I can’t be a hypocrite, I joke about Vick’s “Top Dog” status all the time.
From Scooby Doo to Kurrupt and Daz, it doesn’t bother me in the least bit.
It annoys some and it maybe offends them, which is within their rights as Americans.
My opinion is that sometimes we take things too seriously. I do understand what Michael Vick was doing was illegal and a very bad thing.
In the grand scheme though I can think of several criminal offenses that are worse than dogfighting.
DUIs, Domestic Abuse, bringing guns to the workplace are a couple of examples.
The cops still drive past dog fights where I am from and I asked an officer once why they don’t do anything and his answer:
“I get paid to fight real crime.”
I think a headline like this shows. is while there is a love fest going on with Vick right now, he is on a very short leash (see I did it again) with the Philadelphia media and fan base.
In Philly they care about winning more than anything else, so for now they turning the other cheek on Vick’s past, but don’t be fooled, many in the media were calling for Vick to be cut in the summer and as late as the third preseason game.
Vick should be listening to Tupac’s “All Eyes On Me” every day in the car, he has very little margin for error on the field and zero margin off of it.
He claims he has matured, he is a better player and person now, but time will tell.