Vick may not be ready for what awaits him
Michael Vick looked grim when he began his prison sentence in November of 2007. Given circumstances, he may not look much better when he gets out. (AP photo.)
Sometime in the next few days, Michael Vick will step outside of prison walls and straight into hell.
He will have supporters. That’s fine. The man has paid his debt to society, slept on a cot in Leavenworth for several months and took a bigger hit to his status, his reputation and his income than possibly any athlete in history.
He will have detractors. That’s also fine. Because for as much as Vick has every right to resume his football career, you have every right not to like it. It’s why so many NFL executives are sitting alone in the dark today, weighing that risk-reward thing.
But Vick’s ability to return to football will be based on something far more impactful than the strength of his legs or arm. A New York Times story this week included a common but equally bizarre assumption: “Vick may still be better than half the quarterbacks on NFL rosters.”
If this were all about skill, Vick never would have been in jail to begin with.
This isn’t 2001, when he was embraced by a punch-drunk franchise in a lampooned sports city. This isn’t 2004 when he brought the Falcons to within a victory of the Super Bowl and was given a $130 million contract.
In 2009, Michael Vick is not a hero or a marketing centerpiece. He is an ex-felon and a marketing pariah.
He will be vilified by half the fans in the city he plays in and most fans everywhere else. He will have every move scrutinized by a public and media ready to pounce and mock and an NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, who didn’t like being lied to.
He will be in a locker room where most teammates will say the right thing, something like, “He’s served his time. If he can help us win, I support him.”
But those same players will then step outside and see the picket signs, the news crews, the elephants, the 17 clowns trying stuff themselves into a Volkswagen and maybe that same plane that two years ago circled the field at Falcons’ training camp with a banner reading: “New Team Name: Dog Killers.” And they will think, “I don’t need this. We don’t need this. I wish he was someplace else.”
The success of any pro athlete, particularly an NFL quarterback, is not fast legs or a strong arm. It’s all of those things Vick failed miserably at: leadership, work ethic, resolve, toughness, maturity, teamwork, character.
Michael Vick’s failure as a quarterback had very little to do with his passing accuracy. It had almost everything to do with the intangibles. Vick must come by them in the worst of circumstances. He must come by them when our last memory of him was looking feeble in a season-ending game at Philadelphia, accepting no responsibility for going 2-6 down the stretch and losing 14 of his last 24 starts. He once reacted to the pressure by giving the middle finger to fans at a home game. He all but threw his coach, Jim Mora, and teammates under the bus after that loss to the Eagles. Then he began his off-season with a suspicious water bottle at the Miami airport, was eventually let go by police and rather than breathe a thankful sigh of relief, he suggested maybe somebody was trying to frame him.
Leaders don’t do that. Any of that.
If Vick can return, if he can endure the taunts and grow up and flash any semblance of the magic he once showed us on a football field, this comeback story will top all others.
Unfortunately, the backdrop suggests otherwise. And at least in prison, there has been solitude.
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cowboy fan
May 19th, 2009
11:06 am
So I guess my opinion will make a dog hater!! Ha Ha !!
What!!!
May 19th, 2009
11:09 am
Cowgirl, I never said I hated Vick. I just don’t believe he is this great football player some are trying to make him out to be. When Vick was drafted I was excited and couldn’t wait to see him on the field. After that it was just wait til next year. He never proved he could be consistant. His last two years were horrible, loosing record, saying he didn’t give 100%, flipping the bird ect………….I just got tired of it. He has paid his debt to society and the Falcons owe him nothing.
VICK SUPPORTER 2
May 19th, 2009
11:28 am
FOR A GUY WHO SUPPOSEDLY SUCKS IN THE OPINION OF “YOU” PEOPLE, HE SURE FILLS UP THE BLOGS
I MEAN MATT RYAN “LEAF” WOULD BE LUCKY TO GET 2 PAGES AND ON ESPN BLOGS – 10S OF THOUSANDS BLOG ABOUT VICK.
ARE YOU SURE LEAF IS ACTUALLY THE FACE OF THE FRANCHISE? WELL I GUESS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY DIDN’T GET THE MEMO
GO FALCONS!
KRYPTO The Super Dog
May 19th, 2009
11:29 am
I’d like to see that wimpy Michael Vick try that with me.
