OK, I say, “Michael Vick,” and you say, what?
Until this cartoon, I hadn't seen Scooby so upset since he suspected the old innkeeper might be behind the strange hauntings at the inn. (Gary Varvel / Creator's Syndicate)
Loved the above cartoon. I think it was the only time I laughed from the time the first time federal investigators parachuted onto the property at 1915 Moonlight Road. Gary Varvel took a serious topic and managed to get across a viewpoint in a completely off-beat and inoffensive way.
OK. So it’s not a jury of Michael Vick’s peers. But really. Who’s going to claim Scooby Doo, Droopy Underdog and Astro are racist?
Which leads me to this week’s Tuesday Countdown.
10. Can’t we just all get along?
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.
9. Gas, meet fire.
One comment which I allowed was written by somebody named “Mrs. Schultz,” though I’m fairly certainly it’s not my wife or my mother or anybody actually named Mrs. Schultz. It began, “Jeff you created this blog knowing full well how racially divisive it would become.”
"Michael Vick..." (The rest of the sentence could be, "was on his way to Publix," and it would still fuel a race debate).
And yes, there’s a trace of truth to that. But there’s a difference between knowing something might happen and intending for something to happen. I didn’t want this. I certainly realize that almost anything said or written about Vick since his downfall stirs debate. I also know I could write a column about global warming, a Thrashers’ prospect from Moose Jaw or why it’s good to slightly undercook chocolate chip cookies because it keeps them soft and chewy, and that would lead to one comment, which would lead to another, which somehow would lead to, Michael Vick. (Wrote a Countdown last week criticizing the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s intention to increase its number of games in London. Somebody jumped on and called me racist.)
8. Mom? Is that you?
Back to “Mrs. Schultz’s” point. Yeah, I figured the column would stir debate. But I also was deluded into thinking that, two years after dog carcasses were found and 18 months after Vick checked into Leavenworth, there was a chance most of you were past that. And maybe most of you are. But all I know is I’ve deleted several dozen comments because too many readers – shielded behind fake names and manufactured email addresses — really kind of have a screw loose. Hey, I’m all for opinions. Strong opinions. It’s what I do. But there’s a line. There’s over 900,000 words in the English language. But some struggle to make a compelling argument without lapsing into the same ugly few and invariable spark a race war. Black labs and white lbs get along. They’re the same species. Maybe it’s because the words they comprehend are “No!”, “Bad!” and “Did you take my sandwich?
7. Here’s hoping for rehabilitation — for everybody
OK. Last point. I sincerely hope Michael Vick rehabilitates himself. I don’t care if he ever throws another football. Rehabilitation for me is learning a lesson, living his life and raising his children. There’s a chance I’ll write more columns on Vick when news warrants it. But I’m about to shut down the comments section on Monday’s column because I’m tired of babysitting and I’m honestly considering not allowing comments on future Vick columns. To most of you: Thanks for keeping it real and above the line. To the rest of you: I only hope you grow up.
6. OK, it’s a really bad day, but …
Wonder what kind of dog Jack would own?
So I was thinking last night after the season-ending episode of “24.” Jack Bauer really only has one bad a year. I mean, who among us wouldn’t be happy with one bad day a year. (Sorry. I needed to break this up before I jumped back into another potential racially sensitive topic.)
5. If you pay me this much, I’ll love you
(OK. One more intermission.) Love the news about Jon Gruden jumping into the ESPN booth for Monday Night Football. Question: Just wondering how that job interview went. Did his past comments about various stories on ESPN in 2007 ever come up. Example 1: “I don’t watch ESPN. I don’t believe half the [expletive] people on the channel, personally – no disrespect.” Example 2: “There’s a lot of reports out there. I just wish some of these reports were verified. [Chris Mortensen] doesn’t have a [expletive] idea what he’s talking about.” Way to stick to your guns, big guy.
4. Does this look like a “minority” golf team?
Tennessee State's five-man (four-white) team won the HBCU title.
