Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:43 pm EST
The
fellow inmates in Leavenworth with whom Michael Vick shares the group shower
aren't the only ones who think Vick is still a prime-looking piece of beef.
Michael Huyghue, commissioner of the soon-to-exist United
Football League, still thinks Vick would be perfect for his league. From
the New York Daily News:
"I do think he would be the type of player that would be a great player for this league. I still continue to believe that we might prove to be the best type of buffer for a player like Michael Vick before he returns to the NFL. Obviously there are some things that would have to happen. No one has a crystal ball. Presumably he would still be suspended."
[...]
"We've received fan letters and e-mails already saying, 'What are you guys, nuts?' He would have to be evaluated like all players and clearly he presents more risk," said Huyghue. "You have to weigh the risk of bringing a player like that into the league versus not. A club would have to make that determination. I think it's safe to assume at some point he'll return to professional football. We are a country of forgiveness."
I tend to think the benefits would outweigh the risks for the UFL. More than a country of forgiveness, we're a country that loves football. If they put a good product out there, people will watch, convicted dog murderers or not. If they put a bad product out there, they won't last long. Ask Vince McMahon.
If people truly wouldn't watch a league that employs criminals and
men of questionable character, the NFL itself couldn't exist. And I promise, at some point, Shutdown Corner will resume writing about people who have not committed crimes.
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Vick, thank God you live in the land of opportunity, better not waste your talent like you did last time.
and i do love dogs, well just mine. i dont give a flying Fck about the rest.
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The only people in our society who believe people should be free to do cruel things to animals are f*cking pieces of garbage like you. Any household pet in this country has more qualities that make them worthy of life than a douchebag like you.
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facts are facts...the man can play, did he and his boys do something wrong..YES! did his boys treat him like a piece of crap and roll on him...DOUBLE YES! that's why my mom used to tell me all the time to be careful of the company you keep because things like that can happen...
At any rate, I live in the deep south where deer hunting and dog fighting are the two most popular things for people to do. The only problem is that one of these activities is very illegal. i asked a dear white friend of mine if deer hunting suddenly became illegal would he still do it??? without hesitation he said, "why hell yeah!" and he didnt give me the "because i like deer sausage or dear steak lie to accompany his answer". its simply the hunt, the adrenaline rush, and the gamesmanship that people get from shooting a deer. well people who have never been to the inner city, let me give u a quick lesson on nature there...it doesn't exist...so what do the poor gamesmen do? they fight dogs! they get the same rush, same wow, same i gotem that the guy that just shot the deer gets...but again...its illegal..im not making an excuse just stating the facts..all in all who of us has never done ANYTHING wrong? WRONG is WRONG and i aint casting the first stone at vick or matt jones (who was caught with cocaine but still playing like right now) so to the guy who wrote the story..get a real job and to the people who feel vick was falsely jailed...get real, and the people who who hate his guts and think he can't play, or shouldn't play or whatever they think, lets just hope that when u get caught for your speeding ticket, or cheating on your wife, or whatever the wrong is that someone has a lil compassion on you!
God is Love and God is Truth so lets chew on that!
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