OK, I say, "Michael Vick," and you say, what? | Jeff Schultz
May 19th, 2009
11:31 am
[...] Wrote a column the other day on Michael Vick. Lots of reaction. Lots of reader comments. Lots of page views. These days, I think that’s supposed to be my nirvana. Wish I could tell you it’s been a great last 48 hours. I’ve spent way too much time deleting potential online comments that had been red-flagged for obscenities, etc., by blogging software. Or worse, deleting comments that weren’t red-flagged and reached the public forum for a short time. See, I made a big mistake. I trusted you. [...]
cowboy fan
May 19th, 2009
11:33 am
I love the cowgirls ((Whatever!)) Put silliness aside you are right What!!! But don’t forget the NFL is nothing but entertainment and MV provides that !! And another thing MV is still better than most QBs in the NFL!! and for the last 2yrs , If his receivers had not dropped all them passes MV might have run less and thrown more and would have had more confidence in his teammates!! He tried to hard to win games on his own and you just can’t do that on a team sport!!!
Hollywould
May 19th, 2009
11:43 am
VS2, Who cares what the rest of the country thinks? Man, after being shot down on everything you said last year( wait till they play the bucs again, wait till the saints play them again, falcons will never make the playoffs, and to top it all Ryan will never be ROY. Everything you said would happen did not. i bet your bookie is still looking for you. Are you ever right or do you do it on purpose. Nobody can be that dumb.
BigEasy830
May 19th, 2009
11:48 am
What!!!, do you even follow the Falcons, it is a widely known fact that the Falcons implemented the Boston college offense for Matt Ryan, before you post a negative comment and call someone stupid do your research first. Oh, you are one of those internet bullies, I guess I should be scared, but I am not. Only a coward would write something on a blog that he would not say in a man’s face and trust me What!!!, everything I write here I would tell you in your face.
MsB3
May 19th, 2009
11:53 am
There are so many, those who are in higher positions than Vick was, who are engaged in, was engaged in, participate in, did participate in, are linked to, were linked to, support, did support, either DIRECTLY or INDIRECTLY to questionable activities. These may or may not be as evil as dogfighting, but they exist. The difference is that they have not been exposed. Many of those in higher positions are hiding behind others. This could have been the same with Vick. Who knows? Only Vick and them (God, of course). Why is it that we are so bent on not forgiving and moving on? Look at past presidents, no one is picketing at their doorsteps or gravesites. We must learn to be forgiving. We must teach this to our children so in the future their children will learn the better qualities that help us a society to progress. If a child is suspended from school, he is able to return. Why can’t Vick be given the opportunity to do what he does for a career? Why cant’t those who are respected for being animal rights activists remember that they are not perfect either and that he may be remorseful. He does have to live with it everyday. I am sure there are many who are for animal rights who smoke and that second hand smoke has affected someone, somewhere and ……Do you get the point?
BigEasy830
May 19th, 2009
11:58 am
What wrote that Arthur Blank is a nice guy, well tell that to the lady that settled out of court the sexual harassment suite against Blank,
Crabapplejoe, you are just slow witted.
Brock
May 19th, 2009
12:05 pm
By Big easy-Pitbulls are vicious animals. Those dogs are good for only one thing and thats attacking something.
ERRR..Wrong!! I have raised dogs all my life. I own 2 pits now and they don’t attack anything but their food bowls and yard toys. And I have never had an incedent where they have come close to harming another human or dog. So try again. It’s the way the owners treat them. So.. do you have pitbulls? Have you ever owned any pitbulls? If not then you have no idea what you are talking about. Stick to football. You’re good at that.
What!!!
May 19th, 2009
12:22 pm
BigEasy………………we beat your team with a college playbook. Shhh don’t tell anyone. I’m the internet bully………..that’s funny. You must be having flash backs from your old school days. You can see my face at 2115 w.walnut ave dalton,ga. 30721. Hope to see you soon.
Hamad Meander
May 19th, 2009
12:38 pm
I’m back…..hello What!!! Sorry to see you’ve had to fend off the dogs (no pun intended) by yourself. If I see one more person compare Matt Ryan to Ryan Leaf I think I will go nuts. Again, Ryan surpassed Leaf’s career TDs in one season. Leaf was a basketcase, Ryan is an ambassador for the Falcons and the NFL.