OK. Here we go again. See this picture? It’s a team shot of the Tennessee State golf team, which just won the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship. Yes, “Minority.” The only problem with this is while TSU is an historically black university (HBCU), it’s golf team is historically white. The team that just won the championship has four white players, one black. Actually, that’s progress. The same school won the title in 2005 — and that team was ALL white. Anything wrong with this picture?
Just felt like throwing in a picture of two pioneers: golf legends Lee Elder (left) and Calvin Peete.
Just felt like throwing in a picture of two pioneers: golf legends Lee Elder (left) and Calvin Peete.
3. What’s in a name?
I phoned the school’s coach, Charles “Chip” Taylor. He is white. He said he understands why people would have an issue with this. But he said most golf teams at HBCUs are predominantly white out of necessity. There simply aren’t enough black collegians playing golf yet and most of the best ones attend major universities. So HBCUs are forced to recruit whites in the U.S. and Europe to fill out their rosters. That’s understandable, to a degree. But come on. Can’t organizers at least change the name of the tournament to PGA “HBCU” Championship instead of “PGA Minority”? That would be a more accurate reflection, since it would reference schools, not race. “I understand the question,” Taylor said. “But I’m a 100 percent believer in HBCUs because that’s our heritage and that’s our tradition. They’ll always be around. No, it might not be 100 percent minorities. But they’ll will always have a place in our country.” The lines between HBCU’s have blurred in recent years. More African Americans attend non-historically black colleges. Also, economics have led to changing demographics on campuses like Tennessee State and Morehouse. (Translation: More whites are being recruited and/or finding an HBCU a viable option.) But Taylor thinks this number of black golfers will increase. “I see a huge number of minority golfers in the sixth to eighth grades, and once they get into high school they’ll be recruited.” Then, no more double takes.
2. MeAngelo strikes again
Here's a picture of DeAngelo Hall walking alone. It seemed appropriate.
DeAngelo Hall, who knows how to make money but can’t seem to recall how to make an interception, took several shots at the Oakland Raiders and owner Al Davis the other day. Now, he might’ve been accurate with almost everything he said. But the fact the comments come from arguably the most selfish player in the NFL, the words rang hollow. Especially these ”Oh, it’s a weight off my shoulders [being gone from there], just that whole situation out there and the way they did things. I’m not knocking it, but it wasn’t what I was accustomed to, what I was used to, and I just started just not caring like a bunch of other guys, you know? It kind of rubs off on you.” Dude, you are not the rub-ee. You are the rub-er.
1. Just checked
A recent comment on the Vick blog: “LET YO HATERS BE YO MOTIVATORS, MIKE!” Hey, see that? It’s clean. It rhymes. It’s even brief enough for Twitter. That wasn’t so hard.
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130 comments Add your comment
wxwax
May 19th, 2009
3:37 pm
I didn’t call you racist.
I called you xenophobic.
You know perfectly well the two are not identical.
Cheap shot.
Hollywould
May 19th, 2009
4:10 pm
Big Easy, bring some cash to the Dome, especially when the aints show up
or not. You are too easy.
F.I.L.A.
May 19th, 2009
4:15 pm
Hide the women and Children the Boogie man AKA MV7 is about to be let “LOOSE”… Poor Matty Ice, all he does is lead the Falcon’s to a playoff, yet all the AJC wants to talk about is Mike Vick…. Man cast a Mighty LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG shawdow. Mike Vick is STILL keeping the lights on for alot of people. His name alone makes the cash registers light up.
And he hasn’t even played football in 2 seasons……… Well don’t fret, The Ga Dome will be sold out, whenever MV7 comes to play us in his NEW Uniform.
Lot’s of ANGER on these blogs today…. You would think that someone has had their country taken from them or something…
uga_b
May 19th, 2009
4:18 pm
Mike Vick isn’t what needs rehabilitating; it’s the VA Tech Falcon player image that needs the make over. DeAngelo, Jimmy Williams, and Mike. In fact, maybe that is his plan; surround himself with other dopes. Do right, guys.
Seriously
May 19th, 2009
4:22 pm
Mr. Putz….I mean Shultz, should we also ask Martha Stewart how it feels to be back on top of her game (in the SAME position) in her “after-pokie” life? Don’t say it CAN’T happen for Vick, because as you decided to point out, Martha Stewart knows all about that!!! Thanks for contradicting your opinion that it can’t happen for Vick. I’ll tell him to give her a ring tomorrow night….
