Comments on: Michael Vick Blames Others For That Thing He Did

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:28:10 +0000

@ Thrillomania - I merely said that he allowed others to affect his actions. Duh. I feel like this is a non-issue - it’s clear that other people affected his actions, that’s not saying “I didn’t do it,” but merely that his crowd and his association led him down a road that he now perhaps realizes was the wrong one.

I personally don’t care whether he’s remorseful or not - he served his time, did his punishment, why keep punishing the man? You’ve got players right now in the NFL who killed people, raped people, etc. etc. and nobody’s calling for them to be blacklisted.

By: davejb851

davejb851 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:17:33 +0000

OH please…….stop making excuses for Vick.
When you’re an adult, and moreover, one who will be in the public eye, you take a long look at all the things you are part of….friends, relationships, business, whatever, and you make a decision. Is this in my best interest? Yes or No. Simple!
Yes……go for it…….if it works, great. If not, at least you might have the $$’s to recover
No……..run not walk…….in the other direction.

What Michael Vick showed was not only the inability to make a correct decision in his best interest….not only that he was and is blind to the concept of guilt by association and of implication…..but also to the repugnance of his character and his morals.
Unless there is a complete turnaround with all the stipulations from Goodell, and more, Mick Vick is damaged goods.
Again, not being smart enough to follow the yellow brick road the NFL has laid out for him proves the dillusion continues.
Sure he can run, and sometimes throw a football, but teams are judging the content of his character at this point. And I find it severely lacking!

By: Kris G

Kris G — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:16:08 +0000

You’re trying much too hard. Parsing words. Long story short, many a downfall, from Vick to George W., from Michael Jackson to Hammer, can be easily traced to negative influence. It’s pretty much the first thing a man has to acknowledge if he’s going to avoid further trouble. I’m well aware that Vick participated, but do you really think ANYONE goes that far down that path… THE WORLD OF DOGFIGHTING… without negative influence? It’s kinda the whole issue. We’re not talking about an individual temptation, drugs, women, gambling could happen to anyone. That’s why we’re so repulsed… We’re talking about a full subculture, not an individual moment of weakness. And despite their lighter sentences, I doubt the “posse” riding on Vick’s dime were noncomplicit.

By: Thrillomania

Thrillomania — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:21:32 +0000

so wait, let me get this straight Kyle and SC finest. what you are saying is that “allowed someone who didn’t have my best interests at heart to take all that away from me” means that because his 2 business aprtners in the dog fighting ring, the one Mike Vick financed, rolled on him and didn’t lie and go to jail for him, that he allowed others to affect his actions? say what? no no no no no. You know the phrase “follow the money.” Mike Vick was the money. That is 100% Mike vicks fault. The fact his bussiness partners rolle don him is too bad but that doesnt mean he DIDNT DO THE CRIME willingly and knowingly. You going to tell me he didnt know what was going on. Please, you’re an oppologist.Just man up Mike and say “I SCREWED UP” it ok. you run fast you can throw a football. when you die the Tennesse Titans will honor you with decals on their helmets because what you do on the field is all that all that matters. The off the field stuff? thats not you fault, you just had bad peopel around you. I’m sure Rae Carruth had bad peopel aroudn him wich is why he had his pregnant girlfriend gunned down,just didnt have peopel with his best interests at heart around him and he allowed them to affect his actions. Poor Rae Carruth.

By: South Carolina's Finest

South Carolina's Finest — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:09:19 +0000

Kyle, I concur…….I couldn’t have said it better myself.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:16:35 +0000

Considering the reason all this drama went down was because he allowed two of his friends to hold the fights at his house… which led to all of the FBI crashing down on the place, discovering all of the evidence, having his two “friends” turn state’s evidence and go witness for the prosecution…

I’d say his turn of phrase there was exactly correct. I don’t see it as not being remorseful himself, but merely saying that he allowed others to affect HIS actions.

By: John

John — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:48:28 +0000

DO NOT HIRE THIS GUY!!!!!

By: brratt

brratt — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:38:19 +0000

Awwww…look at the picture of him holding that cute little puppy. He must be a good dad to that pup.

Doh!

By: Marion Barry

Marion Barry — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:32:42 +0000

R. Mexico — same thing happened to me

By: R. Mexico

R. Mexico — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:32:14 +0000

The bitch set me up.