You’re an NFL team. You need a QB. Vick, Favre or Vince?
The famous usher Walter Banks — also the nicest man who has ever lived — posed this question last night at the ol’ ballyard: If you were an NFL team and all your quarterbacks were hurt, would you sign Brett Favre, Vince Young or Michael Vick?
Me, I’d sign Vick. (Let’s assume for the sake of today’s exercise he’s cleared to play.) He has done more in the NFL than Young. (Speaking of whom, he’s still under contract with the Titans, but let’s pretend he isn’t.) I remain intrigued by Young, but I think Vick’s the better player.
Loading ...And Favre? I feel about him the way Kate apparently feels about Jon. (Pop culture reference!) I’d rather go without a quarterback — think Tom Matte in that 1965 playoff game with the plays on his wristband — than have that dithering prima donna on my roster.
But you are, as ever, free to disagree. Here’s a poll, and the comment section is below. Have at it. And let’s try to keep this on a football level. Just this once.
Tell us what you think about the site
Customer Care »
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
AJC Services
Sections
Other Editions
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
150 comments Add your comment
Jim
June 11th, 2009
6:28 am
Of the three listed, I go with Tom Matte. No drama, no prison time, and a decent leader. The three choices contain none of those qualities.
David C
June 11th, 2009
6:34 am
my very first first comment!! i would take Vick! Favres getting old and Vince Young is a little too weird
Mike
June 11th, 2009
6:36 am
Jim and Mark just exactly what teams do you clowns own? You dont, ok. Isn’t it amazing how these 3 guys made it to the NFL because of their talent. Please indicate the last time you guys caught a pass, thrown into the flats, ran a touchdown or for that matter got close to sitting on the bench in a real game on Sundays. Oh, you never have and never will. Ok you are just wannabees. Now I understand you fascination with real players.
Not a Vick Fan
June 11th, 2009
6:48 am
I’m not a Vick fan. I used to be a arve Fan. My Probem with Farve is that he can’t make up his mind to play ball or not. He wll cause much a prolbem with teams as Vick will because he is a short term asset to a long tem commitment.
Vick isn’t a leader, he can be a distraction; however, he does deserve a third chance to show he has charged. My biggest problem with Vick is that, apparently, he lied so much. He can quit dog fighting; however, lying is harder to quit.
Still I have lost all regard for Farve because of his wishy-washy decision making. He will end up costing the team he goes to (if he goes)good future quarterbacks until he realy retires.
Sam
June 11th, 2009
6:49 am
Vick is going down, down, down. What goes around, comes around… Watch as the teams who were “supposedly” interested drop off from that list one by one. He’s getting what he deserves.
Patrick
June 11th, 2009
6:54 am
I would go with Vick! We all need second chances in life! And the guy is good, really good! I am hoping that some team, somewhere will give him another chance to show his beautiful talent!
Charity
June 11th, 2009
6:57 am
I think Vick would be a better choice. He been away, he’s thirsty, and he appears to be in great shape. Let’s not forget about his stats they speak for itself. He’s still young, has a great arm, he would be great for any team that’s in need of a great quarterback. He will definitely fill up the stadium. He deserves to be reinstated and given another oppty to play in the NFL.
As I said yesterday...
June 11th, 2009
7:02 am
…it was a slow news day in sports when all you guys can come up with to write about is the former Atlanta QB who is still under house arrest. Shultz gave away the secret that you guys now have to write 3 blog topics a day to keep your jobs, but to “invent” OLD news about that guy is NOT topic worthy.
SG
June 11th, 2009
7:02 am
To keep on the topic i would have to go with Vince Young. Vick would be fun to watch but is the baggage worth it. Farve was a great QB in Green Bay, however there does come a time when you need to really retire. So this leaves Young. He still has a couple of good years left and a change of pace may do him some good.
Not a Vick Fan
June 11th, 2009
7:02 am
I forgot about the other one. He is my real choice; Jeff Garcia.
Larry
June 11th, 2009
7:05 am
Bradley, you really disturb me. You’d rather take a psychotic sadist than a prima donna. Your attitude is so emblematic of what is so totally wrong with sports today.
bill
June 11th, 2009
7:13 am
i would choose mickey mouse over mike vick, why would a team even consiger him they would be hit with furor from area residents team supporters and pickets each game vick should be put in a pen hung upside down and let starving dogs get to him
Nativebird
June 11th, 2009
7:17 am
I’d go with Banks, definitely. He’s more athletic than Carter.
bill
June 11th, 2009
7:19 am
patrick & charity dont know what you are on, but have you considered what loses the team would take $$$$$$$$ vick is major distraction to any city or team when pickets show up and they will i assure you, the real ticket holders will get very annoyed and cancel out on season tickets he will never fill a stadium he deserves a third chance, how about cleaning the highways
Greg
June 11th, 2009
7:24 am
David C is an idiot….wow first comment…what a great accomplishment. The answer is none of the above.
me me me
June 11th, 2009
7:33 am
You forgot the none of the above option. I would settle with practice squad QB. All those guys carry too much baggage to enter any conversation about leading a team. But since we’re not dealing in reality … Vick, because of the three he has the most upside on the football field.
SimpleDawg
June 11th, 2009
7:50 am
Favre, Vick, or Young ? The Old, the Bad, and the Unstable…..some choice.
Slow sports news day ?
dgroy
June 11th, 2009
8:14 am
Write about something sports worthy!!!!!!
dap01
June 11th, 2009
8:14 am
Favre was a great QB. He is now still very good but too difficult.
Vick is a great physical talent, but not a leader.
Vince is a great physical talent, but not smart enough to lead a playoff team.
Mark Bradley
June 11th, 2009
8:16 am
There’s no “none of the above” in the poll for a reason. I want you to pick one of the three. That’s pretty much the purpose of the whole exercise.
Marsha
June 11th, 2009
8:55 am
OMG, the poster that said he would go with Vick, because Vince Young is “weird”?????? LMAO–And what do you call a millionaire who hung, drowned, electrocuted, fought, starved, and beat dogs to death for his fun? Unreal–
So the author of this article would pick MV too?? And he would be a fool. MV was NEVER worth a —-as a QB, and he certainly isn’t going to improve once an entire stadium is booing and trashing him. He couldn’t handle a few boos, remember, without flipping the fans the finger, I don’t think he could cope when an entire stadium was directing their disgust directly at him. As it should be. MV should fade away into obscurity, which is actually BETTER than what he actually deserves.
