Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Don't judge Vick...
As we all know Mike Vick is finally done serving his sentence for the illegal dog fights he was operating in Atlanta. Even though this is a brown spot on his career as an athlete, I still think he is one of the top competitors the NFL has ever seen. His speed, quickness, and agility made him such a threat to opposing defenses in the NFL. Mike Vick could roll out the pocket and scramble for more than a first down or he could roll out to a pass. The league has reinstated him, but under certain terms and conditions. 1. He can practice and train with a team if they decide to pick him up 2. He will be able to play 2 of the last 4 pre-season games (if he gets signed of course) and 3. He won't be able to play in an actual season game until week 6. Now, in my personal opinion I feel that Mike has been punished enough through being sent to jail so the excess NFL punishment is unnecessary. After week 6 most teams playoff picture will have already started to unfold because most teams will have played almost half their games already. I don't particularly care for the pre-season games anyway because I think the NFL should do away with them and just make the season longer, but he can only play 2 out of 4? Might as well just make him inactive for the pre-season, but allow him active week 1 so he can have the chance to play a complete NFL season. He only has about 3-5 years left in him before he starts to think about retirement so why lessen his playing days? The NFL is showing how ugly it can be because this whole thing is about money and Vick's market value. The media is going to rip him a part (pause) if he can't contribute to a team, but I bet they will glorify him if he makes it to the playoffs with a team. I'm supporting the Mike Vick to the Vikings movement!!! That will put him in a conference with Aaron Rogers, Jay Cutler, and Mat Stafford (or Daunte Culpepper, depending on who wins that battle in Detroit). Definitely some good competition and if the NFL wanted to really make money and promote the image they would get Mike Vick out of his house and on the turf.
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