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Vick-tory or bust; San Diego needs charge from multi-talented quarterback.
Byline: Chris Harry
ORLANDO _ Michael Vick made Florida State's defensive players look slow. Think about that.
Granted, Vick did not lead Virginia Tech to victory in the Sugar Bowl in 2000, but he guided himself to a truly enviable and elite position with regard to his future.
ABC color analyst Gary Danielson was in the broadcast booth at the Superdome in New Orleans that night as Vick, then a redshirt freshman, bedazzled the Seminoles with an array of jukes, jumps and all-out speed that defied quarterback conventionality. Yes, FSU won 46-29, but Vick emerged as the story of the game by passing for 225 yards, rushing for 97 more and keeping the Hokies in the game until late in the fourth quarter.
"This guy is the Holy Grail," Danielson said.
The San Diego Chargers are set to drink from the cup. The Chargers, thanks to their 1-15 record during the 2000 season, pick first in the 2001 NFL Draft on Saturday and are expected to waste little time grabbing Vick, who left Tech after his sophomore season.
"This guy is for real," Chargers Coach Mike Riley said after Vick's on-campus workout last week in Blacksburg, Va. "I don't have any more questions. I'd love to have…
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