Comments on: For Jeffrey Lurie, "never" was Thursday

By: estie

estie — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:40:32 +0000

michael vick, ownership of eagles, and anyone else who defends him all deserve to have same thing happen to them as what vick did to those dogs.
there is NO justifying what vick did and there is NO justifying those who try to justify it!!!

By: Mariann Pepitone

Mariann Pepitone — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:51:36 +0000

Repo-Man: Bad News Vick has to stay with the Eagles. No one wants him. The fans that like him are in his category and yours also. I believe you would do the same criminal acts as Vick because apparently you don’t like dogs. No one is putting animals before people but what he did was sadistic. And believe me the devil likes Vick and he will be down there with him. The devil has followers and Vick in one of them. Vick thought he was slick until the Feds caught his trick. Believe me he is going to pay the price. You reap what you sow.

By: Mariann Pepitone

Mariann Pepitone — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:28:53 +0000

Repo-Man: You are in the same category as SlickVick dog killer. God created dogs and cats as domestic animals for pets not to be abused, killed, shot, drowned or hung. There is nothing wrong in being a pet lover. I recommend it. He should have spent five years in prison. No, I would not hire him or trust him to be on my team if I was an owner. Goodell should never reinstated him. I can imagine what the other teams are thinking and wait until they have to play against the Eagles especially those that have dogs. What a field day that will be. They will knock him around the field. I have had 40 cats and 14 dogs in my lifetime and loved them all. You need to get a grip on life.

By: J Boogie

J Boogie — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:06:31 +0000

First I am from the Tidewater Area of VA where Vick is from. I can’t play a side in this issue. He wasnt a thug. He came up through some hard circumstances but pressed to make a difference. So the people calling him a thug don’t know what they are talking about. Next his brother was cleared on the weapons charges at the McDonalds in Suffolk. He pulled his legal weapon after being approached by some unfriendly and threatening youths. Rich connected and/or Proment individuals can’t relax in normal places as others that was his mistake. But legal in his right. He only did enough to get out of the situation not further the trouble. Thats my understanding. Clearly a show of care. Dogfighting wasn’t seen as a real criminal act. Although it should have been assumed. Mike Vicks conviction changed that. Now a Caucasion Sherrif out here did the same thing after the Vick’s case. Not saying race plays any part, but that he is in law enforcement and susposed to be the law and example not Vick. Have you heard about that? Exactly..NO! Truth is who has time in working out thier own soul salvation to point the finger? And to Dawn….. be more forgiving. I say that in love and I don’t know you, but it is written that those who don’t forgive will open their eyes in Hell. Can you imagine being there beside Vick asking “How does it feel to be in Hell for dogfighting, and he responds How does it feel to be in Hell for lack of forgiveness”…..? It would feel the same. Just as an thought. Let’s be forgiving because truth is If I go to hell, I’m not going for someone else’s faults. Let’s love one another. Look at the state of our country Its going down. Not because of Obama he is acting with concern for others or any other President but because of the lack of compassion for each other. It is written about great famines and commotions. The US is exsperiencing these things and its scary. The US Dollar has fallen to other currency it used to dominate. What do you do when your money has no value? I believe it can all be changed through unity, forgiveness and a love that hides a multitude of Faults. Hopefully this post doesn’t offend anyone. “To all that read this post I pray God place an angel around you for your safety and that love spring up in you like you never exsperienced not just for your own but also for others for it is the will of God”. Be Blessed.

By: weezilgirl

weezilgirl — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:18:29 +0000

Repo-boy…….google sex offenders in your town and then you’ll know how to recognize one. Their pictures and addresses are right there for the enlightened world to see. I’ll with Vox, I know where everyone of them in my neighborhood lives.
Repo-boy……you might be living next door to one!

By: Jackal138

Jackal138 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:08:13 +0000

“Cowboys are on the verge of equaling the best the Eagirls have done since Norm van Brocklin was QB… put together 5 winning seasons in a row. ”
The best the Eagles have put together was 5 NFC Championship appearances in 8 years.
How do the Cowboys match up? What’s your playoff win percentage in the past 12 years? What!? Not ONE win? Wow!
SB wins that happened in the last millenium count the same way as the Eagles championships before the merger count, since they’re both ancient history.
Keep it up, Vox. Your futile anger amuses me. And with the way the Boys looked dropping to the Raiders (hahahaha) it looks like that futility will continue another season.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:07:34 +0000

