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10-03-2012, 10:38 AM
It's a game that could have looked a lot different if Steelers coach Mike Tomlin got his way back in 2009 when Michael Vick was leaving prison. Tomlin wanted to sign Vick, notes Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Two major factors stood in Tomlin's way. His bosses, the Rooneys, were "dead set" against it. That can't help. Tomlin was willing to look past that, but quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's situation at the time ultimately prevented it. Roethlisberger was accused of raping a woman in a civil suit filed just before training camp.
"He's going through somewhat of a trying time with the civil allegation, a case against him," Tomlin said of Roethlisberger on NBC that year. "I didn't want to do anything that was less than supportive to Ben."
Vick and Roethlisberger have both bounced back from their personal struggles. Roethlisberger is easily the superior quarterback, but Vick has more support from his defense and running game. A lot can change in three years.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000068990/article/mike-tomlin-wanted-steelers-to-sign-michael-vick?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
Two major factors stood in Tomlin's way. His bosses, the Rooneys, were "dead set" against it. That can't help. Tomlin was willing to look past that, but quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's situation at the time ultimately prevented it. Roethlisberger was accused of raping a woman in a civil suit filed just before training camp.
"He's going through somewhat of a trying time with the civil allegation, a case against him," Tomlin said of Roethlisberger on NBC that year. "I didn't want to do anything that was less than supportive to Ben."
Vick and Roethlisberger have both bounced back from their personal struggles. Roethlisberger is easily the superior quarterback, but Vick has more support from his defense and running game. A lot can change in three years.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000068990/article/mike-tomlin-wanted-steelers-to-sign-michael-vick?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed