never had to fight for a job before and he realized it was either seize the job or his career would be over. His agent and a couple of fresh advisors helped him too, stopped saying "yes" and started confronting him about his decisions and actions. It helps that he's got Jackson and Maclin, who have to be the fastest WR duo in NFL history. It still makes me shake my head that Maclin is the "slow guy"...the guy ran a 10 flat 100M and a 4.34 40 and he's the slowest skill position starter

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