Jaguars to pursue Michael Vick?
Sam Farmer of the LA Times writes on his Twitter page that the possibility of free agent quarterback Michael Vick signing with the Jaguars “is looking more and more real.”
While I question how a writer from the LA Times would know that Vick could sign with the Jaguars (it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to think Farmer has a contact in Jax, I guess) Jacksonville does make sense as a possible landing spot for the criminal. (Too harsh? No? Okay.)
There were rumors around draft time that the Jags would take a quarterback with the No. 8 pick in the first round, but instead decided to upgrade their offensive line when Eugene Monroe fell to them at that spot. Some pundits believe that David Garrard’s time is running out in Jacksonville, although he was hardly to blame for the injuries that ransacked the offensive line last year and completely hindered the Jags’ offensive success.
Still, a little competition never hurt anybody and Garrard’s backup is 37-year-old journeyman Todd Bouman, so maybe Vick is a great fit for the Jags. (Although it should be noted that Jacksonville’s beat writer Michael C. Wright reports that Vick’s name hasn’t come up once during meetings between him and team brass.)
In other Vick news, the Redskins, Seahawks, Bengals, Bills, 49ers and Rams have already stated that they’re not interested in the free agent QB.
I am finding it hard to believe that no one is interested in Vick. Are teams just playing dumb right now? Vick does have baggage, but he didn’t run someone over with a car, he wasn’t an accomplice in a murder charge, and he didn’t carry a loaded weapon into a night club and subsequently shoot himself. I love dogs, I have two myself, but this is just plain dumb. Why not give him a shot?
DMB Fan, if you are a dog lover how can you even want this guy back in the league??
I am not condoning what he did. It was despicable and immoral, but my main point is that the fan base can look the other way when another human being’s life is taken away by one of these thugs. But when Vick does the horrible things he did to animals an angry mob with pitch forks are ready to storm the NFL offices. Seems to me as if we have our priorities slightly askew. Again what he did was appaling, but does he need to be crucified for it?
The riot and this write of this so called column need to move on with your lives. Vick committed a crime and he has paid his debt to society. How come the guy can’t leave prison and return to his career, if an employer wishes to hire his services. Yes it is a priviledge, not a right to play in the NFL. However, the teams will ultimately be the ones who makes the final decision. Riot, you and this writer need to just let go.
GO-GIT-IT,
Where in this “so called column” do I go into whether or not Vick deserves to be in the NFL? I discuss his options and that’s it.
So in order for me to “move on with my life,” I’m going to need for you to fully explain how I do anything more than report who’s interested in Vick.