Fantasy Football Week 2: Will Michael Vick Dominate the Atlanta Falcons Defense?
To answer the title question right now, yes, Michael Vick will dominate the Falcons' defense.
But what we don't know right now is how exactly he will go about his domination of the Atlanta defenders.
So to find out the ways in which Vick will use his abilities, let's keep going.
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To begin, the Atlanta Falcons lost their Week 1 game to the Chicago Bears 30-12.
Not only did their explosive offense get completely shut down (with the exception of one 50-plus yard run by RB Michael Turner), they were held to zero TDs (only one came on a pick six).
And, yes, like you just read, Atlanta did manage to intercept Bears' QB Jay Cutler one time and return it for a TD.
The only problem is that it came in the fourth quarter when Chicago was already up 30-6.
That being said, all together head coach Mike Smith's defense allowed Cutler to throw for 312 yards on 22 completions and gave up 88 yards on the ground.
Now, the strength of the Falcons' defense is within their front seven.
It would usually be tough to run the ball against Atlanta, but they will be without interior stalwart DT Jonathan Babineaux (one sack), who's out injured for three-to-five weeks.
And although CB Dunta Robinson lies in the secondary, there's no one else who can play solid man-to-man coverage on any opposing No. 1 WR.
Enter DeSean Jackson and the rest of Vick's receiving targets.
There's no reason for Philly to run the ball against Atlanta on Sunday, except to only manipulate the LBs for passing plays later on.
With Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Riley Cooper, Jason Avant, TE Brent Celek, and RB LeSean McCoy, the Falcons already have their hands full.
Add Michael Vick at QB, and based on how well Cutler played (who's not as good as Vick), and No. 7 will easily throw for around 250 yards, two TDs and run for an additional 75-ish.
For as good as Vick is, the Falcons' defensive line is solid enough to contain his rush yards but not enough to prevent him from making plays outside the pocket, simply because Vick is just too athletic and he know how to keep his eyes downfield.
All this being said, there won't be too much of a need for the play-action pass, and there could be a solid amount of quick roll/sprint outs to deceive the Atlanta secondary into going one way sideways.
In turn, that'll set up a fake toss to McCoy or Ronnie Brown in short yardage/red-zone situations.
By game's end, Michael Vick will have not only played a better game than he did in Week 1, but we'll begin to see the Eagles really come together like the juggernaut they're expected to be.
Be sure to check out John on Bleacher Report.
And, you can follow him on Twitter @ Sportswriter27.

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