New York Jets Would Be Unwise to Pursue Michael Vick

January 19, 2013   ·   Andrew Kaufman   ·   Jump to comments

With Marty Mornhinweg reportedly headed to New York to serve as the Jets' next offensive coordinator, the next logical question is whether the Jets will seek a reunion between Mornhinweg and former Philadelphia teammate, Michael Vick.
Vick is certainly an exciting player, and he would benefit from playing behind New York's offensive line, but it would still be a huge mistake for the Jets to go after him.
Recent history has shown that "making a splash" is not the most effective way for the Jets to fix the quarterback position. The Brett Favre trade didn't work, nor did moving up in the draft to select Mark Sanchez. In both cases, the Jets gave up assets (though Mike Tannenbaum admittedly did well to limit the Browns' take in the Sanchez trade) for an imperfect solution.
An imperfect solution is exactly what Vick would be. While he has experience in Mornhinweg's offense, his skill set is not all that well suited to both what the offense requires and what the Jets are ...

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