COACHES
Who best to coach Vick? Young, easy-to-relate-to black coach like Tampa Bay’s Raheem Morris or the Steelers' Mike Tomlin? Older, less communicative white guy such as the Patriots' Bill Belichick or Philly’s Andy Reid? Hardass former player like the Niners' Mike Singletary? Professorial Brad Childress in Minny?

The fact is, the reclamation and reintroduction of Michael Vick won’t fall to one man.

To borrow a phrase, it will take a village. Media relations, GM, quarterbacks coach, teammates, VP of Player Development. He comes with baggage and a little will land in the laps of many. Whoever coaches Vick will need to clearly define the role the team has in mind for him. If he’s in the race for the starting job or comes in as a pure backup, he will be a curiosity.

Also, bet on this — when Vick is on the field, he will flash brilliance. And the head coach will need to be able to stick to the script if Vick is not the starter or risk creating major distractions.

With all that in mind, you need a smart, older, seen-it-all-before coach. Tennessee’s Jeff Fisher. Marvin Lewis in Cincinnati — though he isn’t old — has been through the gauntlet. Reid. Belichick. Mike Holmgren if/when The Walrus returns.

NEEDS
Who needs Vick? That’s where this all leads. Remember, this is a three-time Pro Bowler who ran for 1,000 yards in 2006. He is a special talent and — even sitting in his jail cell — was better than half the league.

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And that’s why the phone started ringing in earnest at the office of Vick’s agent Joel Segal. And those teams aren’t calling to see if Vick wants to play wideout. Frankly, any team that would want Michael Vick as a changeup quarterback to run the Wildcat is beyond me. Teams need to look at him as a starting quarterback. Otherwise, you’ll lose him. And why bother with the headache?

Depending on how many teams are interested in Vick, he could be signed for cheap. Unless multiple teams engage in bidding wars for his services, Vick seems likely to sign a short-term contract, probably for around $1 million a season.

So who needs an electrifying starter of the teams we’ve mentioned in the other sections. Buffalo. Maybe Tennessee. Jacksonville. Minnesota (he and Favre could come in together in August and battle it out in the preseason!). Carolina down the road. Miami when Chad Pennington goes into decline.

WHERE?
Taking this all into account, what would be the places that would make the most sense in terms of ownership, fanbase, coaching/support staff and need at the position? Buffalo. Tennessee. Carolina. Miami. Jacksonville. Minnesota. Now, who ya got?!

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