Michael Vick

I'd like to see him get it! But clean cut I've never done anything wrong Brady, will end up getting it. But I do see a glimpse of hope IF the Eagle’s get to the Super bowel and Pats don't!

MVP, hands down. Refs need to start calling the late hits -- the way they do for Brady, Manning (both), etc.

Hmm... it says "current." Since he's about to go to jail and he lost his job due to his suspension, should we take him off of this list? UPDATE: He could try to do a remake of "The Longest Yard" now, I guess... UPDATE: Probably the most unlikely comeback the NFL has seen of late. He isn't even making some of the mistakes that have been a knock him in the past. No turnovers. NONE. Its spooky and I've likely just jinxed the man...

I don't follow the NFL to any great degree and wasn't aware of Vick's C.V. prior to his arrest. That said, I think that his future as a football player should be based on his ability to get the job done on the field and to put asses in the seats. His criminal past represents no grounds for denial of his right to earn a living at a trade he is demonstrably qualified to undertake. A 3 season lay-off will be a hard thing to overcome at the elite level of the sport, but he should be encouraged to try. Whether he can make the turnstiles click can only be determined once his number is back in the program. He'll have a hard time clearing both of those hurdles I suspect. But everyone, sports fans especially, LOVE watching an underdog (there's an unfortunately apt term) make a comeback. UPDATE: Boy, there's nothing like reading a 2 year old review where you boldly predicted the future.

Michael Vick is a convicted felon. People tend to overlook this small point when holding him up as an idol. Is this really the sort of person we want our youth to idolize? I mean, being a sports "hero"...i.e., he can run really fast holding onto a dead inflated pig, big wow...is dumb enough. But a convicted felon?

Is there a hotter QB in the NFL right now? Has there ever been a hotter QB in the history of the league? Most people consider Vick to be the best athlete at his position ever. Now that he has speed at the receiver position and smart offensive coaches, he is pretty much unstoppable. The fact that the man is the most reviled figure in sports among white people, and the most loved among black people, combined with the fact that he was in prison two years ago - makes this one of the most fascinating sports stories of the year. Original Review This will likely be an unpopular opinion. The man went to Leavenworth for 19 months. His reputation is shot. He's paid his dues. He's now doing work for the SPCA. He deserves another shot at pro football.

Micheal Vick payed his dues and did his time. He should be allowed just like every one else to continue to earn a living. I live in the hood and there is dog fighting all the the time but I have yet to see any animal activist here. Yes animal cruelty is wrong but I think these organizations are just as opportunistic as anyone else. I definitely don't see them going over to foreign country's were dogs are treated even worse.

Excellent football player! I'm a dog lover, but i believe in forgiveness. By saying he is unforgivable is say he hasn't/can't change. Whats the purpose of a judicial system then? Also, Donte Stallworth was drinking and driving, and slaughtered a man with his vehicle. Yet received very little national attention! In our country you get crucified for killing dogs, but exonerated for killing people??

A post war Hitler could play in the NBA if he got game. What's dif' about the NFL? Nothing. Vick is stupid, broke, busted, and he hurt puppies bred to kill in a cruel world....I'd say he's automatically a candidate for the Cleavland Browns QB job...imagine how much fun the "Dog Pound" will be!

There's no doubt that Michael Vick did some pretty atrocious things. The prosecution in his case detailed extensively the means he used to kill dogs that were no longer fit to fight. It was quite gruesome and demonstrates a lack of humanity. In addition to dogfighting, Vick's operation was involved in the drug trade and gambling. Vick himself denied any knowledge of this, claiming that a cousin ran it for him in his stead, but that's frankly very hard to believe. That said, the man paid with jail time, lost a lucrative career, and his reputation. Louie is correct also to point out that there are plenty of people in the NFL who have done way worse than Vick and gotten off with nothing more than a slap in the hand. Vick should be given a chance to show the world that's he's truly repentant. Why punish him more than he has to be punished?

Just let the man play.

Did more than his time. There is something wrong with a country where you get 2 years in jail for dogfighting or 18 months in the pen for shooting a hawk and a guy like Donte Stallworth can get drunk and kill another human being and get 30 days in jail! That is a travesty! There is a huge difference between a dog and a human!

He drives a dump truck for one of the town governments over in Vermont, and I heard his cousin borrowed some money and then got sick and can't work. I do have sympathy for him.