B-Reel
May 19th, 2009
4:24 pm
Like it or not, Mike paid his dues will enter the sweepstakes. Yes, sweepstakes…because there’s a GM licking his/her chops thinking it’s a game of inches and Mike being a step slower can still get ya a foot.
F.I.L.A.
May 19th, 2009
4:28 pm
“Mr. Putz….I mean Shultz, should we also ask Martha Stewart how it feels to be back on top of her game (in the SAME position) in her “after-pokie” life? Don’t say it CAN’T happen for Vick, because as you decided to point out, Martha Stewart knows all about that!!! Thanks for contradicting your opinion that it can’t happen for Vick. I’ll tell him to give her a ring tomorrow night….”
Stole my thunder Seriously…. Here is what I’ve noticed about “Some” Foke, “THEY” see what they want to see.. “WE” don’t have that choice so we see it ALL. But I’d rather have it THAT way, so when reality hit me in the grill, I’m better equipped to deal with it as opposed to taking a gun and merking my entire family and neighborhood simmply because I’m “Stressed”
What!!!
May 19th, 2009
4:32 pm
A real fan supports the team first and the players second. Like I’ve said before, if Matt Ryan stinks it up, go and get the Falcons another QB,it’s that simple. I could careless who the QB is as long as the team wins. With what the owner, GM ,and coaches are doing, we will see more wins very soon. 11-5 again.
BigEasy830
May 19th, 2009
4:36 pm
eplayerj, come on man you can do better than that, why do you think they will have a losing season? Yes the defense is young, I think the biggest lost you all suffered was losing Foxworth, At 5 or 6 mil per for a near shut down corner is a steal. He played lights out for you last season when they finally put him in the game. But at least you made an honest prediction. When I use to be a Falcon fan in 98 I predicted them to go to the play-offs before the season started, as the season went on, I told a supervisor of mine that if they beat SF in the dome they would run the table and win the rest of their games only other team I thought had a chance of beating them was Miami last game of the season but, that game was played n the Dome, true story, SF was very good but the Falcons had their chances against them in SF earlier that season, well you know the rest is history. If you think last season was not a fluke then you should like your teams chances against anyone they play. Many on these blogs blamed those vets that the Falcons let go on the the team losing games so they should have improved in those areas. I think last season was a fluke and the Falcons will suck. But, as they say, that is why they play the games. Also, if the Falcons go 8-8 or 9-7 against that schedule they will be a threat to win it all the following season. As you said their defense is young and if they are competitive record wise this year not like Detroit of 2007 going 6-2 the first half of the season then 1-7 the last half of the season. I mean a decent consistent 8-8 or 9-7 season, then I will say watch out for the Falcons for 2010.
Here we go again
May 19th, 2009
4:42 pm
For as much as this paper despises Michael Vick, they sure do love to make money off of posting articles with his name in it.
F.I.L.A.
May 19th, 2009
4:43 pm
Yall leave Jeff alone…. he has quotas he has to meet in order to stay off the “Pink slip” list at the AJC. (See Terrance Moore) Not mad at you Jeff one bit…you know where your bread is buttered! Nothing says Job security like a good “Mike Vick” article….
Boo Boo
May 19th, 2009
4:50 pm
Terrell,
In case you didn’t get a chance to read Mr. Schultz’s article, he wrote, “Black labs and white lbs get along. They’re the same species. Maybe it’s because the words they comprehend are “No!”, “Bad!” and “Did you take my sandwich?” Let me ammend something first, “lbs” does not mean “pounds,” it is a simple error from slackidasical spell-checking before going ‘to print’, and should be read as “labs.”
