Michael Vick To The Vikings? It Would Make Too Much Sense

Puneet Singh

With Brett Favre remaining in retirement and turning down the Minnesota Vikings offer to suit up for them, the Vikings remain back at square one; with Tavaris Jackson as their No.1 QB going into the season.

Whether they choose to stay on the route with Jackson or turn to their backups John David Booty or Sage Rosenfels is up to Brad Childress and Minnesota management. But if I had my two cents, there is a certain QB who just hit the market and is eligible to play barring good behavior.

That man is none other than Michael Vick.

Before anyone says "WELL HE KILLED DOGS!". He admitted his crime, served his sentence and now it's time for the man to live. If Ray Lewis and Donte Stallworth can get away with killing humans, Lawrence Phillips getting multiple chances after drug abuse, the least Michael Vick could get is ONE LAST chance.

Back to the playing scenario. Given that the current Viking's quarterbacks are either unseasoned to just not NFL quality (all three of them in all honesty), what other QBs are available?

A trade for the loser of the Brady Quinn/Derek Anderson battle would probably command either a 2nd or 3rd round draft choice. Not only that, trading for the loser you'd be trading for exactly that: a loser. Not exactly what you should be looking for out of that situation.

Vick can help this team. Believe me when I say that.

Ask any coach and GM four ago which QB can make almost any throw any distance, the name would be Michael Vick. Yes Peyton Manning, and Phillip Rivers both have electric arms, but Vick's left arm is an assult rifle.

If those highlights don't make a believer out of you, I don't know what can. He is a proven NFL talent, and I doubt that he has lost any of that while spending time in a jail cell. Sure he's got a little rust on that arm of his, but that's what preseason, scrimaging and training camp are for.

He fits in with the Viking's offensive system. With three wide receivers who can spread the field in Bernard Berrian, Sidney Rice and Bobby Wade and the running back tandem of Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor the offense is top notch.

Vick will add another dimension to that team. Team's would have to worry about Vick running out of the draw or AP running wild on them. Vick can make the short passes, Vick can make the long passes. Moving around in the pocket or scrambling outside of it to make the throw, Vick CAN do it.

With the Brett Favre saga at a supposided conclusion, the Vikings see where they stand. The ball is now in their court; do they go 7-9 or 8-8 again with their current group of QB's and hope to win the division against an improved Chicago team and a upstart Packers squad or roll the dice with Vick?

Vick's worth the gamble. It's beats having Sage "I Fumble the Football" Rosenfels doing his best Michael J. Fox impression on the field or Tavaris Jackson and his demoralized ego after the last two years trying to carry this team.