NFL FAN
June 11th, 2009
9:01 am
Mark Bradley has gone off the deep end. Sick Vick playing for any team would be a nightmare. The qb is the face of a team, who wants a convicted animal abuser as the face of their team? Brett Farve is far too confused about what he wants to do, I’d have to go with Vince Young. And Marsha, I agree with you, the poster that said Vince Young is too “weird” so they would go with Michael Vick has a screw lose himself. That’s absolultely laughable that anyone would be so much a moron as to post that statement.
Mac
June 11th, 2009
9:03 am
Well, there’s not much to choose from. A has-been, a flake and whatever’s left of Mike Vick. Heck, I’ll go with Vick, too.
Fortunately my team’s set with Matt “Red” Ryan.
St. Bernard
June 11th, 2009
9:03 am
I hate the Favre chronicles, but you’d rather have a bench warmer or someone who hasn’t played instead of him. If you really want to win…you’d pick Favre.
Ted Striker
June 11th, 2009
9:03 am
Assuming salary cap issues were not in play, I’d sign Vick. I’d have Vick stand on a podium beside me and I’d make a public statement that I’m an owner who believes in giving someone who is contrite and who’s learned from his mistakes a second chance. I’d then have Vick say he was sorry and that all he wants to do now is be a good citizen and play football for the people in that city, whatever role it might be, starter or backup or water boy.
Then I would announce that the football team is a family. The players are a family, the coaches are family, the fans are family — and the family will stand together as one. If someone chooses not to stand with them, then they are against the family. Then I’d close with this statement.
‘Fredo, you’re my older brother, and I love you. But don’t ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever. “
The Dogfighter Returns
June 11th, 2009
9:04 am
damn another day another article about mr. vick. the bastards must be running out of stories to write.
Don’t you have anything interesting to write about? You wonder why no one buys newspapers anymore.
Why would anyone pay for this garbage. Better luck next time.
The Dogfighter Returns
June 11th, 2009
9:10 am
once again mike vick did not serve one day in federal prison for dogfighting or killing dogs. The feds had no issue with how he treated the dogs (it was his property) it wasn’t against the federal law at the time he committed those acts.
you may just want to take a look at the plea to find out exactly what happened.
What!!!
June 11th, 2009
9:18 am
Ted Striker…………..are you a TOP GUN wannabe?
With Vick if you stand as a family you will at some point fall as a family. He’s proved that by almost destroying an NFL franchise. Had it not been for Blank, TD, and Smith drafting the right players Vick may have succeded.
With that said, If I was choosing one of those QB’s, I would just try to get by til the draft.
Michael
June 11th, 2009
9:21 am
That’s like trying to pick your favorite method of torture. But I suppose if I absolutely had to pick one of the three, I’d go with Young. Sure, he’s not as talented as Vick, but he doesn’t come with the baggage. Favre is just a dinosaur that no longer has the ability to carry his team like he did 10 years ago. The fact that he’s a diva just cements the decision. So yeah, give me Vince Young and let me see if I can teach him and help him grow into his full potential.
PMC
June 11th, 2009
9:21 am
Of the 3 if you are forced to make a choice for this year Vince is the only real option and I’m not sure that’s a great one either. Farve can’t do it anymore. Vick is too much of a question mark at this point unless you had a QB in place already to find out what you had or let him learn.
Vick could have been so incredible. He had so much talent and ability. If he worked half as hard on being a QB as being a dog breeder he could have been a hall of famer. Unfortunately even if he comes back and he’s the same. He’s still not that accurate and he still doesn’t throw a really catchable ball. One of if not the most athletic people I’ve ever seen and he was athletic enough to bring high school sand lot to the NFL which is something to say in itself but as much as I wished it… he’s just not a great QB.
Ted Striker
June 11th, 2009
9:26 am
Hey, what — No. No Top Gun wannabe. But that reminds me of a joke.
Know the difference between God and a fighter pilot? God doesn’t think he’s a fighter pilot.
TommyP
June 11th, 2009
9:28 am
Bradley: Does your team play in Atlanta or is this a hypothetical football town as well?
Makes all the difference in this poll.
What!!!
June 11th, 2009
9:31 am
LOL! Good one Striker. Well, I still watch the movie when I catch it on TBS, which seems to be every day or two. lol.
Mark Bradley
June 11th, 2009
9:35 am
For the sake of today’s exercise, let’s say the team plays in … Kansas City. That’s about as generic as it gets. (I was going to pick Cleveland, but Cleveland and I have this history.)
Otto
June 11th, 2009
9:36 am
I would take Flutie over those 3 but since you made me pick Vince Young.
Vick was always out for himself and I expect him to be as reformed as Mike Tyson.
Favre was great but how are his injuries? If Favre is fully recovered he gets picked over Flutie.
cer
June 11th, 2009
9:37 am
Of the three you listed – Vick. I liked to watch Vick play, I was disgusted with what he did and that he lied about it made it even worse.
Bottom line – he has paid the price society set for his transgressions, so move on. I would say he does deserve another chance, but not a blind one – keep a close eye on him until he can prove himself one way or the other.
Having said all of that, he is the QB that would give you the best opportunity to move forward if all of your other options went away, of the three you have listed.
Mike H
June 11th, 2009
9:38 am
I want Favre obviously. I would rather play a dog than Vick.
Ol' Ball Coach
June 11th, 2009
10:23 am
I agree about WALTER BANKS. He is indeed one of THE nicest human beings to ever walks the planet.
Vick or Favre or Young ? OH, MY!
Well, let’s see…
- One is a convicted felon and inarticulate buffoon who knowingly infects women with STDs, tortures animals, runs illegal interstate gambling operations and cannot read a playbook or opposing defenses. On the bright side, however, this individual can no longer vote, (legally) possess a firearm or run for public office.
- One is a FORMER champion and over-the-hill graybeard who has a VERY had time making up his mind and is in suspect health.
- One is a collegiate champion, yet lacks maturity and mental & emotional stablility who make commit suicide by the end of the preseason.
Hmmmm…..
That fancy “Wildcat” offense really doesn’t need a QB, now does it?
Yeah! Let’s do that instead.
Ol' Ball Coach
June 11th, 2009
10:27 am
Okay, Okay!
If I absolutely HAVE TO pick one, I will take my chances with Favre.
He is the ONLY one of the three who as a reasonable chance of staying of both prison AND the morgue.
He also usually shows up for practice and can actually decipher a typical NFL-level offensive playbook.
Otto
June 11th, 2009
10:52 am
Mike H, I agree DJ Shockley would have been a more team orientted player than Vick.
David
June 11th, 2009
11:15 am
It’s amusing to me how the large majority of comments/reasoning for decisions here have almost nothing to do with how well each PLAYS. Last I checked, that’t why you hire a QB, to play.
