{"id":788,"date":"2007-02-03T09:09:29","date_gmt":"2007-02-03T13:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/02\/03\/vick-to-call-his-own-plays\/"},"modified":"2007-02-03T09:09:29","modified_gmt":"2007-02-03T13:09:29","slug":"vick-to-call-his-own-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/02\/03\/vick-to-call-his-own-plays\/","title":{"rendered":"Vick to call his own plays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s the world coming to Michael Vick is being handed more responsibility, which is something that the previous staff did not think Vick could handle.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to put it all on him,\u201d the new coach [Petrino] said Friday while making the rounds at the Super Bowl media center.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s new to him, but he\u2019s excited about the challenge.\u00a0 I think that\u2019s the way you train a quarterback.\u201d [source:\u00a0 AP]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Is it somewhat odd that a six-year QB needs to be \u201ctrained\u201d \u2013 seems somewhat like an insult to me.<\/p>\n<p>I always wondered why the Mora did not like Vick make adjustments at the line.\u00a0 Was it because the staff did not think Vick could handle the responsibility?\u00a0 Was it because they did not think Vick had a solid grasp of the offense?\u00a0 Some other reason?<\/p>\n<p>The other interesting part of Petrino\u2019s quote is that he is going to \u201cput it all on [Vick]\u201d \u2013 be careful of what you ask for Vick, you just might get it after all.<\/p>\n<p>Most of us Falcons fans have a love-hate relationship with Vick.\u00a0 We love his athletic ability \u2013 he can make crazy plays \u2013 but we continue to be frustrated with his inability to progress as a QB.\u00a0 At the end of the day, we want the Falcons to win, and if Vick can turn it around, we will all be happy.\u00a0 The question is can Vick really take the Falcons to the next level?<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s the world coming to Michael Vick is being handed more responsibility, which is something that the previous staff did not think Vick could handle. \u201cWe\u2019re going to put it all on him,\u201d the new coach [Petrino] said Friday while making the rounds at the Super Bowl media center.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s new to him, but he\u2019s &hellip; 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