He should never play pro football again. His dog killing is a mentality that can't be extinguished by spending time in prison. He was most likely revered in prison by other inmates because of his celebrity status. Show me where he has been rehabilitated. I don't believe it for a second. He shouldn't be allowed to go out and make millions unless he gives half his earnings to animal rescue groups that rescue and rehabilitate abused dogs.

He was good prior to going in the joint. However after two years in prison he's probably a little rusty. Well unless they had a prison yard league.

Agreed, he paid his dues and still is. He was also raised around dog fighting, society just kinda de-programmed him. I do think he is sorry, even if it's sorry he got caught. He's being rehabilitated, hopefully he has much more to offer us. I'm anxious to see what's next for the second half of Michael Vick's life, on and off the field.

It will be interesting to see what happens withg him once he is out of home confinement.

If he can go out there and make it on a team, more power to him. Even scum deserve to work.

Give this guy less than 1 star. I really hoped that they would crucify his ass (not literally though, since i am anti-death penalthy ;^) ) Dog fighting is a crime I take seriously. I figured I could argue all day as to why humans should treat animals ethically. But it probably counts more coming from people who are far better than I am. Enjoy! Compassion is most important for happiness. We must treat fellow human beings as equal, that is very important, but also all beings who have capacity for feeling. So the innate desire for happiness that is the basis of human rights extends to all sentient beings, including animals and insects. There are now some individuals and organizations who care about animal rights and are showing concern about the suffering or torture of animals. I have noticed among ordinary people, out of their love and compassion, growing efforts for promotion of vegetarianism. These are the right kinds of expression of compassion, very positive and encouraging signs... Read more

I am a huge Falcons fan and three years ago I was a big Micheal Vick fan too. I had high hopes that he would turn the team around. He was very Agile, Quick and Very Athletic. For a QB, he couldn't Aim that well, but whatever. I had high Hopes that he would grow and Mature as a player and maybe, through him the Falcons might actually make it to the Superbowl, let alone Win. Sadly, these hopes were dashed two years ago, with the malicious and willfull Slaughter of Pitbulls for sport. Now some of you have argued that animals are not people, and that is fair. I personally do not know if it is Right to have the Heirarchy of animals that we have, and as a person who really enjoys a good Steak now and then, maybe I have no say here. But the fact is this, Michael Vick tortured and killed animals for fun and Profit. Michael Vick committed a Felony offense when he engaged in this Heinous Activity and now, Michael Vick is out on House Arrest, living in a much nicer home than I ever will. It ... Read more

Talented player, but I say the only way Vick gets back in the NFL is if he donates half his future paychecks to PETA or something. What owner wants to take on the paparazzi that's going to surround his return?

I still believe in Mike Vick as a great Quarterback. I feel sorry that Atlanta did not want to keep him as their Quarterback. The teams would have still had much to gain from him as a man. He is still one of the most explosive Quarterback's to surface in the NFL in a long time. Atlanta's loss will be another teams gain. Keep growing as a man and I look forward to you lighting up the football fields in the coming years.

The best in the leage, and highest paid athlete in the NFL. The guy can throw, i mean if he couldnt then i would be starting for the eagles or something. you dont become the highest paid without talent.

Strangely, I am beginning to feel some sympathy for Vick, because the coverage has been so overblown. This is one of the most complex sports scandals of recent years, and the path by which I got to feeling some sympathy for him is a winding one. 1. First, of course, I felt the usual cynical outrage at another star athlete on the rampage. 2. Then I felt outrage when the descriptions of the horrifying treatment of dogs came across the media. 3. But then some moral ambiguity set in at the recognition that Vick wasn't doing anything that isn't practiced around many parts of the globe. We know that even here in the U.S., people like boxer Roy Jones Jr. engage in cockfighting, in which long blades are attached to chicken feet so that they can slice one another to pieces. Had Vick been caught cockfighting, which is still legal in a couple of states, the media coverage would not have caused moral outrage at all. So I thought that it was unfair to judge Vick by a hierarchical valuation of an... Read more

