Okay, can we all stop with this whole Michael Vick to the Panthers? This is worse than the Brett Favre cheerleaders last offseason. I mean, at least Favre is a talented QB who could have actually helped the Panthers.
The national media is obviously very ignorant to how the Panthers run their organization. Jerry Richardson is no Jerry Jones, he isn't will to compromise his ethics to win football games. Yes, say all you want about Steve Smith last year, but I feel the 2 game suspension was more than enough to punish Smith. And, hey, punching a guy in the face is not exactly killing, torturing, and maiming animals, is it? Here are all the reasons why the Panthers will go nowhere near Vick (unless they want hints on how to kill dogs, of course)...
1. The aforementioned Richardson. He doesn't want the unnecessary media attention. Not to mention the fan backlash that he will face for bringing a CROOK into his team.
2. Vick's style of play (run first, run second, throw inaccurately third) doesn't fit with Carolina's philosophy. They are a run first team, yes, but they let their RB's do the running and rely on their QB to make the tough plays on 3rd down and late in games.
3. Jake Delhomme is the undisputed leader of this offense. Bringing in Vick would not only disrupt the team with unwanted distractions, but would also bring about an unnecessary QB controversy. Say what you want about the playoff game last year, but the Panthers would have have finished under .500 if not for Delhomme's fourth quarter comebacks last year.
4. Michael Vick is overrated. Once team's figured out how to contain his running, they really exposed him as an inaccurate QB who only has a strong arm. Now that he's been in prison for 2 years, the rust would take a long time to wear off. Not to mention the fact that he has to sit out until Week 6, which Carolina would have played 5 games before then.
5. It doesn't make sense.
There you have it. Write all you want media, but this Jake's team until he gets injured. End of story.
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