The Facts:
His teammates have already seen it – the patience to hang in the pocket for a split-second longer, the pre-snap recognition of the defense’s alignment, the quicker trigger against blitzes. They’ve even seen Vick slide. Now, will they finally see the team’s starting quarterback take the next step toward become an elite pocket passer? “Hopefully,” Vick said, “and it’s my job to show them and make a difference.”
Reported by the Wilmington News Journal
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As News Journal staffer Geoff Mosher notes, everything the off-season program and mini-camps were intended to do for Vick have begun to manifest in training camp, during live sessions that pit the QB and the first-team offense against the defense. He’s made mistakes, but Vick is definitely getting rid of the ball quicker and taking fewer risks. Indeed, Vick is working harder than ever to become more of a game manager than game breaker and being more conscious of keeping the ball out of the defense’s hands and taking what the defense gives. Vick’s turnover problem last year -- 14 interceptions and four lost fumbles -- was a serious problem. He's focused on changing that. "I think that he’s just being more cognizant of ball security,” WR Jason Avant said. In that regard, Vick claims he's benefiting from the getting in the kind of time he missed out on during last year's strike-compressed offseason. “Last year, I would say around this time I was about 25, 30 percent comfortable with what we were doing,” Vick said. “Now, I’m about 90 percent. The other 10 percent is just learning.”
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