vick hired by the philly eagles

[Hellow]

I find Vick's acts disgusting, but he was a good quarterback for the Falcons. And I intend upon watching the entire season.

This should be a interesting one.

[Daisy and Delilah]

How easy is it to get a gun into a stadium without getting caught?

[RICHARD]

How easy is it to get a gun into a stadium without getting caught?

You could hide it in a bottle of booze.

Just kidding.

[pomtzu]

How easy is it to get a gun into a stadium without getting caught?

LOL - I wouldn't put it past some people!
Somehow, I think the Phila police will be getting a lot of overtime when there is a home game, especially early in the season. Things could get ugly outside the stadium with protesters. Not a place I would want to be, that's for sure!

[boomersooner]

I, and a few of my friends just got lambasted on FB by a friend's husband for our comments on him...I didn't even get into how disgusting his crime was.....I just stated that not many of us would be able to get our jobs back after serving time for a felony! Most places of businesses have some sort of morality clause, whether stated or not, and most felons would NOT get their jobs back....sheesh....how many felons does the NFL have? Somebody stated it...lots!!! He disgusts me. I know he has done his time, and that is fine, but he shouldn't get his job back....we wouldn't.....Being a Cowboy fan, I've never really been an Eagles fan, but I certainly won't wish them well this year at all.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I think we're all actually hoping the protesters show up in numbers. I think the Philly cops better get ready for whatever is about to happen. The hate for this guy is incredible!!

[joycenalex]

[QUOTE=Lady's Human;2178944]...."I love football, but Lady's far more important. " so right, my furries are much more important to me. we're dolphin fans here, they don't play the eagles this year, (I think, after a quick look). i wonder if the local rescue/animal groups in philly are organizing to do protests/fund raisers on game day. i wonder if MV would pony up big big bucks to any of those groups as a "sign" of repentance for his (unpaid moral) crimes

[joycenalex]

by Vick deal
By John Gonzalez

Inquirer Columnist

A text came in. Then another. Then the whispers started in the press box. Then the phone started ringing. This all happened within seconds.

It was about 8:45 last night when the focus shifted and everything changed. People stopped talking about how good Shady McCoy looked in the Eagles' preseason opener against the Patriots and started talking about the big news.

Did you hear? The Birds signed Michael Vick.

I didn't believe it at first. I didn't believe it until Vick's agent, Joel Segal, confirmed the rumor to ESPN.com. A news conference is scheduled for today.

The fans at Lincoln Financial Field didn't seem to believe it either. One guy seated right in front of the press box stood up, knocked on the glass and mouthed the question to me that everyone was asking: "Is it true?" When I nodded yes, he didn't seem so thrilled. The poor guy put his hands on his bald head and shook it. He did that for a long while. His reaction probably wasn't unique.

It was barely two years ago that the former Atlanta signal-caller traded his Falcons uniform for government-issue prison garb after being convicted of conspiracy and running a dogfighting operation. Vick was sentenced to 23 months in the federal pen and suspended indefinitely by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The commish has since softened his stance, allowing Vick to look for work and stating that he could be eligible for full reinstatement by Week 6 at the latest.

And so now Ron Mexico is an Eagle. To say it's a shocking development is a gross understatement. If anyone in town expected this or knew it was happening, they did a good job keeping it a secret. Vick reportedly flew into town Tuesday night and remained undetected until late last evening. That's a hard thing to pull off. If his football comeback falls through, he has a terrific career ahead of him as a spy.

Covert operations aside, the Eagles will take a PR hit on this, and it won't be a small one. PETA and pet owners everywhere will crucify Vick and the Birds for climbing into bed together. Radio hosts will jabber about it incessantly and question what the hell the Eagles were thinking. Columnists and bloggers will write countless words - many of which will be angry and judgmental.

If you've already dug in and joined the anti-Vick camp, I won't blame you or try to change your mind. People love dogs. I'm one of them. I'm a sucker for just about any animal, but the ones that roll over and play fetch and slobber all over me - even when I'm not at my best (which is most of the time) - are by far my favorite. What Vick did to those dogs was cruel and terrible and indefensible.