The point was fairly deep, and perhaps an explanation would fly well over your head. But, considering Mr. Vick was convicted for fighting dogs, which presumably were white, black, brown, spotted, and all colors in between, that presumes all dogs, although of the same species, actually do not always get along together well. That especially applies to dogs who are trained to hate other dogs, enough to kill them at the cost of losing an ear or worse, while stupid humans laugh and bet money on who wins. It all boils down to the individual dog standing up for himself and what that dog thinks is right. Dogs like that were termed “under-performing” by Mr. Vick. Those under-performing dogs were strangled by cords twisted around their necks, by Mr. Vick. Still, sometimes its better for a dog to run away, get caught by the pound, and hope to have a nice family of human beings take one to raise. Remember, dogs are born into slavery everyday – bred to be sold or given away, some to massahs that beat them and make them resent everything about humans and other dogs. Mr. Vick loved the slave dog breed named the Pit Bulldog. Unfortunately, dogs are considered man’s best friend, where it actually is best stated as dog’s best friend is man, because dog can find the easy life with man. Just depends on the man, whereas Mr. Vick is not like all humans, so man cannot be condemned because people like Mr. Vick live. Without man, dog falls into the wild pack mentality, and it is that wild pack mentality that gives dogs a bad name.
Hope that cleared things up for you; but be careful … letting others always do the thinnin and splainin for you is a sign of weakness.
Luther Seay
May 19th, 2009
5:31 pm
Who cares? Why do I have to see so many updates on Michael Vick?
Former Season Ticket Holder
May 19th, 2009
5:36 pm
LOL! Oh well, its nice to see some things will never change. If Arthur Blank thought for a second that if Matt Ryan fought dogs maybe the AJC would shine a light on him a little bit, he’d buy the darn dogs his damn self. Please AJC, is there not any community work, foundation or something that Mr. Ryan is working on in the off-season to help those disadvantaged youth here in Atlanta? Is he volunteering with any charities? What? How’s he giving back? What’s his charity of choice?
B-Reel
May 19th, 2009
5:45 pm
The unrealistic folks are killing me with the….if Vick did this in corp america; he’ll never get rehired. Tell me a company that puts a 7 on your suit and pays you 1 mill for closing deals every day while your competition is trying to clothes line you in the lobby. All while the office secretaries cheer loudly and call you names.
Ok, then you get fired for getting tile-toe or your boss yells at you in front of the entire company for fumbling the proposal. “Give me 50 push-ups for arriving late” Be careful, cause you may walk in the office tomorrow and see the depth chart showing Johnny as the starting engineer. Oops, a reporter calls your momma to ask how you feel about getting traded from the ATL to Greenbay. Sorry, you’re 30 yrs old, so we hired the 22 yr old UGA grad to replace you. Please leave the remainder of your contract on your way out.
Seriously
May 19th, 2009
5:53 pm
“….if Vick did this in corp america; he’ll never get rehired.”
B-Reel…….tell that to Donald Trump…especially after his 3rd “bankruptcy”. He’s the biggest real estate crook in America. How much is that NYC Penthouse they live in worth again? I don’t hear anyone complaining…..and that’s only ONE of his MANY properties. It’s only “acceptable” for those who we allow it to be……or perhaps, is that apples to apples???? Hmmmmmmm…….You’re Fired!!!!
Seriously
May 19th, 2009
5:54 pm
From me (Seriously):
“….if Vick did this in corp america; he’ll never get rehired.”
B-Reel…….tell that to Donald Trump…especially after his 3rd “bankruptcy”. He’s the biggest real estate crook in America. How much is that NYC Penthouse they live in worth again? I don’t hear anyone complaining…..and that’s only ONE of his MANY properties. It’s only “acceptable” for those who we allow it to be……or perhaps, is that apples to apples???? Hmmmmmmm…….You’re Fired!!!!
Jeff Schultz
May 19th, 2009
5:56 pm
June: I just right columns (and blogs) that interest me and I believe what will interest the readers. That’s not pandering. And I can’t be held responsible for people’s reaction.
