Welcome back to “NFL’s Believe It or Not.” This week, I will focus on controversial comments from Michael Vick, Lache Seastrunk, and Pete Carroll.
Michael Vick
I will start with New York Jets quarterback Michael Vick, who said, “I just feel like I can help any football team, any organization, particularly this football team, get to a Super Bowl.” Calm down over there, Michael Vick. You aren’t even the starting quarterback yet, and you most likely will remain the backup. Even if Vick is named the starter, could he even stay healthy for a Super Bowl run? Michael Vick hasn’t played a full season since 2006 with the Falcons, which was before his experience in prison. Vick only has a career playoff record of 2-3, let alone a Super Bowl appearance. He has never helped any team get to a Super Bowl, let alone a team that does not have nearly enough talent to be considered legitimate contenders. Jets fans themselves will admit that they are in more of a rebuilding mode than a contending mode. Michael Vick is turning 34 in June, and he certainly doesn’t have what it takes to lead the Jets to a Super Bowl if he couldn’t lead more talented teams when he was much younger.
Lache Seastrunk
Next up, Redskins rookie running back Lache Seastrunk boldly stated, “I feel I don’t have any weaknesses.” Although the running back position has definitely seen a decreased level of importance, Seastrunk was drafted in the sixth round. If Seastrunk was the next Adrian Peterson, he probably would have been drafted a bit higher. More than 10 running backs were selected before Seastrunk during the draft. He is a poor pass blocker and a poor pass catcher. He tried to defend his poor catching skills later on by saying, “Everyone drops balls. Calvin Johnson drops balls, so I’m not worried about that.” Nice try, but where are the stats to even remotely back that up? During his Baylor career, he caught only nine passes for 107 yards. He dropped 10 passes. Seastrunk should worry about catching more passes than he drops this year before he compares himself to Calvin Johnson. The Redskins also have tremendous depth at the running back position, so Seastrunk should worry more about playing time before he boasts about his abilities again.
Pete Carroll
Finally, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll surprised a few people after he said, “If we had to start today Earl Thomas would be the first guy back there, and he’s really excited about that. He’s a guy that has the most (punt) catches for us.” Is Earl Thomas really being considered as the punt returner? I highly doubt this will materialize because Earl Thomas is too valuable to the Seahawks. How could they let one of their best players step into an extremely risky role like this? They just gave Thomas a huge four-year, $40 million contract extension, and they must protect one of their most valuable assets. If Earl Thomas got injured returning a punt, Pete Carroll would never forgive himself. I would be extremely surprised if the Seahawks stick with this decision.
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