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These Kids CAN PLAY
Peter King
November 11, 2002
With Tom Brady of the Patriots showing the way, a new generation of explosive young quarterbacks is fighting up the NFL
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November 11, 2002

These Kids Can Play

With Tom Brady of the Patriots showing the way, a new generation of explosive young quarterbacks is fighting up the NFL

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Att. 185
Comp. 99
Pct. 53.5
Yds. 1,053
TDs 7
Int. 3
Rating 76.3

"He's not spectacular. His arm strength is good but not great. His best throws come between the hash marks. You can tell he's a student of the game and a leader. He doesn't have much mobility, but in that system they're not asking him to make plays with his feet. They only want him to avoid a lot of mistakes, and he's done a good job of that."

Michael Vick
FALCONS, First pick in 2001

Att. 272
Comp. 146
Pct. 53.7
Yds. 1,880
TDs 6
Int. 4
Rating 76.8

"He has the prettiest release, and he puts a lot of velocity on his throws. I haven't been around Brett Favre, but I can't think of a quarterback with a stronger arm than Vick's. I also don't think there's anyone in the NFL faster than him. They like to use him on sweeps and draws, and there's no scarier sight than watching him running down the field. The guy made some plays against us that left our players mesmerized. Atlanta doesn't appear to be holding him back. He's running everything in Dan Reeves's offense, and he's not making many mistakes."

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