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Mike Vick (Pittsburgh Steelers)

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At least the owner talked to Vick in terms he can understand.

Blank said he personally told Vick in recent days that his behavior must change, and not just his words -- or else.
"I would say Michael understands, and I told him he is in essence on a short leash,'' Blank said.
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Vick earns coach's trust in dog flap

PAUL NEWBERRY

Associated Press

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Bobby Petrino has known Michael Vick for only a few months. That's long enough for the Atlanta Falcons' coach to believe his biggest star wasn't involved in an alleged dog-fighting operation.
Petrino said he hopes the star quarterback will soon be cleared of any connection to the dozens of dogs found last month at a home he owns in Virginia.
"I need to believe in Michael," said Petrino, who was hired by the Falcons in January to replace Jim Mora. "Since I've been here, a couple of situations have come up and we've talked about them. His track record with me is that he's told me the truth. I'm going to believe what Michael tells me."

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Big Papa;837129; said:
I hope The Man reads this story and puts his spin on this as well. Should be good for a chuckle or two.
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Why does he have to put spin on it...

So I guess you believe everything you read...These same type of sports writers were the ones that went digging for any type of evidence they had against MC13 and we see where that went...Lots of writers lost their credibility...

Not saying that this is not true, and not saying Vick needs to clean up his act...But when a writer publishes a story and says that he has 2 unamed sources that stinks to me...Either put the names out there or you don't have a story IMO...
 
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crazybuckfan40;837186; said:
Why does he have to put spin on it...

So I guess you believe everything you read...These same type of sports writers were the ones that went digging for any type of evidence they had against MC13 and we see where that went...Lots of writers lost their credibility...

Not saying that this is not true, and not saying Vick needs to clean up his act...But when a writer publishes a story and says that he has 2 unamed sources that stinks to me...Either put the names out there or you don't have a story IMO...
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That very well could be true. I think the most important part of this story is what Goddell was quoted as telling MV when he met with him at the draft. He basically told him, you not knowing what goes on in your house when you are not there is not a valid excuse. And that Arthur Blank seems to be enabling his behavior by coddling him. Blank was even quoted as saying this is a "crossroads" for his career as a Falcon and that is not totally due to his play on the field. At least you can admit that Vick needs to clean up his act, some Falcons fans on this board can't do that and are in total denial. I just don't see this latest problem for Vick being swept under the rug like the water bottle incident. This isn't going away any time soon.
 
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Big Papa;837205; said:
That very well could be true. I think the most important part of this story is what Goddell was quoted as telling MV when he met with him at the draft. He basically told him, you not knowing what goes on in your house when you are not there is not a valid excuse. And that Arthur Blank seems to be enabling his behavior by coddling him. Blank was even quoted as saying this is a "crossroads" for his career as a Falcon and that is not totally due to his play on the field. At least you can admit that Vick needs to clean up his act, some Falcons fans on this board can't do that and are in total denial. I just don't see this latest problem for Vick being swept under the rug like the water bottle incident. This isn't going away any time soon.
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He was found innocent, whether he was truly innocent or not only the people that decided that he was innocent and Vick know for sure, so to say it was swept under the rug is not how I woudl describe the situation..
 
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crazybuckfan40;837211; said:
He was found innocent, whether he was truly innocent or not only the people that decided that he was innocent and Vick know for sure, so to say it was swept under the rug is not how I woudl describe the situation..
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I understand that no charges were filed, not that he was necessarily "found innocent". Is that inaccurate?
 
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Big Papa;837222; said:
Is that inaccurate?
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:slappy: Isn't everything you post? Sorry that was too easy. I don't have a problem w/ someone saying he needs to clean his act up and stay out of bad situations as I completely agree. What I have a problem with is people convicting him of things that have never been proven, i.e. the bottle/weed/jewery incident. His decision making on and off the field is questionable at best, and having bad situations come up as much as they have with him lately raises red flags. Te only thing I'm "in denial" about is having to watch Joey Harrington QB this team in the fall. I can't imagine watching that.....
 
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Vick dodges questions on dog-fighting

PAUL NEWBERRY

Associated Press

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Michael Vick looked as though he didn't have a care in the world when he emerged from the Atlanta Falcons' locker room. He took a seat on the metal bleachers and broke into a slight grin when he looked up at the horde of reporters and camera crews, who had him pinned in from all sides.
"How y'all doing?" he asked.
Then things turned serious. Wearing a T-shirt that said "Pay The Price," the NFL's greatest running quarterback quickly made it clear he wouldn't be talking about his ties to an alleged dog-fighting ring. This was Vick in full scramble mode, attempting to elude the sordid case much as he might attempt to escape a 300-pound defensive end.

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The Man;837282; said:
What I have a problem with is people convicting him of things that have never been proven, i.e. the bottle/weed/jewery incident. His decision making on and off the field is questionable at best, and having bad situations come up as much as they have with him lately raises red flags.
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Pacman Jones got suspended for a season without anything being "convicted" of him.
 
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From Junkie's linked article:

Then things turned serious. Wearing a T-shirt that said "Pay The Price," the NFL's greatest running quarterback quickly made it clear he wouldn't be talking about his ties to an alleged dog-fighting ring. This was Vick in full scramble mode, attempting to elude the sordid case much as he might attempt to escape a 300-pound defensive end.

"I know y'all are here to talk about the ongoing investigation back home in Virginia," he said after the first practice of a mandatory three-day minicamp. "As of right now, that situation is still under investigation. My attorney has advised me not to talk about the situation right now. That's the best thing."

Gee, I thought he had already been cleared. :roll1: Anybody who believed the LOCAL police chief when it was announced the day after that Vick wasn't involved is naive. It would take longer than that to sort out if the owner of the house was involved.

The Daily Press of Newport News, Va., reported that he put the two-story brick house on the market Wednesday and it sold the same day. John Brooks, an agent with Long & Foster, told the newspaper Friday that Vick was asking $350,000 for the property -- less than half its assessed value of $747,000. Brooks would not reveal the sale price.

:slappy: Expect the same thing to happen with your next contract, Ron.
 
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"Big Play" (Yeah, right) Ray Buchanan apparently dropped a dime on Vick's participation in the dog fighting. I think that's the first break in the levee, it's all going to come out now. Vick's a fucking sack.
 
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