Marcus Vick Draft Sweepstakes

[Tarlam!]

O.K. It's bound to happen. Denver wasted a mid rounder on Maurice Clarett, so someone will try and land a coup and draft Marcus Vick. Here's what one draft scout report has to say:

Strengths:
An amazing natural athlete...Has rare speed and is extremely quick...Has a cannon for an arm...A major threat to run and can beat a team with his legs...Is very strong...Is more accurate and already a better passer than his brother was in college...Played well in 2005...Has outstanding potential and a huge upside.

Weaknesses:
Has character issues that make Maurice Clarett look like Walter Payton...Very raw and will need a lot of development...Only started for one season at the college level...Streaky and inconsistent...Struggled against top competition...A major risk who is just as likely to end up in jail as he is the Pro Bowl...Extremely immature.

Notes:
Younger brother of Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick...Was suspended from all university activities for the fall of 2004 after he was arrested and charged with allowing underage girls to have alcohol and for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old in February of '04...Was arrested for speeding, reckless driving, and possession of marijuana in July of '04...Returned in 2005 and had a good season but also made an obscene gesture to fans and even stomped on the leg of an opponent during different games...In January of '06 Vick ran into more trouble and allegedly waved a gun at a 17-year-old kid during an altercation a few days after the Gator Bowl which led to his permanent dismissal from Virginia Tech at which time he chose to enter the NFL Draft...An amazing talent who might have been a first rounder in 2007 had he kept his head on straight...Vick presents the ultimate character dilemma for teams because he possesses the ability and potential to be great but can't seem to stay out of trouble...Definition of a boom or bust prospect.

So who will be dumb enough to take the risk, and it what round?

My guess:

Atlanta Falcons, 6th round.

If anyone can control this idiot it's gotta be his bro. After 3 years, he'd make a good trade...

[ND72]

Weakness:

He never was any good, at least at QB.

[MJZiggy]

I don't think Atlanta takes him. He needs to get away from his brother not nearer. He has to learn to understand that if you fall on your face, you don't camp in bro's mansion and if you screw up your whole college life for your off-field issues, you don't just sign on for the draft and get a big paycheck. That said, Oakland will draft the little dweeb and he'll make a whole lot less than if he'd learned right from wrong to begin with.

[Partial]

He'll get picked up by someone, and 3-4 years from now he'll be a heck of a player if he stays out of jail.

[Guiness]

I'm not so sure about the given that he'll be a good player if he stays out of jail.

Has he ever shown any passion for the game? No matter how good your tools are, sheer raw ability alone is not going to get it done at the pro level. Especially not at QB.

I do think he has the ability however. But I think the caution needs to be expanded to 'if he stays out of jail AND dedicates himself to the game'. I think it's even odds he just decides to continue to hang out in his brother's place, and never work a day in his life.

[MJZiggy]

That's a big if. Doesn't he still have charges pending for waving the gun?

[Sparkey]

He'll get picked up by someone, and 3-4 years from now he'll be a heck of a player if he stays out of jail.

Maybe he can play with his brother Ron Mexico in Atlanta.

[MJZiggy]

Where did the name Ron Mexico come from?

[RashanGary]

Vick used it as an alias at some party so people couldn't pin point him.

[Partial]

The vicks are just sick athletes. They have always shown up in games though and been playmakers. Unlike some combine wonders :lol:

I think you play that kid wherever you can. He'll flat out produce wherever.

[K-town]

Where did the name Ron Mexico come from?

The story I heard on "Ron Mexico" was that this was the name Vick used to register at a hotel when in the company of a young lady. The issue only became public when the afore-mentioned young lady filed a civil suit against Vick for giving her a social disease (herpes? chlamydia? can't remember which).
Remember the NFL at that time was selling jerseys which could be printed with "your name" on the back. Of course, obscenities and slurs were forbidden by the league. It took the league office a while to figure out why there so many requests for #7 Atlanta Falcons jerseys with "Ron Mexico" on the back. So "Ron Mexico" became another of the banned names.
The NFL does not have a great sense of humor. :mrgreen:

[swede]

Where did the name Ron Mexico come from?

