Ehh, for the Hokie haters...undrafted Vick to attend Dolphins mini-camp

MikeD · 05-02-2006, 10:47 PM

I figure that if Bush can laugh at himself, I guess I can open up to some good ol' fashon Vick-bashing. IAHAD and Guiseppe, have at it!

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Undrafted and still unsigned former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick will attend the Miami Dolphins' rookie mini-camp this weekend to audition for the team's coaches and personnel officials, ESPN.com has learned.

The invitation comes with no strings attached and no promises of employment.

League rules permit clubs to bring in a limited number of free agent rookies to participate in mini-camp sessions. Teams use the practices to evaluate the players on the field and the auditions often lead to contract offers. Whether the Dolphins decide to sign Vick, the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick, probably depends on how well he performs this weekend.

Dismissed from the Hokies squad in January, for what university president Dr.
Charles Steger termed "the cumulative effect of legal infractions and unsportsmanlike play," Marcus Vick was not among the 255 players selected in the draft. Some teams inquired about him in the two days since the draft, but none offered a free agent contract.

There is a possibility that, if the Dolphins don't offer Vick a contract and no other NFL club demonstrates interest in him, he might have to consider the CFL as an option for beginning his professional career.

Miami lists just three quarterbacks -- recently acquired veteran Daunte Culpepper, untested veteran Cleo Lemon and Brock Berlin -- on its roster. Culpepper continues to rehabilitate from three torn ligaments in his right knee and it is not certain yet if the former Minnesota Vikings starter will be recovered for the start of the regular season. Lemon, a two-year veteran obtained last year in a trade with San Diego, has yet to play in a regular-season game. Berlin, viewed as a developmental-type prospect, is currently playing in the NFL Europe League with the Hamburg Sea Devils.

The Dolphins have been attempting for weeks to complete the addition of former Detroit starter Joey Harrington, but the Lions have balked at Miami's trade offers.

Beyond his off-field issues, Vick also lacks experience, and he appeared in just 24 games during his college tenure. He was redshirted as a freshman in 2002 and suspended from the team for the entire 2004 season. Vick split playing time in 2003 and then started all 13 games in 2005.
Vick completed 207 of 346 passes for 2,868 yards, with 19 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions. At the combine workouts in February, he measured 6-feet and 200 pounds and he has been time at 4.47 in the 40-yard dash.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2430107

VTGreg · 05-03-2006, 07:08 AM

Hopefully he can get his act together because he is a great athlete with an unbelievable amount of talent. However, based on all of his actions so far, this doesn't seem to likely.

Even if he does make a teams roster, I would be very surprised to see him at the QB position. He's only 5'9 or 5'10.

DarkFury · 05-03-2006, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by VTGreg

Even if he does make a teams roster, I would be very surprised to see him at the QB position. He's only 5'9 or 5'10.

Umm... Marcus Vick is listed at 6 feet even. Did someone lie about his stats too?

ialsohaveadream · 05-03-2006, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkFury

Umm... Marcus Vick is listed at 6 feet even. Did someone lie about his stats too?

Yup. Lying about a QB's height is pretty common, though.

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