PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is uncertain whether he’ll be able to play next weekend against the 49ers, after breaking his right (non-throwing) hand during Sunday’s 29-16 loss to the Giants.
Vick also thinks he is being hit late every week by opponents, but that referees are not calling penalties when they are warranted. Vick was injured when he was hit by defensive tackle Chris Canty after completing a pass to Jeremy Maclin in the third quarter. Vick, who suffered a concussion last week, thought Canty’s hit should have been a penalty.
“I felt like I got hit late—there’s no flag, broke my hand,” Vick said. “I was trying to protect myself. Didn’t get a flag. That’s pretty much been the story the last three weeks. Obviously at some point, something catastrophic is going to happen.
“I just think more protection should be taken when I’m inside the pocket. You look at all the replays … I’m on the ground every time. I’d be lying if I sat here and said I wasn’t frustrated right now.”
Asked if he felt he was not getting calls that other quarterbacks get, Vick said, “Absolutely. The refs got to do their jobs as well.”
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Michael Vick tries to elude the Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul. Vick would later break his right (non-throwing) hand. (AP Photo).
Asked if he could play against the 49ers, Vick said, “I don’t know. I don’t know if I’m going to be able to play next week. I don’t know anything right now except my hand is broken. We’ve got to figure out the next move.”
In his column on FOXSports.com, former NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira took exception to Vick's critical remarks about the league's officials.
"Doesn’t get the flags like everybody else? That’s bull," Pereira wrote. "The rules are no different for Michael Vick than they are for anybody else. These complaints are not new. Vick—and the Eagles—have complained ever since he returned to the NFL in 2009.
"He is a talented scrambling quarterback. In fact, there isn’t another quarterback like him. He’s constantly on the move and he is going to end up on the ground sometimes. But just because he’s on the ground, it does not mean he was hit late.
"The officials have a tough enough job as it is, being second-guessed all the time. The last thing they need is unwarranted criticism."
Vick also thinks he is being hit late every week by opponents, but that referees are not calling penalties when they are warranted. Vick was injured when he was hit by defensive tackle Chris Canty after completing a pass to Jeremy Maclin in the third quarter. Vick, who suffered a concussion last week, thought Canty’s hit should have been a penalty.
“I felt like I got hit late—there’s no flag, broke my hand,” Vick said. “I was trying to protect myself. Didn’t get a flag. That’s pretty much been the story the last three weeks. Obviously at some point, something catastrophic is going to happen.
“I just think more protection should be taken when I’m inside the pocket. You look at all the replays … I’m on the ground every time. I’d be lying if I sat here and said I wasn’t frustrated right now.”
Asked if he felt he was not getting calls that other quarterbacks get, Vick said, “Absolutely. The refs got to do their jobs as well.”
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Michael Vick tries to elude the Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul. Vick would later break his right (non-throwing) hand. (AP Photo).
Asked if he could play against the 49ers, Vick said, “I don’t know. I don’t know if I’m going to be able to play next week. I don’t know anything right now except my hand is broken. We’ve got to figure out the next move.”
In his column on FOXSports.com, former NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira took exception to Vick's critical remarks about the league's officials.
"Doesn’t get the flags like everybody else? That’s bull," Pereira wrote. "The rules are no different for Michael Vick than they are for anybody else. These complaints are not new. Vick—and the Eagles—have complained ever since he returned to the NFL in 2009.
"He is a talented scrambling quarterback. In fact, there isn’t another quarterback like him. He’s constantly on the move and he is going to end up on the ground sometimes. But just because he’s on the ground, it does not mean he was hit late.
"The officials have a tough enough job as it is, being second-guessed all the time. The last thing they need is unwarranted criticism."
