Michael Vick signs 2-year deal with Philadelphia Eagles
by howtheyscored on Aug 13, 2009 6:03 PM PDT
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FOOCH'S NOTE: This is certainly a FanPost worth moving to the front page. Let's keep the Vick conversation contained in this one thread. Also, here's the link mentioned in the comments.
I'd normally be inclined to post this as a FanShot, but I think there will be plenty of FanPost attempts anyway, so I'll just head them all off at the pass.
Watching the Arizona / Pittsburgh exhibition game, I saw ESPN report that Michael Vick has signed with the Eagles. No link that I can find yet, as I think they wanted to break the story on the air, but I'll try to update once a link pops up on the Web.
I don't have too much of an opinion on this. The ESPN guys seem shocked - SHOCKED! - but it seems like a good fit to me. Vick is basically a no-risk proposition for the Eagles. They won't need him before October, anyway, and they don't have to worry about him playing quarterback. If they have a mess with McNabb and Kolb, there's a decent option in Vick.
Otherwise, they can just use him as an electric complement to any other player they want. Want to complement Westbrook? No problem. Want to draw soe coverage to the backfield? Easy. Need a gimmick play? No problem. He doesn't fill a need for them, which is great because there's no guarantee that he could fill a need for anybody, but he gives them depth and lots of options late in the season.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors.
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Ha! My stupid face was google searching!
I should have realized that if ESPN was reporting it on TV, they’d obviously be reporting it online. Duhr.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 13, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was watching the pats/eagles stream
and some people were posting “vick an eagle” and nearly 90% of the response were “STFU where are you getting this from?”
by Andrew Davidson on Aug 13, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
STFU where are u getting dis 4rm
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Aug 13, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm
kinda shocked too. Wasnt expecting the Eagles to pick him up
by thecity23 on Aug 13, 2009 6:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yea i was shocked too, especially since Andy Reid told Mort on Mort goes to camp that they had no interest in him
by gettincutty on Aug 13, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good for him...
it must be a bird thing?
by danknerd49 on Aug 13, 2009 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Make him a RB...
since Westbrook has trouble staying healthy.
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
by maveric_87 on Aug 13, 2009 6:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
SURPRISE!
A wild LeSean McCoy appears!
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Aug 13, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just think...
he’d be better suited to play RB instead of QB. He has fresh legs and is very agile. Ya never know.
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
by maveric_87 on Aug 13, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, but
Vick always had fumble issues and carried the ball like a moron when he scrambled. I suppose he could be RB with heavy coaching and I imagine the Eagles will try him out there, but their main insurance for Westbrook is McCoy.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Aug 13, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
McCoy will be a good spell for Westbrook.
I suppose running the Wildcat would be a good place for Vick to start.
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
by maveric_87 on Aug 13, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suspect
I suspect that Thomas Clayton may end up on the Eagles. If so, I hope he’s traded and not picked up on waivers.
by Bob On The Coast on Aug 14, 2009 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who in...
… their right mind would trade for a guy who hasn’t made a 53-man roster out of camp in any of his seasons in the NFL? Unless the 49ers seriously consider keeping four or five HBs, no one’s afraid that Clayton won’t be available on waivers.
by sfgfan on Aug 14, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't they...
Ask the Eagles about if they were going to take him or not and they said “No” ??
Well I’m really glad that he got signed, and for more than one year! He deserves a second chance like everyone else, and man, was he made example of and hit HARD by this. I hope he does well, though I wished he could have gone to the UFL, that would have made things interesting.
by Poundtherock on Aug 13, 2009 7:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
...
Bills, 9ers, Skins, Phins, and Vikes all said no for sure. Didn’t ever see anything about the Eagles turning down the option.
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
by maveric_87 on Aug 13, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a NFL network interview with the head coach.
Not an official statement.
by Poundtherock on Aug 13, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm...interesting
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
by maveric_87 on Aug 13, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And So What?
Shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody. Crap this has been a blog subject for several weeks. So Why are people so “SURPRISED”.
by WC-Ninerhead on Aug 13, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So Why are people so "SURPRISED".
because a lot of people didn’t see him going to the Eagles
and in his 4th season, VD broke through the wall, Niners fan rejoiced and all was well in the kingdom. Singletary 3:42
by 49erLou on Aug 13, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why? not sure why
So why is the Eagles a “surprise” . So the collective wisdome of all NFL fans was what?
by WC-Ninerhead on Aug 13, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh?
and in his 4th season, VD broke through the wall, Niners fan rejoiced and all was well in the kingdom. Singletary 3:42
by 49erLou on Aug 13, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because Philly was a long shot
All the hockey pucks at Espn thought he was going to Baltimore or Pittsburgh
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
by TheTealDeal on Aug 14, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FINALLY NO MORE STUPID RUMORS THAT THE 49ERS ARE GOING TO HIM
I’M GLAD NO MORE STUPID FAVRE AND NO RUMORS ABOUT VICK COMING HERE. CAPS LOCK IS FUN TO DO.
Go 49ers
by iaalexeeff on Aug 13, 2009 7:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And I thought the 49ers were going to sign him. Damn
by 49er16 on Aug 13, 2009 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
by TheTealDeal on Aug 14, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he can just QB in the NFC Championship Game
They got to do something to rid themselves of the Donovan McNabb big game stink.
by bignerd on Aug 13, 2009 9:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A quote from Al from Home Improvent to Tim the tool guy
Dang Sorry you didn’t get that. “… I don’t think so Tim…”
by WC-Ninerhead on Aug 13, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Head them off at the pass?
I hate that cliche!
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Aug 13, 2009 9:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was using it literally, though.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 13, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pheww..! not us
NINERS 4 LIFE
by LADubbz45 on Aug 13, 2009 11:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
wow
sadhow no one wants to talk about thefact that even though he served jail time this guy is not completly broke let alone the jerk murdered animals hainously without remorse…..any one who thinks that he has done his due time then take a look at your children and explain to them that u have noclass or morals and all that matters in life is money, power, and fame…seriously im no peta fan club member but when a man holds a dogs head under water cause that said animal couldnt live up to the vicious bieng he was trained to be….sad day in footballand a even sadder day for the sorry sacks of crap that call themselves eagle fans….u guys arethe mosthypocriticalloser fans in all sports…..hope all you fans that support vick have your dogs turn on u and crapon your floor in spite!
by Sammallory on Aug 14, 2009 12:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
that was bad, shut up or ill come drown your dogs
by 2ninersonecup on Aug 14, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, neither of these comments are neccessary
by bignerd on Aug 14, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wtf
howdo u figure…..one of the most incredible athletes ends up a culprit in a dog fighting circle…all ofhis family membersnvolvedsaid he has personally slaughtered animals…..howare u so clueless to say my comment in unneccessary?
sorry dude i have morals and pride in being a good human bieng…..they have a option to pay him $5 million the second year….now im under the impression that a person who commits such acts is a mentally messed upperson….and that a year and a half and community service just takes away this beasts mentality?wow im sorry to say but my comment was actually the most truethfull one yet….sad that all the other comments areabout how bad mcnabb sux or how goodthe eagles aregoing to do…the main thing this article says is that the nfl commissioner is a joke and that crimes in america are easily forgotten if u have talent or money. I dont care if tony dungy becomes his adopted step dad…it doesnt take away what this guy did….i mean to me what he did is pretty close to bieng a pedophile….now im sure u might not agree but your a clueless person who names your your screen name after a shock porn site….go play some haloon your xbox and have a actuall comment.
by Sammallory on Aug 14, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how do you feel about Stallworth?
and in his 4th season, VD broke through the wall, Niners fan rejoiced and all was well in the kingdom. Singletary 3:42
by 49erLou on Aug 14, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My screen is name is based on a shock porn site? That’s incredible news to me.