“C’mon – did any of you REALLY believe Mike Vick WASN’T going to be signed this year? ”
I knew he’d sign somewhere. Cincy, SF, maybe even Washington. Never in my wildest wet dreams did I think he’s sign with the Eagirls. It’s like Christmas in August! Made all the merrier by knowing that they signed him without even taking a look at him first even though he’s been eating prison food, getting prison workouts and hasn’t played in almost three years. One thing’s for sure: He’s not going to be any better coming out of prison than he was going in, and signing him without even looking at him first is a bush league move no matter how it turns out. I’m beginning to think that this is a do-or-die year for Banner and Reid. There are just too many desperation moves going on. Trade a #1 (and a 4th and a conditional 6th) for a guy with motivation problems, bring a guy in to babysit his depressed brother, give McNabb tons of extra money but no time extension on his contract which smacks of short-term appeasement, now Vick.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:47:40 +0000

“You wouldn’t know a registered sex offender from any other person”
On the contrary, I know where each and every one of them lives in my community.
When rapists and sex offenders get jobs in the NFL, I’ll have something to say about it HERE. In fact I have done so HERE plenty of times. I’m not against rapists, child molesters and dog killers working, I’m against them working in the NFL. I’m against anyone that thinks that they’re deserving of ANYTHING as it pertains to the NFL.
You seem really upset about that, are you a registered sex offender?
“VICK is an Awesome player”
Whatever, fanboi. Vick’s not really evena player anymore. He hasn’t played in almost three years. Get off his sack.
“Vick will continue to play for the NFL as long as HE has the desire to do so”
haha, right… I’m pretty sure he had the desire to do so for the last couple of years… how did that work out for him? Too bad that doing time in the federal pen is not conducive to playing in the NFL, no matter how bad one might want it. Lots of guys that were better than Mike Vick ever dreamed of being would like to still be playing but are out of the NFL, and most of them are NOT ex-cons like Michael Vick. You need to put more thought into your posts before you hit that “Submit” button.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:33:56 +0000

“1) Vox: did you really make mention of Dungy spending more time w/his son so he didn’t “blow his head off?” I know I can’t get Perez Florio to apologize, but surely you can? Not even I would touch that.”
Nope, sorry. What’s Dungy’s relevance in the NFL? He’s out of it. He wasn’t even that good of a coach, he has an overall losing record. I’m supposed to think that he’s some kind of mentor because why?
Because he’s an evangelical Christian? Because he wrote self-trumpeting books that are supposed to help people be more like him? Sorry, preach to someone else. He should have used his “Quiet Strength” and his “Path to Significance” to save the only lost soul that should have mattered to him. His son. Excuse me for forgetting that he actually hanged himself and did not blow his brains out. The picture that was painted is very different, but fact is James Dungy was a wannabe thug that couldn’t deal with life in no small part because his father didn’t prepare him for it. The NFL isn’t life, not everyone’s a millionaire with a new Benz and a 10 figure bank account. The reality is that people struggle and life is HARD, even for sons of Super Bowl-winning millionaire coaches. Tony Dungy was utterly oblivious to it, but it was laid out all over James’ myspace page. Any trouble that Mike Vick gets into, any more embarrassment that he brings to the NFL should be placed squarely on Dungy’s narrow shoulders as far as I’m concerned.
“McNabb is getting A LOT of credit for influencing the signing of Vick.”
Yeah I think that’s how they’ve got to play it right now. Don’t be surprised if it blows up at the first sign of adversity. You know that McNabb’s better than Vick and so do I, but fact is that McNabb never has been nor will he ever be an exceptional passer by NFL standards and he really doesn’t have the weapons to be a better one. You’d know better than to want to replace him with a Kolb or a Vick if he hits a bad stretch, but I wouldn’t count on 65,000 fanbois in the stadium to feel the same way, and I wouldn’t expect Reid to feel the same way, as quick as he was to pull McNabb last season. That’s a slap in the face to an NFL QB, and I don’t believe for a second that McNabb just blew it off. He was waaaay to happy to stick it to Eagirls management AND fans after he turned it around. The relationship has a crack in it, and Vick is a potential wedge that can really serve no other purpose. He’s not putting any team over the hump, not as a QB, not as anything. I think McNabb will be the company man he’s always been because his boss threw millions more dollars at him (but no time extension), but I think the pressure is probably going to be too great for the situation to remain tenable.

By: SixBurghDude

SixBurghDude — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:04:11 +0000

@ EskinSux,
Nailed it dude, the reason for the Steelers being 6x Super Bowl Champs & the bEagles having NEVER won a Super Bowl, is because of the influence of the refs…what aTOOL!
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
btw…nice username sport, mancrush I’m assuming???