IMO it depends on the type of team you are tyring to build. If you are building a fast offense that relies on deception, like Oakland (supposedly) is doing, then Vick or Young. If you have a very solid run game, but you need a QB that is great at reading defenses and adjusting, thereby preventing defenses from loading up on that run game to the point that they get burned if the QB audibles out of it — what the Vikings have — then it’s Favre, hands down.
Kraehefish
June 11th, 2009
11:25 am
…in other OTA news, Favre overslept practice, citing his need for pain-killers made him drowsy, and when he finally awakened he was further delayed by not being able to make up his mind to stop eating eggs, or to eat eggs for one more year. He has until Sunday morning to let us know if he will meet us at Waffle House for egg breakfast or not.
Vick reported, but was quickly sidelined for an apparent injury due to electric shock from his sweat getting into his designer “TI” ankle bracelet.
Vince Young, sadly, is ruled inactive. He had another mental relapse and thought that HE was actually Michael Vick, and is being investigated by NOW for allegedly sponsoring cat fights while drinking shots with other topless men.
db
June 11th, 2009
11:40 am
I would go with Young as, even though seems to be somewhat crazy, he has only been crazy for one year. Not like the other two.
George P
June 11th, 2009
11:46 am
Where is Marcus these days? Michael always said he was a better quarterback, and he proved at VPI that he could get into at least as much if not more trouble.
Fred
June 11th, 2009
11:47 am
But these same haters fail to realize they’re exactly why Vick will be back…..they want to see him play more intently than his supporters do.
midnite
June 11th, 2009
11:48 am
Vick will not be playing in the NFL this year…mark it down. He is not contrite, once a liar always a liar. The Commish will not fall for his bull$hit. Vick lied to Blank and Goodell. Do you trust a liar? The only remorse Vick feels is for getting caught. He is one dumb brother. Enjoy the UFL, Ookie.
VICK SUPPORTER 2
June 11th, 2009
11:50 am
I WOULD GO WITH ANY ONE OF THEM WHOSE NAME DOES NOT START WITH “MATT, RYAN OR LEAF”. IN FACT, I WOULD GO WITH JOEY HARRINGTON BEFORE I GO WITH “MATT RYAN LEAF”.
JUST LIKE THAT OLD SPRITE COMMERCIAL “IMAGE IS NOTHING – TASTE IS EVERYTHING”…..LETS FACE IT…..WINNING THE R.O.Y. IS IMAGE………WINNING PLAYOFF GAMES IS TASTE….
KEEP THE IMAGE AND SHIFT THAT LOSER BACK TO BOSTON COLLEGE. PLEASE BLANK NO MORE BOSTON COLLEGE REJECTS.
GO FALCONS!
Fred
June 11th, 2009
11:52 am
Don’t cha just love the moral majority hacks like “midnite”? Vick will play in both the UFL and NFL this season…and you’ll watch like both leagues know you will. They thank you for your support.
VICK SUPPORTER 2
June 11th, 2009
11:53 am
I’M REALLY, REALLY CONTUSED. OKAY CHECK THIS OUT………
BLANK MADE LEAF THE NEW FACE OF THE FRANCHISE…….OKAY
VICK IS ON HIS WAY OUT………………OKAY
SOMEBODY EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE NEW FACE OF THE FRANCHISE HAS LESS ARTICLES AND BLOGS BY THE HOMETOWN & ESPN NEWS STATIONS……..
HE IS SO FAR FROM THE FACE, HE REALLY SHOULD BE THE “NEW BUTT” OF THE FRANCHISE
GO FALCONS!
$cash $cow
June 11th, 2009
11:55 am
I think given the three choices you’d have to go with Vick. He would still provide a good draw and can still create problems for the other team. Plus you know he’s regained an edge I think he lost the last year with the Falcons-he’s hungry to prove himself………….
VICK SUPPORTER 2
June 11th, 2009
11:57 am
SAINTS COACH PAYTON MADE A PERSONAL VISIT FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VIRGINIA TO SPEAK WITH MIKE VICK. VICK ON THAT EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE…..BREES……BUSH……VICK AND ALL THOSE RECEIVERS……WILDCAT………WHEN THEY COME TO THE GEORGIA DOME…..IT’S GOING TO BE UGLY
Green Tea
June 11th, 2009
11:57 am
And Vick Supporter 2… Seriously dude, your ignorant act is so tiresome. You are the running joke of these Flacons blogs, you know that right? Everyone on here but a few other morons like yourself think you are a complete waste of air. Hot air that is…
f leghorn
June 11th, 2009
11:58 am
db. .funny stuff. Isn’t it interesting that Young, who wasn’t sure a year or so ago if he wanted to play anymore, is backup to Kerry Collins, who left the game several years ago because he didn’t want to play anymore? What would happen if they both woke up one morning and just quit? Yeah, I’ll go with Young.
Phil McCrotch
June 11th, 2009
11:59 am
This sounds like the beginning of a joke- ….so Michael Vick, Brett Farve and Vince Young walk into a bar……..
Mark, you’re wittier than I am so please finish it. This would be a much better exercise. Who can come up with the best joke….GO!
Mark
June 11th, 2009
12:01 pm
Vince Young has NEVER been the QB He thinks he is. I’m glad the Titans are getting rid of him!
David
June 11th, 2009
12:05 pm
I will select none of the above.
Biscuit
June 11th, 2009
12:10 pm
Joey Harrington.
Don
June 11th, 2009
12:15 pm
Vick and sign Randy Johnson as his back up. I think Johnson is in a half way house in nc. The Atlanta Falcons “Quaterbacks Hall of Shame”, after all this is today’s exercise. Mark, now can we all go outside and play fetch, so as you can get back to working on tommorow’s exercise.
Mark Bradley
June 11th, 2009
12:16 pm
I’m not that witty, Phil. But give me a minute or two and I’ll try to think of something.
VICK SUPPORTER 2
June 11th, 2009
12:21 pm
CAN WE JUST FAST FORWARD THE CLOCK…….GO 16 LONG WEEKS……….WAIT FOR THE 2010 DRAFT……..
GO FALCONS!
G
June 11th, 2009
12:23 pm
Sign Favre to a 6-year deal.
G
June 11th, 2009
12:23 pm
No, wait. Sign all of them. Snap the ball to Favre with Vick and Young in the backfield.
Former Season Ticket Holder
June 11th, 2009
12:27 pm
Ok, I get it….this is supposed to be one of those “gimme” blogs just to get a lot of comments. Most of the blogs about Vick are, since those seem to rile up the Deliverance crowd really well.
