"If you go back and watch the film, I'm getting hit after I throw the ball, repeatedly. It's time after time after time. I'm getting my face mask pulled, I'm getting hit in the head, the calls are not being made," Vick said in an appearance on WIP-AM (610).
Vick was hit hard on the first play from scrimmage Thursday, and the abuse continued. At least once he was helped to his feet by a sympathetic official. Reid and Vick said that at times they would rather see a yellow flag than a helping hand after the fact, especially with the NFL's recent emphasis on keeping quarterbacks safe.
"Every time I get hit, I look up at the ref and I see no flag. And I see other quarterbacks standing in the pocket - the minute they get touched there's a flag on the field," Vick said.
Vick said he gets different treatment because he is so mobile.
"This has been happening for the last four or five weeks, and I haven't complained, I haven't said anything, but it's getting to a point where I'm getting tired of getting up off the canvas," Vick said. "The defense is going to continue to do it because it's not getting called."
Vick spent part of Thursday's game riding an exercise bike on the sideline to keep his quad loose. At several points, he got up slowly off the field.
The Texans were the third consecutive team to get to Vick, after the New York Giants and Chicago Bears pressured him. Vick was sacked just once, but he was hit often, in his legs and his side; he was tripped from behind and smacked as he released throws. On one play, a Texan grabbed Vick's face mask. On another, a defender's knee hit the quarterback in the head as Vick went down.
