Will The Atlanta Falcons Play Michael Vick This Year ? Will Vick Ever Play Again For Any Team ?

Question

I watched some lawyers debate the case against Vick . Along with the evidence of removing 66 dogs from his property , there are also 4 eyewitnesses willing to testify . And the D.A. has more . One of the lawyers intimated that she has an inside source saying there's other damning evidence . Innocent until proven guilty yes. . . .but no doubt the future don't look too bright for Vick .
Nike has 'suspended' their new Vick line as a result .
Sen. Byrd has made it a political topic .

Do you think Vick is done in the NFL ? And can you believe it ?

NOTE* - I forgot something . . . . . One of the lawyers made an interesting observation . He said "Americans just don't tolerate cruelty to children or animals. . .. . . . they go beserk ".

BTW , did you guys see Byrd's speech . OMG . He was extremely passionate and finished it by saying "Barbaric.. .. .. .. . .... . .. . . .. . . Barbaric !!.. .......... . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .. BARBARIC "!!!!!!!
(Screaming the final word!!!)

Answer 1

I live in the region of the country where the alleged crimes have occurred. Who ever you watched is probably bogus attention getters,. None the less, it does seem that the charges are well founded, and State Felony charges will be filed to pursue the issue. Unlawful killing of a dog is a felony by state law in VA but not under the Fed law of the current indictment. There are about 20 seperate charges, and these only include federal ones of animal cruely and crossing state lines for illegal activity.

We have yet to see the Gambling violations and The failure to file taxes on undeclared income that are sure to also follow.

As we all know, penalties can be concurrent or sequential. It will be interesting to see, if found quilty, the parties involved are sentenced on each charge , or the charges as one.

People speak of 6 years, but the facts are there are multiple charges and the sentences CAN be seperate for each one. If found quilty on a number of charges , this could amount to 6x+ , which is as it should be.

As far as WV Sen Byrd. Ignore him, he is an uninvolved person who is a known KKK member, of the past. His "opinion " is a non issue

Vick is history in the NFL, but due process must take it's course. I seriously doubt he will ever take the field again.

Answer 2

I am sickened by this whole thing. I hope if he's found guilty he rots in a jail cell for the maximum amount of time allowed under the law. If he's found guilty he's done in the NFL for sure, and he should be. I did just see the clip of Byrd that you mentioned. He was passionate and he was right. Barbaric indeed. My youngest son has been a Michael Vick fan for a long time. He's a Bears fan and has fantasized for years that the Bears would somehow acquire Vick (can't blame a Bear's fan for wishing for a decent quarterback lol). He is so upset about this - he's 17 and going into his senior year, and yes, is the quarterback of his H.S. team (proud Mom here).

He was talking last night about how when he was growing up he looked up to NFL players as role models, and how over the years he's come to realize that might not be a good thing. Every time he sees a new news blurb roll across the TV screen about Vick he looks as if someone just punched him in the stomach.

Answer 3

In light of the fact that they found loads of dogfighting paraphernalia and numerous carcasses of dogs who had been shot, drowned, hanged, electrocuted or skull beaten on his property, I'd say his chances look pretty grim. I think the charges against him are legitimate, and I hope that he is fired and sent to prison. It is so obvious that he got into this bloodsport through the trashy "hip-hop" culture that promotes dogfighting/dogkilling as a cool thing to do. Seeing two dogs rip each other apart to the death is pure entertainment for them. Vick risked his lucrative contract with the NFL because he's an idiot. He's so stupid - never thought he would get busted. Most sociopathic criminals are narcissistic and don't believe they will ever be caught, and they're always taken by complete surprise when they are.

I hope this is a lesson to some of you to stop idolizing these idiotic sports stars. These people are often uneducated ghetto thugs who are constantly being arrested for one kind of felony or another. Stop letting these losers become role models to your children! Instead of watching sports all the time, try getting yourself and your family involved in something that will improve the world and make it a better place.

Answer 4

Look, take the NFL and everything else out of it. Vick didnt just commit one crime, he committed a lot of the same crime over and over.
Instead of what a normal person would get, 10 counts of the same charge. He is going to get one charge and one count. Then he will buy a very expensive lawyer who will argue in the police report that the cops said Michael Vick was wearing black shoes when they got there, even though pictures show he was wearing navy blue shoes, and he will get off the hook completely. The End.

He should be tried for the death and mistreatment of every one of those dogs and serve the time for each. Which, if he wasnt a NFL player, would be YEARS.

Answer 5

I hope not.

But unfortunately some desperate team will pick him up for chump change after he gets bounced from Atlanta.

However, they'll cut him once the Boos start every time he gets on the field. Not to mention the animal lovers who happen to be defensive backs and linemen who'll bust a gut trying to get to him to give as many cheap shots as they can...

You know, it might not be a bad idea letting him play. I wonder how many defensive players are also dog lovers in the NFL? Or how many offensive linemen on his new team will be dog lovers?

He might be better off to just go ahead and retire.

Answer 6

He's done...as well he should be!
The new NFL commissioner has made it a point to say he wants to do whatever he can to improve the image of the league and it's players. What better place to start than ruling that Vick can't play in the NFL anymore?

Answer 7

Well, I know NFL players, have hung out with some of them. They all seem to think that because some people treat them like royalty that they can do anything they want when they are off the grid-iron. I can see how they have a God-complex, since they play a game for a living and make 20 times what the President does annually...

This time Vick is done. Anytime you get PETA involved, you are going down. I once heard you get more jail time for hitting your dog than you do for hitting your child. Don't mess with dogs man, even Vick's Superstar status won't get him out of this one.

Answer 8

This is just one of many incidents that have swayed me away from my favorite sport.
Ray Lewis and Irving haven't helped either.
I was a falcon fan for many years but when the NFL gave player of the year to a Murdering thug, or at least a dis honest thug, I stopped watching football all together.
Needless to say, basketball and base ball have become a heaven for thugs too so, I stick to Martial arts and NASCAR now.

Answer 9

He's almost certainly done in professional sports, unless he plays a support role, like a coach (but not head coach.)

People just don't want to cheer for people who commit really creepy crimes.

Now, there could always be a "Duke Lacrosse" type turn around, or he could get picked up for a particularly awful team with a strangely sociopathic fan base.

But I wouldn't count on it.

Answer 10

I don't know man.. I'd say he's going to be gone for at least a while.. if not permanently. I'm glad I'm more of a college football fan and my team has it's nose clean right now.

Edit: I got to thinking.. and Koby is still playing basketball... ... a good (relative term I guess isn't it) lawyer might get him off with a slap on the wrist.. but who knows for sure.