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:44:50 +0000

“We all know how that ends.”
We all know how every Eagirls season has ended since before you were born, don’t we? Out of the playoffs or with a playoff loss. I can’t blame you for being bitter. Maybe one day Jeff Lurie will sell the team and the Eagirls will have management that’s not so self-destructive. But what are the chances of THAT happening? The Eagirls have always been a franchise that has settled for being good for short stretches, but never great. That’s the only advantage they’ve had over teams like the Bengals and Lions. Other than that, no difference at all. The Cowboys are on the verge of equaling the best the Eagirls have done since Norm van Brocklin was QB… put together 5 winning seasons in a row. Every year that the Cowboys don’t win the Super Bowl is a colossal bust as far as I’m concerned, but Super Bowl wins are what I’ve come to expect. A year from now, you’ll still be shouting “44-6!” because it’s the best thing the Eagirls have accomplished in your lifetime.

By: SixBurghDude

SixBurghDude — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:26:19 +0000

Not surprising at all…Lurie is a native of New England & we have all been witness as to the extent a Masshole will go, in order to achieve success, no matter how TAINTED, if & when it does happen…case in point; Cheatriots & JuiceSawx!!!

By: Equalizer1

Equalizer1 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:26:38 +0000

C’mon – did any of you REALLY believe Mike Vick WASN’T going to be signed this year?
Whichever way it works out – either the guy comes back and can play, in which case the Eagles look like (evil) geniuses for having signed him, or he comes back and he looks like crap, and all you soothsayers can say you told them so. But either way, Mike Vick was going to play in the NFL this year once he was reinstated.
We have to see how it works out – both the Haters and the Second Chancers.

By: Repo-Man

Repo-Man — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:46:51 +0000

“WE make them register as sex offenders for the rest of their lives.”
You wouldn’t know a registered sex offender from any other person or even one of your fellow NUT JOBS for that matter, so your comment has NO MERIT what so ever !!! When you Assume, you make a complete ASS of yourself , which YOU clearly have. NUT JOBS like YOU aren’t out protesting at sex offenders jobs like you and your fellow NUT JOBS are doing VICK- because you don’t know who they are, you are not out there trying to control REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS money by making psychotic comments about those who are willing to employ them, you know why you are not? -because you would be ARRESTED for harassment, which is EXACTLY what should be done to all the NUT JOBS that interferes with Vicks job you NUT JOBS have serious displacement problems, your sense of perception is some what altered – you focus your tiny P-BRAINS on the WRONG things!!! Maybe if you NUT JOBS take your Head out of your dogs ASS long enough you will see that VICK is an Awesome player and Awesome players command money- no matter how bad NUT JOBS hate it. Sane people know this, thats why the Eagles signed Vick, they get the best of both worlds – the NUT JOBS who’s barking and holding up dog pictures – who should be in straight jackets paying to $ee him, and the TRUE NFL FAN$ , those that are truely about the GAME – not about Tony Dungys personal life.Vick will continue to play for the NFL as long as HE has the desire to do so and get paid Well in the process whether NUT JOB$ like it or not!! It’s good to know you’ve acknowledged yourself as being a NUT JOB – Vox Veritas , you have now completed Step 1 in your MUCH needed THERAPY !!!!! VICK Fan for life Dog!!! Lol .

By: Opie

Opie — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:19:08 +0000

Vox: I was all set to blast you, but then you go and make an absolute perfect point in your last post! Damn you for that.
1) Vox: did you really make mention of Dungy spending more time w/his son so he didn’t “blow his head off?” I know I can’t get Perez Florio to apologize, but surely you can? Not even I would touch that.
2) I was going to bring up the red-zone thing, but was beaten to it. He would be a weapon in that situation.
3) As the only Eagles fan that, apparently, everyone in my damn phone book knows, I have had 24 hours of non-stop in coming missles. I hate the move…….hate it!
4) Perez Florio needs to make amends for the stupid drama driven “rumors” that he keeps getting the feeling regardless of what is actually happening. I “feel” like I’m talking to my wife. Deal w/facts Ms. Perez Florio.
AND FINALLY:
5) No one has said it yet and Ms. Florio might actually run with this as his own:
McNabb is getting A LOT of credit for influencing the signing of Vick. Think about it for just a second……… Why would they give him that much credit, NOW, for having that much influence on personnel matters when for the last 10 years he didn’t have any?!? Smells like a bit of a set up.
Now, on to greener pastures. A big “if,” but if the O-Line comes together, this team is going to be nasty, just nasty. Need a description of how nasty? So nasty that it’ll keep ice on its crotch to keep the crabs fresh……..