I simply do not understand why Falcon fans (or so they say they are Falcon fans) would think that this team would be MORE successful with MV7 at QB. I truly believe, without prejudice or doubt, that 98% of MV7 supporters would rather see Vick at QB and win less games, than see Ryan at QB and win more games. That is so very sad, and I hate that it is true.
VICK SUPPORTER 2
May 19th, 2009
1:05 pm
FACT VS FICTION:
MATT RYAN “LEAF” PLAYED 5-YEARS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL: F.A.C.T.
MIKE VICK PLAYED 2-YEARS OF COLLEGE BALL: F.A.C.T.
MATT RYAN & RYAN LEAF BOTH NEVER WON A PLAYOFF GAME: F.A.C.T.
MIKE VICK HAS 2-PLAYOFF WINS: F.A.C.T.
MIKE VICK WON HIS FIRST PLAYOFF GAME AT AGE 21: F.A.C.T.
MATT RYAN “LEAF” HAS NEVER MADE THE PRO BOWL AS OF AGE 23: F.A.C.T.
MIKE VICK MADE HIS 1ST PRO BOWL AT AGE 21: F.A.C.T.
MATT RYAN “LEAF” AS OF AGE 24 NEVER PLAYED IN CHAMPIONSHI GAME: F.A.C.T.
MIKE VICK PLAYED IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT AGE 23: F.A.C.T.
MATT RYAN “LEAF” HAS (0) PRO BOWLS: F.A.C.T.
MIKE VICK HAS (3) PRO BOWLS: F.A.C.T.
THE FACTS DON’T LIE
GO FALCONS!
The Dogfighter Returns
May 19th, 2009
1:08 pm
The bastards must be running out of stories to write.
No wonder newspapers are becoming extinct.
Erik
May 19th, 2009
1:30 pm
VICK SUPPORTER 2:
Anyone who compares Ryan Leaf to Matt Ryan is severely insane. In addition, yes, MV did take us to the playoffs on occasion, and win some playoff games. But he also had losing seasons here and seasons in which he didn’t take us to the playoffs.
I’m a MV fan, always was. But he ruined himself here in Atlanta. The most ridiculous thing I keep reading is “Give MV a second chance” or “Have all you people dogging him never done anything wrong”?
First, MV was given SEVERAL second chances and he wasted them all. If you don’t believe me, please reference the following: Lying to Goodell, lying to Arthur Blank, defrauding on loans, the water bottle at Miami airport, the photo of him with a blunt in a limo, the airtran fiasco, etc… I could go on and on. The point is he continually was given another chance by the organization, by this city, and by me. But after too many second chances, PLUS a felony conviction, I no longer want him here. That doesn’t make me a racist and that doesn’t mean I’m pulling against him. I wish him the best. But you have to earn my support. I don’t blindly support any athlete, black or white.
As for the all the people on this board bashing Vick but not looking in the mirror. Yes, we all have sinned and will continue to do so. But no one else on this board was paid MILLIONS of dollars to be the LEADER of a franchise. With great fame and money comes great responsibility. MV did not handle his responsibilies as the Falcons QB. And any time you are in the public eye, you are going to be scrutinized when you make mistakes. It’s part of the territory.
What!!!
May 19th, 2009
1:35 pm
Hamad I’m with you. It’s so funny to read how some are trying their best to prove that Vick was a continual success with the Falcons. They keep saying FACTS……FACTS……FACTS!!!!! So I’ll try. Fact…Vick had some success with the Falcons. However, facts prove that it was but for a moment. Fact…Vick proved by his own playing that he did not have the talent or the will to be a true leader for this team. I mean, DANG, you would think 130 million would light some kind of leadership fire under his butt! Not with Vick! And fact, every NFL team who has a face of the franchise QB builds their team around that QB’s strength. Tried it with Vick just didn’t work. Not saying Vick is stupid or anything like that but his “COLLEGE OPTION” just didn’t last in the NFL. Good holy grief, a d-lineman would fart and Vick would take off running! That’s why the receivers didn’t have good numbers with Vick at QB! Boy MATT RYAN sure changed that!!
What!!!
