What will Vick do this season for an encore?

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Vick, Falcons want to get deeper in the playoffs this year
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Part quarterback, part cultural icon, Michael Vick opened training camp for the Atlanta Falcons with a compelling burden: What's he going to do for an encore?

In his first season as a starter, Vick merely led his team to the playoffs, transformed the way his position is played and, oh yeah, began to establish himself as a marketing tour de force.

A new Michael for the post-Jordan generation.

Now, he's got to live up to the all the hype....

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Johnson oversees next phase of Vick's development

QB keeper
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Mike Johnson spent a week with the promising young quarterback: working out, studying film, having dinner, just getting to know each other.

"We talked about what he could go with his pro career," Johnson recalled, "and who he was as a person."

Then Michael Vick was traded away....
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