Mike Vick Indicted and What it all Means

            It wasn’t too long ago that Michael Vick was the face of the NFL. He was supposed to revolutionize the game, change the way it was played, and take it to heights it had never reached before.  Over the years he has failed to live up to the hype, but he always maintained a good image and was popular amongst fans.

            It may not seem like it, but just three long years ago the Falcons were a game away from the Super Bowl, and Vick was forcing his way into everyone’s living rooms across the country.  You had to take notice then, and you still do now, but it isn’t because of what he’s accomplishing on the field. 

It’s been a busy off-season for Vick.  Not too long ago he hit the papers for an incident at an airport that may, or may not have involved marijuana that was hidden in a water bottle.  Nothing ever became of this, and I’m not sure anyone knows what really happened.  It didn’t really matter though everyone gave him a pass.  It was his first mistake as a pro athlete, and with all the steroid talk it just didn’t seem that newsworthy.  At least he wasn’t cheating. 

This time it’s different, dog fighting is just something that a professional athlete can not be a part of.  Nobody should.  Taking part in the practice of killing and torturing innocent animals is not only barbaric and cruel, it’s morally wrong. Apparently the league can’t take action, but it should.  If Pacman Jones and Chris Henry have to sit out the season, then so should he.  This is just as bad, if not worst, than any of the things they we’re involved in.

This is the beginning of the end for Mike Vick.  The NFL hype machine will be doing their best to erase him from everyone’s consciousness, all of his endorsements will disappear, and chances are he won’t be leading the league in jersey sales this season.  Who would want their kid’s walking around in a dog killer’s uniform?

His team has no choice but to try and ride this thing out with him under center during the 2007 season, Joey Harrington just isn’t a viable option.  After three losing seasons they have to do whatever it takes to get into the playoffs, even if that means picking up a black eye along the way.  I bet they wish they would have hung onto Matt Shaub, but who would have thought they needed a contingency plan for something like this?

All of these things should be the least of his concerns, this man doesn’t just have to fight off blitzing linebackers, he has the  commonwealth of

  Sorry Mike, I don’t feel bad for you.  You deserve to be hounded by the press for the next six months.  You did it to yourself; you killed dogs that didn’t perform up to your standards.  At least no one tried to drown, electrocute, hang, or bash your head open for putting up a lackluster QB rating or completion percentage.  Jerk.