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IF VICK RETURNS WILL YOU WATCH?

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vibe

I'm just curious, if Vick eventually returns to the NFL will you change your viewing habits as it relates to your team or any game that Vick plays in?
The topic is not meant as a debate/soapbox on his actions. I'm just curious whether one's viewing habits would remain the same or change.
I really don't think my viewing habits would change. He will have paid his debt to society both with time and $$. I hope that is enough.
Don't the major sponsors of the NFL games have something to say about this behind the scenes?
 
Michael Vick will be pretty irrelevant by the time he's able to come back since his skills will have been diminished by time (both in prison and by the length of any potential suspension after that). I don't think his presence will cause any football fan's viewing habits to change.
 
And his lawyers think his appologizing to the football commissioner will make some sort of difference. Fat chance. Ban him for life and let him find out what a dog fignt life really is.
 
Michael Vick should be allowed in football ONLY if he plays with a lifetime contract to the Cleveland Browns.

If you don't get the point of this, look up what that team's mascot is.

In case you think otherwise, I'm only kidding about him coming back to pro football.

Later....
Matt Smith
WGSR-TV
 
Never changed plans to watch Vick before; won't do so if he ever returns to the NFL.

Perhaps he and OJ can become good golfing buddies.

Sweet revenge! Check out this upcoming promotion by the St. Paul Saints minor league baseball team
Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20005093/
 
I watch the team, not just one player.
What Vick did is disgusting, sub human and plain rotten. Let him go to jail and serve his time, probably less time because of the plea deal.
After that, I don't care if the NFL hires him back or not. After jail he will have "paid his debt to society" and he will have to live with his reputation for the rest of his life. If he still has his skills, let him play,,, remember D.C. re-elected Marion Barry after he was caught smoking crack. Although I would hate to be him if there is a dog lover on the oppositions defensive line.
And where is Al Sharpton on this,,, he usualy has an opinion when it comes to anything involving African Americans and the law.
 
Matt Smith said:
Michael Vick should be allowed in football ONLY if he plays with a lifetime contract to the Cleveland Browns.

If you don't get the point of this, look up what that team's mascot is.
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I think he'd be a better fit with the OTHER NFL team in Ohio, you know, the one with like a dozen players arrested over the last year?
 
I agree with that second part. I don't think he'll
be back. As for the first, I'm a split Panthers/Falcons
fan, but I haven't decided if I'll pull for Atlanta this
year.
 
He's apologized, what do you want, blood?

EVERYBODY screws up. EVERYBODY has done things that were wrong. Let's put this in perspective; Vick didn't drive drunk like many Hollywood starlets who are getting a pass. THEY put others at grave risk with a deadly weapon. HE didn't molest young people most of which are allowed to get on with their lives anonymously after their release (with a likelyhood to repeat the crime again). He didn't take steroids, then off his family.. He screwed up badly but will pay his debt to society.
It seems like the value of human life has declined during a period where the rights of animals have increased.
The man stood up, apologized (which I believe is sincere). His actions WERE reprehensible. What more does anyone want?
My viewing habits of the NFL and Vick willl not change as a result. I think the NFL will be making a major mistake if they try to stick Vick with a 'life " sentence.
 
Who really cares?

The NFL suspended Michael Vick indefintely on Friday (8/24). He pleaded guilty today in Richmond federal court -- faces up to 5 years at his sentencing on December 10.

With that sideshow out of the way WHY IS THE ORIGINAL THREAD TITLE ALL-CAPS? Are people on this board hard of hearing?
 
The original title is all in caps because I hit the cap lock button by mistake. A simple mistake for which I apologize for.
 
This is an odd question to post, Vibe. It'd be like asking if you'd still watch basketball once Kobe's rape case was dropped. It'd be pretty odd to boycott the viewing of a game because of one player.

trolleyk, I'll buy you a virtual beer if the NFL bans him for life--I doubt they will.