The story I heard on "Ron Mexico" was that this was the name Vick used to register at a hotel when in the company of a young lady. The issue only became public when the afore-mentioned young lady filed a civil suit against Vick for giving her a social disease (herpes? chlamydia? can't remember which).
Remember the NFL at that time was selling jerseys which could be printed with "your name" on the back. Of course, obscenities and slurs were forbidden by the league. It took the league office a while to figure out why there so many requests for #7 Atlanta Falcons jerseys with "Ron Mexico" on the back. So "Ron Mexico" became another of the banned names.
The NFL does not have a great sense of humor. :mrgreen:

The prospect of getting information like this is exactly why I come here!

[Sparkey]

The Ron Mexico Experience
BY PHIL KATZ | THE CREAM

Last week, an event occurred that shook the sports world to its very core. I’m not talking about the NFL draft, where Alex Smith set up the possibility of both the top NBA AND NFL pick coming from the same school for the first time ever. I don’t think too many of us had Utah in the pool for “school most likely to produce the top two draft picks in the same year.” I’m also not talking about the start of the NBA playoffs, where the Phoenix Suns are running and gunning their way to an NBA championship (or at least a lot of 120-115 losses). I’m not even referring to Ben Turner ’06âà ¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s fantasy baseball team getting dominated by a superior squad (although that did happen too). I’m talking about Mike Vick, star quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, getting accused of giving herpes to a woman he had known since college. While normally I would not waste an entire column simply to laugh at the misfortune of someone who is incredibly rich and successful, the fact that he tested for herpes under the pseudonym “Ron Mexico” makes it difficult for me to restrain myself.

There are dozens of questions raised by this very serious, and not in any way humorous, situation. Is there a real porn star named “Ron Mexico,” or did Vick come up with it all on his own? Did he ever try to convince a girl that he was “Ron Mexico,” or was it only for his STD tests? How much would I pay for a No. 7 Falcons jersey that said “Mexicoâ� �¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚ across the back? (Hint: At least 100 bucks.) How soon after this story broke did the NFL ban the name “Mexicoâ� �¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚ from being printed on custom jerseys? (Answer: Two days.) Does this mean we get to change Vick’s nickname from “SupermanÃÂ� �€ to something more fitting, like “SeÃÃ� �±or Mexico”? Can you think of a name that sounds like it would fit better in a porn movie than “Ron Mexico”? (Hint: This is impossible.) On a scale of one to ironic, where would you rank the fact that Valtrex was already a major NFL sponsor? Am I really going to write an entire column alternating herpes jokes with Ron Mexico jokes?

Even after all the questions have been answered, the joke possibilities are endless. For example, imagine this headline: “Amusement park operators advise patrons to wipe off seats before riding the Michael Vick Experience.” What about, “Apparently baseball players aren’t the only ones who have needed ‘the cream’ to enhance their performance.” Wouldn’t you love to hear, “With the first pick of the 2005 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers select Ron Mexico,” or at least, “In a surprise fourth round pick, the Atlanta Falcons choose Jenna Jameson to help complete the money shot with Ron Mexico?” I mean, at least this story explains why Peerless Price has played so poorly in Atlanta: He’s been terrified to catch anything from Vick.

The situation, however, is not a comical one. Mr. Mexico has a very serious disease that he will be forced to deal with for the rest of his life, and it is not his fault that he was given a name that happens to come straight out of a porn flick. There is a lesson to be learned here, and that lesson is: If you are a superstar athlete, and you have an incurable, contagious, sexually transmitted disease, and you insist on having unprotected sex with a girl without telling her about the disease, you should not tell the testing facility that your name is Ron Mexico. You should stick with Jack Hammer.

