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I never said that Michael Vick is Peyton Manning and he definitely will never be Kurt Warner, but I think a player is going to come along who is fast like Mike Vick and has the accurracy of Brady. On that day, football will change forever, much in the same fashion as basketball did when Iverson entered the NBA. I think Michael Vick and Allen Iverson's careers parrellel in more ways than one. They are both from tidewater Virginia, they are both products of the street and the press feeds off their bad choices like Mullet feeding on detritus. Just like QB's aren't supposed to run, basketball players aren't supposed to crossover or stutter step, Iverson changed that when he nearly made Mike Jordan fall. Let's face it, the game is evolving. You can say what you want about A.I.'s field goal percentage, but that does not take away from the fact that he is third all time scorer, only behind Wilt Chamberlain and Mike Jordan. Vicks had tough games, but he plays in a tough division, one of the toughest in the league. I give credit when its due. I feel like Mike Vick, for some reason, is very threatening to a lot of people, media included. He has great potential. As far as living up to the hype, that indictment is going to make that terribly difficult. On the other hand, he just turned 27, so he has plenty of time- provided he is acquitted.
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