By: Jackal138

Jackal138 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:50:32 +0000

You know what a “collosal bust” is, don’t you Vox? And I’m not talking about your mom’s chest.
Dallas Cowboys, pencil them in for the Superbowl… wait, what? Romo’s hurt his pinky? Oh, crap… uh, okay, we just gotta beat the Eagles and then onto the playoffs and the Superbowl!
We all know how that ends. With Romo crying in the shower and you disappearing for weeks.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:36:23 +0000

“You dont have one word to say about Child molesters or Rapist after they have served their time”
Of course we do, you idiot. We make them register as sex offenders for the rest of their lives. Go soak your idiot head, idiot. Are we supposed to assume that you’re out there crusading for rapists and child molesters like you are for Vick? Fool. STFU.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:33:33 +0000

“There is more than one leader on a team and McNabb has always been the teams leader.”
Not according to Hugh Douglas, but what does he know? He just shared a locker room with the guy for years. McNabb’s been a company man. Everybody knows it. This is a guy that doesn’t even work out with the team in the off-season. He stays in Arizona. You know it’s true, don’t try to make him out to be something he’s not.

By: VoxVeritas

VoxVeritas — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:31:03 +0000

“Vox, your ignorance to your own team astounds me. Chemical cocktail. This is Philly not Dallas where the WR is crying that the QB, TE, and OC are conspiring against me.”
You may not have heard… TO is gone. I’m not sure what the Cowboys have to do with the Eagirls’ obviously volatile locker room anyway. We’re talking about the Eagirls, the team that’s thin on leadership of any kind now that Dawk is gone. Same team that’s been known for toying with it’s starting QB’s emotions. Same team that just signed a lightning rod that hasn’t played in almost three years, sight unseen, that also happens to play the same position as the guy that they have been toying with so much. You can say a lot of things about the Cowboys, but they’re smarter than to combine all that. The Eagirls are coming across as the most self-hating team ever. To be honest it looked like they might be coming together, but then they do something like this? I’m loving it. Super Bowl win or colossal bust. I hope they enjoy the pressure.

By: penguininbondage

penguininbondage — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:21:05 +0000

Steelers 4 life:
The dirty thirty booed McNabb, freaking idiots that they are.
we didn’t boo Santa, we showered him with snowballs. And threw batteries at JD drew.
And fired a flare gun on MNF.
Where’s my Permanti Bro’s sandwich?
Eskinsux, i couldn’t agree more. When this asshole is warming up, and they do it near my endzone. i’ll be screaming for his head.

By: alexnexus

alexnexus — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:24:04 +0000

You should start making better arguments about Vick’s signing with the Eagles, other than Laurie “money” hunger.
Wake up!: money is all over the NFL.
What, did you think the players do charity work for the league and their teams?
The Eagles went for Vick because he is – was – a premier player that now sales as a bargain, and that can complement the team.
The Eagles signed a lot a really good new players.
The Eagles want a Superbowl this,,, next year.
A Superbowl means money.
That is the truth.

By: Repo-Man

Repo-Man — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:49:17 +0000

Everyone that has a problem with Vick playing for the Eagles or any other NFL team is a bunch of P-Brains! You act as if dogs are more important than people! He has served a RIDICULOUS sentence for something he should have only paid a fine for if even that ! You NUT JOBS need SERIOUS THERAPY !!! You dont have one word to say about Child molesters or Rapist after they have served their time , you dont show up at their jobs or feel that they should give money from their pay checks to charity , Do You ? No YOU DONT , because you are Sick Minded individuals who dont no that animals, no matter what kind are NOT More IMPORTANT THAN PEOPLE !!! This man has to make money just like you and everyone else. Find something better to do with your time NUT JOBS !!! VICK we Love YOU – and you will see your supporters in the stands !!!

By: Steeler4life

Steeler4life — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:45:10 +0000

@ Eskin
Don’t hate on the Steelers. You good for nothing Eagle fans are so fickle. You booed Donovan on his draft day now you love him. You even booed Santa Claus. If Vick produces, you idiots will be worshipping the ground he walks on…requesting the City to put a statue next to Rocky Balboa’s. You guys worship a fictional character that is how twisted you are. Philadelphia doesn’t deserve Vick. You hypocritical, self-righteous, mummers.

