Terrell Davis, Michael Vick among '20 Pro Bowl Legends Captains (VICK??)

NFL Website ^ | 11/26/2019 | National Football League

[Loud Mime]

Vick deserves NO honors.

[Howie66]

No kidding!

[relictele]

Vick is scum.

More than that, Vick was spectacularly average in actually producing wins.

61-51-1 record. 2-4 in playoffs.

Long ago I got sick of ‘video game heroes’ and Vick was one of the first.

[ArcadeQuarters]

Is that the same guy that drowned dogs? If so, he’s human garbage.

[kenmcg]

The Pro Bowl is pure garbage and with the likes of Vick, all the more reason not to watch.

[ml/nj]

Haven’t watched any NFL since many of them revealed their hatred of our country, but I might sneak a peek this afternoon to see what the crowd (or absence of it) looks like at the Giant game. (Terrible weather, terrible team, and a bunch of America haters may render lots of expensive tickets virtually worthless.)

ML/NJ

[Bernard]

Little known background; Michael Vick was a last-minute replacement for Colin Kaepernick, who kept moving the location for the contract signing. Apparently a dog-killer was the logical replacement for The Ego.

Will Beyonce be headlining the halftime show for this spectacular? Or the Dixie Chicks?

[yesthatjallen]

Michael Vick: "Bad Newz Kennels"

The dogfighting activity was violent and bloody.

Dogs were methodically tested and poor performers executed.

[rktman]

Mike ‘dogman’ vick? How many buh-zillions is dogman raking in as a common tater on the NFL show?

[MrEdd]

I don’t have a dog in this fight.

[MrEdd]

I was debating one of our little Free Republic snowflakes who wants to bail China out of it’s developing famine, and was absolutely horrified when I insisted that ending the organ harvesting of prisoners, withdrawal from Japanese and Philippine islands, and ending religious persecution must be a prerequisite to get food from the United States.

He would probably want to punish Michael Vick for having been involved in dogfighting years ago.

[Skooz]

If I were king, I would have Vick stripped naked, smeared head to toe with bacon grease, and thrown in a cage with a dozen hungry pit bulls.

The next day I would have his miserable remains hosed into the sewer.

[DoodleBob]

All fair. But there is the Christian element of forgiveness. Not only did Vick do his time in jail, but by all accounts he is a changed man. He never hides from his past - often he brings it up, especially when it ties in to current NFL stories. He is by all accounts, a repentant soul.

Very rarely in society do we see people fall hard then recover, better than before and with contrition for their sins. I don't have to like what he did (I don't, and as an Eagles fan I was aghast when he was hired) but he's a high-profile turnaround story.

To keep Vick on ignore is akin to saying Jesus can forgive you but I can't. Thus I approach Vick as I hope God approaches me and my failings when I'm before Him.

[SkyDancer]

Two people come to mind: David and Saul (Paul) - nuff said.

How can I ask for forgiveness if I can't forgive others?

[bgill]

Boo on Vick.

[kanawa]

[kanawa]

This photo illustrates the cruelty of which humans are capable but also shows our compassion.

[GnuThere]

More pandering to their target audience, just like all the TV ads.

[ml/nj]

Wow! Turned on the Giant game for a minute and the field was white and the stands were mostly full. Very surprised.

ML/NJ

[Tallguy]

The Pro Bowl is a frigging exhibition game that nobody actually wants to play in. Who cares who the “Pro Bowl Hall of Famers” are?