B-Reel
May 19th, 2009
6:16 pm
Seriously…..if a corp exec (at similar pay scale as Vick) went to jail he/she would take along a golden parachute with that You’re Fired! My point is that Vick should be allowed to rejoin the NFL (if remorseful and willing to speak out against dog fighting) because he paid his dues. The NFL is not corp america, just ask Trump about his USFL venture. A sales person can be replaced, but you don’t find a rocket armed QB that runs a 4.2 on monster.com
Former Season Ticket Holder
May 19th, 2009
6:42 pm
Face it Falcons fans…all 40,000 of you….Mike Vick was, is and will always be the face of this franchise. The haters just can’t let him go!
Jeff
May 19th, 2009
6:45 pm
all i can say is OAKLAND RAIDERS!!!!!!!
Jeff
May 19th, 2009
6:46 pm
Enter your comments here
doe
May 19th, 2009
7:05 pm
I know u got cut him or trade him. But if you could remain on the roster. Don’t play him. Just for video game purposes. That would be a sick video game football team. Wildcat, kick returner. It would be the most prolific offensive juggernaut team of all time. And I wish would we could all kiss and make up. But, sometimes you got to start over. Good Luck Vick. U need to learn to tip better. I would take up Cock fighting. I think losing $130 million for $40000 was not a good investment. Just watch TV, do some charity work and hang out with the wife and kids and stay away from the old crew. Nothing but family. You’ll get a second chance.
The Falcons will be fine.
Matt Ryan’s the Truth
In Dimitroff and Smith We Trust
A biased season ticket holder
VICK SUPPORTER 2
May 19th, 2009
7:18 pm
“NOW AIRING ON (ESPN)” – A WHOLE SPECIAL SHOW FOR MIKE VICK………………….
A (WHOLE SHOW)?…………. “ARE YOU KIDDING ME”?
A (WHOLE SHOW)?………..
A (WHOLE SHOW)?…………. COME ON NOW…..NOT EVEN THE GREAT BRETT FAVRE GOT THIS TYPE OF ATTENTION…………
A (WHOLE SHOW)?………… BUT HE HAS NO TALENT….. RIGHT
A (WHOLE SHOW)……. IN “PRIME TIME”………. ARE YOU KIDDING ME………..
SORRY FELLAS………..MATT RYAN “LEAF” MAY BE OUR “SELF-APPOINTED” FACE OF THE FRANCHISE, BUT MIKE VICK IS OBVIOUSLY………
“THE FACE OF THE NFL”
GO FALCONS!
Larry
May 19th, 2009
7:25 pm
Jeff, I agree wholeheartedly on the “minority” moniker. Since golf is not traditionally the preferred sport in the black community, they are right to recruit whomever they can. If white players are comfortable attending a traditionally black school, more power to them. If we as a nation are ever to move beyond the racial divide, we absolutely must have more intergration of the races in a non-threatening environment where intelligent people can interact and communicate (unlike some of the doofusses in this blog).
Keep up the good work and don’t let said doofusses discourage you.
crabapplejoe
May 19th, 2009
8:10 pm
Jeff Schultz wrote: “The name “Minority” championship is what got me.”
Well, it is actually quite appropriate since whites are a minority, making up only about 15% of the world’s population.
Ted Striker
May 19th, 2009
8:19 pm
Since the Hawks are done this year, how about some quality entertainment about LeBron & Kobe. Which dude do you like better?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtzQ0eXVoJo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eloudreams%2Ecom%2F2009%2F05%2F11%2Fnike%2Dbasketball%2Dmvps%2Dkobe%2Dlebron%2F&feature=player_embedded
Ted Striker
May 19th, 2009
8:22 pm
Ut oh. I think I’ve torn a hole in the space/time continuum blog universe.
cutter
May 19th, 2009
8:28 pm
With just a few hours left in Michael Vick’s time in confinement, this writer says clearly and succinctly, “Give Mike Vick a damn break.”
Let me start by saying this: Dogfighting is a terrible and atrocious thing.
The fact that there are still people that train and raise dogs, chickens, and other animals for the sole purpose of having them fight for entertainment is a shocking proposition.
I make no excuses for what Vick did and would not excuse him if he continued to engage in dogfighting.
But are animal lives more valuable than human lives?
Many animal rights groups like the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals have called for Vick to be banned for life from the NFL.
Radio call-in shows are blown up with fans who say what a disgrace he is and how he should not be allowed to make a living playing quarterback.