Anyways, your post isn’t a moral argument, it’s a two bit smear piece. You are only arguing your own self-believed morals, which you feel should trump that of American society. No one wants to waste time debating that fallacy.
by bignerd on Aug 14, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s impossible to measure remorse, but it is possible to measure jail time. Vick served his — let him have some semblance of a life back.
by Wazl on Aug 14, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dogs aren't humans!
Vick served his time. Get over it.
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
by maveric_87 on Aug 14, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The testimonies were from guys looking to lessen their sentence
And they too created the same acts. I don’t think they are that important to the circle of life of HUMAN BEINGS, Vck did more time than ALL of this countries 1st time child molesters, so it’s obviously a matter of opinion. I don’t support what he did in anyway, but I think an oppurtunity to get back in the NFL isn’t a sad day for the league. Kind of a sad day in blogging IMO!!
aka Optimist Prime 09...........9ers (site decorum)
by rlott#42 on Aug 14, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
close to a pedophile
You should be ashame for typing that bs. Do you have children? If you do sit them next to your dog and call them equals. Frankly they can’t be that ugly. Now I understand people love their pets and to each his own. That’s right do wht you want with your dog, and it doesn’t bother me what anyone does to an animal when human beings are treated worse. Im sure some of you are tired of me saying this. But this is a HUGE problem with this country, what Vick or his family did to those dogs is their business. Who in their community did it affect? Will anyone become so tormented that they turn to killing sprees, or become rapist? and by the way I hope your heading up protesting for the slap on the wrist that pedophiles receive. I don’t like to see dogs pampered and ride in cars without restraints and they are suppose to be protected. Nobody is protesting to that. A dog dies in an accident and it isn’t considered animal cruelty, this subject is weak and tiresome and there are so many different views that could show animal rights is bs. You buy it do what you want with it as long as tax dollars aren’t spent.
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by rlott#42 on Aug 15, 2009 8:11 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
terrible who was your english teacher
anyways, i’m buying an authentic vick jersey before it sells out.
49er faithful since July 11, 1985
by J2daZ on Aug 15, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I lol'd.
But there’s no denying what Vick did was despicable.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Aug 14, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matter of opinion, not a fact
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by rlott#42 on Aug 14, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't give a crap about dogs,
but they way he killed them was outlandish.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Aug 15, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t have children.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 14, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That you know of
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Aug 14, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to my patented combination of the pull-out and rhythm methods, I’m pretty sure about this one.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 14, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm on this planet bc they used pull out and rhythm method lol
"Bar None!" - William Floyd
by maveric_87 on Aug 15, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I bet they didn’t patently combine them.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Aug 15, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol must not have been trying trhat hard. My mom was 45 at the time
"Bar None!" - William Floyd
by maveric_87 on Aug 15, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what i dont understand
is how Mike Vick served his jail sentence for his crime, yet people still want to bitch and complain that he’s getting a second chance. Dante Stallworth killed a human being, a father, a provider for a family and spent 23 days in jail for it. 23 days? are you kidding me? 2 years for killing some dogs, 23 days for killing a father and sole provider for a family of children. Sounds fair. IMO Vick served his time and it’s time to move on.
and in his 4th season, VD broke through the wall, Niners fan rejoiced and all was well in the kingdom. Singletary 3:42
by 49erLou on Aug 14, 2009 12:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If I'm not mistaken, the majority of Vick's sentence did not stem from the grisly details of the dog-murders,
but rather, running and funding an organized criminal association, Bad Newz Kennels.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Aug 14, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
and the worst part about it is he never will serve the time for the real crime…the animal abuse & cruelty.
by Sammallory on Aug 14, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He serve time for any reason
It makes no difference whether he served it for animal cruelty/dogfighting, Running from the law, running an illegal organization, or going thru the buffet line one too many times. The fact is he served his time. Some people keep talking like they want to waterboard him , it reminds me of sending your kid to their room and then staying pissed at them afterwards.
