A Fan’s Notes

The Falcons defeated the Eagles 14-10 on Monday night in the Georgia Dome.

The game featured Michael Vick and Donovan McNabb, two of the most exciting quarterbacks in the league.

Mix in the whole McNabb-Owens saga from the off-season, and you have a formula for an interesting game.

And the Falcons and Eagles did not disappoint.

Although most of the game was struggling offenses against two very good defenses, with all those talented players on the field, you kept watching.

There was no telling when Vick might weave his way through the defense on his way to a 60-yard touchdown run or when McNabb might put one up top for Owens streaking down the sideline.

It didn’t happen, but it could have, and it kept you watching.

The question for many football fans following the game is: What about Vick?

In the football world, there are two types of people, those who like Vick and those who don’t.

If you ask people why they like Vick, you’ll get the same answer: He’s exciting to watch.

If you ask people why they hate Vick, you’ll get the same answer: He does not put up any numbers.

Vick was 12-23 for 156 yards and an interception. Not exactly stellar numbers.

But are statistics enough to determine who is a good quarterback?

There are 26 quarterbacks ahead of Vick in quarterback rating including Tim Rattay from the 49ers, Gus Frerotte from the Dolphins and J.P. Losman from the Bills.

Now, honestly, are you going to tell me that you’d rather have Frerotte behind center than Vick?

Vick is not a traditional quarterback, and he will never put up numbers like Peyton Manning, but he doesn’t have to.

Vick does the only thing that really matters, he moves the chains and wins games.

When Vick starts for the Falcons, they win 69 percent of their games. That is the same as going 11-5 during the course of a 16-game season.

And in the end, the only stat that matters is how many wins your team has.

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Sep 16 2005. Filed under Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry