Should the Steelers sign Mike Vick...

...assuming Bruce Gradkowski isnt healing for the regular season?

Im not opposed to it. Vick can win on this team.

Can Vick win in the same system?

i haven't really followed his professional career very closely and maybe im wrong but has he ever been a good NFL QB?

vasteeler wrote:

 i haven't really followed his professional career very closely and maybe im wrong but has he ever been a good NFL QB?

He was an awesome offensive weapon early in his career although that was due to his great running ability rather than passing skills

When he came back after prison his 2010 passing stats in 11 starts when the Eagles made the playoffs (62.6% completions - 3018 yards - 21 TDs - 6 INTs)

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00.htm

were comparable to Ben's 2010 stats in the 12 games Ben played after the suspension (61.7% completions - 3200 yards - 17 TDs - 5 INTs)

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RoetBe00.htm

As Bouchette said this morning, Vick is at least competent, which apparently was not the case with the Steeler backup QB alternatives at practice yesterday

Atlanta Dan wrote:

vasteeler wrote:

 i haven't really followed his professional career very closely and maybe im wrong but has he ever been a good NFL QB?

He was an awesome offensive weapon early in his career although that was due to his great running ability rather than passing skills

When he came back after prison his 2010 passing stats in 11 starts when the Eagles made the playoffs (62.6% completions - 3018 yards - 21 TDs - 6 INTs)  

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00.htm

were comparable to Ben's 2010 stats in the 12 games Ben played after the suspension (61.7% completions - 3200 yards - 17 TDs - 5 INTs)

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RoetBe00.htm

As Bouchette said this morning, Vick is at least competent, which apparently was not the case with the Steeler backup QB alternatives at practice yesterday

wow.....i had no idea he put up those numbers

one year, vet minimum.

I would usually say "Come on man" but we got landry jones, who at this point, i'd rather have dennis dixon or timmy tebow over him

Don't know if we should sign Vick, but after Ben there is a 'drastic' drop in skill and ability. We need a reliable back-up like asap.

Vick is past his prime no thanks. Also Being a dog lover, Fuck Mike Vick.

SteelerEmpire wrote:

Don't know if we should sign Vick, but after Ben there is a 'drastic' drop in skill and ability. We need a reliable back-up like asap.  

Agree especially if gradkowski is banged up. I wanted to give landry jones a chance, and still am, but if he can't show us something this preseason he's almost as good as gone

steelcityboyz wrote:

Vick is past his prime no thanks. Also  Being a dog lover, Fuck Mike Vick.

I have 5 dogs who are family. That would be 7 if you count the two oldest i lost this past year.

Animal abuse is disgusting. But Mike Vick did his time. I think he's the best option available if Bruce can't go.

Hide the dogs........hide the women......Superbowl!!!!!!

So, if heaven forbid Ben goes down, who would be the best candidate to keep the season alive?

Gradkowski, Jones, or Vick?

This one is easy.....it's Vick.

Why not Vick? If he is the best FA QB left...

I'm not sold on Boyd being the guy. And I wonder what really is wrong with Gradkowski.

If Ben goes down, we're fucked no matter who's our back-up QB.
Vick is probably the best of the rest but he's at the end of his career. If Boyd turned out to be ok in preseason games I would give him a chance. You never know that he might be a long term solution.

I wouldn't mind seeing Vick signed. He's still got some gas in the tank and could prove to be vital to our continued success should Ben go down for any length of time.

I'm certainly not impressed with the ones we have on the roster after Ben.

http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2015-pittsburgh-steelers-training-camp-news-times-schedule-tickets-updates/2015/7/31/9079651/why-the-steelers-should-entertain-the-thought-of-bringing-in-michael

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ick in 2009 would have been a bad idea. Coming off of a Super Bowl win, Vick's inclusion would have been a major distraction to their quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Vick was hell bent on starting and the competition would have been possibly counter-productive.

Six years later, the landscape has definitely changed. Rothlisberger is firmly entrenched as the starter and Vick's presence would not be threatening to him. Also, Vick has done a lot of things as penance for his crimes. Vick is trying to rebuild public perception of him by working with pro-animal groups to stop dog fighting. The 35 year-old Vick is selling himself as a changed man and having his experience may be a positive for an NFL team at this point.

So is Mike Vick an option? Should the Steelers think about bringing Vick in?

Steeler Nation may differ on the team taking on Vick. Some just want to win and would not care about his past. But a certain subset of Steeler fans have never forgotten about the dogfighting and would never welcome his presence.

The most pressing question is, would Vick help the Steelers win a 7th Lombardi trophy, or be just another dog-and-pony show (no pun intended...sort of)?

I guess I'll weight in with a blog this time...

Around this time last year, I had made a case for signing Josh Freeman as a backup Steelers QB. I had placed some of Freeman’s experience side-by-side with former backups Charlie Batch and Byron Leftwich. Freeman also exhibited some of the same physical attributes as Ben Roethlisberger.

As training camp opened this week, Bruce Gradkowski, entrenched as the number 2, finds himself on the physically unable to perform (or PUP) list, with a bum right shoulder. With the remaining options, Landry Jones and Taj Boyd, looking less than appealing, speculation has begun as to whether the Steelers should scan the waiver wire for a signal caller with more experience.

Enter Michael Vick.

http://www.steelcityunderground.com/2015/07/31/michael-vick-steeler-material/