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DEL.ICIO.USShockley impressive as backup
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This blog doesn’t necessarily deal with Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. Instead, I wanted to talk about a well-known player whose progress is being measured on the practice field.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen third-string quarterback D.J. Shockley look very impressive, which is sometimes tough for a backup whose main role is to emulate the visiting team’s quarterback. Shockley, the rookie from Georgia, has embraced his position and gone about sharpening his skills against the No. 1 defense, which happens to be ranked 6th overall in the NFL. In individual drills, Shockley has been very solid throwing the ball and seems to have established pretty good chemistry with the Falcons’ receivers.
I spoke to him for a while this week and Shockley said he is very pleased with the way he has progressed. Most of it, he said, deals with the way he’s been coached by quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave and Greg Knapp. Instead of just using him as a practice player, Shockley is quizzed on the same material, coverages and reads as Michael Vick and Matt Schaub.
Part of Shockley’s progress also stems from the type of player he is, which is a humble one who wants to always get better and do what is right for the team.
Comments
By AG
October 13, 2006 04:03 PM | Link to this
I look forward to Shockley being are backup QB next year. Who knows we may get to see him suit up and start one day.
By Uga889
October 13, 2006 04:11 PM | Link to this
Hey Steve,
Can you take Carter’s place on the Bulldog blog? How about taking over writing all headlines related to UGA? I am making a joke of course, though it is nice to read a flattering (justifiably) account about someone who at some point had a connection to UGA’s football program.
By steve
October 13, 2006 04:12 PM | Link to this
This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed him for the past few years. In due time he will be playing on Sunday afternoons and preforming well. I know Don is very proud, as well he should be.
By Andy
October 13, 2006 04:17 PM | Link to this
I hope this is alittle PR before we trade Matt for a 1st round pick. Sounds great about DJ. Do you see the falcons picking anyone up off the wavier wire? Like safty troy v—or an extra d-line man? What are your thoughts?
By pockasnocka
October 13, 2006 04:24 PM | Link to this
Maybe in the future Shockley can start at quarterback and Vick can move into Dunn’s position. That way we continue to have a great running game and we have a legitimate passer, too.
By mustang
October 13, 2006 04:28 PM | Link to this
That’s a good idea, but to complete a halfback pass, you’d need to put in Norwood.
By gary
October 13, 2006 04:35 PM | Link to this
“DJ will out Vick, Mr. Vick”, over the course of their respective careers. DJ is going to be a great pro QB. He sees the field well, throws well,runs well,and is a great team player.PEACE!!!!!!
By Gumbo
October 13, 2006 04:56 PM | Link to this
I am a loyal GT fan, but everything I’ve seen from DJ makes me believe he will be something in this league one day. I hope it’s with the Falcons….
By Smitty
October 13, 2006 05:35 PM | Link to this
DJ is obviously a team player just look at his time at UGA being back-up to David Greene and waiting his turn to shine…good luck to DJ….he deserves it
By Russ Brock
October 13, 2006 05:39 PM | Link to this
Heck, yeah. Shockley can do everything Vick can do and something else Vick can’t: play quarterback and not a running back with the option to pass which he executes only half the time and completing only half of those. If we trade Schaub we will one day watch him lead a team to the Super Bowl just like Brett Favre did for the Pack. Trade Vick while we can get something for him. I bet anything we could not even get one first round pick for him.
By BirdDawg
October 13, 2006 05:52 PM | Link to this
You Vick haters are absolutely ridiculous.
There is nothing more to be said. You morons are just beneath polite conversation.
By bushwacker
October 13, 2006 05:55 PM | Link to this
If he ever gets a shot at it, he will take the job from Vick. I hope Vick “gets it” some day, but I’m not optimistic. Vick is a great athlete playing quaterback. DJ is a QUARTERBACK who is athletic.
