Michael Vick

[Stcloudangler]

If you think it was the Redskins being horrible, then you obviously did not watch that game. Vick was jaw-dropping, eye catching, whatever you want to call it. He demanded your attention on every play because he was on another level from anyone on the field.

Its just a game and whatever people do in real life they should pay the price and be allowed to come back. He did it. He really beat the odds, ya know

[FISHINGURU]

Ok, your right, the Skins have been playing lights out football!!

[bigred1974]

I think Vick has truly figured out what it means to be a decent person. I know he is doing a lot of work off the field, including giving motivational speeches at local high schools- on his time and on his dime. I thought he was total scum myself, but Im glad he straightened himself out. Watching an interview with him recently, he seemed humble and thankful

[flipper]

I know some of the things Vick did were deplorable but the pale in comparison with what Kobe Bryant did and he is treated like some kind of hero. So it seems mistreatment of animals is worse than mistreatment of a young woman in the eyes of some.

[croixflats]

No, the topic is Vick not Bryant. Bryant happened a few years before Vick so more time has lapsed for fans to forget or care, which is sad. Just like Irvine and LT and their drug use. Many fans conveniently forget or justify just to be entertained.

[zepman]

He paid his debt to society...and as others have mentioned, it was a steep one at that. Time to forgive the man and let him earn a living.

Vick is just an unbelievable elite athlete...always has been...one of a select few who can make the best athletes in the world look like middle-schoolers.

He's finally figuring out how to play q-back now.

[FISHINGURU]

I know some of the things Vick did were deplorable but the pale in comparison with what Kobe Bryant did and he is treated like some kind of hero. So it seems mistreatment of animals is worse than mistreatment of a young woman in the eyes of some.

LOL, the dogs never asked for it.

[fishersofmen]

Michael Vick has been dazzling in his return as a starting NFL quarterback but commissioner Roger Goodell told the New York Daily News on Thursday that he's most proud of how Vick has turned his life around off the field.

"There is a big message in what Michael is doing," Goodell told the newspaper. "He's a superstar athlete who everyone thought had everything in the world. He fell from grace tragically by making some horrific mistakes, paid a significant price, worked his way back in and now he's being successful. It demonstrates to me to get to these young men earlier and work with them and make them understand their responsibility making decisions that will define them for a period of time."

Goodell suspended Vick indefinitely in August 2007 after the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback admitted bankrolling a dogfighting operation on his property in Virginia. Vick was fully reinstated after the first two games of the 2009 season.

Goodell told the newspaper that he communicates frequently with Vick either through phone calls or texts.

"I've called him about certain things. I let him know that I care and want him to succeed," Goodell told the Daily News. "He's probably so much more satisfied and comfortable with his life right now. He's getting married next spring. He's got children. He's doing all the right things."

Once one of the NFL's biggest and highest-paid stars, Vick's career was in ruins and his life in shambles. He was broke, reviled and relegated to being a situational No. 3 quarterback after serving 18 months in federal prison for running the dogfighting ring.

Now he's on top again, playing maybe better than ever, and just in time to become perhaps the biggest free agent on the market next year.

Vick may have had the best all-around game by a quarterback in NFL history Monday night against Washington. He threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for 80 yards and two scores in Philadelphia's 59-28 victory.

Goodell told the newspaper, however, that he was most concerned with Vick outside of football and so far he has been impressed.

"He's done terrific off the field. I'm proud of how he has responded," he told the Daily News. "There are so many examples in our society of failure, people falling short. We need more success stories. I'm hoping Michael Vick will be a success story. People need to see that. People need to be inspired by that -- a person made a tragic error and he's overcome it."

Since signing with the Eagles in August 2009, he has been a model citizen off the field, working with the Humane Society of the United States and speaking to school and community groups about the cruelty of dogfighting.

"I hear frequently about the different speaking engagements he's going to and the impact that he has when he goes," Goodell told the Daily News. "He's obviously taken responsibility for his actions, been accountable and focuses now on what he can do to make others aware of the fact that you have to conduct yourself properly and make good decisions. I thought the decisions he made with dogfighting were horrific. He's turning himself in the right direction. For that, I'm very proud of him."

On the field, Vick has been downright spectacular, even more so than when he was a superstar with the Atlanta Falcons.

"I feel like I'm playing the best football only because of the coaches that I have, the guys I'm playing with. The offensive line is playing great," Vick said recently. "I have a great group of guys around me. Just as I'm doing a great job, those guys are doing a great job as well."

Despite missing three games with a rib injury, he has passed for 1,350 yards and 11 TDs and rushed for 341 yards and four TDs. He hasn't thrown an interception or lost a fumble and his passer rating of 115.1 leads the NFL.

[LMITOUT]

No, the topic is Vick not Bryant. Bryant happened a few years before Vick so more time has lapsed for fans to forget or care, which is sad. Just like Irvine and LT and their drug use. Many fans conveniently forget or justify just to be entertained.

Yep.

[fishersofmen]

Pro sports is entertainment. For those looking for moral guidence I would highly suggest looking elsewhere.

By all accounts from those around Vick (non of us are) he has been committed to making changes in his life and becoming a better person. As for me if God can forgive a murderer I must be capable of the same. For those of you who aren't able to forgive Vick for his past transgressions simply turn off the TV when he is playing, walk over to the mirror, and admire yourself for all of your perfect ways.......

[FISHINGURU]

I don't think anyone really cares about Vick or what he does to be honest.

[fishersofmen]

Then why do you keep posting on a Michael Vick thread??

[Stcloudangler]

Pro sports is entertainment. For those looking for moral guidence I would highly suggest looking elsewhere.

By all accounts from those around Vick (non of us are) he has been committed to making changes in his life and becoming a better person. As for me if God can forgive a murderer I must be capable of the same. For those of you who aren't able to forgive Vick for his past transgressions simply turn off the TV when he is playing, walk over to the mirror, and admire yourself for all of your perfect ways.......

BINGO

[FISHINGURU]

Then why do you keep posting on a Michael Vick thread??

Your man lust for him keeps me interested.

[fishersofmen]

Whats more concerning, my man crush or your obsession with my man crush??

Now run along........

[FISHINGURU]

I'd definitely have to say your man crush and the fact that you think Chilly has solid gameplans. That's very concerning.

[fishersofmen]

Oh back to Chili, the guy you endorsed for a contract extention less than a year ago, but now all of a sudden he can't come up with a game plan.

Yawn.....

[FISHINGURU]

Nice Yawn, glad to see you like my style.

Only thing I've endorsed is the coaches personell moves in the past which is easy with an open checkbook but even that has went downhill, his game planning and play calling has always been lame, there's nothing all of a sudden about that.

Remember its just a game, don't run and go tell Mikey on me.