Sources Say Goodell Will Suspend Vick for 2007

[FuzzyLumpkins]

And exactly what kind of person would be buying them? Gansta's! Not many self respecting working men would would want to own one.

BTW, you got yours on right now?

Oh dear lord. Im not going to get into this debate I have already stated my stance but come on man. I would hope to think that you could move past stereotyping people like that.

 

[BouncingCheese]

Besides the hypocracy here compared to Pacman being suspended so fast compared to Vick and all of this hoopla, This isn't really suprising. Vick and the Falcons owner were imploring Vick to take the season off but Vick doesn't seem to understand the magnitude of the situation. He is forcing their hands. Screw Goodell and Vick.

 

[5Stars]

Besides the hypocracy here compared to Pacman being suspended so fast compared to Vick and all of this hoopla, This isn't really suprising. Vick and the Falcons owner were imploring Vick to take the season off but Vick doesn't seem to understand the magnitude of the situation. He is forcing their hands. Screw Goodell and Vick.

Pay-Per View? I'm always looking for ideas? My guess is that it will all turn out cool...

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Pay-per View!


All this mess will work out for the best...in the end.

 

[fortdick]

Oh dear lord. Im not going to get into this debate I have already stated my stance but come on man. I would hope to think that you could move past stereotyping people like that.

Quite trying to be so holy. I wasn't even replying to you. You gotta troll now to get up on your soap box? And if you don't believe the gansta image is the problem, then you need to get your head out of ......the sand.

 

[LenS]

I believe that Little agreed to pay a big chunk of his salary to his victim's family. So a longer suspension would have punished them with less compensation.

 

[RomoIsBack]

i wish vick aint do nothin stupid cuz he fun to watch but o well

 

[dbair1967]

I believe that Little agreed to pay a big chunk of his salary to his victim's family. So a longer suspension would have punished them with less compensation.

I dont recall that at all, in fact I remember the members family being extremely distraught over how poorly the Rams officials reacted to this...I may be wrong, but I think they were even season ticket holders if I recall correctly

Little should probably be on death row for what he did, not making millions playing in the NFL

David

 

[wileedog]

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You mean the same public that buys tickets, watches the games, buys the merchandise, and supports the business?

Dang nab it! How could he cave in to what they think!

Bingo. Someone gets it.

This has nothing to do with courts of law, innocence until proven guilty, blah blah blah.

Ron Mexico was not particularly well liked before being indicted for brutally murdering cute furry dogs - which as someone mentioned is a small step above molesting children in this country. He is a pariah to the league now, a magnet for hatred and a PR nightmare.

Whatever money Vick might be able to bring in with his running around the field like an idiot, er I mean, playing quarterback, will easily be lost by those who simply will not buy Falcon season tickets because he is the RB, er QB.

Keep in mind, if Schaub was still in Atlanta there would probably be some Falcon fans cheering his suspension.

At the end of the day this is an entertainment industry. Not many folks, regardless of a players 'talent', are willing to be entertained by a guy who even allegedly murders cute little pooches in his spare time. And the NFL, being an entertainment industry, is under no obligation to not cut out a liability just because there is a very, very slim chance he might not be totally guilty.

Sorry, thems the breaks.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

You're seeing the distinction, but ignoring it. My point was that this wasn't about dollars. There's no doubt in my mind that even a tainted Michael Vick makes more money than a Joey Harrington, regardless of how much protesting goes on.

Edit: Nevermind, I see in your last post that you acknowledge the distinction.

what's the point of this argument? right now, Vick can't leave VA, and last time I checked, VA doesn't have an NFL team!

Vick aint playing regardless of what Goodell decides

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Quite trying to be so holy. I wasn't even replying to you. You gotta troll now to get up on your soap box? And if you don't believe the gansta image is the problem, then you need to get your head out of ......the sand.

You pigeonhole anyone who might support Vick by buying his gear and then you attack me. Whatever man, if you don't want people to respond to what you say then you shouldn't say it.

Here is another idea: gangs do not = dogfighting. Dogfighting is an entirely seperate issue seeing that it is predominant in pretty much in southern culture only.

Look up what 'cultural naivety' means because it fits you to a T.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

And another thing you cannot tell me that Goodell is leaking this to test wha tthe public opinion is just like politicians do. I hate reactive policy.

 

[burmafrd]

Actually there have been reports of gangs getting more interested in dog fighting- which is NOT just a southern problem as some of the more ill informed seem to think. Its increasingly an URBAN problem.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Actually there have been reports of gangs getting more interested in dog fighting- which is NOT just a southern problem as some of the more ill informed seem to think. Its increasingly an URBAN problem.

Dog fighting culture originated in the south. If others are adopting the custom the so be it.

 

[silverbear]

Dog fighting culture originated in the south. If others are adopting the custom the so be it.

You're both right here-- dog fighting has its origins in the rural South, but in recent years, it has been "adopted" by some in the hip-hop/"street" culture...

It wasn't until this Vick mess that I fully appreciated just how much the latter have gotten into this disgusting hobby...

 

[HopeCowboyFan]

You can kill hundreds of dogs, wager on it and get less than 1 year

NBA ref has a gambling problem, fixes a few games and gets 25 years. Go figure