Comments on: Fassel Says He'd Take Vick, But Would Vick Be Interested?

By: Pea Tear Griffin

Pea Tear Griffin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:39:22 +0000

Michael Dwayne Vick is a suspended professional quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, a philanthropist, a felon, and a dick. Growing up in Newport News, VA, Vick managed to avoid getting caught up in the kind of criminal activity often glamorized in impoverished African-American ghettos, allowing him to attain a glamorous and enviable lifestyle, which he then ruined by engaging in the kind of criminal activity often glamorized in impoverished African-American ghettos. http://www.dickipedia.org/dick.php?title=Michael_Vick That's right, dickipedia.org. Possibly the best website ever.

By: TheAzzMan

TheAzzMan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:14:46 +0000

The asshole would still be making his “mistake” if he wasn’t caught by the police. What a joke. People who defend him are no different than the OJ defenders. They can all go to Hell for all I care.

By: texasPHINSfan

texasPHINSfan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:12:56 +0000

spartachris hit the nail on the head IMO.
Vick hasn’t paid his debt to society – he avoided prosecution for the real genesis of the crimes. further, he hasn’t “lost everything.” did you see his bankruptcy case? Did he finally get to keep that Ms. Pac Man arcade game? :rolleyes:
if he was homeless, penniless, and without any options for work, then i’d say he lost everything. but that couldn’t be farther from the truth.

By: ekidd07

ekidd07 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:02:54 +0000

There was a report about Vick on ESPN not too long ago where they said that the UFL had already decided that if Vick plays, he’ll play for the Orlando franchise. They feel like he will increase ticket revenue there more than anywhere else, because of it’s proximity to Atlanta.

By: Joe in Raleigh

Joe in Raleigh — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:28:38 +0000

UFL = XFL

By: Kevin from Philly

Kevin from Philly — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:29:35 +0000

“Really, what would Vick have to gain?”
He could pay off his legal bills, for one.

By: Kotite

Kotite — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:27:25 +0000

translation: “I’d take Vick, ’cause.. y’know.. I can’t get back in the NFL either.”

By: bigjoey46us

bigjoey46us — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:08:30 +0000

I know it is not the same comparison, but if the Falcons still have his contract, and Vick is suspended for the upcoming season, that sounds kind of like the same thing when Pacman tried to wrestle for TNA and they blocked him from doing so because it could have possibly led to injury leaving the Falcons S.O.L if/when he were to be reinstated for his little trade value. Or am I totally mistaken on this?

By: alewatcher

alewatcher — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:45:16 +0000

SpartaChris says:
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Well, he didn’t simply “Make a mistake.” He chose a life of crime and got caught.
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Yep. A “mistake” is an occurrence, something unintentional. Vick went way, way past mistake territory.

By: desides

desides — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:19:00 +0000

Exactly what are people like Fassel and the unnamed people in the Rams organization, not to mention Vick’s defenders and fans, seeing in him? The man is a terrible quarterback. He failed after the years of (ESPN-led) hype told us he would revolutionize the quarterback position. The only thing he revolutionized was the art of throwing uncatchable passes.

By: nflfann

nflfann — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:08:32 +0000

Mistakes are dropping a glass on a floor.
Missing a few answers on a test is a mistake.
Torture and destroying dogs for fun and money is sick.
All the money Vick had, he could have helped some of the shelters with lost or abused animals.
Instead he watched and helped them be tortured, and probably laughed at it.
Him and his buddies watching innocent animals suffering.
Anybody who watches him or supports the team he plays for is completely sick as well.
The UFL signs him, I hope the league folds.

By: Nshima.com

Nshima.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:44:52 +0000

What would he gain? A job that pays more than $10 an hour.

By: teddybayer

teddybayer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:33:06 +0000

He electrocuted a dog. He electocued HIS dog after being disappointed by the dog’s — HIS dog’s — performance fighting. Can that debt actually be paid?
Let me ask Ron “Herpes” Mexico…oh wait. That’s the same guy, different case. Honest mistakes.

By: Raging Clue

Raging Clue — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:07:45 +0000

Last time I checked, a mistake is a one-time incident, not a multi-year organized conspiracy to commit heinous acts.

By: SpartaChris

SpartaChris — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:07:28 +0000

To the argument of his paying his debt to society… Technically he didn’t pay his debt to society, seeing as how he avoided prosecution for the dog torture and abuse. The fact he avoided prosecution should be investigated, but unfortunately I don’t call the shots in Virginia.
And this whole “He lost everything” argument is a joke. As someone else correctly pointed out, he didn’t lose anything. He knowingly threw everything away when he decided to run an illegal interstate gambling enterprise. How anyone can point to that as a legitimate reason for reinstatement is beyond me.

By: TyreesHelmet

TyreesHelmet — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:57:00 +0000

Dominating a bunch of slapdicks…hahaha

By: kurt37

kurt37 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:40:31 +0000

you said SLAPDICKS , lol

By: drunkhaloplayer

drunkhaloplayer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:24:38 +0000

I disagree that he has nothing to gain by playing well. That could very well change the minds of some desperate at QB teams.
However playing average or worse could seal the deal on everything.
High risk, high reward

By: SpartaChris

SpartaChris — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:55:59 +0000

Well, he didn’t simply “Make a mistake.” He chose a life of crime and got caught.
So there you go Vick fans, apologists and otherwise. Technically he’d be playing professional football, since he’d be getting paid for it.

By: HoosierTransplantIsSirius

HoosierTransplantIsSirius — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:34:15 +0000

Yeah, UFL…
don’t even tell me you think the Commish is going to just let him walk back in.
He will sit out a YEAR from the NFL….I think he will jump at the CHANCE to play for the UFL………with a Pit Bull on his ASS the entire time.

By: Fez

Fez — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:34:00 +0000

Mike- Fassel’s team would not have “rights” to Vick in the UFL. The UFL has divided player rights up by geographic region and since the Falcons have Vick’s NFL rights, the UFL team that was assigned all the NFL players in the NFC South and the AFC South have his rights. That team is Orlando. So unless Orlando passes or trades his rights, if Vick plays in the UFL it would be for Jim Haslett at Orlando.

By: spanky07

spanky07 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:20:50 +0000

What a loser.

By: JayPhilly

JayPhilly — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:20:20 +0000

Really? Vick in LAS VEGAS? What were we just saying about not trusting him as he financed an illegal multi-state gambling ring?
Here’s the thing…I have no problem with gambling, I don’t care, lottery, sports, raffle, slot machine, poker…I say legalize it. But putting him in Vegas is really gonna cause a stir.

By: Anrkist

Anrkist — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:17:04 +0000

It’s such a dumb argument “Paid his time to society.” He did, yeah… but how many of us would get our old jobs back? I really don’t feel sorry for him.

By: tiktokdok

tiktokdok — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:57:37 +0000

Fassel is a fool.

By: bwell316

bwell316 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:46:40 +0000

Brian Billick is not amused by you using his trademark phrase…