That being said, right now Vick is a cash cow for PETA. In addition to legitimate gripes from fans who are sick of hoodlums in sports, PETA will be tub-thumping every time he shows up at a stadium. Any NFL team that signs him will become a traveling circus/freak show.
Now, here's the other problem. Vick is a quarterback. He has a unique skill set. Because of his speed and his maneuverability, he can do things practically no other quarterback can do. Quarterback is a unique position. You build your offense around your QB. Would any team be willing to take the risk on Vick? He burned Atlanta badly. Not many players can come back from a two year layoff in a sport where the average career is around three years.
I'm thinking he'll have to do the toe in the sand thing, and apologize a bunch of times, then some team will "give him a chance" and he'll start out being a specialty back in the Wildcat or something similar while they evaluate his skills.
Yep, but by Thanksgiving, he’ll be starting for the team that signs him. It would be sooner, but he won’t be eligible to play till week 5, or Oct. 11th.
You make excellent points.
My initial thought upon his release from prison was that he might decide to play a season or two somewhere like the NFL’s League in Europe (if his parole conditins allow him to leave this country) to get back in shape and re-hone his skills.
It would give a chance for the furor to die down a bit here, and also allow him to prove to the world that he has turned his life towards a new directioon. No matter where he plays the media WILL be stalking him to try to catch him doing something “bad”, so he WILL be found out if he is still living the thug lifestyle.
And, even though he has been re-instated to the NFL in the U.S. I STILL think playing outside the country for a while might be a good idea for him.
By the way, with his running/scrambling ability and his sure hands I think he would make a great wide receiver. He’d probably find it easier to “lay low” in some other position besides quarterback.