Poor Michael Vick is not happy in Philly. I'm so saddened.

[Jennasis]

Maybe it's time for the parents to put an end to kids idolizing athletes.

He served his time. He should be do the job he's paid to do.

He is doing the job he's being paid to do. But he's complaining about it cause it's not REALLY what he wants to be doing. Convicted felons have this problem all the time. I know many high and low profile cons who were unable to get a job doing what they used to do or doing what they love due to the stigma of being a con. A great many of them are working in fast food. I just can't imagine that any of them would complain that they had gotten to go back to work in the industry they LOVED.

 

[FireDancer]

He is doing the job he's being paid to do. But he's complaining about it cause it's not REALLY what he wants to be doing. Convicted felons have this problem all the time. I know many high and low profile cons who were unable to get a job doing what they used to do or doing what they love due to the stigma of being a con. A great many of them are working in fast food. I just can't imagine that any of them would complain that they had gotten to go back to work in the industry they LOVED.

He didn't really say he doesn't like the job he is doing, he said he isn't comfortable in the offense. It wasn't a knock on the team or even really anything negative, it was just a statement about how comfortable he is in the offense.

It is a lot like what Raul at Real Madrid said in an interview in Marca last month. He is more comfortable playing in a 4-4-1-1 or 4-3-2-1 but the new coach, Manuel Pellegrini, switched the offense to a 4-4-2. He said he doesn't feel comfortable in a duel striker role. He wasn't questioning the coach or blasting the team he has played his whole career for (530 games and counting), he was just stating that he was more comfortable in a different formation, just like Vick is more comfortable in a different offense.

He isn't ungrateful or knocking the team, he is talking about a preference. Nothing more and nothing less.

 

[Jennasis]

He didn't really say he doesn't like the job he is doing, he said he isn't comfortable in the offense. It wasn't a knock on the team or even really anything negative, it was just a statement about how comfortable he is in the offense.

It is a lot like what Raul at Real Madrid said in an interview in Marca last month. He is more comfortable playing in a 4-4-1-1 or 4-3-2-1 but the new coach, Manuel Pellegrini, switched the offense to a 4-4-2. He said he doesn't feel comfortable in a duel striker role. He wasn't questioning the coach or blasting the team he has played his whole career for (530 games and counting), he was just stating that he was more comfortable in a different formation, just like Vick is more comfortable in a different offense.

He isn't ungrateful or knocking the team, he is talking about a preference. Nothing more and nothing less.

"I won't be a Wildcat guy. I can't," Vick told NBC.

Sounds almost like a kid stomping his feet. how about you'll do the job they pay you to do, shut up and like it? He's already got enough bad PR. he should keep his head down and tough it out.

 

[sbell111]

Che?

It's like you're speaking Chinese! Sounds vaguely like he is mad he doesn't get to throw the ball, but rather has to hand it off all the time?

Actually, in that offense, a QB wouldn't typically even touch the ball.

And he still gets paid to do "nothing", right?

Have you ever had a job where you got paid for showing up but didn't actually have responsibilities? It's not very fulfilling.

 

[sbell111]

"I won't be a Wildcat guy. I can't," Vick told NBC.

Sounds almost like a kid stomping his feet. how about you'll do the job they pay you to do, shut up and like it? He's already got enough bad PR. he should keep his head down and tough it out.

I think that those who wish to portray him as a malcontent will do so no matter what he says.

 

[Jennasis]

Actually, in that offense, a QB wouldn't typically even touch the ball.
Have you ever had a job where you got paid for showing up but didn't actually have responsibilities? It's not very fulfilling.

No, but I'd LOVE one.

 

[bimshire]

If your a felon you can not even get a job at the mall. He should not be working in the NFL.

Huh? Last I heard, Martha Stewart is a felon. Bet she can't vote but certainly is hob nobbing it with the who is who in society. Her TV show is most likely watched by many that don't like Vick. I guess a felon is not always a felon.

 

[luvmy3]

Vick topic, time to make my appearance (much to BeachGirlFLA's dismay for sure). Vick is a football player, he is allowed to voice his opinion about his team. If he wants to switch teams, he can next season. He paid he time, and regardless what all the animal lovers say, he is not worse than a human rapist.

huh, who said that?

He is a scumbag just the same as any other scumbag who preys on the innocent, his debt to society doesn't change that about him.

 

[Poohbear123]

I think they should chain him to a pole in the middle of the field during every game. Oops, sorry, did we just run over you AGAIN????

Yea, and let the BIGGEST MEANEST ROTTWIELER PEE ON HIM! He is sludge as far as I am concerned....

 

[bimshire]

As far as I can see, Vick isn't even being a very good role model as a football player, complaining about the only team that would give him a job. Anyway, as far as being a role model strictly in only his professional sense, unfortunately kids don't think that far. QUOTE]

The way I see it, the problem is not with the kids, it is with the PARENTS. Why do parents allow their kids to idiolize Tony Romo, Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps, Derek Jeter, Jeff Gordon.....? The only thing these sports players have is talent to win and earn outrageous amounts of money. But the problem is with the mindless parents that buy all the team gear for these kids and encourage the idolization. What have these sports players really done to better society and the human race? Instead of criticizing the athlete, parents should simply look in the closest mirror.