[Sparkey]

Get your own Ron Mexico alias here ......

http://gorillamask.net/ronmexico/

[Tarlam!]

What a blast! Vick got left on the shelf - I bet he's really pleased wid hiself right now!

[MJZiggy]

He'll just leech off of his brother for the rest of his life. Now watch someone picks him up.

[MadtownPacker]

I bet he's really pleased wid hiself right now!
If you didnt see the ESPN interviews during the draft, he was VERY pleased with himself. Nice how this lowlife got more camera time then all the Packers draft pick put together. Just goes to show you how much ESPN sucks.

[Scott Campbell]

POSTED 7:34 p.m. EDT, April 30, 2006

LEAGUE STOMPS ON VICK'S LEG

To the surprise of no one, former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick was not among the 255 players selected in the 2006 draft.

Were there 255 players better than Vick last season? Hardly. But in an era where character means more than ever (except in Cincinnati), Marcus and his various misadventures equated to a one way ticket to street free agency.

Assuming, of course, that anyone will sign him.

Adding insult to indignity was the fact that the team for which the brother of Marcus is the starting signal-caller selected in the seventh round of the quarterback an athletic young quarterback who, like Marcus, was a starter at the college level for only one year.

So it was D. J. Shockley, not Marcus Vick, who'll get to play pro football in Atlanta. And if Marcus truly thinks he can be a better quarterback than his big brother, Marcus surely believes that he's already a better quarterback, in every way, than Shockley.

It'll be very interesting to see what, if anything, Michael Vick has to say about this one. Given that he's been popping off about anything else that's been on his mind this offseason, we figure that it's only a matter of time before Michael takes a swipe at management for dissing his kin.

[imscott72]

He'll just leech off of his brother for the rest of his life. Now watch someone picks him up.

Oh absolutely someone will pick him up. Teams with needs and not a care for personal problems like the Raiders or Ravens are prob the frontrunners imo...

[SkinBasket]

POSTED 7:34 p.m. EDT, April 30, 2006

LEAGUE STOMPS ON VICK'S LEG


Hey scott, where'd you get that from?

[Scott Campbell]

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

It's like the National Enquirer - for the NFL.

[Guiness]

I bet he's really pleased wid hiself right now!
If you didnt see the ESPN interviews during the draft, he was VERY pleased with himself. Nice how this lowlife got more camera time then all the Packers draft pick put together. Just goes to show you how much ESPN sucks.

ESPN interview this guy during the draft??? Way to focus on the draft, boys.

Interviewing him after to discuss his not getting drafted would've been worthwhile. But to have him take any limelight away from the kids who actually got selected is stupid.

Doesn't look like anyone picked him up today. I'm surprised no one has ANY interest.

[MJZiggy]

I don't know. Were I a GM, I don't know if I'd take on an unproven talent that has a true knack for getting himself into trouble with the law. It's hard to play QB from jail and it seems like that is the direction he's leaning. Everyone was up in arms because Caroll slapped a cop's hand away, but this kid was last found waving a gun at minors. There may even still be charges pending with that. Who needs that kind of headache from day 1?

[GrnBay007]

Sportcenter just reported Marcus Vick will go to Dolphins mini camp to "audition"

[digitaldean]

Sportcenter just reported Marcus Vick will go to Dolphins mini camp to "audition"

Any team stupid enough to audition or sign that moron deserves what's coming to them....trouble. He has received 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th chances. All because he plays football at VaTech and his last name is Mexico, I mean, Vick.

His interview on draft day proves that he has no clue that he has no NFL talent and that he needs an attitude adjustment...pronto!

:evil:

[K-town]

Years ago, didn't Brent Moss show up at the Dolphins minicamp to "audition"?
I expect Marcus Vick's career will closely mirror Brent's. It's a shame; it's also called a self-inflicted wound (or wounds).
Last I heard, Moss had turned his life around, and was giving lectures to impressionable youth: "Don't mess up like I did."