Vick Won’t Be A Ram

ESPN’s John Clayton has been selling to anyone who’ll listen (and some who won’t) that the St. Louis Rams might be interested in quarterback Mike Vick. He has pitched the concept at ESPN.com, and he pegged the Rams as a potential destination during Wednesday’s NFL Live. In support of his conclusion, Clayton points only to the fairly superficial connection between Vick and Rams G.M. Billy Devaney, who served as the assistant G.M. when Vick was with the Falcons. But shouldn’t Devaney’s front-row access to Vick’s tenure with the Falcons make Devaney less likely to pursue Vick? Devaney and the rest of the front office were well aware of the extent to which the organization coddled Vick -- and of the extent to which he made them all look like fools for investing lots of faith (and millions of dollars) in him. Then there’s the fact that Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Rams don’t want Vick. “Why?” Miklasz writes. “Vick isn’t a West Coast offense QB. The Rams don’t want the distractions. They don’t think he’s worth the trouble.” Miklasz says that owner Chip Rosenbloom is “emphatically opposed” to pursuing Vick. So, John, scratch the Rams from the list. Please.