I am completely worn out with all this sanctimonious and blatantly self righteous outrage with regards Michael Vick.  These were DOGS people!  Not humans, but DOGS!  Where to start?  I agree that the treatment of these animals is somewhat unpleasant and surely don’t condone such behavior but lets be objective and honest in our analysis.  We live in a country where child molesters routinely serve sentences less than three years.  Some murderers are let out of jail in less than ten.  Many rapists serve less than six years.  This is simply a reality of our judicial system.  The peculiar thing here is how no one is running to Vick’s defense.Where are all the liberal apologists for Vick’s behavior?  Hasn’t his environment impacted his egregious choices? Hasn’t our oppressive society had a negative impact on poor Michael Vick?  Shouldn’t he be rehabilitated instead of imprisoned in our racially biased penal system?   Or are dogs the only animal on the planet we treat sacrosanct?We rightfully... Read more

This whole thing makes me quite ill.  I'd say his career is over.  He pled guilty to all the horrible things he did to those animals and it will be hard to forget for everyone.  Maybe this will shake the Falcons up and they can actually win a SuperBowl some day.

I wonder what kind of a real man would feed a kitten to a slavering pit bull? This witless wonder should be diced and fed to the very dogs he raised as killers. This is just another example of the dubious behavior of our so called "sports heros". I know he'll cop a plea and get an eay ride but as one can only hope his career is dead. On second thought, he'll probably show up on Oprah in a year or so crying and asking for a collective hug from the american public. Ahhh! Poor boy... let's forgive and forget since that's what we do here in this country. I hope this piece of crap's mommy is real proud.

rich jerk. hope he gets the punishment he deserves. fighting innocent animals is disgusting. shows how cruel he must be.

I got this today in an email...it kind of says at least some of it for me...(well the G rated version anyway)

Anyone who could do this to the most innocent of God's creatures....yeah...monster.

Vick is a POS, I amoung with thousands of other people hate his dog killing ass. EAT S**T VIC. MAY HIS MOTHER BURN IN HELL WITH HIM.

Vick is worthless. Hope he burns in hell.

Vick is the most over-rated player in the history of sport. He's never been more than a slot receiver. His athletic ability is amazing, but not nearly as amazing as his ability to fumble, get injured, and throw interceptions like a pee-wee league QB. Not to mention, next to Pacman Jones and Tank Johnson he's one of the worst human beings in professional sports. I can't wait for the day Arthur Blank wakes up and realizes he made one of the dumbest personnel decisions in NFL history. . . and refused to let it go.

all you ungrateful sap sucker idiot's!!!!! Vick is the only reason that the Falcons even look like a team that could win period..... for too many years i have watched the falcons look like trash with a white throwing qb.. now when we get an athletic blac running qb, you people get mad.... i really dont get it.. when he is winning you all are on his side but when we lose you all bash him... i think you should all jump off a cliff with a rock tied to your ankle. and this fag said throw the ball more????? well i bet he would if they caught the ball more.. those recievers couldnt catch a cold but naked in the middle of a snow storm in alaska!!!!! i just think yall dont like him cause he black... cause when chandler and jeff george sucked, yall still rooted for them sorry mofo's!!!!!! go get a life vick haters cause he did sign a ten year contract, and i will enjoy all of those years!!!!!

Doesn't Impress me. He should throw the ball more,... a lot more. Its a shame when the QB had more rushing yards than the running back

This dude is one of the best runningbacks in the league. Too bad they got him playing quarterback.

I have to say that he's definitely overrated. He is an amazing athlete, but he couldn't hit a target to save his life! Sometimes it seems like he hikes the ball, looks downfield for 1sec, then he takes off running. That's why always hurt. He's not as bad as some people rank him, but he's not as great as others make him out to be. He's somewhere in the middle.

Most overrated QB in the game. Yeah he is the most athletic QB in the game (until Vince Young arrives), but look at the comparison. No other QB in the league can run like Vick, but no other QB has to. No accuracy whatsoever, has a serious cannon but consistently overthrows wide recievers. I have to give him ups on his speed and agility, he is probably more athletic than a lot of WR's in the game. That, however, is not enough to warrant any more that 3 stars, especially at QB.

mike vick is an NFL poster boy.

michael vick sucks bad he is the worst qb ever and wtf he makes the probowl and not eli manning hes fast and atletic wow but he throws like sh1t.