By Jess Capel
October 13, 2006 06:00 PM | Link to this
Russ Brock sums it up perfectly! We’re going to pay Vick for the next 10 years to get alot of highlight reel runs and zero Super Bowl wins. When the legs are gone; what’s left (Where’s the Beef!)
By Ron G
October 13, 2006 06:30 PM | Link to this
The same thing can be said about Dan Marino and Peyton Manning, so what’s the difference. A whole lot of highlight reels of passes but no Super Bowl rings Jess Capel.
By SHOCK!!!LY
October 13, 2006 06:44 PM | Link to this
why don’t we put in him on the field, kinda like hines ward. He still is 3rd string so if he did get hurt you would losemuch, just for this year of course because he will back up vick next year. do a flea flicker, trick play……..something, this kid is very athletic..KNAPP!!!
By kg
October 13, 2006 06:56 PM | Link to this
When Joe Theisman first came into the league, he got so tired of sitting on the bench that he volunteered to return punts and kickoffs.
By DEADBIRD
October 13, 2006 06:58 PM | Link to this
BirdDawg, How bout putting your Vick jammies on and turning your Vick nitelite on and go on to bed now. Anyone who has ever watched any football at all knows Shock/Schaub are QB’S not RB’S.
By Greedy
October 13, 2006 07:25 PM | Link to this
This is good pr for the future second string qb. He will absolutely never be better than vick, if he was he would have been selected higher in the draft. I hope this means we are getting another wide out or first round pick. Its time for you vick bashers beloved Schaub to leave. This blog was a very comical , Shockley better than vick,YEA RIGHT. This game is a must win for the falcons. But we will the game by 10!!!! Yes . FALCONS VICTORY!!!
By Victor hall
October 13, 2006 07:29 PM | Link to this
This could mean we are getting Moss!!
By parks
October 13, 2006 07:47 PM | Link to this
hey DEADBIRD based upon what? the preseason games? I like D.J but 31 teams passed on him for a reason ..you have absolutly nothing to back up that he will be a better QB than Vick..nothing
Vick is the QB …DEAL WITH IT!!!!
By parks
October 13, 2006 07:53 PM | Link to this
love how some people here are already saying D.J is a legitimate QB …can somebody remind me the last pass he threw in a real NFL game? oh that’s right, never..
can anybody remind me when Schaub won a game he started? oh that’s right, never
By Nikki
October 13, 2006 07:58 PM | Link to this
This is not a PR move. Why would the AJC need to put out PR for DJ?! He’s a beloved Bulldawg. He’s very popular. We all know he can play. I’m glad we are getting an update as to how he is progressing on the scout team. We all know Shaub will be traded for picks after this season. It’s nice to know DJ is coming along nicely.(Besides, I don’t think I can stomach another JA and Hurtwell ‘questionable’ report.)
By BullDawg Rick
October 13, 2006 08:35 PM | Link to this
I love MV at QB..
But to have DJ as his BU is “insurance” and a d@mned good policy, if I may say so myself!!!
By Chris
October 13, 2006 08:53 PM | Link to this
Let’s trade Matt Schaub (while he still has solid trade value) for Randy Moss (since he needs to get out of Oakland anyway) and move D.J. into the backup QB position.
By ewalk80
October 13, 2006 09:14 PM | Link to this
I AM SO SICK OF HEARING ABOUT A 3RD STRING QUARTERBACK. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEASON AND YOU WANT TO WRITE ABOUT A GUY WHO WILL NOT SEE THE FIELD. COULD WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE GIANTS OR SOMETHONG GAME RELATED?? I KNOW FOR YOU GEORGIA FANS THE ONLY BRIGHT SPOT IS PAST PLAYERS BUT GET A GRIP. GO FALCONS!
By Falcons Fan
October 13, 2006 09:23 PM | Link to this
Here is something that would work out for everyone.
Put Matt Schaub at QB immediately. I know I know everyone says , are you nuts ?
Well here is what you do instead.
