Come on, Michael Vick

By Brian Belford

Michael Vick, shut your mouth and play football.

Or in his case, don’t play.

Vick, who suffered a broken hand Sunday, recently spoke out about how the refs aren’t calling unnecessary roughness when he gets hit by opposing players.

“I don’t get the 15-yard flags [for personal fouls] like everybody else does,” he said. “But, hey, I’m not going to complain about it.”

Good point – way to complain about not getting the calls and then say that you’re not complaining about it.

The reason this is happening is not because the refs have it out for Vick or because every one wants to see him fail.

Vick’s style of play will always result in him taking more hits than traditional pocket quarterbacks who have to get rid of the ball because they can’t scramble away.

When you see Jay Cutler throw the ball in the dirt, it’s because he can’t scramble away like Vick can, but he also avoids the hit.

Because Vick can do that, he’s not going to throw the ball away, but when you choose to run, you’re going to get hit a lot more.

Another thing that plagues Vick and the Eagles is the fact that Vick has never played a full season in his entire NFL career.

The Eagles knew this going in, and they still signed Vick to a multi-million dollar deal and traded away Kevin Kolb.

Add to that the fact that the Eagles’ offensive line has been atrocious this year, and you have a very big problem.

Now Vick is out for three to four weeks, and the Eagles have to play either Mike Kafka or Mr. head case himself, Vince Young.

To conclude, Michael, your line stinks, your style of play endangers your life and your outburst is only a distraction for the “team of destiny” which is now 1-2.

Shut up, get healthy and get back on the field.