Vick to the Vikes? If the Vikes have any sense, absolutely
The Minnesota Vikings were willing to wait all summer on a 39-year-old prima donna who has nothing left. So yeah, they could do worse than a 29-year-old who has a point to prove. Yeah, I’m thinking Michael Dwayne Vick would look just dandy in purple.
The Vikings have no quarterback unless you count Tarvaris Jackson, which even the Vikings don’t. If they had a quarterback, they wouldn’t have prostrated themselves before the latest whims of Brett Favre. Michael Vick needs a job and is free to look for NFL work. (Perhaps you’d heard something about this.) So if you’re the Vikes, here’s what you do:
You tell your fans, “We know Vick comes with more baggage than Louis Vuitton, but we’ve got no choice. We’ve got a decent team that’s lacking at the most important position. We know some of you might have some reservations about his character, but would you rather us hire the nearest Eagle scout and do a Detroit? (Meaning: Go 0-16?) Or would you want us to take a chance on a guy who we absolutely know will want to play, as opposed to the fossil who just strung us along who never knows what the heck he wants?
“Would you? Thought you might.”
I’m thinking the notion of Michael Vick and Adrian Peterson in the same backfield might influence a few Viking backers to choose forgiveness over PETA-like lifelong wrath. (Shoot, I wouldn’t mind seeing that tandem myself.) I’m thinking folks in the Land of 10,000 Lakes recall what happened when last Mr. Vick played in the Twin Cities. And in case they’d forgotten … well, here you go.
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shotgun
July 29th, 2009
9:24 am
If those clowns are ok with Al Franken and Jesse Ventura, they will have no problem with Vick and all his baggage.
Eyes
July 29th, 2009
9:26 am
I’m so tired of everyone giving this man a hard time. He paid his debt…..just to think if you all know all of those ones that have done the same, but did not get caught…….. I wonder how you all would be acting if he killed a HUMAN! I hear many stories on the news where everyday people killed dogs in worst ways then he did and no one say a word,no PETA no nothing!
Wanda
July 29th, 2009
9:27 am
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Mac
July 29th, 2009
9:29 am
The Vicks have a potentially great team … except at quarterback, where they have the equivalent of Tony Graziani and Doug Johnson. So, by all means sign Vick today.
Mac
July 29th, 2009
9:29 am
The Vikes, I should say. That was not intentional.
bakerman
July 29th, 2009
9:29 am
He’ll be in trouble again in less than a year.
Wanda
July 29th, 2009
9:34 am
Why does this have to be a racial thing. Michael has paid for what he has done. I hope that he will be a better person and has learned from his mistakes. Hopefully he has realized what is important in his life. Which is God and Family. Please ya’ll give him a chance.
Dogs, not Dawgs
July 29th, 2009
9:36 am
I’m a PETA supporter and am totally fine with Vick returning to the NFL. He paid his dues and needs to be able to move forward. After all, wasn’t his jail sentence meant to rehabilitate him? There are way too many hateful people on this planet.
SimpleDawg
July 29th, 2009
9:36 am
Vick to shock the world??? Puleeeze. Anyone who thinks he’s going to be as good (?) as he was before his incarceration, is either delusional or stupid. Vick will be a project at QB for whoever takes a chance on him. It’s not like he was Tom Effing Brady as a passer. His greatest attribute was always his elusiveness, and who knows how long it will take him to get his instincts back, or if he even has anything close to what he had in physical ability.
He had better start thinking about Canada…..Or maybe he could be the savior for the Arena Football League….yeah, that’s it ! A 50 yard field, a bunch of guys who couldn’t play major college football, and a chaotic pace to the games…Vick’s perfect environment.
It’s going to be difficult to maintain the homeboys, the “ho’s”, fancy cars, and mansions on an AFL salary, but it’s a start.
FalconFan
July 29th, 2009
9:38 am
The reason the Vikings went after Farve was because of his throwing ability. The NFL is way past the stage of the running QB of the late 90’s and early 2000’s. As much ability as Vick has as a runner, his passing abilities are not good. He has an arm, but cannot hit a target. In the most simple offense under Mora, he could only complete 50% of his passes.
Yes, he paid...
July 29th, 2009
9:38 am
…his “debt” to society, but he has yet to pay his “debts” to all the crditors to whom he owes millions of dollars – including the dumba$$ Falcons – now that is really a situation to be in – owing millions of dollars and not being able to do the one thing that could possibly help solve that situation!