You put Mike Vick as one halfback and DJ Shockey as the other. You could lateral to someone who was hot , or Mike and DJ could choose to run around some in the opponants backfield.
It seems simple enough
By swamprat
October 13, 2006 09:59 PM | Link to this
I’ve said it before on a couple of these blogs and I have been saying it for 4 years that Vick will NEVER TAKE THE ATL FALCONS TO A SUPER BOWL. And I want all you Vick fans to write this down NOW and remember it. I want DJ to get a little more experience and that, alone, will be enough for him to replace Vick. I predict that DJ will be the starting Falcon GB in 2 years. Write it down now. It’s a done deal.
By swamprat
October 13, 2006 10:45 PM | Link to this
I’ve said it before on a couple of these blogs and I have been saying it for 4 years that Vick will NEVER TAKE THE ATL FALCONS TO A SUPER BOWL. And I want all you Vick fans to write this down NOW and remember it. I want DJ to get a little more experience and that, alone, will be enough for him to replace Vick. I predict that DJ will be the starting Falcon GB in 2 years. Write it down now. It’s a done deal.
By noluv
October 13, 2006 10:50 PM | Link to this
I predict that swamprat’s mom will bust in his room, see the garbage he is posting on this blog, and unplug his computer once and for all.
By noluv
October 13, 2006 10:57 PM | Link to this
I predict that swamprat will eventually scroll down pass the “post” Icon and read the part that says “delay of up to 5 minutes”, and not resend his post in a panic that it may not have gone through.
Go Falcons!!! Go Vick!!!
By tony
October 14, 2006 12:13 AM | Link to this
Rather you agree or not DJ Shockey is the real deal. He should have started all 4 season with UGA but Richt chose to go in a different direction. No, he was not a high pick in the draft. Rod Smith, Priest Holmes and Jessie Tuggle didn’t even get drafted but we all know what they brought to the table. I am so happy that Mora got this guy because he is a winner. Trust me on this guys, this guy is going to make a lot of people happy. Here’s the dilemma we have on this team. Michael Vick was Dan Reeves project not Jim Mora. Dan had a plan and he implemented Vick’s ability into that plan and that’s when Vick became a star in the league. I don’t care how good you may think you are, you just won’t make it in the NfL if you are not put in the right system. Mora knows it and smart fans know that Michael Vick is in the wrong system and that’s why he can’t stay consistent periodically in the WCO. They even tried to change the system around to make him comfortable but that will only disrupt the ability that the other players bring to the table. Michael Jordan learn in his early years in the NBA that unless he got the rest of his team involve in the game they couldn’t win a title. This is what I foresee. If Mora had it his way, he would throw DJ Shockey in there and find away to trade Michael Vick because at this juncture DJ Shockley understand the offense more so than Mike. Mora won’t make that public but I believe that it’s in his head. There is more pressure on Mora than people realize.
By parks
October 14, 2006 02:35 AM | Link to this
tony = worst post of all time
If Mora had his way he would he would start DJ?
this might be the the most retarded thing ever posted on this board
thank you Tony but please never post on this board again
By parks
October 14, 2006 02:42 AM | Link to this
some people on here have got to think before they post.
By DJ shockley
October 14, 2006 05:14 AM | Link to this
RIGHT IT DOWN DJ SHOCKLEY FANS, DJ SUCKS NOT A STARTER DJ SUCKS IS A GOOD TEAMATE ON THE BENCH DJ SUCKS DJ SUCKS DJ WILL NEVER PLAY…..HE NEVER HAS PLAYED MUHAA HA HA DJ SUCKS.
By T-man
October 14, 2006 06:54 AM | Link to this
What exactly is a “starting Falcon GB” anyway?
By Keeping it real !!!
October 14, 2006 07:24 AM | Link to this
I like schockley but Please don’t try and please the UGA fans he has not played in a meaningful game yet. How do you know that? A pray Lord please help Greg Knapp in his coaching Game please!
