MrMulligan
Pretty much a regular
Not because of his dog fighting...he's serving his time for that terrible misdeed. But, as PFT brings up, his dog fighting operation was also a 1st Class Gambling Operation...anyone lose any $$$ betting on ATL and the ERRATIC Vick?
Things that make you go Hmmm...
VICK APPARENTLY KNOWS THAT HIS QUICK RETURN TO THE NFL ISN’T LIKELY
Posted by Mike Florio on January 22, 2009, 11:10 a.m.
While listening to The Dan Patrick Show this morning, we heard something that makes us even more convinced that Falcons quarterback Mike Vick is far from a lock to return to the NFL in 2009.
And it’s becoming increasingly apparent that he knows it.
Dan mentioned that the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have withdrawn an offer to make a public service announcement with Vick after he is released from prison later this year. The decision to pull the plug on the PSA is the direct result of Vick’s request (via his lawyers) that PETA, in return for Vick’s gesture, support Vick’s return to the NFL.
PETA, possibly after contemplating the matter while eating a Big Mac with a side of McNuggets, said no.
“Saying sorry and getting his ball back after being caught enjoying killing dogs in hideously cruel ways for many years doesn’t cut it,” said Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA’s president.
The request undoubtedly was made by Vick’s lawyers because they realize that Commissioner Roger Goodell holds the keys to Vick’s NFL future, and that Vick will need all the support he can get to persuade Goodell to give Vick his shot at redemption.
It’ll take a lot, in our view, to make it happen.
Vick lied to Goodell’s face, multiple times, regarding whether Vick was involving in dogfighting. Vick has pleaded guilty to multiple federal and state felonies, the most recent of which actually helped not hindered his overall incarceration situation by making him eligible for transfer to a halfway house. And Vick has never been prosecuted at all for his admitted role in killing dogs.
If/when Goodell can get past what he did to those dogs, the fact remains that at the core of the matter resided a high-stakes gambling operation.
When we think about gambling and Vick, we can’t help but remember those at times wildly inconsistent swings in his play from week to week, which if we knew then what we know now would have looked a lot more suspicious to us.
Then there’s the fact that Vick tested positive for marijuana while out of bond pending sentencing, at a time when he knew he was subject to random testing. So there’s a drug issue that might or might not be resolved, and if/when Vick returns he’ll likely be on the Ricky Williams drug-testing plan.
Bottom line? If it’s truly a privilege and not a right to play in the National Football League, Mike Vick will never play in the NFL again.
Mully :cheers:
Things that make you go Hmmm...
VICK APPARENTLY KNOWS THAT HIS QUICK RETURN TO THE NFL ISN’T LIKELY
Posted by Mike Florio on January 22, 2009, 11:10 a.m.
While listening to The Dan Patrick Show this morning, we heard something that makes us even more convinced that Falcons quarterback Mike Vick is far from a lock to return to the NFL in 2009.
And it’s becoming increasingly apparent that he knows it.
Dan mentioned that the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have withdrawn an offer to make a public service announcement with Vick after he is released from prison later this year. The decision to pull the plug on the PSA is the direct result of Vick’s request (via his lawyers) that PETA, in return for Vick’s gesture, support Vick’s return to the NFL.
PETA, possibly after contemplating the matter while eating a Big Mac with a side of McNuggets, said no.
“Saying sorry and getting his ball back after being caught enjoying killing dogs in hideously cruel ways for many years doesn’t cut it,” said Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA’s president.
The request undoubtedly was made by Vick’s lawyers because they realize that Commissioner Roger Goodell holds the keys to Vick’s NFL future, and that Vick will need all the support he can get to persuade Goodell to give Vick his shot at redemption.
It’ll take a lot, in our view, to make it happen.
Vick lied to Goodell’s face, multiple times, regarding whether Vick was involving in dogfighting. Vick has pleaded guilty to multiple federal and state felonies, the most recent of which actually helped not hindered his overall incarceration situation by making him eligible for transfer to a halfway house. And Vick has never been prosecuted at all for his admitted role in killing dogs.
If/when Goodell can get past what he did to those dogs, the fact remains that at the core of the matter resided a high-stakes gambling operation.
When we think about gambling and Vick, we can’t help but remember those at times wildly inconsistent swings in his play from week to week, which if we knew then what we know now would have looked a lot more suspicious to us.
Then there’s the fact that Vick tested positive for marijuana while out of bond pending sentencing, at a time when he knew he was subject to random testing. So there’s a drug issue that might or might not be resolved, and if/when Vick returns he’ll likely be on the Ricky Williams drug-testing plan.
Bottom line? If it’s truly a privilege and not a right to play in the National Football League, Mike Vick will never play in the NFL again.
Mully :cheers:
illow:
