Mike Vick…well, at least he’s fast, right?
You have seriously got to be kidding me. No, seriously. A day after ESPN decided to hold their Michael Vick town meeting (honestly ESPN…this was the worst idea ever…you did nothing but continue to strengthen the racial divide between whites and blacks in Atlanta. Besides that…this was a little late, yes? He pleaded guilty almost a month ago…you are ESPN for goodness sakes; you couldn’t get the panel together any faster?), and there was a large outpour of support for Vick, we have some not so positive Michael Vick news…he’s tested positive for marijuana usage. The result? U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson ordered Vick confined to his home between 10pm and 6am with electronic monitoring and he has to submit to random drug testing.
Honestly, what more could Michael Vick do wrong? The only way he could make this situation worse is if he hi-jacked a plane or something. If you are already in trouble for arguably the biggest sports story in the last 10 years, and then you get a small reprieve with Bill Belichick and the Patriots spygate incident, and then what do you do? bring yourself right back into the spotlight with your failed urine test.
What’s the old adage? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. The bad part for Michael Vick? I think Judge Hudson knows the adage as well.
ESPN: Vick supporters turn out for town meeting
Yahoo! Sports: Falcons QB Michael Vick tests positive for marijuana
NOTE: the picture is from Kissing Suzy Kolber. It is a hilarious sports site, the particular post about Mike Vick can be found here
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I recall what the Falcons’ situation was like pre-Vick and I don’t envy them post-Vick. Atlanta has always struck me as an odd sports town. Their size gets them big-time events but I’ve not so convinced their fans deserve them. Honestly, I always felt Atlanta should have continued to play in an outdoor stadium. I grew up in an era of domeless sports, and I think the game has a certain appeal to folks when it is played outside. Whether fans in Atlanta would show up in greater numbers just because they are outdoors…well, likely not. It’s just that if they want that franchise to grow and prosper from here on out all sorts of strategies should be considered to get the local fanbase “back in the game.” That Dome will wear out in the not to distant future and one thing I would definitely look at would be an outdoor venue. Maybe the NFL would no longer be inclined to have the occasional Super Bowl there anymore, but a football only stadium designed uniquely with the Falcons in mind (similar to Tampa Bay’s) might not hurt their overall need to overhaul the mindset in Atlanta.