By: Ruboest

Ruboest — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:37:00 +0000

They did what they had to do to keep Vick out of the UFL.
I’m sure Lurie isn’t happy about it from the dog angle, but fell on the sword after his football people told him Vick would be a good fit.

By: Smush Rodrigez

Smush Rodrigez — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:47:18 +0000

VoxVeritas says:
I see Vick getting maybe 10 snaps a game, and that will definitely create a problem in a chemical cocktail locker room that always verges on implosion, which has curiously gotten rid of the best leader it had in Brian Dawkins
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Vox, your ignorance to your own team astounds me. Chemical cocktail. This is Philly not Dallas where the WR is crying that the QB, TE, and OC are conspiring against me. And then cut said WR so that the QB can be OK…. what a pussy.
The Eagles locker room is stable. Pay attention, the loss of Dawkins may actually be a good thing for the Eagles. There is more than one leader on a team and McNabb has always been the teams leader. Takes responsibilty for EVERY loss. EVERY ONE. Goes about his business with class and dignity and is a flat out winner. I know the knuckleheads on this site (and a lot in Philly) do not see that but 90% of NFL people do.

By: Route36West

Route36West — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:43:52 +0000

slapme7silly says:
August 14, 2009 6:18 PM
That’s Class, is this the same guy that said the eagles had the best group of players in the NFL “barring injury”, then they drop like flies. BIG MOUTH FLIP FLOPPER… he sounds like a typical Eagles fan wow
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Once again another non-eagle NFC EAST fan not knowing what the hell hes talking about. Ill try to type real sllllloooowww for you so you can keep up.
Its not the same guy Jeffery Lurie is the owner. Joe Banner is the president and he said
“I feel this year we have the best roster in the league,” Banner said. “That’s assuming everyone is healthy and standing at the end. You can only make a statement like that on the first day of training camp. After that, anything can happen.
“You get humbled over the years, but since I’ve been working in the league I don’t think the best team has won the Super Bowl any year,”
See thats whats wrong with fans like you you hear things second hand and take it as fact. Ill break it down for you. He said he thinks the team has the best roster in the league but followed it by saying its the 1st day of camp thats why he’s saying that and also he’s not saying they are going to win it all just that they have a good team on paper. he goes on to say …. http://www.eaglesgab.com/2009/07/26/eagles-president-banner-says-team-has-best-roster-in-the-league/
To some up the rest of the qoute Basically he was saying its the beggining of training and everyone feels like they have the best team or they wouldnt be doing there job and that its a long season and anything can happen.
Do some fact checking before you make idiotioc statements like that your embarrassing yourself.

By: Smush Rodrigez

Smush Rodrigez — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:36:49 +0000

People, thin about what you are saying. This was NOT a financial decision for the Eagles/Lurie. The league yes, but that is irrelevant since Lurie/Eagles made the decision.
As much as I hate to say it, Vox’s desperation answer is a lot closer to the truth and probably Florio’s assertion about the Reid boys.
Think about it. THe Eagles slowed down in the Red Zone and just lost their new red zone weapon. I see Vick as a red zon weapon and a special weapon.
Also, did you see the comments from the real competition in the East? The Giants are scared! Read what Osi, Tuck, and Coughlin said. Thank god we do not play them until weeks 8 & 14!

By: empty13

empty13 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:29:49 +0000

yes the media templateers and vick’s creditors wanted him back in the nfl.
i dont really see vick coming in on 3rd down unless it is 4 yards or less to go.
unless mcnabb is hurt, the real worst case scenario for him would be a 1970-dallas-style every play rotation with vick.
(like they did with morton / staubach for a while)

By: watchmorebaseball

watchmorebaseball — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:51:38 +0000

Vick lied to the legal system and he lied to Goodell. What makes Lurie think he has stopped lying? Vick said “I paid my debt to society. I spent two years in prison. … That was a humbling experience. I can’t explain how deeply hurt and how sorry I was.” Why was and not am? MV was sorry he got caught, sorry he lost money and playing time and sorry he was embarrassed. He needs to show some actual behavior opposed to animal cruelty; this would show remorse and should have been a condition for being allowed to return.

By: Moknows47

Moknows47 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:44:38 +0000

The fans need to boycott the team sponsors and
then maybe it will hit Lurie in the wallet.
The fact that he and Reid would sign this jerk
is ridiculous. The only reason Reid signed him was to take the heat off his druggie sons. If he
couldn’t see what was going on in his own house
how will he see what Vick will be doing wrong?
Hopefully, the fans will revolt against this
horrible decision.