 

[Planogirl]

I've never understood why anyone idolizes these athletes. I understand cheering their plays and being a fan up to a point but idolizing them? It makes no sense to me.

Vick did his time and he has the right to make a living with his talent. (If he is still talented, that is.) It would be nice if he'd keep his mouth shut and keep a low profile though.

 

[minkydog]

Huh? Last I heard, Martha Stewart is a felon. Bet she can't vote but certainly is hob nobbing it with the who is who in society. Her TV show is most likely watched by many that don't like Vick. I guess a felon is not always a felon.

A felon who guts pumpkins and teaches table etiquette trumps a felon who pits dogs against each other for sport and cash, IMO. Poor Mikey, boo hoo--NOT

 

[disneyjunkie]

The way I see it, the problem is not with the kids, it is with the PARENTS. Why do parents allow their kids to idiolize Tony Romo, Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps, Derek Jeter, Jeff Gordon.....? The only thing these sports players have is talent to win and earn outrageous amounts of money. But the problem is with the mindless parents that buy all the team gear for these kids and encourage the idolization. What have these sports players really done to better society and the human race? Instead of criticizing the athlete, parents should simply look in the closest mirror.

Bravo!!!!

 

[Darsa]

As far as I can see, Vick isn't even being a very good role model as a football player, complaining about the only team that would give him a job. Anyway, as far as being a role model strictly in only his professional sense, unfortunately kids don't think that far.

EXACTLY!

 

[DarthKTrava]

Hey, Vick! Here's a quarter! Call someone who gives a flying FLIP!!

I'd rather keep our Quarterback-Who's-Trying-To-Get-His-Confidence-Back than have scum like Vick.

I'll take Jake Delhomme and his multiple interception record ANY DAY!!

 

[DarthKTrava]

 

[lillygator]

MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed the judge who ruled against the NFL and let quarterback Michael Vick keep more than $16 million in roster bonuses from the Atlanta Falcons.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed Judge David Doty's order saying Vick had already earned the bonuses before his dogfighting conviction, so the money wasn't subject to forfeiture.

Vick served 18 months in prison and is now with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Doty has long handled matters arising from the NFL's collective bargaining agreement. After Doty ruled in the Vick bonus case, the NFL accused him of bias and sought to end his oversight of its contract with the players union.

The appeals court said the contract should remain under Doty's oversight.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello did not say whether the league planned a further appeal, but he said the 8th Circuit upheld Doty's ruling on Vick's bonuses in large part because it found the contract's forfeiture language ambiguous.

"That is something that we will seek to change at the bargaining table to ensure that bonus payments are paid to players who comply with their contracts and perform on the field," Aiello said.

Vick, a former Falcons star, was released from federal custody July 20 after serving 18 months of a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring in Surry County, Va. The Eagles signed Vick to a $1.6 million contract for 2009, with a team option for the second year at $5.2 million, but he has not played much.

 

[DaParkers]

MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed the judge who ruled against the NFL and let quarterback Michael Vick keep more than $16 million in roster bonuses from the Atlanta Falcons.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed Judge David Doty's order saying Vick had already earned the bonuses before his dogfighting conviction, so the money wasn't subject to forfeiture.

Vick served 18 months in prison and is now with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Doty has long handled matters arising from the NFL's collective bargaining agreement. After Doty ruled in the Vick bonus case, the NFL accused him of bias and sought to end his oversight of its contract with the players union.

The appeals court said the contract should remain under Doty's oversight.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello did not say whether the league planned a further appeal, but he said the 8th Circuit upheld Doty's ruling on Vick's bonuses in large part because it found the contract's forfeiture language ambiguous.

"That is something that we will seek to change at the bargaining table to ensure that bonus payments are paid to players who comply with their contracts and perform on the field," Aiello said.

Vick, a former Falcons star, was released from federal custody July 20 after serving 18 months of a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring in Surry County, Va. The Eagles signed Vick to a $1.6 million contract for 2009, with a team option for the second year at $5.2 million, but he has not played much.

I bet he's happy now!

 

[disneyjunkie]

MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed the judge who ruled against the NFL and let quarterback Michael Vick keep more than $16 million in roster bonuses from the Atlanta Falcons.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed Judge David Doty's order saying Vick had already earned the bonuses before his dogfighting conviction, so the money wasn't subject to forfeiture.

Vick served 18 months in prison and is now with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Doty has long handled matters arising from the NFL's collective bargaining agreement. After Doty ruled in the Vick bonus case, the NFL accused him of bias and sought to end his oversight of its contract with the players union.

The appeals court said the contract should remain under Doty's oversight.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello did not say whether the league planned a further appeal, but he said the 8th Circuit upheld Doty's ruling on Vick's bonuses in large part because it found the contract's forfeiture language ambiguous.

"That is something that we will seek to change at the bargaining table to ensure that bonus payments are paid to players who comply with their contracts and perform on the field," Aiello said.

Vick, a former Falcons star, was released from federal custody July 20 after serving 18 months of a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring in Surry County, Va. The Eagles signed Vick to a $1.6 million contract for 2009, with a team option for the second year at $5.2 million, but he has not played much.

Good

 

[sbell111]

Good

Agreed.