"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
by TheTealDeal on Aug 14, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
m not condoning Vick
or anything like that. What he did was horrible and he deserved to be punished, I guess my problem is how little Stallworth was punished and how little outrage I hear from everyone about it. Non football fans are all up in arms about Vick being reinstated but no one says anything about Stallworth. He killed a man, a husband and father.
and in his 4th season, VD broke through the wall, Niners fan rejoiced and all was well in the kingdom. Singletary 3:42
by 49erLou on Aug 14, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Case Law
Even though Stallworth was over the legal drinking limit he committed no moving violation to cause the death. The man he hit was crossing the road illegally. There is a debate to whether Stallworth being sober would have prevented the accidental death at all. According to California state law, Stallworth would be guilty by simply being over the legal drinking limit. According to Florida state law it has to be proven Stallworth committed the driving violation which resulted in injury or death. Florida prosecution didn’t have a good case, thus settled for a reduced prison plea instead of taking a significant chance of losing the case.
by bignerd on Aug 14, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Part of Stallworth’s arrangement is that he paid the family a lot of money. The fact that he was a father and a husband and a person is hugely important here. The fact that he was a provider isn’t.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
by groug on Aug 14, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That guys family agreed to except the money and were fine with the punishment thereafter
That man was more important to them than anyone with an OPINION. His suspension was just, but unneccessary because the family took the dough
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by rlott#42 on Aug 14, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DS
well this isnt a thread about him…..idont think he should be allowed in the NFL
by Sammallory on Aug 16, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dogs are not Humans!
It wasn’t right. But he served his time. He plays.
"Bar None!" - William Floyd
by maveric_87 on Aug 17, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
week 15
We don’t have to talk about this guy until week 15. Lets start talking about the Raiders game.
by zonedogs on Aug 15, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
vick
i hate that sf is so full of dim witted peta feminist animal activists. we shouldve taken vick. we have NOTHING at qb. maybe nate yrs from now. they say vick is looking great in training camp already. our defense is good, but we aren’t the 2000 ravens. we’re not good enough to win a sb without a strong qb.
"There is no pressure. Pressure only exists when you're not prepared."
-The Samurai
by redrum21225 on Aug 17, 2009 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate this comment
Disregarding anything about Vick’s value to the 49ers, which is purely a matter of a opinion, your description of San Francisco is deplorable.
Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.
by howtheyscored on Aug 17, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vick
I agree with howtheyscored on the first part. It’s really unnecessary to make those kind of comments about San Francisco (where I happen to live).
Second, do you really consider Vick a strong QB at this point? We hear some reports from some people about training camp and that’s reason to have signed him? I disagree.
by Fooch on Aug 17, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
thats not the only reason. he’s looking great so far, according to reports. and i stand by what i said. sf is a city known for homosexuality and ultra liberalism. these same gay/straight animal activist racist liberals value a dog’s life more than a black or latino person’s life. i went to college with these type of “i love hip hop n black people, but i’m really no different from the southern klansmen” pseudo liberal intellectual. its a joke. i don’t condone vick
s actions. vick is an idiot and what he did was stupid. but, vick only killed pit bulls. those abominations deserve what they get anyway. i hate pitbulls, got bit by one, and i’d take a shotgun to a pitbull in a second. those dogs are mentally ill.
i love quoting that eagles fan who said he’d kick a peta member’s a&* if they showed up at an eagles game. this country has become too “feminized” imo
"There is no pressure. Pressure only exists when you're not prepared."
-The Samurai
by redrum21225 on Aug 18, 2009 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
from nfl network
on vick:
“I could care less about those dogs,….what about the fotballs they use… the footballs are made from a poor pig that is no longer alive, what about all the Deere that hunters kill…. what about all the soldiers that lost there livesd in Iraq… I could care less about some damm dogs… he did his time.. ITS OVER…..”
"There is no pressure. Pressure only exists when you're not prepared."
-The Samurai
by redrum21225 on Aug 18, 2009 6:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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