Vick case thread....please behave

What are the Falcons' options at QB if Vick gets taken out of the equation?
The phrase "situational ethics" comes to mind with respect to what the Falcons do next. It's one thing to ditch Vick (temporarily or permanently) when you've got a Steve Young-in-waiting candidate to take the snaps. It's quite another story if the next two guys on the depth chart are named Joe Pisarcik and Jerry Goldstyne.
I don't think the depth chart should be a factor in the decision-making process, but in the real world it probably does come into play.

 

The Falcons have some issues. Even if Vick were to play they would still have some issues. Blank has shown a lot of class in this situation, especially with his statement. He knows that if Vick is innocent, he's going to have to play him and pay him. He's playing his cards as an owner properly in my opinion.

 

I'm still waiting to find out about what racist statements I made... sling the mud, but can't back it up with facts, eh, bootsie?

And since the title of this thread -- surprisingly actually started by outofplace, thereby giving him full title to call the pace of the thread -- is Vick case thread, exactly what other thread should we discuss a dog-torturing asshole?

 

Nicely done, Mr. Burwell. Impactful, yet short and to the point. Excellent work.

 

Probably more of the latter. But had he stayed healthy, he still would have been hampered by "lack of street cred"

 

Not so sure Hill was hampered by a lack of "street cred." His jerseys seemed to sell quite fine when he first joined the Pistons.

 

So much more sensible than the crap which appeared in Friday's NYT, which consumed so many dead trees, to precious-little purpose,

 

For anyone who was gleeful for what happened to T.O. a few years back (being forced to sit out by the Eagles) and is also hopeful that Vick will be forced to sit out, think again. That action by the Eagles got the CBA changed. So for everyone who loved that instance and is fit to be hogtied if Vick is allowed to play now, this is generally what is considered "reaping what you sow."

From ProFootballTalk.com (admittedly a rumor site, but the guy who runs it is a lawyer and as far as I know has been very accurate with his NFL information regarding legal information and documentation):

Under the CBA, the team cannot impose a paid leave on Vick against his will, due to revisions made in 2006 following the Terrell Owens situation, where the Eagles sent him home for the balance of the season with pay.

 

You've become a parody of yourself.

 

Stole my line, mark...

 

Great column by Burwell. As he searches for reasons he needs to look no further than the enablers and apoligist columnists like William Rhoden and Dan Lebatard.

 

Here is another piece of information which I have heretofore not seen reported on anywhere. The other day on Fox Sports Radio, NFL analyst Chris Landry said that he had been told that in upwards of 300 - three ooh ooh - NFL players may be in some way associated with dogfighting. And I believe he was talking about current players. He also mentioned previously that this number of players included other high-profile names (such as is Vick's). That figure, 300, is the equivalent of 6 NFL teams in a 32-team league, or approximately 19% of all of the players in the National Football League could in some way be associated with this activity.

Now, it is only fair to say that this was on the high end of what Landry said, but it is still a staggering figure. In light of this information - if it is true - what will the NFL do? Will Vick remain the sole prosecuted member of the league on charges related to this activity? If he is, could he conceivably turn on other NFL players in a potential plea agreement? Is the NFL prepared to fully engage an issue which could, if the numbers are to be believed, significantly affect it's talent base and cause an even greater public uproar?

Roger Goodell's administration has written the Humane Society and said that players will have this (dogfighting) issue addressed in upcoming visits by league representatives to each team. That is an excellent beginning.

However, if Vick is going to go to trial for this crime, what of the supposedly legion of other NFL players who are implicated in Landry's assertion? Will they similarly be investigated or 'ratted out?' Or will Vick take the fall for the alleged lot of them, similar to how MLB has looked to but a few of its stars and former stars (McGwire, Bonds) to take the fall for the entire 'Steroid Era.'

Time will tell.