In Vick’s case, todays ‘R’ word is ‘Rib’ as in ‘Rib Cartilige Injury.’
Thanks for posting it; I can identify. He’s been getting rocked lately, another R word. I’ve seen the hits he’s taking and they ain’t pretty. He’ll be out a while and we’ll see what he says in interviews. Idle time makes guys lose their focus. Hope he doesn’t lose his.
he’s a scumbucket
-- Hope he has a great season---
“...in a situation regarding the historically racially sensitive position of NFL quarterback.”
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The only ones who have made QB a “racially sensitive position” are black racists, and the liberal white sports media.
Someone who murders animals in the fashion he did gets zero respect from me. I hope he has a short-lived career in the nfl and the has to find some sort of job which he has to rely on his education to succeed.
The real American R words have been experiencing a renascence...
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Looking for the word renaissance???
Sloppy, I find there’s a bunch of hacks (along with some good writers) on Townhall.
This whole article is really, really bad, written by a raging metrosexual obsessed with the “feel good” aspect of the Michael Vick story and the race of the coach and the 2 Quarterbacks.
As the kids say today, this is real “weak sauce”, if this article was a food dish it would be a pile of mush covered in weak sauce.
Nope. There are lots of things that happen like this on a daily basis. The majority of Americans are racially blind (I believe)--the lamestream mediat doesn't talk about it. They only make points when a white person (rarely) takes advantage of a minority.
Rottweilers? Rhodesian ridgebacks? Russian wolfhounds?
The full story of his fall from grace, his punishment, and his journey on the road to redemption is set forth in the TV show, The Michael Vick Project. I watched it last year on BET, before his recent success, and had the same impressions as the author of this article, except the race angle wasn’t really part of it. It’s a great story. He’s not the world’s most articulate guy, but he’s sincere, contrite, humble, and grateful to have a second chance. A big part of his community service was working at the Boys Club that he frequented as a youth. He did janitorial work, spent a lot of time with his former mentor and other people who loved him when he was nobody, and talked a lot to kids about what he’d done wrong. He’s come a long way.
I used to knock him for his shortcomings. Now I’m pulling for him.
I’m staying out of this ‘cause I don’t have a dog in that fight.
The “Rehabilitation of Michael Vick” is just as scripted as was the earlier “Piling-On of Mike Vick.” Being a dog-lover I tended to agree with the harsh treatment that he received and the public condemnation.
OTOH, he seems to be turning things around. I can wait a while longer before deciding whether he’s praiseworthy. I’m an Eagles fan, but I do have my limits.
I hope he truly has changed and is able to be a productive member of society. Good for him.
However, I will root for the guys who have always done it right, not those who need redemption from henious crimes.
And yes, I’m a Falcons fan and am biased.
Sorry, I believe in redemption, too.
But I have a few problems with Mr. Vick’s supposed redemption.
First, he should have been imprisoned for much more time. Five years might have been sufficient. 10 years would not have been too much.
Second, I don’t see that “redemption” means getting to play a game for millions of dollars a year, again. To me, “redemption” might mean release from an adequate prison term, followed by a career, say, working a middle-class blue collar or white collar job. I hear plumbers make good money.
Third, things are a little out-of-whack to say that Mr. Vick is morally-acceptable to make millions of dollars per year in the NFL, but Rush Limbaugh isn’t morally-acceptable to the NFL. Sorry, if Rush can’t participate in the NFL because he’s not sufficiently morally worthy, then neither is Michael Vick, nor will he ever be.
Nothing about Vick is worth celebrating, honoring or respect.
I’m very tired of people who value animal life equal or greater than human life.
If Mike Vick had killed a man and got out and went on to doing something in the public eye, people would roundly praise his rehabilitation.
Here, you have people wishing this guy ill, for past crimes. Crimes he’s paid his debt for. Does anyone here know what’s in Mike Vick’s heart? I sure don’t.
Give the man a chance.
I'm still hoping he eventually gets a rib through a lung and/or a broken neck.
I’m hoping for the Eagles to play Cleavland this year with a run-up score so we can see the headline: VICK TORTURES DAWGS.
“He has spoken sparingly, and when he has spoken, he has said the right things.”
This the only part of the above opinion I agree with. Vick has undoubtedly gotten some excellent coaching on restoring his public image, and it’s working. His crimes were not thoughtless impulsive acts, but a pattern of reprehensible cruelty that evinces a total lack of conscience. Getting caught, imprisoned and losing millions of dollars is hardly the kind of epiphany that humbles a man and purifies his heart. I would have to see more than spirited football playing from this man to believe he’s any different than he was.