For the first time in about two years, Michael Vick will be playing in a professional football game tonight as his Philadelphia Eagles host the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lincoln Field.
This big question is, well okay there's a lot of big questions, but one of them is will the crowd boo him, give him a standing ovation, or maybe a little bit of both? Fans voting on an ESPN poll say a little bit of both, which I guess is easy to say but what would you do?
I know what I'd do.
"BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
Michael Vick deserves this chance, to play for a NFL team, after serving his time for what he did. He really does deserve it. But that doesn't mean we have to forget what he did, and I know I haven't.
He was not behind bars just because he made one poor decision, (like Plaxico Burress did) he was in jail because he made many poor decisions. No he didn't kill just one dog, he killed numerous innocent dogs in the most gruesome ways just for his enjoyment. Before that, he was fined by the NFL in '06 for sticking two middle fingers up at fans and in '05 had a truck registered in his name that was carrying marijuana.
I'm sorry but his apology did not do justice for me and if he didn't get caught who knows if he would actually feel guilty about the dog fighting ring.
After Vick uses his blazing speed (if he still has it) on a 45-yard scamper down the sidelines, Eagles fans will forget and forgive all of what he did. That's our society and it's sad.
Does he deserve this chance he gets tonight? Definitely.
Do I respect him as a person? Hell no.
This big question is, well okay there's a lot of big questions, but one of them is will the crowd boo him, give him a standing ovation, or maybe a little bit of both? Fans voting on an ESPN poll say a little bit of both, which I guess is easy to say but what would you do?
I know what I'd do.
"BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
Michael Vick deserves this chance, to play for a NFL team, after serving his time for what he did. He really does deserve it. But that doesn't mean we have to forget what he did, and I know I haven't.
He was not behind bars just because he made one poor decision, (like Plaxico Burress did) he was in jail because he made many poor decisions. No he didn't kill just one dog, he killed numerous innocent dogs in the most gruesome ways just for his enjoyment. Before that, he was fined by the NFL in '06 for sticking two middle fingers up at fans and in '05 had a truck registered in his name that was carrying marijuana.
I'm sorry but his apology did not do justice for me and if he didn't get caught who knows if he would actually feel guilty about the dog fighting ring.
After Vick uses his blazing speed (if he still has it) on a 45-yard scamper down the sidelines, Eagles fans will forget and forgive all of what he did. That's our society and it's sad.
Does he deserve this chance he gets tonight? Definitely.
Do I respect him as a person? Hell no.
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