May 19th, 2009
1:40 pm
FACT: Sometimes I type to fast. Is it light a fire or lite a fire? Please grammer patrol help me!!!!
Erik
May 19th, 2009
1:50 pm
I love the way anyone who’s white who chooses to not support Vick after 45 second chances is a racist. I used to love MV the player. I was thrilled the day we drafted him. Michael Turner – awesome! Roddy White – maybe the best young WR in the NFL. Curtis Lofton – badass!!! Jamaal Anderson – BUST!!!!!! I want him gone. Ryan – love the guy. Brooking – thrilled he’s outta here. See, I like and dislike players of all races. But my opinion stems from their actions, not their skin color.
Vick supporters, please, choosing not to support a convicted felon being on my team does not make me a racist. But, ask yourselves, what does blindly supporting Vick over Matt Ryan make you? And I’ll say this, if Matt Ryan gets involved in the same type of illegal crap, my comments about him will be every bit as harsh. Vick was paid millions to not F up, and he F’ed up. It’s on him.
If he has, in fact, learned his lesson, he ABSOLUTELY deserves another chance to play. I just don’t want him here. And it has nothing to do with him being black.
Vick Supporter
May 19th, 2009
2:00 pm
I can’t wait until Vick makes you Falcons “fans” eat your words. Why don’t you start a blog about “Ice”? lol.
Isupport7
May 19th, 2009
2:21 pm
What Michael Vick and his badnewz boys did was reprensible, cruel and cowardly to use just a few adjectives. I am from Virginia and I graduated from Virginia Tech. Dogfighting is not part of our culture. Throwing family pets into a pit with trained killers because it is fun to watch the helpless animals be ripped apart is not part of our culture. Michael Vick is a pathetic thug from the slums who is a great athlete but would not and never will have what it takes to be a franchise QB in the NFL or even a great man.
But, regardless of that, Michael Vick has served his time and is on work-release which is what happens to most first-time convicted felons. Michael Vick should also not be allowed to return to his former career. If I was convicted of a felony, I would not be allowed to return to my job or my career. I would be looking to get my $10/hour construction job and be working hard to increase my hourly wage by staying clean and working hard. That is the future that Michael Vick as a convicted felon deserves. He will not be allowed to vote, hold public office or hold a job for a private corporation such as the NFL.
That said, all of this is moot. Possibly the racists who call anybody who disagrees with them a hater have not considered the actual facts that Goodell has to deal with. The NFL has a lifetime ban in place for any player, coach or other personnel found to be guilty of gambling or associated with gambling in any form. The last that I knew, the purpose of raising dogs to fight in a pit is so that patrons can wager on the outcome.
So wager that and then head back on over to isupport7.com and bemoan #7’s fate.
Go Falcons.
DOIT
May 19th, 2009
2:39 pm
Whos cares if he killed a bunch of dogs…. As long as he can entertain me on Sunday I dont care who he kills… my dog is in MA. not VA. so I guess he is safe from the Vick killer. GO! Mike !!!
VICK SUPPORTER 2
May 19th, 2009
3:29 pm
“DOMINATING THE MEDIA COVERAGE: VICK IS ALL OVER THE SPORTS CHANNELS TODAY. I CAN’T SEEM TO FIND ANY COVERAGE ON MATT RYAN “LEAF”…….
OH WAIT…………..
THERE IS THAT PLAYOFF REWIND AGAINST THE ARIZONA CARDINALS…..WHO WON THAT GAME, I FORGET
GO FALCONS!
What!!!
May 19th, 2009
3:38 pm
Vick Supporter 2, I know of alot of con”vicks” who make the news.
Hamad Meander
May 19th, 2009
3:40 pm
Great comments Erik and What!!! The thing I’ve come to realize though is that no matter what happens to the Falcons or Matt Ryan – even if they win the Superbowl, there will be a large contingent of fans that will still believe that Vick would have done better. We’re wasting our time trying to argue otherwise……
It will never end. What I cannot understand is how Michael Vick was able to glean this level of support during an NFL career that wasn’t any more successful than Dante Culpepper’s, or Chris Chandler’s, or even Steve McNair’s.
Why wasn’t Warrick Dunn loved as much as Michael Vick? Here was a guy who who could truly call a ‘role model’ and he didn’t get the fanatical adoration that MV7 got.