Where is their outrage on cases that involve the loss of human life?
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth allegedly became intoxicated, put himself behind the wheel of a car, and killed someone. He is now looking at facing a lengthy prison sentence for those actions.
However, the peanut gallery has remained mostly silent.
New Orleans Saints defensive end Charles Grant is charged in a Georgia court for involuntary manslaughter. Grant was involved in a fight in a south Georgia bar and someone (a person!) lost her life. An actual person!
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis was a co-defendant in a 2000 murder case from the Buckhead bar district in Atlanta.
Although Lewis was cleared of the charges, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. There is no doubt; however, that he participated somehow in an event that led to the loss of a person’s life.
On all these three men, the outrage has never been so great as it has been against Vick.
Do we, as a society, value dogs more than humans? Is it that dogs have a stronger lobby than people? Do we need a People for the Ethical Treatment of Humans?
Vick has done his time. He spent two years in prison during what should have been the prime of his Pro Bowl career.
If you find yourself outraged that Vick will once again play in the NFL, ask yourself: Where is the outrage about Stallworth? Grant? Lewis?
If we can forgive these men who allegedly or actually participated in the death of a person, can’t we forgive Michael Vick?
BigMike
May 19th, 2009
8:36 pm
Let’s deal with America’s reality! Michael Vick is being scurtinized this hard, and profiled like this simply from the fact of being a Black Man at the most glamous position in all of pro sports. I know bloggers are going to disagree, but was Kyle Turley looked at in such a negative way when he chocked a dog to death while in the NFL? Mark McGuire, Jason Giambi, Andy Reid, Patrick Kerney, and the Hockey player that killed his friend in ATL a couple of years ago, these incidents have been swept under the rug. Why America do you continue to scrutinize Blacks in America at such a high level? For years the number 714 was said to be the number in baseball, years after Aaron had broke it by 16 more. Michael Vick deserves another chance in society like any other human being. Most will say he had it all, but you must understand it wasn’t given, he earned it, and like most young men with money, black or white he made a mistake. God bless him in his return, and lets hope he learned from his mistakes. Also if you want us to be treated as equals, I’m an American, not African-American. When you learn what equlity is about then we as black people in America won’t complain!
Former Season Ticket Holder
May 19th, 2009
9:12 pm
BigMike…when did Kyle Turley do this? Oh, lets see how Schultz justifies the sports media skating over that.
Brendan
May 19th, 2009
10:07 pm
Based on the cartoon, Vick needs a change of venue.
intellibird
May 19th, 2009
10:36 pm
I assume that BigEasy is a Saints fan. Therefore, it figures that he picks the Falcons to go 4-12. Lets drop the racial stuff, either you are on the Falcons bandwagon or you are off. I was on it with MV7 and now I am on it with Matty Ice. All others can go blog about your new teams, whoever they may be…
intellibird
May 19th, 2009
10:37 pm
And I predict the Falcons to go 10-7 and make the playoffs.
intellibird
May 19th, 2009
10:38 pm
Oops, make that 10-6.
Figured it out
May 19th, 2009
10:42 pm
JEFF WHY DO YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME LAMENTING ON MICHAEL VICK AS IF HE WAS THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD AND NEEDS TO REHAB. WHAT HE DID WAS AWFUL AND HE NEEDS TO MAKE AMENDS IN HIS LIFE BUT WHAT MANY WOMEN DO IS A LOT MORE DISGRACEFUL AND PALES IN COMPARISON AS TO WHAT MR VICK DID. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE MURDERED YES MURDERED BY THESE LOW-LIFE WOMEN UNDER THE RUSE OF A WOMANS RIGHT TO CHOOSE. SHE MADE HER RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHEN SHE HAD SEX. THE SLAUGHTER OF THESE CHILDREN IS A LOT BIGGER STORY THAN THE ABUSE OF ANIMALS AS BAD AS THAAT IS. JEFF YOU AND YOUR FELLOW REPORTERS AT AJC WOULD BE BETTER SERVED TO WRITE ARTICLES ON THE SORRY EXCUSE FOR HUMANS THAT COMMITT THESE MURDERS AND THE SORRY PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT THIS HIDEOUS CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY STARTING WITH THE HEARTLESS PRESIDEN OF THE USA ON DOWN. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE PC PEOPLE THAT HAVE NO FEELING FOR THE UNPROTECTED BABIES AND SUPPORT A WOMANS RIGHT TO MURDER THEN WE WILL NOT HEAR ANHYTHING FAVORABLE FROM YOU.
