I'm glad to see him back in the NFL. He paid his dues and he is getting another opportunity. Sure, there will be PETA and others that want to bring him down but give the guy a break. I'm not excusing him for his previous actions but he has paid his debt.
You look at a guy like Leonard Little who drove drunk and killed someone and, I believe, didn't get a day of jail time and probably minimal suspension/fines from the NFL. Donte Stallworth killed someone and didn't get jail time but is suspended for the entire 2009 season.
Vick was part of a dog fighting ring and did some terrible things (electrocuted and drowned dogs as well as pit them against one another) but he served his two years of prison and will be further suspended for part of this season. He is making his rounds giving lectures on his past indiscretions and seems sincere in his wrongdoings. It is time for him to get another chance and do the thing that he was born to do and that is play football. There will always be haters that will want not want to forgive and keep him down forever but screw them.
I like the Eagles being the place he goes. They have a pretty strong foundation and Andy Reid seems like a good coach to take him under his wing. There are reports that McNabb is not happy with the signing and still feels betrayed by the drafting of Kevin Kolb and then the benching last year for Kolb and now this. Publicly, McNabb said that he approves the decision and feels no threat by Vick but who knows exactly what is going on.
Bottom line, I am happy to see him back in the NFL and think the Eagles is a good place for him.
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He has paid his price to society and it is time for redemption. I love the pickup by the Eagles. I'm sure they will find ways to get him in at QB 3-5 times per game. In addition, it gives them a solid backup and a QB for the future.
It will be exciting to watch him get in the game. I think he will get a pretty warm reception.
Just like winning cures everything. The better he performs, the more likely people will be to forgive/forget his mistakes.
He won't play until Week 7 (against the Redskins) because of his NFL suspension. But, I agree if he makes plays all will be forgotten.
It was great to hear Vinny Cerato on the radio the other day essentially saying that the overriding factor against Vick for the 'Skins was the potential loss of corporate sponsorship because, "that's where the real money is." Nice. As long as you make your money, nothing else matters.
Oh well. HAIL REDSKINS!
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