FalconsFan
June 11th, 2009
12:38 pm
If you want your team to have any kind of credibility you don’t take any of those three QB options. There are far better choices in the 2010 draft.
midnite
June 11th, 2009
12:39 pm
I’m sorry worshippers but Vick will not be playing this year in the NFL.
(1) he is suspended indefinitely
(2) the Falcons hold his contractural rights
(3) he is fat and terribly out of shape
(4) he will violate his parole(he’s still smoking ‘dro)
Tee
June 11th, 2009
12:40 pm
Mark Bradley, do you have a crush on Mike Vick? Its already obvious that MV7 is STILL keeping the lights on at the AJC!!
Titletown USA
June 11th, 2009
12:54 pm
If Matt Ryan is the new “face of the franchise” and most of you Mike Vick haters are so thrilled…..please tell me why Arthur Blank has to give away FREE jerseys in order for folks to buy tickets??? Looks like Vick kept the lights on in the Georgia Dome also. The Falcons Marketing Dept. has been putting in overtime the last 2 years. I don’t recall seeing ANY falcons season ticket commercials 2001 – 2006….do you?
Former Season Ticket Holder
June 11th, 2009
12:55 pm
midnite…..Unfortunately for you, the stuff in your head is not reflective of reality. Didn’t you notice how none of the sports channels are using the “what kind of shape will he be in” talking point anymore? They saw…..they had to go with something else…LOL Did Vick go to prison or did he go to a time capsule? He is in Va Tech shape. 6 games with the UFL and he’s back!!
Brent
June 11th, 2009
12:56 pm
Midnite,
Please step away from the meth pipe…its causing brain damage!
Najeh Davenpoop
June 11th, 2009
1:02 pm
Favre’s obviously had by far the best career of the three, but his arm is no longer what it used to be, and any team that thinks he can lead them to a Super Bowl at this point is kidding themselves. If this was 2002 he would be the answer, but it’s 2009, and he’s not.
Young has half the talent of Vick in every area except for height, has proven that he can’t deal with adversity, and like Bradley said hasn’t accomplished much in this league.
Of the three Vick is easily the best option at this point.
Curious and confused
June 11th, 2009
1:08 pm
Vick Supporter 2, just find a new blog and a new team. Wait until MV7 is somewhere, and become a fan of that team. If you can’t get behind the Falcons and Matt Ryan, then just wait until MV7 plays somewhere. You know, when Vick was drafted, and a lot of my friends complained that the Falcons were making a mistake, I told them to either be Falcon fans or don’t be. Cheer for them or find a new team. I make the same invitation to you.
By the way, what did Matt Ryan ever do to you? Did your girl tell you she thought he was hot or something. All he did as a rookie was take a team with the 24 ranked defense the playoffs (Leaf NEVER did that in at least 5 years in the league). Give him a chance before you crucify the guy for not winning a playoff game. Like I said earlier, Manning didn’t win a playoff game until his 6th season, and he had already won an MVP by then.
Sid
June 11th, 2009
1:21 pm
Of the 3 the only one I wouldn’t have on my team is Vick. He is a terrible NFL quarterback. He has no touch and couldn’t hit an open receiver with a catchable ball from 2 yards away. When was the last time a running quarterback won the Super Bowl? The only one who might be in that category would be Steve Young, and he was basically a drop back passer who could use his legs to avoid the rush. ALL Vick can do is run, and you don’t win Super Bowls with 3 running backs and NO quarterback. With Vick in the game you’re 2 wide receivers become non-factors unless they are great blockers. That’s why defenses could load the box because they weren’t worried about him completing many passes. A running quarterback can be a superstar in high school and college, but that doesn’t cut it in the pros.
zman
June 11th, 2009
1:21 pm
Out of all thre of them Mike is the one I would not chose. I like Vince Young due to the fact he has a better up side than either Brett or Mike. Don’t get me wrong I have watched Vick play here in Atlanta for his whole time and he was exciting. But he will never get you to the promise land. But I think Vince has more to offer, and to be honest Brett needs to just stay retired.
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
1:22 pm
Vick Supporter 2: Turn off your all caps and shut up.
Ted Striker
June 11th, 2009
1:29 pm
When I was young, I remember watching a Falcons-Bears game where the Chicago QB’s got knocked out of the game. Walter Payton came in and started playing QB. I thought, man this is really something.
michaelgee
June 11th, 2009
1:31 pm
Favre, the only MAN in the group, don’t forget our kids are watching.
Titletown USA
June 11th, 2009
1:39 pm
Sid,
If Mike Vick was such a terrible QB…why was he voted to 3 probowls after only starting 4 full seasons? Just because he doesn’t “look” the way you would like him to look, doesn’t mean you can hide behind your monitor and LIE like a rug!!
Now try to convince everyone with an IQ over 50 how Probowls don’t really matter and its only a “popularity contest”(for those who look like Mike Vick)……we’re waiting…..come on buddy you can do it! Maybe one of your tea baggin friends will help ya.
fade
June 11th, 2009
1:40 pm
Vick for sure.
midnite
June 11th, 2009
1:45 pm
What part of “he’s suspended indefinetly” do y’all not understand? The Commish will not fall for Vicks lies again. Suspension might be lifted for 2010, but Vick will screw up again. VA Tech shape… right. He’s smoking the ‘dro and eating Cheetos and Toaster Strudels(with extra icing). Like I said earlier he is “too fat” to perform. Parole violation coming up as soon as he sees his parole officer.
Green Tea
June 11th, 2009
1:48 pm
I’m not defending or blasting Vick, read my first post genius. And Probowls don’t mean jack, unless your name is DeAngelo Hall. Abraham this past season case in point. Good night…
VICK SUPPORTER 2
June 11th, 2009
1:52 pm
I’M MATTY ICE, I STOLE BLANK’S BUCKS;
GAVE ME REAL COACH’S, AND I STILL SUCKED.
NO “REAL” BACK SINCE 1998, THAT IS THE MAN TURNER;
WASN’T FOR HIM, THE WHOLE SEASON WOULD HAVE BEEN A BURNER.
GAVE ME THE “ROY”, SHOULD HAVE GONE TO FLACCO;
HE WON PLAYOFF GAMES, MADE ME LOOK WHACKO.
MY SCHEDULE WAS WEAK, I HAD IT MADE;
BUT THOSE CARDINALS, GOT IN THE WAY.
NEW FACE OF THE FRANCHISE, WHAT A JOKE;
SPENT 5 YEARS IN COLLEGE, I’M STILL THE GREATEST CHOKE.
FIRST ROUND PICK, I WENT HIGH IN THE DRAFT;
BUT ALL I WANTED, WAS MV7 AUTOGRAPH.
