Originally Posted By DVC_dad ...you were the owner of the Falcons. Now don't answer fast. Think it over. You pay him more than any other QB, he is your franchise player, he sells tickets, and he uses most of your salary cap money. What would you do?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Suspend him until further notice - I would prepare my second string QB to become a starter. I tell him to continue to work out at home. I would also tell him to completely help the police in this investigation - if he is truely innocent this should only expedite the investigation and clear his name! I would explain to him that it looks bad for him now and the Falcons will welcome him back with no strings attached once he clears his name. No team can have the stigma of players participating in illegal activities - it not only hurts the player himself, but the whole team. If he is guilty then I am sure in his contract there is some type of clause that would release the Falcons from the liability of his contract. He is suppose to be someone for young kids to look up to and to aspire to be like. If he was truely involved in this then shame on him - he makes tons of money and there is no excuse for bad behavior. If you are talented and your are able to be someone kids look up to and you take on that responsiblity then you should make sure you honor that - and not make stupid mistakes like this. Everyone makes mistakes now and then but this was avoidable!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 dad -- I would tell Arthur to release him now - take the salary cap hit - the Falcons aren't going to the Super Bowl anytime soon anyway -- I have met Arthur as when my wifes best friend left her VP job at your major Altanta corporation - she went to work for Arthur - reporting to him and working with his philanthropic foundation. I know what this guy stands for ( and I have seen his life story tape - LOL ! ) - and Michael Vick is not it ( nor is Marcus Vick- but I digress) -- He has to decide how he wants to be viewed, and I am not naive, I understand he is not going to field a team of angelic cherubs - doesn't work that way -- but this is more negative press than he wants and his return for it is sold seats ( maybe) - I think Vick will be gone, but that is just my guess. ( btw if found guilty you can rest assured Goodell will have him sitting with Tank Johnson and Pacman -- so it is not like you will see him on the field) --
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Ouch. Very true. Aurthur held a press conference this afternoon. He basically said, we were going to ask the league for a 4 game suspension, but now we don't have to worry about that. We are going to prepare Joey Harrington for the starting role, and bring in another QB, to battle for the 2nd positioin. Our sportswriters say something similar to what you have said about Arthur, vbdad, they say that listening between the lines today, Michael Vick will never play football for the Atlanta Falcons again, ever, not as long as Blank owns. I have to agree with this assesment. Blank even said, "my ten year old understands the implications of the charges, and Micael Vick is a role model to him..." That pretty much says it all right there. I hate to see Vick's career end this way, but I never thought he was the guy to take us to the Big Show anyway. I don't think Harrington is either. We are set back years now.
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast TO the NFL is more about the charges of gambling then it is the animal fighting.
Originally Posted By OldLady1927 hey mickeal you leave those pups alone. all you are is breaking the law. and now no body wants to be near you this time
Originally Posted By kennect The whole story is digusting and I am so sick of hearing about it here in Atlanta....It irks me more that it seems the story is more about what are the Falcons going to do instead of the actual charge's against him...Should he be found guilty they should let him and about fifty fighting dogs go after each other on a football field...I find it very hard to believe this charge just came out the blue and he had no idea as to what it was all about.... To the original post question....My answer would be "dump him" guilty or not....The Falcon's along with the NFL doesn't want PETA showing up at every game played....
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<He is suppose to be someone for young kids to look up to and to aspire to be like.>> Oh, please. Enter the 90's already. Football players are entertainers. Newscasters are entertainers. Rappers are entertainers. Televangelists are entertainers. The days of sports stars as heroes ended sometime in the 70's or 80's.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 They weren't really role models back then either. The media just wasn't hanging on their every move and lots of stuff was kept hush-hush. I don't get the whole role model stuff. Just like in our every day lives there are good people, bad people and people walking a fine line. None of these genres are any different. Lots and lots of entertainers are just "doing their thing", decent humans and then we have idiots like Vick mudding up the waters. They need to fire him.
Originally Posted By Tink2002 First, take away his diamond earrings. Then fire him - no more disgusting salary and endorsements for him. Guilty or non-guilty - he is involved due to it being his property. The whole thing makes me very angry.