WARBUCKS
July 29th, 2009
9:39 am
MICHAEL VICK IS GOING TO THE VIKINGS ALL YOU DOG KISSING WUSSIES CAN EAT CRAP AND DIE!! WHEN VICK SIGNS ON WITH THE VIKES I’M GOING TO SACRIFICE 7 STRAY MUTTS IN HIS HONOR! I CAN’T WAIT TIL HE BEATS THE FALCONS.
Lloyd
July 29th, 2009
9:41 am
Heck, we’re talking about the state that elected Jesse Ventura Governor.. Hell ya, this would NOT be the craziest thing they have ever done.. Vick may become more popular than the Mall of America.. Perhaps a T.O. style reality show too.. (scatch the last one..)
JABGRANDMA
July 29th, 2009
9:42 am
WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO.
SOME ARE SO UPSET ABOUT ANIMALS WHICH WE EAT.
I CAN GO TODAY TO ATLANTA AND HAVE A ABORTION AND NO ONE CARES BUT LORD FORGIVE US IF WE HARM A ANIMAL.
SERVED 2 YEARS FOR ANIMAL FIGHTING WHEN HUMANS FIGHT AND A FOOTBALL PLAYER DUI HITS AND KILLS A HUMAN AND GETS 30 DAY.
WE ARE ALL BEING BRAIN WASHED BY GOVERMENT AND SPECIAL INTEREST LIKE PETA.
LETS ALL WORK TOGETHER IN THIS TIME AND PUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FIRST AND FIGHT FOR THEM AS OUR GOVERMENT IS NOT.
DawginLex
July 29th, 2009
9:42 am
Let him play. He has done his time in jail and his job is to play football. If he screws up again, he will pay the price again.
T.O
July 29th, 2009
9:43 am
I’m not sure why any team would want Vick as a QB? And honestly I don’t think there are any teams interested. He’s the most overrated QB ever to play the game. Check out the stats. He can’t complete passes in the pocket. He had 1 good season where he took us to the playoffs but other than that, he can’t win games in the NFL. Once teams starting to realize all he could do was run, they just kept LB’s in the box and spyed on him the entire time. He was completely inaffective. And now that he’s been out of the league for 2 years, he can’t be any better than he was before. He’s no doubt one of the most athletic players I’ve ever seen but he can’t play the QB position. I think he can help a team in some fashion, whether it be lining up in the slot or maybe in the wildcat formation for a couple plays a game. At this point, he’s not worth paying over the league min.
Petition Request
July 29th, 2009
9:43 am
Wow!!! Another article in the AJC sports section today about Michael Vick by Mark Bradley….what a surprise…NOT!!!
There has got to be something else to write about concerning the upcoming NFL season and/or the Falcons other than another article about Vick. At this rate, there will probably be a speculative article on who might sign him everyday.
Anyone else ready to sign the petition for the AJC management???
WARBUCKS
July 29th, 2009
9:44 am
HEY FALCON FAN, HOW MANY PLAYOFF GAMES HAVE MATTY RYAN WON??? SO STFU AND REALIZE #7 IS BACK!!! AND HE WANTS HIS REVENGE AND HE WILL GET HIS!
Ima Mountie
July 29th, 2009
9:46 am
Are conVICKted felons from the U.S. still allowed to live and work in Canada?
nunna yo bizznezz
July 29th, 2009
9:50 am
forget the vikings,we need him back here in atlanta..
matt ryan is a weak armed deep ball floating like a dead duck passer..
he was figured out by the end of the season and into the playoffs..
his o.c. is what got him there and the falcons provided him with a much better line that vick ever had..
we won’t even go 500 this year,but u hillbillies will make an excuse that it was not him,and that he is the one for the future for this team..
BRING VICK BACK TO DA ATL!!!
just kidding,we don’t deserve to win…
SimpleDawg
July 29th, 2009
9:53 am
What kind of revenge is Vick going to exact, and on whom is he going to exact this revenge? …..idiot.
Mike Vick out of jail….Wacko Jacko died….there’s certainly plenty of poop to spread around.
Rick
July 29th, 2009
9:53 am
I will admit, I was never a Vick fan. But I am confused by the hatred of Vick. No doubt what he did was wrong. But I hope that you are as hard on yourself as you are on Vick. I do not care if he plays again, but I do not want him on my team.