But I'm not going to kill the Eagles for signing him, and I'm not going to attack Vick or ascribe some pejorative label to the guy. I don't know the man. I don't know why he got involved with dogfighting. But I do know that he went to prison, and he lost his job, and he's been beaten up quite a bit over the last two years. He's been beaten up almost endlessly. And for good reason. Don't get it twisted, he deserved his punishment - all of it. But after doing his time and losing almost everything he'd worked so hard to achieve, hasn't he paid the price required of someone looking to purchase a second chance?
This Sunday, CBS will air an interview with Vick on 60 Minutes. The full transcript isn't available yet, but I went over the little bit that has been released. I searched for answers to the same questions we all have: Is he contrite? Does he realize how badly he messed up? Is he willing to take responsibility for his actions and admit his mistakes? Is he capable of changing for the better after all this?

"It's wrong, man," Vick says on 60 Minutes. "I feel, you know, some tremendous hurt behind what happened. And, you know, I should have took the initiative to stop it all. I didn't - I didn't stop it all."

No, he didn't. And he'll be forever shamed for that lack of judgment. He'll never be able to fully shake the stigma of what he did. He'll always be Michael Vick - the guy who fought dogs and killed them.

That's a horrible burden to shoulder. He brought it on himself, of course, but I still wouldn't wish that fate on anyone.

But, ultimately, whether people forgive Vick will have more to do with what happens in the future than what happened in the past. He needs to prove he's truly, deeply sorry for what he did - and not simply because it irreparably damaged his once-promising career.

"I mean, football doesn't even matter," Vick told 60 Minutes.

That's a start.

[ramanth]

"I mean, football doesn't even matter," Vick told 60 Minutes.

That's a start.

BS! If football doesn't matter, then why even play? Oh yeah. You'll get paid millions. He doesn't give a rats ass about what he did to those poor dogs. He's just sorry he got caught and now is laughing at everyone behind their backs all the way to the bank.

[blue]

I really dont see this as a second chance, as I dont think he was sufficiently punished.

Only reason Ill watch an Eagles game now is hoping he gets drilled by the opposing team. On second thought Ill wait for the footage of him getting reemed on the field on Youtube.

[RICHARD]

On one note of humor.....

Too bad it's not the old Vet......

They'd have a place to keep him between games.

I have to hijack the thread, just a little.

LH reminded me of the "unique" set up at "The Vet". I looked it up and laughed thru the whole article.

Read the Facing judgment day at the stadium section!

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Just one thing?

My 'pet loving' side really dislikes the guy and if he ends up playing? Well, I have no control over that except to boycott the PE games.

I really hope that no stupidhead does anything stupid that results in people getting hurt.

By no means am I a pacifist, but some of the Pro-Animal people are frigging nut cases and they are the worst of the worst kind of terrorists.

They would run a team bus off the road to get to Vick.

That is the scary part.

[joycenalex]

not a hijack richard....as much as i'll enjoy, with blue, watching the youtube videos, and i hope he gets sacked and sacked and sacked, a fool with a weapon is a scary possibility.

[lizbud]

BS! If football doesn't matter, then why even play? Oh yeah. You'll get paid millions. He doesn't give a rats ass about what he did to those poor dogs. He's just sorry he got caught and now is laughing at everyone behind their backs all the way to the bank.

I agree. I think Vick is sorry he got caught, but that's about it.

Those poor dogs are just as dead. Their suffering & pain was just as real.
I wish the dogs could be given another chance.

[Daisy and Delilah]

BS! If football doesn't matter, then why even play? Oh yeah. You'll get paid millions. He doesn't give a rats ass about what he did to those poor dogs. He's just sorry he got caught and now is laughing at everyone behind their backs all the way to the bank.

I am also in total agreement with this. Well said!!!

In watching this guy on tv, I can already see that familiar smirk on his face. Grrrrrrrrrrr.........

[sasvermont]

Having lived in Philadelphia for years, I can guarantee you the fans will be relentless with their jeering. I don't think other football players will go after him. I could be wrong, but I think many of them have lots of things to hide - gambling, womanizing, nasty accidents, drugs etc. and they know how high profile their lives are already. BUT the fans, well, the Eagle fans are rabid sometimes. That's not to say other teams' fans are angels.

I have mixed emotions about punishing him beyond his already served sentence. I have always thought ALL sports players were paid WAY too much money for what they do, but that's for another post.

It will be interesting to see his 60 minutes interview. From what I have seen so far, I am not impressed.

How would you feel if he donated half his salary to Pit Bull rescues? Not that we would ever know for sure he would do it. Is there any way for him to be let off the hook? I think not, for many of us. He would do better by fading into the sunset and getting a job out of the limelight.

We shall see!