As an eagles fan I was pissed when they signed him last year. Now I love him. I'm convinced he's a changed man. They had an article in the paper the other week about how in his locker he has an article about himself pinned up that says, "Is it OK to cheer?" He knows what he did was wrong and it sounds like he accepts that some people will never forgive him. All that matters is that his team mates have no problem and Eagles fans, for the most part, accept way more than they did a year ago. It doesn't matter what everyone else thinks, he's not on their team and he's not their problem. The best thing you can do to shut people up is to just do your thing.
Apparently Vick does some sort of community service work almost everyday after practice. His team mates respect him, Andy Reid respects him, and personally I kinda get a kick out of having an ex-con for a quarterback and watching him be better than everyone else. So let everyone else hate on him. He had a troubled past, it's not like he grew up rich in the suburbs. It's not like he hates animals or made a conscious effort to hurt animals, he was just continuing to do what he knew. But if people don't like Vick as far as I'm concerned they can go f*ck themselves...watch your beagle, Vick's an Eagle!
I get the aspect of it's worse to kill and rape and blah, blah, blah. A crime is a crime and in the society Vick is from animal cruelty is a big one. We americans feel for our animals, mainly because most consider them a part of their family (ever seen one of those bimbo socialites carrying their nugget puppies in their 3,000 dollar purses) and even though it is true, he served his time, people aren't just going to forget, but slowly they'll get over it.
We give our serial sportsmen more praises then lashings, but when they f*** up, the public notices. Vick f***ed up and just because you're raised around something doesn't give you the excuse to do it, especially when it's illegal.
So yeah some might still hate on Vick, like they did/do Koby, but people move on, for the sake of the sport, for the sake of a win.
Well I haven't heard of this guy specifically, probably because I live in England and not care in the slighest about sports, but I find that although killing and raping humans is arguably worse, animal cruelty tends to make me angrier for some reason. Maybe it's because I view animals as more defenceless although that isn't true. I don't know, but it's not a rational thing, it's just how people tend to feel and react.
Our footballers are cooler. They have gay orgies in holiday inns and snort coke off the t*ts of hookers. Yours rape and kill people, LOL.
Nah, I dunno. Pitbull fighting isn't cool but neithers an awful lot. People tend to just pick out a guy to hate on, quite often, and everyone jumps on the band wagon. Are you a fan of this guy?
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I have two pitbulls and I don't get or understand why he would do the things he did to those dogs, but I don't hold that against him. He's an amazing football player and has had an amazing season so far and for people to say that he doesn't deserve to get MVP just because of his past (which he payed his time for) is ridiculous! Who else in the league has played the type of game Vick has? Not Brady or Manning. He's kinda been in the same situation as Cam Newton, and he just won Heisman so I think Vick will win MVP.
Cause he's an asshole who abuses animals. That's a great philosophy, by the way: basically "yeah, he did something bad, but people murder and rape other people too! so it doesn't matter."
Actually, football players/celebrities in general get away with a LOT of sh*t, and I DON'T forgive/forget. I think they should actually face consequences.
I used to be a hardcore Eagles fan,this year I'm neutral although deep down inside I'm still an Eagles fan,and I'm from Dallas lol
I do agree though.While animal abuse shouldn't be overlooked,people went well out of their way to "hate" him yet not focus on the people who are prostituting children in cambodia,raping children and women in Africa,corrupt "leaders" of countries and Obamanator isn't exactly an example of what focusing on serious issues is.
You're kidding, right? Which players playing now are convicted rapists and murderers? Then you top yourself by saying under Adriana that he didn't deserve to go to jail for that. You don't have to have his back just because you are a Philly fan.
i agree. I like michael vick. everyone forgave ben roethlisberger but mike is still demonized and hated by people? please! I'd rather live next door to a dog fighter than a serial rapist
Because animal cruelty is just cruel.
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