Lynne
July 29th, 2009
9:55 am
If I remember correctly this is America and our justice system is the best in the world, it’s not perfect, but the best. Michael Vick was convicted of a crime and did his time in prison. He is now out of prison having fulfilled his duties. If you or I were convicted of the same thing I can promise you we would not have gone to prison, he has been made a scapegoat for all to us. Mind you, I am not defending him personally, it is what it is. A crime is a crime and consequences should be paid. He has paid them. Now on the other hand, all he knows is football and being a Falcon fan I will miss some of his spectacular plays. He needs to be picked up by someone, even possibly as a tailback or running back. He has way too much talent to be dismissed. Remember all the other thugs being paid millions out there in the NFL, why should he be treated differently. I an also a pet lover and owner, but he has paid his dues. Now move on to someone else, you negative self-centered folks!
Mark Bradley
July 29th, 2009
9:55 am
OK, folks. I’m about to do some serious brainstorming here at Cox Corporate. I’ll try to monitor the comments, but I’m making an appeal to you all: Let’s try to focus on football, shall we?
Wow
July 29th, 2009
9:55 am
I think the CapsLock key is stuck on a few of your keyboards out there.
k483
July 29th, 2009
9:57 am
He probably could be signed for minimum bucks. From a PR standpoint, I doubt there are many PETA sympathizers in Minnesota. If he gets picked on too much by an outside-the-neighborhood group, does well, doesn’t ask for too much, it might end up being the coup of the century for the Vikes.
KJill
July 29th, 2009
9:59 am
We need to send this article and all comments to the Minnesota Vikings and to all of the news outlets in Minnesota to help Mike’s Back To NFL Football campaign. Michael Vick is a perfect fit for the Vikings. Let’s be supportive and pray that he will have the strength and stamina needed to move past the mess and go on to have an outstanding NFL career and a wonderful life. Much love to you MV7. You were bamboozled, and the Falcons Organization were the ring leaders of the bamboozlement and left you twisting in the wind like a used candy wrapper. The NFL’s hands aren’t clean on this either, but you have to work and your occupation is NFL Football player. Wherever Michael lands, that team will become my new favorite team – Atlanta born, Atlanta bred, always been a Falcons fan, but will find another in its stead. ‘Nuff said!!
JYRTI
July 29th, 2009
10:02 am
The connection that needs to be drawn is the commonality of the MV haters and the people that did not vote for President Obama. Can you for once accept the fact that you are a bigot. You have asked African-Americans to forgive & forget your white ancestors for the murders, rapes, tortures,lynchings, burnings, mutilations, and every vile, sub-human act imaginable to man-kind done to them. Somehow you can’t forgive a wrong act against animals. Your problem is not animals and you know it.
Mary
July 29th, 2009
10:02 am
Vick owes Atlanta a HUGE price–which no monetary figure can come close.
He served his time, put him back with the Falcons and let him PROVE
he is serious about playing…if he doesn’t pay back this huge debt
he owes to us—crucify him then.
Nash TENN
July 29th, 2009
10:02 am
Tell PETA to _ UCK OFF! The league brass and all the owners should tell PETA & all animal rights freaks to _UCK OFF! Do they buy season tickets? NO! Do they buy BOX SEATS? NO! Do they buy CORPORATE SUITES? NO! To all the fans that support the NFL, I hope you are getting the message here. Turn on the people who are against your entertainment DOLLAR!
Dawg Foot
July 29th, 2009
10:07 am
As soon as Vick gets signed I’m going home and kick my dog and yell “Heck ya”. Then I am going to shock the heck out of him. And for my final act lift him over my head and slam him to the ground to insure that he is dead.
PTC DAWG
July 29th, 2009
10:09 am
I wish Vick well…
Ed Armbrister
July 29th, 2009
10:12 am
“Ron Mexico” (between doctor visits for herpes) murdered countless innocent dogs by hanging, beating, drowning and electrocution. He is a known pot-head and surly thug. Why any corporation would ever even consider employing such a deviant diseased psychopath is a mystery.
Wow
July 29th, 2009
10:13 am
I didn’t realize that voting for Obama meant you were pro dog fighting. I will check with the DNC and get back to you.
Angus
July 29th, 2009
10:13 am
Obviously, every owner in the league has or is doing a risk/reward analysis on MV.
I think teams like the Vikes (borderline playoff teams with iffy QB’s) have the biggest risk with him.
Signing Vick today would affect the locker room on many levels. First, you’d have the ridiculous media frenzy – the first question to every player is going to be about their ex-con back up QB. You know some players already think Tavaris Jackson sucks – the first conversation in the lockerroom where someone says they can’t wait till MV starts, you have division in the locker room.
