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.
Supposedly, he would be a specialty wildcat QB while Campbell plays out his option. Complicating it is that Campbell and Vick have the same agent.
Jason Campbell (speaking as a Cowboy fan) has gotten a raw deal from the Skins. They've changed coaches and offenses a lot since he signed; he's been a reasonably solid, conservative QB. He's remained stoic in spite of being continually dissed by the team. Course, this is Pro Football Talk that posted this, and their motto is "get it out there first; find out if it's true later."