Michael Vick reinstated

IMO, this man has no place in the NFL. It send the wrong message to children. 

Edited by StyLaZyn - July 28 2009 at 11:41

Yeah, I'm inclined to agree.
In theory.
But since others have been reinstated, sometimes involving crimes like murder or manslaughter....I guess the NFL really doesn't have much of a choice.

That being said, I am sick of celebrities getting off free. How many times do they spend the night in jail and then gone. And in this case, if any of us were caught doing the same thing we probably would have had more than 18 months in jail, and we might get a job eventually...but not playing football.

Hopefully no team will take that scumbag...a lot of people don't seem to "get" it or think "theyre just dogs"
Itd be like taking a baby and raising them to be soul less killers, then betting on the teens in fights to the death. Not to mention Vick RAN this operation and did take part in the killings and torture of the dogs.

f*cking disgusting.

Although I don't agree with what he did, and I don't know whether or not 2 years served in jail was a fair sentence or not for it, but like what the IRS does, Vick was used as a big name celebrity by the government to send a message.  I certainly don't have first hand knowledge, but in my reading of some articles, apparently dog fighting is a large part of the culture amongst people who live in that area, as well as amongst other players in the NFL.  Hopefully, the message has been received, and will be continued to be sent and received if he is picked up by an NFL team.   One can only hope that he is truly remorseful, and that he will change his life around, and that he is not only saying these things because his agent tells him too. 

Well, personally, I've always thought sports were a big joke anyway, and as was mentioned earlier, people who have done far worse have been reinstated before.

I personally don't think he deserves a damn thing, but the NFL is just as corrupt as any other organization, so I'm not at all surprised. It may not be morally right, but it was expected.

Only after being first attacked by dogs.

Edited by Slartibartfast - July 28 2009 at 23:19

Frankly, I find it difficult to muster up moral outrage over steroids.  If you could take a drug--which was legal and not banned by your employer--that would help ensure your job security and raise your pay, with only limited side effects, wouldn't you take it?  

Look at all the players that have been in serious trouble and are still playing.Even Ray Lewis of my beloved Ravens was involved in a murder case,and that man is 100% guaranteed to go into the Hall of Fame.

wow that's alot on his wikipedia page.Certainly a controversial figure then?

TheProgtologist wrote: I hate dogfighting and people that take part in it ought to have their balls put into a grinder.   But....   The man was punished for it and served his time,and he has the right to play now if a team wants him.Have you guys seen the conditions Goodell is making him meet?Absolutely ridiculous!!!!   http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9861576/Vick-reinstated,-but-not-free-under-Goodell   I almost bet money that Dan Snyder will take him,if no other teams show interest Vick will be playing in the UFL.

Exactly. There are those who will say "f*ck fairness! What he did is inexcusable!" But so many NFL players have done inexcusable things. I totally forgot about Ray Lewis myself.
I LOVE animals, (hell I cant even watch the sad animal commercials on TV). But considering players have been reinstated after shootings, even murders.....and many of them not even serving as much as Vick has.
He has lost his fortune, and his name.
He is a disgusting man, but has paid his debt. We talk about giving second chances don't we?