By Gary is a fool
October 14, 2006 08:23 AM | Link to this
Gary, You never bring anything to support your lame-a$s opinion about the course of Vick and DJ’s careers.
Shut up, already…PEACE!! (fool)
By MC
October 14, 2006 08:30 AM | Link to this
This Mora guy is not going to get it done. Here’s the new offensive plan folks— DJ as quarterback and Vick as a slit-back and split end. Its either that or mark my word, Mora will be gone this year or next year because he could use Vick anywhere else and the man is blind—-use all of your assets to win!—Urban Myer is a great example of what I am referring to people—win—don’t play politics and lose. Oh yea, in case many did not know, Vick is one of the fastest men in football—-understand that Mr. Mora——get Vick running somewhere somehow. He doesn’t have to be the quarterback in every play. Wake up! I’m done.
By Edgar
October 14, 2006 10:23 AM | Link to this
The offense will come around. This week gives us a better shot at making plays down field with the wide receivers. The Giant secondary is just plain slow. So MC, is your real name Bob Whitfield?
By larry w.
October 14, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this
I knew when I read the blog title where this one was going. I guess winning is not enough for some people. D. J. Shockley will be an exciting player in the NFL one day hopefully. But for now, he is the third string quarterback on a very talented team. No more, no less.
By Falc Fan
October 14, 2006 11:52 AM | Link to this
SHOCK!!!LY:
I love the idea man, but one problem, the third string QB is not on the active roster (even though he is on the field on gameday). We would have to cut someone to make room.
By dirrtybird
October 14, 2006 11:59 AM | Link to this
DJ Shockley and Mike Vick have been to just as many Super Bowls as Peyton Manning. In fact, so have you and I. They all must suck, and so do we.
By Madden King
October 14, 2006 12:18 PM | Link to this
These Vick Bashers are such tradtionalists they won’t take a QB that runs the team that is 34-20-1, 2 playoff appearences in 3 years, about to be 3 out of four after this year since 2002. Instead passing stats, completion percentage, and passing touchdowns, are more important. No wonder people outside of Georgia laugh at us because we are F@#$ up in the head when it comes to sports. The famous words of Herm Edwards say “You play to win the game,” and thats what Vick does. You don’t play the game to throw up Dan Marino type stats which is what Falcons fans seem to want more. What these so called fans seem to forget is that since this franchise started in 1966, there has only been 7 playoff teams, 1978, 1980, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2002, and 2004. two of those playoff teams belong to Vick and the rest has been by a different QB. That means this TEAM HAS BEEN LOSERS UNTIL RECENTLY. We don’t have the wining traditon like the Raiders, Steelers, Packers, 49ers, Redskins, Cowboys etc, so Falcons STOP ACTING LIKE WE DO. You all should be praising your lucky stars that the Falcons finally has a QB that wins games and regularly takes us to the playoffs but instead you fans want a QB who is 24-30 336yds 3TDS 2ints and we lose 31-41, yeah you Falcon fans are such Genuises.
P.S. Vick is the all time winningest QB in FRANCHISE HISTORY, is tied with most playoff victories won with 2 and is THE ONLY QUATERBACK IN FRANCHISE HISTORY WITH A WINNING RECORD, the rest of them are LOSERS. Just like on Madden, the MADDEN KING has just won this argument but those white Falcon Fans are still going to bring up passing stats like it’s more important. HOLLA!
By Madden King
October 14, 2006 12:45 PM | Link to this
Matt Schaub 0-3 lifetime no playoffs appearenses, winning percentage 0.00000000000000000000000000. Just thought I put that out.