Cuz
June 11th, 2009
1:52 pm
I would pick Vick as long as UGA VII gets a restraining order.
Cuz
June 11th, 2009
1:58 pm
Striker, that Walter Payton was the real deal. I was a Bears fan just because of him.
Supporter 2, Shakespeare you are not.
Remy (Titletown, USA native)
June 11th, 2009
2:01 pm
Hey Titletown USA, would you be from Valdosta, Ga.? I am thats why I asked. Now I would take Vince Young slightly over Mike Vick but then again Vick has pro bowl appearances so it would be Vick. Farve is overhyped and has been the last six years, needs to retire. It’s amazing how people are so negative against Vick and the dog situation when hockey players have killed the person riding in their car because he was drunk driving right here in Atlanta. It amazes me how Vick is continually being thrown under the bus but a hockey player can kill his friend and people didnt uproar as extreme. But I take Vick.
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:02 pm
Pop: Would you get off that people don’t like Vick because of the way he “looks.” If that were the case, 85% of the NFL players would disliked because of the way they “look”. No, they don’t look like me, number 1 because I’m a woman. Get over the race thing every time something negative is said about him, I for one just don’t like the guy. I don’t think think he worked hard enough and was not a team player, thought the same thing about Jeff George, so its not a race thing. If you are p.o’d because Vick isn’t playing, that’s fine, just don’t blame other people for it, blame Vick. Vick Supporter 2: You don’t known squat about what Matt Ryan will or won’t do in the NFL. Why do you hate him, because he doesn’t look like you? He had nothing to do with Vick’s situation so get over it and give the guy a chance. If he sucks in the future, fine, but he did fine last year so get off it.
bobby
June 11th, 2009
2:02 pm
3rd choice – Vince Young. Where is his head?
2nd choice – would be Favre because he can manage a game but his INT’s seem to be a problem. I do not think he has realized that his arm strength is not what it used to be.
1st choice – Vick. The strongest arm of the three. Defenses must change to compensate for his running.
As far as the lie he told. Everyone on this blog has told a lie.
That’s like drinking a beer with some friends on your porch and the police drive bye and ask are you guys drinking alcohol in public.
A) Say yes = go to jail
b) Say no = Police come to investigate and you go to Jail.
Say no = Police continue to ride by.
I’m choosing b all day and take my chances.
If I were speeding and the police asked how fast was I going, I’m going to ask what is the speed limit. Whatever is the speed limit is how fast I was going.
Im not going to say “I mus not tell a lie and yes officer I was speeding”. I was doing 57 mph on I285. Please bestow my citation upon me.
Phil McCrotch
June 11th, 2009
2:08 pm
Bobby- I can’t even put into words how moronic that post was. Thank you for making everyone on this blog look smarter. Even VS2
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:09 pm
Hey Bobby, you every heard about perjury? Lying is one thing, lying under oath is another.
Joe
June 11th, 2009
2:14 pm
Reality Time,
Get back in the kitchen. Mike Vick was MORE than a team player because if you know ANYTHING about football you would know that Mike Vick carried that entire offense(some would say defense too) on his BACK! He wasn’t afforded the opportunity to play with a pro-bowl running back, WR and a decent offensive line. Roddy White couldn’t catch a cold before last year. Now go cook something!!
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:19 pm
Sorry Joe, cant’ go back in the kitchen right now, unlike you, I work. As to knowing football, I actually know quite a bit about it and I know that Michael Vick was never known for his work ethic or putting time in the film room. Natural talent will only get you so far, working at it will always make you better. It’s amazing to me that a wide receiver who had been average at best is suddenly a pro bowler under a new quarterback. Not everything is a coincidence.
Roy B.
June 11th, 2009
2:20 pm
Reality Time,
I bet you wouldn’t own a pitbull if someone gave you one….give me a break.. you could care less about those vicious animals that continue to maul and kill children every other day. Your hatred for Mike Vick has nothing to do with pitbulls….and you can stick that perjury foolisness where the sun don’t shine!! Dogfighting was a misdemeanor before Mike Vick was indicted.
Former Season Ticket Holder
June 11th, 2009
2:26 pm
Reality Time – Vick didn’t lie under oath, which is what a perjury charge is, he wasn’t charged with any perjury you nitwit. Bobby’s example was perfect.
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:29 pm
Roy B, apparently you have mistaken me for someone else. I said nothing about pit bulls or dog fighting or anything relating to that. I said nothing about misdemeanors, felonies or anything else. As to perjury, what does that have to do with a dog fighting. Perjury in itself is a crime, whether you have committed a crime yourself or not. Lie under oath to protect someone else, that is perjury. If you want to disagree with me, fine, but disagree with what I said not with your standard come backs about Vick.
Randy
June 11th, 2009
2:34 pm
If I’m looking for a one year fill in it’s Favre. If this guy could be my QB for the next few years it’s Vick. Young is not even under consideration.
Former Season Ticket Holder
June 11th, 2009
2:35 pm
Reality Time..no everything is not a coincidence, which is why Roddy pointed out what HIS work ethic was before the 2007 season…oh and 2007 was his first 1,000 yard season with 3 different QBs…why? Not because of the QBs, but because HE decided to actually get serious..by his own admission. He credited Petrino with his change in attitude and work habits. He dropped weight and stopped eating at Mickey D’s three times a day. So go take your “coincidence” and stuff it, it doesn’t apply here.
Titletown
June 11th, 2009
2:37 pm
Reality Time,
Posting that Vick had a “bad work ethic” doesn’t make it true(stop repeating what you hear from other haters)….just ask the people who played WITH HIM. Is Jay Feely lying when he talked about his friend Mike Vick? As a matter of fact, I’ve never heard ANY of his teammates talk badly about his play on the field. Should we believe haters like YOU or his former teammates???
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:39 pm
Former Season Ticket Holder: You have your opinion, I have mine. I have not told you to stuff it, shove or in any other way incorporate your opinion into one of your bodily orifices. I would appreciate if you would give me the same courtesy.
Sid
June 11th, 2009
2:39 pm
Titletown USA – Great response!! I talk about the reasons why I don’t think Vick is a good NFL quarterback, and you bring up race.
bobby
June 11th, 2009
2:46 pm
Reality Time – Was Mike under oath when he spoke to Godell or to Arthur. That seems to be the issue here with most people. I don’t recall him commiting perjury in court. All I hear is he lied to Arthur, he lied to the commish. Mike was hoping that he was going to get past this. At that point it was not a lock that he would be implicated.
