Wednesday, July 18, 2007

No Surprises Here.

In addition to not being a good quarterback, here's something else Michael Vick's not good at: keeping his illicit dog-fighting racket a secret. Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury and is arraigned to appear in court, coincidentally, the same day the Falcons' training camp starts. If convicted, Vick could face up to six years in federal prison.

This is good news for sports fans and pit bulls in the Atlanta area alike.

Though hailed as something of a hero by strip club patrons, drunken hillbillies, and hobos congregating around a barrel fire, Vick has unintentionally told us more about his character with this disgusting indiscretion. Especially when you factor in the fact that the guy is loaded. Why risk your professional career and millions in endorsement deals to fight dogs?

And this is saying nothing of his alter-identity, Ron Mexico, who represents Mr. Vick in the several STD-related court cases he is subpoenaed to appear at monthly.

Ultimately, he's not a very good quarterback. The guy can run, but he can't pass. In my opinion, he was barely staying balanced on the fragile tightrope of fame as it was. I think his propensity for being a terrible human being has just nudged him off.

My best guess is that a league suspension will force a Vick break, during which time a mediocre replacement will outshine Vick completely. He'll return in a limited capacity, but after the damage has been done.

People will finally realize he's just not that good.

1 comment:

jasien said...

My God! That is so true. And yet, Ben will still draft him as a backup to Marc Bulger.