By gary
October 14, 2006 01:17 PM | Link to this
If I remember correctly, the New England Patriots drafted a QB in the seventh round, whom has led them to multiple Super Bowl victories. That having been noted, please don’t plead your case to us, that DJ isn’t going to be a highly successful QB in the NFL because he wasn’t drated higher than he was. As it has been noted many times previously on this blog, DJ is a QB playing QB, while MV is a very athletic player , he is not, nor will he ever be a QB. If you have the notion that a person cannot have a dissenting point of view without it being generated by hate,then you are surely wrong. No hate here just PEACE!!!!!!
By larry w.
October 14, 2006 01:52 PM | Link to this
Gary, Vick is a winning quarterback in the National Football League. The fact that you do not approve of his style of play does not change that one little bit. By your logic, any athelete with superior skills can lead an NFL team to a winning record and multiple playoff appearances playing the quarterback position. Do you want to rethink your position, or do you have blinders on?
By gary
October 14, 2006 02:26 PM | Link to this
No thanks, I don’t want to change my thoughts on my observations as you have given me nothing but more of your reasons as to why my opinions are not valid. I will stick to my assessment of the two players in question. As I have repeatedly said “DJ will outVick Mr. Vick” over the course of their respective careers. I am not condemning Mr. Vick’s style of play, instead I am, based on my own personal observations, stating that I believe DJ will have the better career in the NFL. I personally think DJ has better QB skills than Mr. Vick. Sorry if you don’t agree. I am me, you are you, I do my thing and you do yours.I am not in this world to live up to your expectations and you are not in this world to live up to mine. But if by chance we can find each other that’s Cool. PEACE!!!!
By larry w.
October 14, 2006 02:49 PM | Link to this
Gary, you are certainly welcome to express your opinion, and perhaps D.J. will eventually have a better career than Mike. Where we have a difference of opinion is your insistance that Mike is not a quarterback. He most definitely is a quarterback. Perhaps you can validate your contention with some hard facts. Why is Mike Vick not a quarterback?
By gary
October 14, 2006 03:02 PM | Link to this
I stand corrected Mr. Vick is a QB, currently playing for the Atlanta Falcons. My bad. PEACE!!!!
By long time falcon
October 14, 2006 03:11 PM | Link to this
Mike vick has been in the league 6 or 7 years and still throws off his back foot most of the time. That is why his passes always sail high over the receivers head. Most quarterbacks correct this problem in junior high school but it just want sink into mike’s head. Lets face the fact that this guy is just plain dumb and can’t absorb any coaching whatsoever. He looks no better now throwing the ball than when he was a rookie. Arthur Blank and company keep making excuses about the passing game but the gig is up. Every NFL insider knows what the deal is with this guy, he is just plain dumb.
By Madden King
October 14, 2006 03:55 PM | Link to this
I see that nobody has responded to my comment yet. That meens that I am right like always. Vick equals winner, so called falcon fans equal loser like Matt Schaub.
By kenny d
October 14, 2006 04:07 PM | Link to this
there are either some retards posting on here or a whole lot of ignorant high school and junior high school kids. MV7 is not a tailback. MV7 took you to a conference championship game 2 years ago. MV7 has had you in the playoffs in two of the three years he has been a starter and he has won playoff games in two of those three years. I can go on and on and on as i have in past posts about what mike vick has accomplished in his time in the ATL, but I am really tired of preaching to immature little children. Mike Vick is far from perfect but so is peyton manning, dan marino, joe montana, tom brady, and so on and so on. CAN THE AJC PLEASE REMOVE ANYONE WHO POSTS ON HERE THAT MIKE VICK IS MERELY A GLORIFIED RB OR WR? we should delegate a little kids section on the AJC for those type of dimwitted people.
DJ is a great player too. One of my all time favorite college players. BUT you can not say he is better than MV7. You have absolutely no basis for that opinion. MV7 accomplished more than DJ in college and has clearly accomplished more in the pros. MV7 was the first pick overall. DJ was essentially the last pick overall and would most likely not have been drafted if he was not a bulldawg and blank was not looking for some UGA love. Will DJ be great in the NFL? I do not know. BUT i do think he will be a quality starting QB for the next 10 or so years. BUT at this time noone can really sit here and say that he is better than mike vick. that is just plain old ignorant, childish, UGA silliness.