If Tavaris Jackson plays well this year, you’ve brought on undue stress in the locker room.
If TJ doesn’t, at some point MV gets in. If MV plays great, all is well.
If, and this is the big if, MV hits the field and stinks, the organization could feel the effects for years. And I don’t think we’ll ever see a team be so lucky in bouncing back the way the Falcons did.
Risk/reward.
Wow
July 29th, 2009
10:14 am
Love the bigot comments too. Great fall back.
Paddy
July 29th, 2009
10:15 am
all world…I thought it was a photographic safari Blank took to Africa? What did he do, throw his camera and tripod at some passing wildebeasts?
Wow
July 29th, 2009
10:16 am
Is nfl.com allowing the sale of ‘Mexico 7′ jerseys again? Man, talk about a joke that never gets old. That name is priceless. Hollywood couldn’t come up with anything that good. Maybe Mike can take a job there if this whole football thing doesn’t work out.
Angus
July 29th, 2009
10:20 am
Because I typed “some players think Tavaris Jackson s l_l cks”, it got blocked?
After all the garbage that’s already here?
That s l_l cks.
Charley Kane
July 29th, 2009
10:20 am
It’s probably not a requirement that you be a brain-dead pimp to work for the ajc, but it definitely helps. The greatest moment in Bradley’s career was when those Cleveland tv folks exposed him as a gibbering, stammering retarded idiot. I thought he was going to cry. I pray he gets that testosterone injection he desperately needs.
Dog lover and owner
July 29th, 2009
10:21 am
I am a lover and owner of pit bulls, but Mike Vick deserves a chance. Humans do cruel things to dogs everyday, but if they don’t get caught they don’t suffer the consequences. Vick just needs and deserves a chance to prove himself. It would be sad for all that talent to go to waste.
MV7
July 29th, 2009
10:24 am
I guess the Falcon was crazy for paying me 130 million dollars for filling the GA dome up every year. i would like to thanks all my supporter for keeping me in their prayers and hope the best for the Falcon after a great year. But who ever I play for will be the world champs. I would love to play with AD and take the Vikes to another level. THANKS, MARK FOR HAVING FAITH IN ME ONE LAST TIME AND I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN, JUST WATCH MY PLAY ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
Big D
July 29th, 2009
10:29 am
If you have not figured it out yet MV is an extremely talented IDIOT and idiots do dumb things.
I have been that idiot in my life as have most of you…we aren’t in the spot light for everybody to judge. Is he still an idiot… probably…is he sorry that he did the dog fighting..NO.. is he sad for getting caught and loosing all the money and the jail time…yes. Unless he gets a brain transplant the will always be the talented Michael Vick and no more.
PETA you WON let it go and enjoy the victory and stop being the IDIOT hypocrites that never did a stupid thing in your life. We are not cut from the same cookie dough and we will never understand each other… that is why we coined the term forgiveness. Let us move on to more important things this country is going to hell and going insane.
Greedy Vick fanatic
July 29th, 2009
10:32 am
Makes sense , vick playing in 9 dome games counting the Detroit mini lions.
Sting 'em Buzz
July 29th, 2009
10:32 am
Sherry, the things that I may have done in the past were not considered a felony.
A Realist
July 29th, 2009
10:33 am
Please…we’re suppose to believe that MV7 was capable of writing the above somewhat intelligent comments…GIVE US A BREAK!!!! Hell..MV7 had issues even speaking in complete intelligent sentences which is why he did not take interviews with the media following games.
crabapplejoe
July 29th, 2009
10:33 am
The Vikings already have their “Next Great Athletic Black Quaterback Hope” in Tavarius….I think Goodell has a rule against having two on any one team. Not to mention the Vikes have already said they are not interested.
safari
July 29th, 2009
10:33 am
I just hope he signs with some team and very soon. I am tired of reading the association with MV and the Atlanta Falcons. I would rather see “Insert any other team name” and MV…
Go Falcons!
SOUTHERN ATL
July 29th, 2009
10:34 am
Yes, I think that this would be a GREAT fit…and it will give Vick a chance to start over with a different number….after all, number 7 is already taken on the Vikes team!!! This all has a good sound and feel to it…..Mr. Stephon Marbury, he will need some endorsement$$$$$……after all your $porting gear is awesome!!!
Sting 'em Buzz
July 29th, 2009
10:34 am
Deborah Jackson, he hasn’t paid his debts. He has served his time but by no means has he paid his debts.