if he comes in as running back, he’ll be starting over in a new position at age 30 (more than likely age). there’s a lot of young fast talent out there without his baggage. and some of the ones just hitting stride now should still be going strong then. he’s got some talent, but i sure wouldn’t rank him as one of the best in the last 10 yrs. heck, before the indictments came down on him, he barely made the top 20 cut in the football rankings. he’s good, but not *that* good ;)

I shun him: people like that soot one’s soul.

Should the NFL or some NFL team insist that ‘winning at all costs’ is stronger than decency and employ him - guess what? I’ll shun them, too.

Oh, the power of the ‘off’ switch :)

From In Defense of Animals:

1) Attend the courthouse rally to support the prosecution of Michael Vick to the fullest extent of the law for his crimes.

What: Michael Vick plea hearing demo
When: Monday, August 27, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Outside the U.S. Courthouse at 1000 E. Main Street in Richmond, Va. (map)
RSVP: Please RSVP to ephelps@idausa.org or call (415) 388-9641, ext. 240 for more information.

2) Please “Take Action” to thank prosecuting attorneys Michael Gill and Brian Whisler for pursuing the case vigorously and urge them to seek the maximum legal penalty against Vick for his violent crimes. Also follow up with a polite letter or phone call urging the same:

United States Attorney’s Building
600 East Main Street
Suite 1800
Richmond, VA 23219-2447
Tel: (804) 819-5400

3) Call (212) 450-2000 and urge the NFL to ban Vick from the league for life under their personal conduct policy. Follow up with a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell urging the same:

Mr. Roger Goodell
NFL Commissioner
280 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10017

Running back, not QB.

“…Gerald be in the room this time watchin’ tapes of dog fights. I thought he be watchin’ a sex movie. But I goes into the f..kin’ room, Gerald’s got a tape of himself watching the dogs with a stockin’ over his head where you can’t see who he is - in case somebody find the tape no one know it’s him!’”

This is how Stan saw Gerald and the whole dog thing: ‘So he got this black Labrador, just went to the dog shop, told the man, “I need a dog to take care of, I’ll take this Labrador home,” and the man say to the dog, “Yeah, you got a good home now,” and Gerald takes the dog home. He takes the dog down his basement and tapes the Labrador’s mouth, takes his pit bull Deuce and says “Get him!” He lets Deuce start eatin’ the dog up while he’s timing it on a watch, see how long it would take his dog to kill this dog. And I said to Gerald, “Hey, Gerald, this Labrador wouldn’t beat Deuce, no way, so why did you tape his mouth shut?” And he said, “Coz I just wanna see how fast my dog would kill him, for one, and, for two, my dog’s a championship fighter and you don’t need no dog scratched up and bit up by no dog, by no accident. This is like sparrin’ for my dog, this is like my dog need to taste blood every day. My dog need to kill somethin’ every day, Stan. Just like a fighter need to spar every day, he don’t need nobody bustin’ him up when he got a big fight comin’ up. He just need to bust somethin’ up hisself. Right?”

LATER

I would learn that Gerald could not take in a sentence of that length all at once. His powers of comprehension have been so shredded, he can only communicate in bursts of a few words, repeated over and over, shouted into his ear, as you prick some sensation in him by squeezing his right hand or pinching him above the right shoulder. These are the magic zones of life in McClellan’s wrecked body…
(…)

that’s BS. maybe if he played another position, but at QB?! there will not be 15-20 teams waiting to sign him. there maybe one or 2 GMs/owners (Oakland and Dallas come to mind) that might risk it, but i think this GM doesn’t grasp the complete picture. not many teams are going to want to commit to his problems/baggage. and sports fans who are outraged today will not forget in a couple years that he brutally killed dogs. i predict the Falcons will drop him, and if he’s not banned for life, he’s going to have a heck of a time trying to convince another team he’s worth the risk. plus he doesn’t fit we’ll into most teams systems. he’s lost his *star power*, so i don’t see anyone rebuilding an offense to fit him as the falcons were trying to do. at best he’ll be a has been when he gets out and if anyone picks him up, he’ll have a sideline seat as the 3rd QB.

of course we should all keep on the NFL and sponsors letting them know we won’t be watching or buying if he steps foot on a field in the future.