By GARY IS A FOOL
October 14, 2006 05:45 PM | Link to this
Gary, Do you know what the word “anecdotal” means? Probably not. The fact that Tom Brady (a 6th round pick, not a 7th rounder) has been successful in the NFL proves absolutely nothing. That’s akin to saying that because Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard, any college dropout is destined to be the world’s wealthiest man or woman.
Your arguements are so weak. It’s all based on your “personal observation” WTF is that? You are clearly not a football expert. If you were, you’d at least be able to support your claim with something stronger than personal observations.
DJ didn’t even “outVick” Mr. Greene at Georgia. What’s Mr. Greene doing these days? Holding a friggin’ clipboard!! So there’s my retort to your Tom Brady theory. I love DJ, but you have spent a lot of time over the last few months with your stupid “DJ will out Vick Mr. Vick” nonsense, yet you have not made any credible arguments.
You are a fool, Gary. A damned fool.
By Ol' Birdy
October 14, 2006 07:28 PM | Link to this
Gentlemen,
Allow me to have the last word on the subject.
The solution to this offense’s passing quandry is simple and straight-forward:
On each play, make certain that the routes of at least two eligible receivers cross paths.
When this starts occuring on a regular basis, we will see an immediate and significant jump in the completion rate, yardage after catch, and passing touchdowns.
This is really all that the most effective offenses today do. And Vick seems vvery well suited for plays in which his receivers routes criss-cross.
When the receivers do not cross paths, they are also easier to defend. Our receivers have NFL-calibre “measurables” — height, speed, jumpngs, catching abilities. Yet when our routes remain within a thin lateral profile (lateral meaning sideline-to-sideline), they, like any other receiver, is much easier to defend.
Let’s unleash these talented receivers. Let them criss-cross each others paths, giving the defenders something to think about and run after.
Remember Dan Reeves proclaimed last year that one of the things Vick really did well, even in 2002, was make the right read and go to the correct receiver in the “bunch” formation. “He knew where to go,” Reeves said.
Check the recent game tapes like the New Orleans Monday nighter and you will see very simple, non-crossing pass routes. A lot of “run straight, then stop.” Is it any wonder the receivers were blanketed?
Then check out the few successful plays in the Arizona game and you will see that on the occasion our receivers routes crossed, they had separation and the passes were completed at a very high percentage (when Matt LEhr wasn’t being blown up).
CROSS THE RECEICERS PATHS FOR NFL PASSING SUCCESS
It is really that simple.
By gary
October 15, 2006 09:18 AM | Link to this
Thanks for the kind words “fool”. It is so enlightening to be verbally assaulted by a pseudo intellectual. As for the Tom Brady situation, I merely pointed out an exception to the stupid assertions, that how you play in the NFL has a direct and binding correlation to what round you were drafted in, as it relates to DJ. Further I have stated, as have others, that it appears to us that DJ has better QB skills than MV,i.e., he throws the ball better(not harder, as I have heard that harder is not always better, but what do I know), he sees the field better, he makes better decisions(adjustments),and finally he is a great team player(doesn’t pout on sidelines when things are not going well).Obviously, you are more intent on impuning my character than exchanging ideas. I have, as have others, made these same points before. Next I guess you will be saying I am evil. While I am loathe to make categorical assumptions about matters of fact (as opposed to speculation or opinion), from your tactics I strongly suspect that you are a Republican. PEACE!!!!!
By mountain_jim
October 15, 2006 09:34 AM | Link to this
Same as it ever was….
By Andy
October 15, 2006 04:16 PM | Link to this
lets face it—-I love the falcons but they beat an undermaned carolina team—-a bad tampa team—crushed by NO—a bad cardnial team—then this. The falcons were dominated. Period. The recievers drop more balls than they catch—we can’t power run. I eman the falcons are not that good. I will still root every week. But they are not in the top 15 or 20 teams at this point.
