Michael Vick Signs Two-year deal with Philadelphia Eagles

Asheth · 08-15-2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by molamann

In my opinion, the most gut wrenching part is that we quickly lost our righteous indignation over the fact that OJ Simpson killed two people, that Donte Stallworth ran someone over, that Roger Clemens was ******* a 15-year-old Mindy McCready, that Don King probably has two homicides to his name, and that Ray Lewis stabbed a guy to death and coerced the witnesses against him not to testify.

All of that is far, far more ****** up than anything that's ever been done to a dog.

Ray Lewis was acquitted by a jury of his peers. Its all in public opinons court now.

IMO the I think he did his time and paid and lost alot of money let him do his profession. Does he still have alot of money yes but just because he does doesn't make him worse and that is where the problem is you can't throw Vick in the basket with all so-called "Spoiled Sports Stars" He got it bad 18 months in Jail and still is suspended until week 6. Still has to do community service and its not like community service is fun. Community service especially bothers those people that normally wouldnt be doing those kinds of events i.e. picking up trash on the highway.

If Vick worked at the Post Office and arrested for the same he would have no job at all right now and would never find another decent one.

What he did was it cruel and sick? Yes, in most peoples eyes. In his eyes? Obviously it wasn't.

Was it a mistake? In most peoples eyes not in his till he got caught.

He probably didnt care about those dogs until he got caught.

But society told him what he did was wrong and punished him pretty much to the full extent and he will always hear the same cries of outrage for the rest of his life.

08-15-2009, 01:17 AM

Im quotin what I said on another forum

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People who say that those who support Vick are terrible are just as bad. Damn, people need to worry about themselves and get on with their own ******* lives. Obsessing over what someone else does is just stupid. Its an animal not a person. They cant sit down and have a conversation with you about whats going on in todays world. They cant invent things. Big deal, he ****** up but people need to move on from it because its getting old.

In the mean time Britain or w/e is releasing someone from a life sentence who bombed a plane killing 270 people because he has cancer. A sick person like that gets overlooked but someone who kills a couple dogs gets people up his ***? Damn if this is the case we live in a sad and ****** up world today.

cow · 08-15-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

He paid a lot for his crimes, now let him get on with his life. The whole dogfighting thing cost him almost two years in prison and over 100 million in lost wages and endorsements. I think he deserves a second chance. Human murderers get off easier than him sometimes.

This is at least Michael Vick's seventh or eight chance. He would probably still be funding the dogfighting operation if his boys hadn't snitched on him. He lied to Arthur Blank, Roger Goodell, the public, & the feds. Then, while awaiting sentencing, he tested positive for marijuana.

I'm no moralist & I'm not condemning Vick at all. I'm just pointing out this isn't his second... or third... or fourth chance.

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Originally Posted by frost

I don't think his skill is the issue.

His skill was & is A BIG concern-- he never was a very good quarterback & his numbers were declining before he was banned. Kyle Orton has a better career completion percentage. Vick was exciting, sold jerseys, & occasionally won games with his legs, but as I said, his numbers were rapidly declining in his last two years.

Michael Vick

All in all, I'm interested to see how this experiment will work out. I suppose I'm somewhat of an optimist-- I'd like to see Vick redeem himself.

MJM33067 · 08-15-2009, 04:51 PM

Hope there are a lot line backers he has to play against who love dogs. I might pay special attention to the Eagles this year just rooting for a Vick neck injury.

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MJM33067 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 32 Drives: 09 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 16	Hope there are a lot line backers he has to play against who love dogs. I might pay special attention to the Eagles this year just rooting for a Vick neck injury.