McCrotch – Bozo, that was just to prove a point that everyone has lied and more than likely will depending on the circumstances. If you can get away with a “whew! that was close and I’m not doing this anymore”, then you would.
If you have never lied McCrotch then I salute you.
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
2:50 pm
Titleletown: Do you know what an opinion is? You have one, I have a different one, an opinion does not have to be provided right or wrong, it is simply that, an opinion, what you think about a matter and what I think about a matter. That doesn’t make me a hater. This blog is supposed to be about stating opinions. You don’t know me, I don’t know you. Why does everything have to be reduced to attacking bloggers personally for having a different opinion. I have said nothing derogatory in response to anyone who has implied that I am stupid because I am a woman, that my opinion of Michael Vick’s football playing ability is based on his dog fighting, what kind of dog I would or and whether you should lie to the police, none of what relate to anything I have said.
Former Season Ticket Holder
June 11th, 2009
3:06 pm
Reality Time, its not an opinion that Vick did not commit perjury, that’s a FACT. Apparently you think that because you comment on a blog that somehow your comment is immune to being a lie. You LIED. Vick did not commit “perjury” PERIOD. Its not an opinion that Roddy White credits his development to Petrino and that he decided to get serious about his career, its what HE SAID in interviews on espn and aol sports. So again, your opinion is just a flat out LIE unless you think what came out of Roddy’s own mouth is just his “opinion” about what HE did. Dont let your hate get in the way of your “opinion”..mmmkay?
Mark Bradley
June 11th, 2009
3:10 pm
Glad to see we’re talking about football here.
Green Tea
June 11th, 2009
3:18 pm
Mark, and you are shocked by this?? You knew this would stir up the second you started typing. The VS2’s and Titletowns of cyberspace can’t hold back…
Reality Time
June 11th, 2009
3:20 pm
Enter your comments here
bobby
June 11th, 2009
3:32 pm
SID – I understand your point. On the blog you have racist who will call any black athelete that gets a parking ticket a thug. Someone on this blog actually called Vince Young a thug. I can’t recall Vince in any trouble. Someone needs to look this up as the definition does not apply to Vick either.
Then you have the hypersensitive people that everything boils down to race, then you have the hypocrits who act like they done nothing.
I have to disagree a bit on your assesment of vick as a QB for now. The situation he was in was not the best to gauge if he can actually be an elite QB. He was decent under Reeves but then Mora was hired with that experimental offense and there have been quite a few drops even by Roddy White.
He has the tools and remember he was rushed into his role with limited college experience. Some people state he is too short but Drew Brees is about the same height so it can be done.
So my opinion on Vick is he is the most exciting QB to play the game but as an elite QB, the jury is still out until he is put into a real system.
Joshua
June 11th, 2009
3:40 pm
I would rather have Ryan Leaf as my starter, than any one of these three epic losers.
Mark Bradley
June 11th, 2009
3:47 pm
Michael Vick: Been to the NFC and college football title games. Brett Favre: Won one Super Bowl and went to another. Vince Young: Won BCS title game and was 8-5 as an NFL rookie starter.
And you’d rather have Ryan Leaf?
Eddy
June 11th, 2009
3:49 pm
i would take vick over the both of them any day
Blake
June 11th, 2009
4:25 pm
Vick was never a team player and was more concerned with putting on a one man show. Young has too much emotional baggage. If I felt my team could win it all immediately with an experienced quarterback then there’s no competition. Favre. This one’s not even close enough to debate. Move along, folks.
DrJ
June 11th, 2009
4:27 pm
It’s entertainment time, so it has to be Vick. Don’t know how long it will take for him to play himself into some kind of shape, probably 4 games. The biggest football related problem he was starting to have was the “spy” the defense was putting on him….couldn’t do those fancy runs much after that.
But he would be a lot more fun to watch than the other two. Watch those TV ratings go up!
A Realist
June 11th, 2009
4:28 pm
I still can’t figure out why the AJC sports writers can’t come up with some original articles. Everyday it’s the same old stuff rehashed over and over again which just gives the SAME PEOPLE an opportunity to make the SAME COMMENTS.
Who cares who might take any of the three named in the article that generated the question?????
Mark Bradley – If it is your intent to incite a verbal riot, by coming up with this stuff, then you’ve succeeded.
VICK SUPPORTER 2
June 11th, 2009
4:43 pm
AFTER THAT 2002 PLAYOFF GAME IN GREENBAY, A 21-YEAR OLD MOBILE QUARTERBACK WENT TO GREENBAY, AS A MAJOR UNDER-DOG. WHAT DID HE DO? NOTHING BUT DO WHAT STEVE YOUNG, PEYTON MANNING, TOM BRADY, ELI MANNING, DREW BREES, ETC COULD DO – BE THE FIRST QUARTERBACK TO BEAT THE LENGENDARY BRETT FAVRE IN GREEN BAY.
HOW COULD THIS BE? ALL I HEAR IS HE IS NOT GOOD. HOW COULD HE BEAT THE LENGENDARY BRETT FAVRE. I MEAN HE CAN’T READ DEFENSES. HE IS NOT A DROP BACK PASSER. HE IS NOT INTELLIGENT. HOW COULD HE OUT THINK A DROP BACK PASSER.
I HAVE 130 MILLION DOLLARS REASONS WHY. THAT WAS ACTUALLY A BARGAIN, CONSIDERING HE WON THAT GAME ALL BY HIMSELF. A 21-YEAR OLD KID STICKING IT TO THE LENGENDARY BRETT FAVRE.
I BETCHA BRETT FAVRE IS HIS BIGGEST FAN
Stephen
June 11th, 2009
4:43 pm
For those who are using number of Pro Bowls as a litmus test….it’s a popularity contest (name recognition and PR) and never has solely been based on a player’s abilities and/or stats. Annually there are lots of players that are more deserving than the ones that get to make the trip to Hawaii.
Nicole W
June 11th, 2009
6:35 pm
Does Michael Vick Deserve a second chance?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjostWvg9tU
Vicktory to the Underdog
http://strangleholdmerch.com/vicktory-to-the-underdog-p-191.html
“Vicktory To The Underdog” takes an in depth look at world renowned tattoo artist “Brandon Bond” and his dog rescue efforts – particularly rescuing the infamous Michael Vick fighting dogs.
Rather than focusing on the dog fighting problem, the movie sheds light on solutions leading to “Vicktory” for all the underdogs in the movie – tattoo people, pitbulls, parolees and all the other people in this world that society has turned their back on through ignorance and racism.
The movie also examines the life of Brandon Bond and his struggle with balancing fame, fortune and the Rock-N-Roll tattoo lifestyle with a more fulfilling life that focuses on the betterment of both animals and society as a whole.
