Michael Vick - second chance?
OK does Michael Vick deserve a second chance or is what he did so awful the Eagles should not have signed him?
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I think what he did was pretty unforgivable, myself.
August 14, 2009 6:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
I agree, but the Eagles coach, Andy Reid (who has two sons who have had legal difficulties), said he is very sensitive to the idea that everyone deserves a second chance.
August 14, 2009 8:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
And every winning NFL team needs a Heisman-winning qback. A match made in heaven?
August 15, 2009 3:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
YOUR PREJUDICED. HAHAHAHAHA
August 15, 2009 3:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just cynical, DD.
August 15, 2009 4:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Too many sports players end up not serving any time at all for the ridiculous things they do. I am a Dallas Cowboys fan, and was livid when Pacman Jones was signed. Vick served his time. I believe he should get another chance, but not necessarily a clean slate... he needs to be kept on a short leash.
August 14, 2009 9:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
18 months in jail is a long time. Plus 5 months of home detention and 3 years away from football. The criminal courts exist to levy criminal penalties not the NFL - I think allowing him to play was the correct choice.
More than if he deserves a second chance, I wonder if he can really play. Though, I'm not sure how I like the idea of him backing up McNabb in the NFC East if the answer is "yes".
August 14, 2009 9:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't pay attention to sports but Michael Vick served his time and has been publicly shamed enough. He has earned a second chance. I've seen worse offenders get a second chance.
August 14, 2009 9:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, he deserves a second chance.
August 15, 2009 12:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
absolutely, a second chance.
August 15, 2009 12:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yes. He did his time.
(But it sure will be awkward when "Who let the dogs out" gets played over the PA system).
August 15, 2009 11:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
He should be allowed to play. He will be shunned by many and that is OK, just the price one has to pay for committing heinous acts.
August 15, 2009 11:16 AM | Reply | Permalink
I can't - the guy is a sociopath. Personally I will rooting for a big hit. Then again I'm a dog...Murry
August 15, 2009 12:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
You're allowed to be biased. Here's a little hope that he'll be a better human being if given the chance to be one.
August 15, 2009 1:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
I wonder how many of the people who say he served his time and deserves a second chance, would be saying the same thing if he beat up their mom or sister for example.
or how about if he sexually assaulted their child?
Would he still deserve his second chance??
either he served his time or he hasnt!
but what it really comes down to is how you feel about his crime.
and that, has nothing to do with "serving his time".
August 15, 2009 2:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
No-one deserves to be paid what the NFL "stars", among others, are paid with the society in the state that it is.
Vick even less than the others? Maybe. Fuck'm. He is no-one important.
August 15, 2009 3:05 PM | Reply | Permalink