What!!!
May 19th, 2009
3:47 pm
Hamad, perfect point with Warick Dunn. He did so much for so many people. It’s a shame, he should get more attention for his goodwill toward his fellow man.
I know we are wasting our time with the people who have a STRONG MAN LOVE with Vick but it is fun. HA!HA!
GO FALCONS ALL OF US TRUE FANS WILL SUPPORT THE TEAM. And if Matt stinks it up then go get us another QB. We are Falcon fans first, player fans second.
Isupport7
May 19th, 2009
4:09 pm
I’m glad that my dog lives in VA. I’m glad that Michael Vick will be coming home. Maybe after he fails at his construction job, he can get a job at the car wash. Then my Rottweiller and I can take the ‘vette down to the car wash and have Mike give it a nice wax and shine. Maybe I’ll see if Mike has truly changed after finding Jesus and would like to pet my dog. Of course, I will first have to make sure that my dog knows that, “yes Jesus, it is that Michael Vick and he has truly found you now”
surfdawg
May 19th, 2009
9:33 pm
No posts since 4:09. I guess we’ve said everything there is to say
Atlanta Journal Constitution » Blog Archive » OK, I say, “Michael Vick,” and you say, what?
May 20th, 2009
7:04 am
[...] Wrote a column the other day on Michael Vick. Lots of reaction. Lots of reader comments. Lots of page views. These days, I think that’s supposed to be my nirvana. Wish I could tell you it’s been a great last 48 hours. I’ve spent way too much time deleting potential online comments that had been red-flagged for … [...]
Taft Jones
May 20th, 2009
3:17 pm
espn and ajc should give mv7 a cut of their profits during the past 3 years and vick would definitely be able to pay all of his debts off. A major fault of these media outlets is a lack of loyalty they should credit vick for being a hot topics that would allow him them to thrive. apparently he will be noteworthy in 4 years as he has been through this ordeal. That’s more than i can say for peta who should also thank mv7 for their 5 minutes of fame. vick brought their name to attention and everybody all of a sudden cares. i doubt their celebrity endures as we know vicks will
Joe
May 20th, 2009
4:45 pm
The bum deserves nothing but unemployment and scorn. I would NEVER support any team that puts a uniform on him.
M Anthony
May 21st, 2009
2:07 pm
Interesting all the hate for this man. Only thing he did was generate millions of dollars for this city, the team owners and all connected to the games played on Sundays here in Atlanta. But as haters beget hate, that is all what the palefaces pour out on these blogs, all over tv and in any conversation about MV. The haters ignore those who look like them when they caused the invasion of an innocent country killing untold numbers of women and children. Yet cant seem to let it go the fighting of some d__n dogs. The man did his time. What do you palefaces and Massa Gooddell want the man to do. Get done on his knees and kiss your shoes. Many your mindset is stuck in that period before 1865. Or is it your opportunity to show to all that your mind has always been in that time period.
Voice of Reason #1
May 21st, 2009
2:09 pm
I hope Goddell does NOT permit Vick to return. I cannot STAND liars, and Vick LIED to the league admin, to Goddell and to Blank. Legally, he did his time and deserves a chance to work somewhere. But if I were Goddell, would he return to the NFL? Hell no. I am so sick and tired of all these hoodlum athletes and “celebrities” these days. Make them get a regular job and feel the pain of what they did. They need a wakeup call, and if we keep excusing people, and giving celebs passes, they’ll never learn their lessons. Sets a bad example and is jacking up our society and kids.
CeCe
May 22nd, 2009
12:25 pm
What is wrong with you people???? The man did a horrible thing..yeah? But he did’nt kill or murder a HUMAN!!! I’ve seen murderers and baby killers, and rapists do their time in prison and get out and live without the CRAP you are trying to pull on this man. He did his time!!! Go away PETA and others who are haters. It’s over and done with! He deserves to get on with his life for whatever that may be! Personally I would love to see him play again! I’m looking forward to it! He’s one of the greatest quarterbacks I’ve ever seen! Go pickett someone who killed a HUMAN or something! This man has paid for what he has done..get OVER IT!!!!