Featuring celebrities like Debbie and Danny Trejo, Michael Berryman, Pixie Acia and Donal Logue, the movie takes you on an incredible journey you will never forget!
Proceeds for this film will be going to Villa Lobos Pitbull Rescue. http://www.vrcpitbull.com
Atlanta Journal Constitution » Blog Archive » You’re an NFL team. You need a QB. Vick, Favre or Vince?
June 12th, 2009
12:01 am
[...] Mark Bradley | ajc.com – [...]
Fred
June 12th, 2009
6:24 am
June 11 (Bloomberg) — Venture capitalist and United Football League founder Bill Hambrecht said Michael Vick deserves a second chance to play football after serving jail time on charges related to dogfighting.
Calling Vick “probably the best football player in America,” the chairman of the securities firm W.R. Hambrecht & Co. said fans want to watch the suspended former National Football League quarterback and that Vick could have a place in the new league, which is scheduled to begin playing in October.
“He has paid his penalty,” Hambrecht, 73, said in a television interview. “What we did is we went out to our fan base and said ‘what do you think?’ And on our Web site, people want to see him. People believe he deserves a second chance.”
He said Vick “took his punishment like a man.” The 28-year-old former Pro Bowl quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons is under home confinement as he completes a 23-month sentence for helping to run a dogfighting ring.
“I respect the guy, I really do,” Hambrecht said in a separate interview. “This is a guy brought up in the neighborhood, and you know, you always lie to the cops. You know how that works. When confronted with it, he took his penalty.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell indefinitely suspended Vick from the league in August 2007 and said he would review Vick’s status after the legal process concluded.
Hambrecht was an early investor and underwriter for companies such as Apple Inc. and Genentech Inc. He later formed W.R. Hambrecht, which has co-managed auction-style initial public offerings including those for Google Inc. and Morningstar Inc.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aZVRaSB2I5H8
What!!!
June 12th, 2009
9:14 am
What has Vick done since 2004 to be even be considered for a QB job in the NFL?
VS2…………you’re craking me up! I love to read stupid in action live on the web! Keep it up. You keep proving how lucky and blessed the Falcons are for having MATT RYAN.
Lorenzo
June 12th, 2009
10:17 am
I’d take Vick, unless I’m Cleveland. Can’t put him inth Dog Pound.
Ed
June 12th, 2009
10:24 am
I hope we can finally stop reading about this loser MV7. And I hope VS2 goes to the blog on his new team. Maybe he will go and win 7-8 games a year somewhere else. GO NEW AND IMPROVED FALCONS.
What!!!
June 12th, 2009
10:29 am
DING DONG THE VICK IS GONE, THE VICK IS GONE, THE VICK IS GONE! DING DONG THE WICKED VICK IS GOOOONNNEEEE!!
LET OUT YOUR DOGS TO RUN, THEY’LL BE SAFE TO HAVE SOME FUN! DING DONG THE WICKED VICK IS GOOONNNEEE!!
Oh I hope he gets signed by an NFC south team! It would be nice to see him run around for the Saints, Bucs, or Panthers and fumble like he did hear in the ATL!! Get ready Vick you are about to be exsposed again you one trick pony!! HA HA HA!!!!
Go ahead Vick fans start your spew about how he’s gonna dominate. Go ahead cling to your 2004 version of Vick and some how forget his last two season in Atlanta.
GREAT DAY TO BE A FALCON FAN!!! VICK, DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU, WHERE THE GOOD LORD SLIT YOU!!
Steve
June 12th, 2009
10:31 am
Of the 3 listed I would have to pick Vick. While I’m not thrilled with his overall QB skills, I believe he can be used in other areas of the field (e.g. slot receiver). I would really want to see what his foot speed is like though. Without it, his value greatly diminishes.
Farve, one of the toughest to ever play the game, is just too old. The good games he has left in him are far overshadowed by the bad ones he’ll play.
I haven’t seen enough of Vince Young. No doubt he has talent, but sometimes his decision making (on & off the field) is questionable.
Steve
June 12th, 2009
10:34 am
WHAT!!!!
LOL, I’d like a full copy of that song (not just the chorus and first verse).
Black Dante
June 12th, 2009
10:38 am
I would have to go with Mike Vike…… I mean come on now, the guy is an all around player. He not only can throw the ball, he can run the ball as well as he isn’t afraid of getting hit. Plus, he took a team that hasn’t seen a SuperBowl ever to their very first one. Even though they lost, he still took them to the first SuperBowl ever. Mike deserves a second chance and I wished that Atlanta wouldn’t have had dropped him. He could have been a second string and worked his way back up, but I just wished that Atlanta wouldn’t have dropped him.
Jethro Bodine
June 12th, 2009
10:38 am
Let’s forget about Vick’s antisocial and sadistic bent. The real problem is that he’s plain stupid, and stupid just don’t make it as an NFL quarterback. Sorry
Falcon 228
June 12th, 2009
10:46 am
He’s been released. His hit on the Falcons salary cap ends this season. This nightmare is over. Which QB amoung the 3 would I take? None. I’d go to my taxi squad or even better I would use the player on my roster that understands my offense. Every team in the league has one that can step in if a situation like that ever happens. My team wants no part of any of those three.
What!!!
June 12th, 2009
10:47 am
Steve I’ll work on it. I can just imagine seeing Vick running around his hood after the neighbors dog with his ankle bracelett beeping and Vick screaming “I’ll get you my little pretty.”
George Gipp
June 12th, 2009
11:07 am
I really can’t believe the Falcons released Vick! Bad move. He owes the Falcons money. His rights belonged to the Falcons for several more years. They don’t have to pay him as long as he’s under indefinate suspension by the NFL and don’t have to carry him on the active roster. Just as soon as the league reinstates him, if they do, another team WILL take the chance and sign him for his athletic ability. Vick still had some value to the Falcons, even if it’s just making sure he sits and can’t go play for a competitor in the same division or conference. If reinstated, you know we could have at least gotten some draft picks for him. If they wanted to be vindictive, the Falcons could sit on him and make sure by the time that contract period was over Vick never stepped foot on an NFL field. He could have been inactive for years, thereby being worthless to another team.
The Falcons gave this guy boucous millions and in return MV7 (a.k.a Ron Mexico) made Mr. Blank look like a fool in front of the entire nation more than once. He constantly lied to the man who was signing his checks, spoon feeding him, pushing him around in a wheelchair and playing daddy to him, smiling all the while as he smoked blunts, spread social diseases, fathered illegitimate children, blew millions on his posse and ‘raised dogs’. At the moment, it was costing the Falcons nothing to sit on on him. They should have done it until he was reinstated by the NFL.