The guys is so soft it's pathetic. He is constantly getting hurt and then won't play when he's hurt. His "big" rib injury that had him on his knees on the sideline acting like a little pussy turned out to be nothing! Did you see him before the Chicago game all bundled up like a little schoolgirl because it was too cold?!? Puhlease...this guy is the most overated player in the NFL. Matt Schaub is a better QB than he is.

Michael Vick is the most overrated person in the world. He is horrible. He is all about Michael Vick and if he can ever understand that football is a TEAM sport then he might be an OK quarterback.Ship him out of Atlanta and give us a real arm.

I'm not sure how good of a halfback or fullback he'd make, since I've noticed an alarming tendency for Vick to lose the handle. As for quarterback, he can't read a defense to make accurate throws, when he tries, he fails (incomplete or picked off), and his only other option is to run or eat the sack.

Michael Vick is a fantastic athlete who plays the wrong position. Exciting, athletic, fast, and entertaining are all adjectives that accurately describe Michael Vick; regrettably, the term Quarterback should not be used.

I was gonna give him 1 star because he is the most overrated QB in the history of the NFL. He can scramble though, SO... put any running back in the QB position and that is Michael Vick... probably with better accuracy though. lol

Michael "Media Creation" Vick is not as good a quarterback as Kyle Boller right now. Look at the numbers, people. And for all of you who are waiting for Vick to mature, compare his first five years (okay, 4 full years) to Culpepper's, Cunningham's, Elway's, Young's, Garcia's, or ANY other mobile quarterback's and you'll see that Vick sucks. They all matured by there 3rd or 4th year. Vick is ending his 5th and you're still saying he'll be great when he matures. Come on, sheeple! Stop drinking the kool-aid that ESPN is handing you.

Mike vick can put the ball in the air or on the ground,everyone saw how he played in the miami game from the pocket and had an outstanding day.But when he runs he wins so he can do anything.He has stayed in the pocket alot and they have lost even with him being accurate.So all the criticizime he has been given i don't think he should pass more maybe Peyton Manning and Brette Farve should run more, but they don't have the talent.Even if Vick's passing rate isn't high, HE CAN WIN GAMES.He needs better wide recievers and he would be set.As far as his decision making goes he has gotten alot better and the fact that the wide outs SUCK could be a factor in his decisions(duh).Half of the mistakes aren't his falt.He is either throwing into the wind or the wide outs do not fight for the ball.He throws the ball where it needs to be thrown regardless of what you think.(you know who you are)The fact is they can get to it, instead of expecting to magically to go around the DB and fall into their ha... Read more

Injury-prone, he has already missed nearly two entire season's worth of games after just four years playing. Was the second most sacked quarterback in the NFL in the '04-'05 season by eating dirt in the backfield a whopping 46 times. He basically knows the flavor of every NFL field he's stepped on. Had his best season as a passer last year with a measily 56.4% completion rate, which would make 4 starting QBs have a landslide 10% higher completion percentage: Trent Green (66.4%), Ben Reothlisberger (66.4%), Peyton Manning (67.6%), and Daunte Culpepper (69.2%) [assuming you don't include Brian Greise (69.3%) since he only played a little over half of the season]. He also had 2,313 passing yards, which would be about half of what people like Daunte Culpepper (4,717), Trent Green (4,591), and Peyton Manning (4,557) throw. Even adding Vick's 902 rushing yards leaves him 3,215 combined yards. Daunte Culpepper had 406 rushing yards, making a grand total of 5,123 combined yards (nearly 2,000... Read more

Great Talent but for the position, he's simply another slash (kordell steward) only with more arm strentgh and speed. Over the years, it's proven that what makes a good QB has nothing to do with running the ball. A QB has to have other entangibles like accuracy, anticipation, poise, toughness (mental and physical)..etc, and Vick doesn't have any of that. He's way too fragile (get's nicked up and bruise with the slightest contact), He can't play well hurt, He cannot read the defense to save his life and He doesn't do the little things that a great QB needs to do as far as Leading a team from the QB position. Take away vicks running and the falcons never see what the playoffs feel like ever. Age will catch up to him just like it did with randall cunningham and every other running QB. In my opinion, a QB that can't put a pass where it needs to be is about as effective as a gymnist who does a perfect routine and can't stick the landing. That kind of performance will get you talked a... Read more

yeah....he can run and throw it where he wants once in a while but he is no quarterback. great athlete, terrible QB