WARBUCKS
May 19th, 2009
10:47 pm
MIKE VICK WILL GO TO THE VIKINGS AND WIN THE SUPER BOWL!! MATT RYAN WILL ONLY WIN 6 GAMES THIS SEASON.
surfdawg
May 19th, 2009
11:03 pm
Big easy what is your prediction for the Saints this year?
surfdawg
May 19th, 2009
11:10 pm
If Vick did come back to the Falcons what position do yall think he would play?
intellibird
May 19th, 2009
11:45 pm
Some kind of scat-back or we could go with a 2 quarterback formation. He’s probably similar in size and athleticism to Jerious Norwood. I’d keep him on offense, don’t fool around with him on defense.
VICK SUPPORTER 2
May 19th, 2009
11:53 pm
THAT WAS A GREAT SHOW TODAY ABOUT RYAN “LEAF” ON ESPN TODAY….
OOPS MY BAD – I MEANT MV7
BUT LEAF IS THE FACE OF THE FRANCHISE 
VICK SUPPORTER 2
May 19th, 2009
11:57 pm
VICK WOULD NEVER COME BACK TO THIS LOSER FRANCHISE. MAKE NO MISTAKE, VICK ONLY HAS ONE THING ON HIS MIND – TO STICK IT TO THE FALCONS EVERY GAME HE PLAYS AGAINST THEM.
WHAT IS GOING TO BE FUNNY AS HELL, IS WHEN HE COMES BACK TO THE DOME ON ANOTHER TEAM, HE WILL HAVE MORE NUMBER 7 JERSEY WEARING FANS THAN THE NUMBER 2 JERSEY
GO FALCONS!
surfdawg
May 20th, 2009
12:38 am
VS2 Will you be rooting for the Falcons that day or the team Vick is on.
surfdawg
May 20th, 2009
12:56 am
Intellibird I like that. The 2 Quarterback formation like Arkansas ran under Houston Nutt. Yeah definitely offensive . If he could hang on to the ball I’d like to see how he would do at tailback.
intellibird
May 20th, 2009
12:59 am
VS2 -
I was born a Falcons fan and I will die a Falcons fan. The individual players aren’t so important. This is about a team and a city. Maybe you have never played team sports before. If you live in Atlanta, you should support your local team. It really doesn’t matter who is QB.
surfdawg
May 20th, 2009
1:11 am
Ahh Intellibird don’t let VS2 get to you, he has been doing that for a few days . He’s stuck. Batteries low or something . Don’t worry, we’ll get him up and running by the time training camp starts.
surfdawg
May 20th, 2009
1:27 am
FIGURED IT OUT Yeah, you go down the hall and it’s your 3rd blog on the left.
Former Season Ticket Holder
May 20th, 2009
7:04 am
VS2, I’ll certainly be there with my red #7 jersey on! That’ll be the only time I step foot in that Georgia Dome. I’m sure that these so-called diehard Falcons fans remember the day Primetime came back….oh, now THAT was hilarious….he waved the football TO the Falcons bench as he scampered right by them to return that TD. Well, that will pale in comparison to what Vick does. Can’t wait for it…and neither than Blank, seeing as that one game will be enough to break even for the year!
Vick Supporter
May 20th, 2009
7:53 am
The time for rememption is finally here. The Great Mike Vick has Returned.
oldbird
May 20th, 2009
8:22 am
God…this is boring! Vick is out of prison, who cares? Vick may be playing for another NFL team later in the year, who cares? All I want is for some team to give the Falcons a draft pick for Vick so they can finally dump him. PLEASE….Jeff….for Jebus sake, stop the Vick articles, who cares!
I feel better already.