| None of those other QBs can break a 90 yd run at any given moment. It's the treat of what Vick can do that separates him from other QBs. As a defensive coordinator, you have to divert resources to defend against Vick as a runner, which can open up things for the running backs. For example, you better be sure you have at least one person to cover Vick's bootleg after a handoff in case it was a fake. The threat of a Jim Miller bootleg doesn't exactly cause opponents to lose sleep at night.
Trust me, you don't need to remind me of his underwhelming stats as I had Vick on my fantasy team last year and he was useless. |