Gandalf, the White! (!)
June 12th, 2009
11:18 am
MV7 is a felon and will never play another down in the NFL. Farve may not either, both are examples stupid moves by the Falcons franchise. WORST FRANCHISE EVER!
MV7 with time on my hand
June 12th, 2009
12:07 pm
Hey Mark, is their not OTA going with Matt “Red” Ryan, I find this to be so sad that AJC write about a person who is not part of a team OTA. I would love for the Falcon fans to move on like i have. Thanks
MV7 with time on my hand
June 12th, 2009
12:15 pm
I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY FOR THE 49ER THIS YEAR AND HOPE CONTINUE TO BLESS ME AND MY LOVE ONES. I DON’T THINK I’M FINISHED PLAYING YET AND I HOPE THAT MY FANS WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ME. GO BACK AND LOOK AT MY LAST YEAR PLAY STAT AND SEE 22TD, 1032 YARD RUSHING.
Alpha Dog
June 12th, 2009
1:04 pm
Of the 3 losers Vince has the most up-side. Favre had a great career but needs to retire. Vick is an physical talent but is inconsistent and brings too much baggage. Vince can be developed to deliver on the promise he had as a rookie.
Jane Burke
June 12th, 2009
3:34 pm
Vick deserves to play again and should be able to live a life based on the constitution.He paid his dues and is a human being. I am sick of the bashing of Vick.Give peace a chance and that is fair.He didn’t kill a human being.Forgiveness is the ultimate word. Finally. we must learn to love everybody.
Senior dog lover
June 12th, 2009
3:41 pm
I wouldn’t take Vick to lunch if he were starving….if he comes running onto the field on any team, off goes my HD TV. I’ve no use for the man, and I use that term loosely. Let him flip burgers for a living.
a mother's love
June 12th, 2009
6:50 pm
SENIOR dog lover! If this economy continues to suffer at the expense of hateful minded folks like you, maybe your dog will be eating you for dinner, or maybe you will be eating your dog for lunch. REMEMBER that many of our soldiers who were at war fighting for your right to own a dog ate horse meat, rats, and anything else that could find in order to survive.Be very careful and mindful of the GREAT DEPRESSION. You might have your dog for breakfast!
I am so happy that MIKE can get on with his life and football career. PLEASE move on with your life. If you do not want to watch him play, change the channel, because there will be many people around the world who will tune in to watch an athlete play the game. MOVE ON HATER!
virgilshouse
June 12th, 2009
7:09 pm
he has no character……………went 21 games without throwing a 4th quarter td
MV7
June 12th, 2009
7:22 pm
Falcons consulted with the commissioner and they all know they are not letting Vick back in the league. We can see the flowers between the trees. MV7 will be okay. Seats will still be available at the Falcon’s stadium for years to come.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 12th, 2009
8:02 pm
I’d take the admitted dog killin’, VD transmittin’ QB not becuase he’s better than the other two.
He probably would have the best weed.
Max61
June 12th, 2009
8:32 pm
…….Any one except Vick………No Michael Vick………
condora mann
June 12th, 2009
8:33 pm
You know it all sounds great…those for those against…making it more than it is…with my choice I chose Mr. Vick…but I don’t own an NFL team…and if you think the league will conspire to keep him out…hey the Ottawa RoughRiders would love to have him and ESPN will broadcast and all of you even those who are disenchanted with Mr. Vick will watch…even those full seats can boo…the owner knows you paid…LMAO
Buddy the Dog
June 12th, 2009
8:44 pm
I would like to bite MV7 on his arse but I might catch something.
possum
June 12th, 2009
10:05 pm
If Vick is picked up again (by another team, not the po-po), would the Falcons get ANY compensation from that team?
Mark Bradley
June 12th, 2009
10:09 pm
No, they wouldn’t, Possum.
mariah
June 13th, 2009
11:02 am
I would chose Vick. I mean give me a break, the man did have incident with dogs. I have a dog and I love animals but he has not killed a human being and it seems as if we value animal life more than we do human life. I mean this man’s career is going through S**T right now over damn dogs. I wish we would be more harsh on people who commit real crimes. But at the end of the day, I say I would choose Michael Vick!
mariah
June 13th, 2009
11:06 am
And I bet you would be the one to purchase it since you are aware of it. Silly foolishness is all I hear. Pointing fingers and throwing stones when you can’t cause you have a lot of mess in your closet as well. We need to watch how we crucify people, tomorrow it can be you.
SOUTHERN ATL
June 13th, 2009
12:51 pm
Michael Vick….May the Lord continue to guide you on your “NEW LIFE JOURNEY”…..I will miss watching you play for the Falcons on Sunday. Much success and love on whatever route you choose…….and to the author of this blog……………..MICHAEL VICK” all day!!!!
H. Williams
June 13th, 2009
6:29 pm
In my opinion, after all that has happened to Michael Vick, he is a better risk in returning to the NFL than all of your DRUG USERS that have been allowed to return.
John
June 13th, 2009
10:58 pm
None …..
Angie
June 14th, 2009
8:41 pm
You without sin cast the first stone. Everyone is worried about the fact that Micheal Vick was engaged in harming dogs but it’s okay to allow someone who has killed a human to come back to the NFL. So what makes a dog better than a human. For all of you that don’t like Vick or think he should return will be the very ones cheering when he takes that NFL team to the playoffs and his team wins!!!! So go read your bible and know that the best worst of men were all given life again. We all fall down but we can get back up again.. So don’t be surprised when Vick is the shining QB again.
DeAndre
June 19th, 2009
4:20 pm
My friends from the other mother why do y’all hate the very man that Restored Falcon Football and made it great to watch Football in the ATL and for those of you who think Matt Ryan will have the same success this year as he did last year you’re DEAD Wrong. I like Ryan but his card has been pulled
Ex-Falcons Fan
July 3rd, 2009
4:24 am
It is amazing how many people hate Mike Vick, because he participated in dog fighting, lied to his boss, reportedly gave someone an STD. How many of us with time, money and youth would be the shining example of morality that seems to be expected of this young footbal player. We should keep in mind that these are athletes, entertainers, not priests or policemen, or even politicians. Michael Vick was probably the best thing to happen to Falcons football in the history of the franchise. And not because he was an elite quarterback. Because people watched him.
He put behinds in the seats and provided an extraordinary show when he was on the field. He has paid his debt. unless he is currently in trouble, i believe he should be allowed to play. Currently, what he is able to do on the field should be the only question. he has already been punished for his actions. if he is denied, the nfl will be ignoring a great asset to the sport.