By black and gold
October 15, 2006 04:32 PM | Link to this
FALCONS LOSE SAINTS WIN GO SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By morris
October 15, 2006 04:35 PM | Link to this
The falcons offense is a one dimensional joke because of a gimmick quarterback. I will take a traditional QB over this guy any day of the week. Why want these morons get norwood more involved in the offense? We will not make the playoffs this year with our schedule getting tougher as the season goes on. We must get rid of jim mora and his coaching staff along with the joke of a quaterback if we ever want to have a perennial playoff team.
By Jack
October 15, 2006 08:29 PM | Link to this
BirdDawg. Evidently you are satisfied in watching the most exciting player in the National Football League who by the time his playing days are over will have never taken his team to the Super Bowl, much less won; and it’s possible it could even be past the first round of the playoffs. But of course you will blame that on the head coach and/or offensive coordinator (no telling who those coaches will be after Mora and Knapp are fired).
By GARY IS A DAMED FOOL
October 15, 2006 09:16 PM | Link to this
GARY,
I DO LOATHE YOU AND YOUR STUPID IDEAS. NO FACTS, AS A MATTER OF FACT; JUST SOME DUMB-A$S OPINIONS.
YOU’RE THE REPUBLICAN
By uno
October 16, 2006 01:26 AM | Link to this
I hate to say I told you so, but this getting ridiculous. Same old Vick year after year after year. The guy simply can’t play QB. Period. Play Schockley, play Schaub, play anybody. This offense is half way to being great with the running game. If the Falcons only had a mediocre QB, they’d be Super Bowl contenders. Unfortunately, I’m sure that Giants WR who said he can throw just as well as Vick was exactly right. But then again, who can’t?
By gary
October 16, 2006 08:33 AM | Link to this
“Fool”, just remember, Jesus loves you.PEACE!!!!
By Kwan
October 16, 2006 01:05 PM | Link to this
Shockley can’t help this team win now, like Vick can when he is playing well. Shockley is, however, a much better passer. Because Mark Richt used Shockley as a run alternative to David Greene for three years, everyone forgot that DJ was brought in because he was a good passer. I admire Shockley and hope he gets a shot somewhere, someday. The guy that pointed out his draft position forgets that he only got one year as a starter. If he would have gotten two years under center at UGA he would have been no less than a second rounder.
By Yo
October 16, 2006 10:08 PM | Link to this
Madden King I will answer you. You are right when you say “Vick equals winner” as long as the Falcons are playing a poor run stopping defense. Otherwise “Vick equals loser”. The falcons receivers would not be taking all of this flack if they were playing with many of the Q-backs in the league that don’t throw the ball 100 mph and behind them, in the ground, or over their heads. I’m not even sure Calvin Johnson could make Vick’s throws look good. Believe it or not, I do like Vick. I just wish he were any better throwing the ball then he was 3 years ago. Should the Falcons ever make it to the Super Bowl they will most likely be playing a good run stopping defense. Vick will have to learn how to be more accurate with his throws before “Vick equals Super Bowl.” I personally am beginning to doubt that day will ever come. Hope I’m wrong but learning to face reality.
By Yo
October 16, 2006 10:12 PM | Link to this
Gary, I vote Republican. Or at least “never” vote Democrat.
By Kenny
October 19, 2006 03:57 PM | Link to this
Vick should sit out the Steelers game and let Matt Schaub have a shot ! We all remember the NE game and by the way, why did we waste a draft pick on Roddy White. This kid cannot catch a cold naked in the winter at 10 below. HE NEED TO GO AND TAKE THE OC ! Please some one catch the BALL !~
By Jerry
October 22, 2006 06:08 AM | Link to this
DJ has the tools. Talk is cheap. Football is a rough sport. He will get his chance.