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      Michael Vick on 60 Minutes

      August 17, 2009 /

      James Brown interviewed Michael Vick for a segment on 60 Minutes over the weekend.

      Here’s the video:


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      I’m not an expert on reading body language, but I thought he was honest throughout the segment. I still don’t know if he fully understands the magnitude of what he did (maybe it was his constant smirking throughout the segment), but I do think that he’s regretful about what happened.

      Not to make excuses for Vick, but as he says in the video, he was introduced to dog fighting at an early age and therefore grew up thinking it was a sport instead of a sick, twisted hobby. As he got older, should he have gotten away from it knowing it was illegal? Absolutely. But again, he grew up thinking it wasn’t a big deal so the thought to get away from dog fighting never occurred to him.

      Besides the dog fighting, Vick’s biggest mistake was lying to everyone after he was caught. He thought that if he lied enough, he could evade the accusations just like he evaded defenders on Sundays. And for that, he paid a significant price.

      That said, he still has a long way to go. Now that he’s out of prison, he has to prove to everyone that he can stay out of trouble and not fall back into the pitfalls that cost him the past two years of his life. Until he does that, the general consensus will always be that he’s not remorseful for what he’s done.

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      Report: Favre to Vikings not dead

      August 17, 2009 /

      According to FOX Sports.com’s Jay Glazer, the talks between the Vikings and quarterback Brett Favre may not be dead after all.

      Here are the horrifying details:

      After visiting the Vikings for two days, I am convinced — positively convinced — that Brett Favre will soon have talks with the Vikings to return to the team and could be joining them for this season after all. If my instincts are correct, all those purple Favre jerseys will have a home on Minnesota store shelves.

      Granted, my camp stop occurred before Sage Rosenfels lit up the Colts in the preseason opener to the tune of 10-of-13 passing for 91 yards. And if Rosenfels can continue like this, he could squash this prediction as the preseason continues.

      But until I see it more consistently, I’m absolutely convinced. Why? For starters, because everyone else on the Vikings seems to be convinced of the same thing. I mean damn near everybody!

      During my two days in Mankato, nearly everyone I talked to within the team talked about Favre joining not as an “if” but rather a “when.”

      So then what’s the holdup? What’s keeping the Vikings from signing Favre right now? It’s not that I don’t believe what Glazer is reporting, but something just doesn’t add up here.

      The only explanation I have is that Favre doesn’t want to go through training camp and the Vikings are waiting to sign him until just before the season starts. If they do, that would be a massive slap in the face of Rosenfels and Jackson, who would have gone through training camp with the understanding that it was their job to lose, not Favre’s.

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      Orton brutal in Broncos’ debut

      August 15, 2009 /

      When the Broncos traded Jay Cutler to the Bears this offseason, they felt good about the transaction, and not only because they acquired two first round picks in exchange for the former first round quarterback. They also felt good because Chicago included quarterback Kyle Orton as part of the package.

      But Orton got off to a rather rough start in his Broncos’ debut on Friday night, throwing three interceptions in the first half of Denver’s preseason loss to the 49ers. His first pick came on the goal line after marching the Broncos down the field on his first drive.

      One could chalk up Orton’s poor start to nerves – after all, he is playing for a new team and a new coach in a new city. But when you take into account that he was also booed at a recent scrimmage for throwing multiple interceptions, Denver certainly has cause for concern.

      Nobody is going to fault the Broncos for trading Cutler after he caused a stink when the team considered trading for Matt Cassel this offseason. But looking back, it’s easy to criticize Denver for not having a better backup plan in case Orton didn’t pan out. After all, there’s a reason why the Bears were happy to give up two first round picks and their own starting quarterback to acquire Cutler.

      That said, it was only one half of one preseason game. Orton might come out next week and light up the scoreboard in Denver’s second preseason outing. Fans should show patience, while Orton tries to learn Josh McDaniels’ offense and get accustomed to his new receivers. It would also help if Brandon Marshall could get healthy and start practicing as well.

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      Daily Six-Pack: NFL Preseason Saturday

      August 15, 2009 /

      Six games highlight Saturday’s preseason action in the NFL. Below are six things to keep an eye on tonight in the NFL.

      1. It’s the start of a new era in Detroit.
      Word out of Lions camp is that rookie Matthew Stafford is way ahead of the curve when it comes to first-year quarterbacks. Even though Detroit would love to see veteran Daunte Culpepper take the majority of the snaps behind a brutal offensive line this season, it appears that Stafford has made quite the impression and it may be hard for the Lions to keep him on the sidelines. Today when the Lions host the Falcons in both teams’ preseason opener, Detroit isn’t going to overact to Stafford’s performance either way. If he goes out and throws two interceptions in two series, they’ll shrug it off as a learning experience. If he throws two touchdowns on his first two pass attempts, the team will chalk it up to preseason luck and hope the live game experience will be valuable in his development. The point is that it’s only preseason and chances are, his performance won’t be an indication either way of how well he’ll fair in Detroit. The key is that the Lions can officially put their disastrous 2008 season behind them today, and Stafford represents the future.

      2. Cutler makes his Bears’ debut.
      You’ll be hard pressed to find a Chicagoan who isn’t thinking playoffs (or even Super Bowl) after the Bears acquired quarterback Jay Cutler from the Broncos this offseason. You’ll have to excuse Chicago fans for their budding enthusiasm because, you see, they’ve been waiting a long time for a quarterback of Cutler’s ilk to pass through their great city. Sure, the Bears still don’t have the greatest set of receivers and there are still question marks surrounding the offensive line, even after the offseason addition of Orlando Pace. But none of that will matter once Cutler lines up under center tonight against the Bills and riffles his first completion, because the Bears finally have their quarterback.

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      Marshall found not guilty, won’t be suspended

      August 14, 2009 /

      According to the Denver Post, Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall has been found not guilty in his misdemeanor battery case and won’t be suspended for this upcoming season (or at least not stemming from this situation).

      Next up for Marshall: Recovering from hip surgery. He has been out the past two weeks with a leg injury. But first things first. A guilty verdict on battery most certainly potentially would have put Marshall in front of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for further discipline. Not now. Once Marshall is able, and once Marshall is willing _ (another question, perhaps?) _ he will be free to become the Broncos’ top receiver again.

      This wasn’t the first time that Marshall has found himself in trouble with the law, but hopefully for his sake (and the Broncos’), it’s the last. If he were found guilty, he likely would have faced stiff punishment from the league.

      Even though Marshall was found not guilty, neither the Broncos nor another team will want to hand him a multimillion-dollar deal (he becomes a free agent at the end of the season) knowing that he has had legal problems in the past. So it would behoove him to focus on his rehab and not cause another stink about his contract situation.

      It’ll be interesting to see whether or not Marshall vents any more about his contract and/or how he wants to be traded.

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