That’s what Marty Mornhinweg, the Eagles’ defensive coordinator, recently told the Philadelphia Daily News.
“Mike’s got a long way to go but you know what? I think he can be better than Steve,” Mornhinweg said.
His opinion is worthy of consideration in that Mornhinweg coached Young in Young’s last two Pro Bowl seasons in San Francisco, 1997 and 1998. Mornhinweg was also Brett Favre’s coach when Favre won his only Super Bowl with the Packers in 1996.
Is it possible Mornhinweg could be right? Absolutely. Vick is the most athletic quarterback ever to play in the NFL. It’s not his physical talent that needs refining. It’s Vick ability to score in the red zone, make better reads and avoid being sacked as often as he has been.
To that add two things and Mike Vick is a Hall of Famer: Continue to mature as a human being and put together at least five seasons in which he is steadily sensational.
Young didn’t become a Hall of Famer until he learned when to run, when to pass, when to throw it out of bounds. Same thing with Vick. He needs to mature. Don’t take away his improvisation, however. That’s what makes Vick so dangerous and so fun to watch. In moderation of course. You don’t win Super Bowls and make the Hall of Fame by making it up along the way.
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