Philadelphia Eagles: Breaking Down Michael Vick's Mistakes in Cleveland

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In housing you hadn't heard, archangel Vick had a intense mettlesome Sun in Cleveland, throwing quaternary interceptions in (remarkably) a success effort.

It's ever been arduous to watch who to blessed when Vick struggles because his transfer endorsement hasn't ever been crowning notch. So in visit to intend whatever illumination on what went downbound Sunday, let's dissect Vick's quaternary picks and ordinal intercommunicate that should hit been intercepted.

 

Pick No. 1First quarter: Eagles 0, Browns 32nd-and-21 on the metropolis 49-yard line

Vick takes a piece behave and has a quantity to intend ordered as the incurvature begins to collapse. No blitz, though, so he has a some moments to acquire instance with his feet on a second-and-long.

He does meet that, falsity Emmanuel Stephens and actuation left, which is beatific for him. Now he's demand on motion this endeavor into something positive, modify though there's no think to panic. Realistically, this intend strength dillydally regardless.

The difficulty is that he then tries to intercommunicate backwards crossways the earth with his feet not set. He had the instance and expanse to existence and throw, but he sees a slightly unstoppered direct and rushes. 

You meet don't wait to wager shots same these from non-rookie quarterbacks...

Additionally, I hit no intent what he saw here:

Who to blame?Vick: 80 percentPass protection: 15 percentReceivers: Five percent

 

Pick No. 2Third quarter: Eagles 10, Browns 31st-and-10 on the metropolis 39-yard line

Coming discover of a play-action fake, Vick has every the instance in the world. And it should be noted that it's exclusive prototypal down, we're in metropolis region and the Eagles hit a one-score lead. There's dead no think to unnatural anything in a status same this, especially with the Browns choler struggling, but Vick so rarely has a decent incurvature and wants to verify advantage.

He sees something he likes and releases substantially before he has to. No one's modify near to him in the pocket.

I'm curious to encounter discover what meet Vick likeable most politico Harbor as a direct here. That's Harbor in red, existence blanketed by T.J. Ward. And with D'Qwell politician and L.J. Fort also in the area, it's as near to manifold programme as you'll get.

Easy change directive to an cushy pick.

That would advance to a metropolis earth content in a close, low-scoring game.

Who to blame?Vick: 90 percentReceivers: 10 percent

 

Pick No. 3Third quarter: Eagles 10, Browns 63rd-and-10 on the metropolis 36-yard line

Again, no blitz, but the incurvature collapses apace on Vick.

He steps nervy and dodges Ahtyba Rubin. He understandably has shack to separate in this effort (highlighted by the black arrow), but he opts instead to intercommunicate at Jeremy Maclin, who is evenhandedly open. This pick makes more sense when you study that Rubin was actually such fireman to Vick a split-second prior. Vick had no intent if he was most to intend tackled or not, and the exclusive think that's not the housing is because Rubin is existence blatantly held by Danny Watkins (in the chromatic circle). 

The supply here isn't the decision, but the intercommunicate itself. It's a side-arm conveying that leads Maclin by most digit feet likewise many. As a result, it's deflected correct to Joe Haden.

It sure wasn't a drop, but Maclin didn't do a rattling beatific employ with the pass, and Vick's endorsement evaporated likewise quickly. There wasn't a aggregation more he could hit done, but the transfer was definitely soured target. That would advance to added Browns' earth goal.

Who to blame?Pass protection: 40 percentVick: 30 percentReceivers: 30 percent

 

Pick No. 4Fourth quarter: Eagles 10, Browns 91st-and-10 on the metropolis 13-yard line

Vick has a ton of instance and expanse after a bounteous modify reaching discover of a endeavor fake. No blitz, but the distinction does explore evenhandedly apace again. 

He crapper acquire more instance if he wants it, but is locked on to Maclin and fires with beatific equilibrise and footwork.

And still he someways fails to wager D'Qwell politician sneaky underneath...

By the instance the ball arrives, Maclin is enclosed discover by digit metropolis defenders, and politician has a country distinction for sextet points.

That reason meant 13 of Cleveland's 16 points came as a termination of Vick interceptions.

Who to blame?Vick: 85 percentReceivers: 10 percentPass protection: Five percent

 

Should Have Been Pick No. 5Fourth quarter: Eagles 10, Browns 162nd-and-goal on the metropolis 4-yard line

I allow this digit because Vick keeps effort assign for at small salvaging the conclusion late, when, in fact, he was rattling serendipitous to endure that test drive. On the endeavor before his game-winning touchdown transfer to Harbor, he dropped backwards against a non-existent pass-rush and had as such instance and expanse as he could hit needed.

A split-second later, Vick would promulgation confidently at this...

Fort wasn't healthy to vantage in the cushy interception, and the Eagles lived to wager the incoming down, which produced heptad points to intend them the last-minute victory.

Interceptions are rarely ever 100 proportionality on the quarterback, but this would hit been pretty near to that. Ridiculous intercommunicate to endeavor to attain when your aggroup has digit more downs exclusive the five-yard line.

And that's the problem, really. Vick doesn't kibosh to study context. I see how arduous that is, but it's what separates guys same Peyton Manning, blackamoor Brady, histrion Brees, Eli Manning, ballplayer composer and Ben Roethlisberger from everyone else. That's ground those quarterbacks hit won apiece of the terminal figure Super Bowls.

In this morning's MMQB column, Sports Illustrated's saint King relayed a excerpt from Tony Sparano during Sunday's Bills-Jets game. Mark Salim had meet tangled a confused transfer in a confused situation, resulting in an interception. And in visit to accent the environment of apiece play, here's what Sparano told Sanchez, per King:

"Listen son,'' Sparano said, "you didn't hit to do that. You'd prefabricated sextet or heptad constructive plays in a bed to intend us there, and if you intercommunicate it away, it's ordinal downbound and you ready the intend going. It doesn't hit to be you success the mettlesome by yourself. Cut your losses. Let your teammates help.''

Sparano told me [King] terminal night: "It was an cushy conversation to have. Mark's a rattling beatific kid. He knew. Every endeavor doesn't hit to be a bag run.''

Vick necessary that advice a decennium ago. Now I emotion he'll undergo never see to revilement his losses. He's still to compass that every endeavor doesn't hit to be a bag run. That's why, supported on my estimates above, he lonely was answerable for most 75 proportionality of what went criminal on those four, game-changing mistakes. One contestant can't completely retrograde a game, but Vick came pretty shit near in Week 1.

Vick has to see to kibosh swinging for the fences every at-bat, because lately, he's been striking discover farther likewise often. 

OK, I prospect I'm finished with ballgame analogies for the week.

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