Hubert Thomas
May 22nd, 2009
4:49 pm
I totally agree CeCe. Remeber who told you you this Blank. When Vick signs with another team and they play in the dome, watch how many Vick supporters you see in the stands. Im a die hard Fan, beenone since 66 but that will be the only time I wish he would beat the brakes off of our Falcons. You are still a Big Dummy.
Hubert Thomas
May 22nd, 2009
5:09 pm
Voice of Reason? You are full of it. I don’t think Goodell can and should have that kind of power to determine if Vick should play. He is not God. Goodell can think he can make that determination but if he bans Mike from the leagus you will see a massacre. And cant no dogs protect him from that.
truth-serum
May 22nd, 2009
5:22 pm
Hubert Thomas
May 22nd, 2009
4:49 pm
ILL BE THERE WEARING # 7 BECAUSE I WILL NEVER LET YOUR HATE PREVAIL OVER LOVE.
IF YOU NEED ONE TO SHOW YOUR LOVE…IF YOU EVER STEP UP TO MANHOOD….
http://www.sidelinemvp.com/nfl_jerseys.html
truth-serum
May 22nd, 2009
5:24 pm
Hubert Thomas
May 22nd, 2009
4:49 pm
MY BAD THOMAS YOU HAVE LOVE. MY BAD, I MISS READ YOU!!
Jo Ann
May 27th, 2009
7:34 am
Playing in the NFL, is a privilege. Vick does not deserve a 2nd chance. It takes one very sick individual to be able to torture and kill defenseless animals. I rather doubt he was cured while in prison. Vick does drugs, he hid hundreds of thousands of dollars before going to prison,he ripped off the Falcons for most of their bonus money, and he illegally took pension fund money. This is the type person who should be a role model in our NFL? Vick is very fortunate to have a job with a construction company. Many decent people are currently unemployed. How many people do you think could be out of work for 2 years, start a new job making $10 pr.hr., and be able to afford a security team, $3million bankruptcy attorney fees and live in a $750,000 home? Vick is fortunate indeed. Let him get on with his life and his new career in the construction industry. Hopefully, Mr. Goodell will give Vick the lifetime ban, he so deserves.
lisa
June 6th, 2009
9:52 pm
For those of you who think this POS deserves a 2nd chance to be a ‘role model’ take a look at some of the images of dogs he forced to kill each other. Those that survived are so severely deformed they look like monsters. Eyes missing, half their faces gone. I’m all for someone redeeming themselves but this guy is downright evil. What does it take a person to be, deep down, to force animals to attack and kill each other – and to sit back and enjoy it? This guy sends chills down my spine.
At best, if he spent the rest of his life working towards ending animal cruelty, he might make it through those pearly gates. But I really don’t think a person like MV cares about anything but his selfish little world of greed and violence. We don’t need humans like this in our race.
Max61
June 11th, 2009
2:43 pm
….Jeff, good article, well written……This story is not over, for those who are tired of it…….And no, Vick does not deserve reinstatement…………..It still remains to be seen what Goodell will do……….
Kim E
June 12th, 2009
3:58 pm
I have never seen so much hatred about an individual. Vick should play again. What I have noticed is a serious hatred of a person that is trying to move on. He will rise again. What we cannot do is to stop a man from making an honest living. He has that right. A nasty soap opera , constantly defaming his character.
Betsy
June 12th, 2009
4:19 pm
Excellent article. He was released (predictably)by the Falcons today. I have not read all the comments, but surely the NFL can find someone with a few morals and character who can throw a football!!!
gp295
June 12th, 2009
5:38 pm
Grammar Police that is what you get when your tax isnt paid on time, put the school systems firist, not football.
Todd
June 12th, 2009
6:14 pm
Who can really say what Mike Vick can or cannot do without him getting on the field to find out. If he is the best QB in a particular team, who would you want to have. What if he’s faster than before. Everyone who say he do not have it anymore is just voicing their opinion. Until he get the opportunity, NO ONE knows….
