QB Michael Vick reinstated by NFL on conditional basis

So if we sign Vick, it presumably means one of Hill, Smith or Davis get cut, and I can’t see that happening, and I don’t think they would take four QBs on to the roster, would they? I actually would like Vick – Pro Bowl QB, just needs a father figure to get him back on track, and that father figure is Michael Singletary. However, the Niners have ruled out it out, and it seems to me they are happy with their three guys, at least until the 2010 draft and those two first-round picks.

My tip is Vick ends up in Miami. I’ve always thought he would. He’s perfect for the Wildcat, and they can let him sit behind Pennington and their QB/WR Wildcast specialist Pat White until week six, when they unleash him.

Where?

For taking the predictions of someone who overdosed on “supplements” with a few grains of salt.

I do not feel sorry for Michael Vick in any way.

It is not as if companies all across the country don’t follow the same practice. Even the military has regulations regarding felons. As much as I would like for him to be the perfect example of the man who “paid his debt”, I think that he would make a much better example as the man who lost it all because he could not abide by the rules.

There is no suggestion that he was betting on football, so this is no Pete Rose situation. I don’t feel like the gambling will be any more an issue than any other violation in the eyes of Goodell.

If I’m not mistaken, the gambling across state lines thing was responsible for most of the sentence, not the actual killing of dogs (although of course, that was a factor, and a well-publicized one)

But I find it doubtful he’s still that fast. 2 years without intense cardio training probably slowed Vick down considerably.

Well, Arkie49er, you are most definitely entitled to your opinion but I must respectfully disagree. Vick did wrong by societal standards, but I doubt he had the same idealistic upbringing as you have had. He had a different world view, and his actions showed that. Now he has served a prison sentence with the purpose of modifying his world view, and as such it is time to give him a chance.

If you steal a car and I am morally outraged, should I continue to shun you after you get out of jail and have shown so far that you find stealing cars to be wrong? Give the man a chance. He would probably be a good backup for the team, perhaps finding his way into some trick plays.

Yes Vick is wrong for what he did, but that shouldn’t stop him from playing again.

So you care about every dog…Hope you are out there hollerin’ with PETA then

Or their franchise QB. He’ll likely only get offers at or slightly above the league minimum and at that level I think Vick could be a decent enough situational player. I would sign his soley to for his potential to convert 3rd and 3’s and such or even his “wildcat” ability. Although his ability to play at any level this season is highly questionable but you’re not talking about a big gamble.

He tried to hide millions before he was put in. I don’t understand why people have sympathy for this piece of crap. He’s been involved in multiple drug charges before this. What he did wasn’t a mistake it was a gambling ring in which he killed animals for YEARS! I would be pissed if our team even looks in his general direction.

He doesn’t have a skill at QB the 49ers already don’t have on the current roster.

I noted many of the same a month or so ago when news of his pending release surfaced. Personal issues aside I don’t believe he is “game day ready”. It will take some time for him get his head back into the game and be able to contribute. And when he is ready to play, I am not sure that he is any better than the QB’s we already have..

i believe he should be able to play but we need a QB who can pass accurately.

i see him ending up with one of three teams, the rams, vikings or patriots. (patriots are said to have interest in him for the wildcat and have taken risks on players in the past)

I think he would make a solid 3rd stringer with the ability to play situationally so long as his speed and agility prove capable. The point would be to test him out in camp and see if he has lost a step. At the right (read: basement) price, he could be of some value to the team.

dog’s life > human’s life.

No way under any circumstance do I rank a dog’s life over a human being’s life. If I’m driving down the road, and there’s a dog runs out, I’m not breaking or swerving if it puts other human’s in danger (including myself).

I don’t care if a human that slaughtered 10 people is going up against lassie the friggin’ wonder dog, a human’s life is more valuable than a dog’s.

Let him prove himself…..somewhere else.

If we take vick, can we trade him for ryan?