I think Vick will be allowed to play, but won't necessarily make an NFL team. Once a free man, I'd guess that he'd have to try out as a free agent amongst an established starting QB or a draft pick--those would be tall odds to face. The CFL or Arena Football League might be options--Vick would have nothing to lose, as he'd be starting his football career over anyway.
 
I posted the question out of curiosity to see what other folks are thinking. Look, several well known Hollywood starlets have driven while under the influence; drugs were found in one vehicle. We're talking about people in those cases; their actions are as inexcusable as Vicks. A motor vehicle is obviously a deadly weapon yet those folks are getting off with a slap on their wrists.
I'm of the opinion that he should pay his debt to society, hopefully will become a better person, and return to the NFL at a sharply reduced salary and under a lot of scrutiny.
 
As I said earlier, I'm neither more nor less likely to watch a game that Vick is playing in, but for those NFL fans that might be swayed either way, I think Vick's attitude between now and the end of his assumed prison sentence will determine how he's received. Everyone makes mistakes, and some even commit horrific crimes, but if after paying his debt to society, a person is contrite and shows honest signs of having changed his ways, most people are forgiving. It's the unrepentant (OJ) and those refusing to take responsibility for their actions (Spears, Lohan, Ritchie, Hilton) that incur the scorn of the public.
 
I think people are looking at this the wrong way. If I were NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, I'd ban him for life.

He can't do it now because The Falcons are trying to get out of paying him $21 million in contract money and the contract is written in such a way that they can't remove him from the roster until they work it out. When that's done, and the Falcons cut ties, I expect the NFL to cut ties.

When I say people are looking at it the wrong way, I mean that comparing his crimes to misdeeds of others is not what will drive his decision. Will Vick's sponsors ever re-hire him as a pitchman? Of course not. It's not because of legalities or fairness but marketing and image.

The NFL has to be concerned about the same things. Without marketing and image, the NFL is nothing but a bunch of thyroid cases in Spandex playing a kids game. Goodell is a smart guy. Vick's done.
 
vibe said:
I posted the question out of curiosity to see what other folks are thinking. Look, several well known Hollywood starlets have driven while under the influence; drugs were found in one vehicle. We're talking about people in those cases; their actions are as inexcusable as Vicks. A motor vehicle is obviously a deadly weapon yet those folks are getting off with a slap on their wrists.
I'm of the opinion that he should pay his debt to society, hopefully will become a better person, and return to the NFL at a sharply reduced salary and under a lot of scrutiny.
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Not the greatest of analogies. However, to take your comment at face value, it'll be a long time before I go to a Lindsey Lohan film too. But, ultimately, he is more dangerous than she is. Certainly more violent. Nonetheless, both belong in jail.

This entire Vick affair gets more cruel and nasty when you learn more detail. For example, did you know that his group was responsible for stealing people's pets and using them as "bait" to train these fighting dogs? Absolutely criminal behaviour. (If it were my dog, it would reduce me to violence - against Vick and his thugs.) This is one of the reasons why he pleaded guilty so quickly - because the details are more nasty than they seem on the surface.

Anyone who is capable of that level of cruelty is a dangerous person and that nasty streak doesn't end with animals. However, it also shows a cowardly side - of the sort you'd find in child abusers and woman abusers. Most serial killers start out by torturing animals. Without question, it shows a propensity toward violent behavior. Not to mention that this guy is a complete liar and the "finding Jesus" comments are simply laughable.

Given all the evidence, this creep should never be allowed to play in the NFL again. Not to mention that his endorsement days are long over, as they should be. These guys end up being touted as role models to kids, like it or not. And, this man is no role model - he is an idiot who has taught us that all the money in the world cannot buy character. Not all of society's issues are economically driven, that is for sure - some people are just bad.

To answer your question: sure, if he's playing in the Super Bowl, I'll watch. And, I'll boo him and his team the entire time and will make sure to not support any team that would have him. But, it will never happen. The outcry will be too loud - as it should be.
 
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