Todd
June 12th, 2009
6:17 pm
“Voice of Reason #1:…I cannot STAND liars, and Vick LIED to the league admin, to Goddell and to Blank…”
So you hate George Busy and Cheney for tell the entire country a lie and got the USA invilved ina war based on that lie…
T. Anne
June 13th, 2009
4:30 am
I AM SO TIRED OF PEOPLE BASHING MIKE VICK. THE REASON THEY ARE DOING IT IS BECAUSE HE IS BLACK AND A VERY GOOD QB. DID BOBBY COX GO TO JAIL WHEN HE BEAT HIS WIFE? YOU HEARD NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS. WHEN THE JACKSONVILLE PLAYER GOT CAUGHT TRAFFICKING COCAINE, DID THEY LET HIM PLAY AGAIN, YES. WHY IS EVERYONE SO DOWN ON VICK? HE BROUGHT THE OLD TIRED FALCONS UP. GOT THEM TO THE SUPERBOWL, AND THEY BLEW IT. THE QB THEY HAVE NOW IS WHITE, AND THAT IS WHAT EVERYONE WANTED. WE HAVE PEOPLE EVERYDAY THAT ABUSE CHILDREN AND PEOPLE, DO YOU HEAR ABOUT THEM? WHEN IT COMES TO DOGS, AND I HAVE A DOG, PETA ACTS LIKE IT IS THE END OF THE WORLD. THEY ONLY WANTED PUBLICITY. NOW YOU DON’T HEAR A WORD FROM THEM. THEY CAUGHT A MAN IN GWINNETT COUNTY WITH DEAD DOGS THAT HE HAD BEEN FIGHTING IN HIS BACK YARD. DID YOU HEAR ANY MORE ABOUT HIM? A LADY HAD ABUSED HER DOGS AND CATS, GOT CAUGHT, DID YOU HEAR ANY MORE FROM HER? NO BECAUSE THEY WERE WHITE PEOPLE AND THE BLACKS ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY FROM WHITES WHEN THEY COMMITT A CRIME. LEAVE THE MAN ALONE, LET HIM GET ON WITH HIS LIFE AND STOP BASHING HIM BECAUSE I AM SURE ALL OF YOU HATERS HAVE SKELETONS IN YOUR CLOSETS TOO. AS FOR HIS PARENTS, WE DON’T KNOW HOW HE WAS BROUGHT UP. BUT I CAN TELL BY SOME OF YOU IDIOTS POSTING COMMENTS, THAT YOUR FAMILY WAS RED-NECK TRAILER TRASH. SOME OF YOU SEEM TO HAVE ONLY A FIRST GRADE EDUCATION. STOP HATING.
T. Anne
June 13th, 2009
4:40 am
OH YEAH, AND AS FOR GOODELL, I DON’T BELIEVE THAT IS THE ONLY LIE HE HAS EVER HEARD OR WILL HEAR. WHAT HAPPENED WHEN ARTHUR BLANK WAS HIT WITH THE SEXUAL HARRASSMENT CLAIM. DID WE FORGIVE HIM? I AM SO TIRED OF PEOPLE TRYING TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE TRASH THEMSELVES. AS FOR ISUPPORT7′S COMMENT, YOU ARE AND IDIOT AND YOU SHOULD WORK AT THE CAR WASH. TREAT EVERYONE THE SAME AND THE WORLD WILL BE A BETTER PLACE.
PuppyMillFinder
June 13th, 2009
10:51 pm
I’m sure there are Pitbill puppy mills in North and South of here..
In fact, one of “The Good Ole’ Boys” gave my father a free Pitbull/Shepherd mix mutt (who was sick from the Parvo Virus)
PuppyMillFinder
June 13th, 2009
11:11 pm
Sure, The Michael Vick Case meant = exposure for the local writers and sports writers, and more revenue for the paper, radio, and TV stations.
I think that The former Falcons beat-writer received a better job offer The NFL Network after Vick entered federal prison.
I saw several local sports reporters on ESPN, Fox, etc..
Do some people hate Vick, and waited for a time to “pounce”?
Of course, they did.
Still, he gave them the opportunity…nearly twice.
Still.. Man over Dog. Dogs are being spayed and neutered every day so they cannot reproduce. Wow, that is “loving” and “Fair treatment”. Abandoned dogs are killed (euthanized) in gas chambers regularly.. (Puppies too while 17 year old dogs continue to live in the homes of many)
In my Apartment building, my neighbors’ dogs have to wait all day just to eliminate when their owners return from work. That’s got to kill their dogs kidneys and bladders every day.
Pets = captive animals. It’s called receiving supposed “unconditional love” from a captive animal.