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By Ashe

May 11, 2007 12:34 PM | Link to this

Mike needs to think of pacman and the others and keep his career that paid him all that money. But, I fear that he could be suspended. Only Mike knows what he has done and not done. I just hope it’s the latter and we can get over this. Because we maybe looking for a trade if he can’t get his act together.

By mike

May 11, 2007 12:38 PM | Link to this

Is Grady Jackson participating today?

By some fans Hearts are evil

May 11, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

Time to let the falcons do there jobs. AJC Sports Espn, Fox, si, yahoo sports you are not the police nor the owner. The ESPN the heard pour out pure hate and gossip on what some source told them. It has never been cross examine to see if it hold up to the light. Our team is being hurt by over kill of this story every one know this now so it is not news. Gossip only design to smear Vick the team and owner. Vick word to the wise listen to your lawer and never talk to the media about what you are doing in your every day life . Stay away they are snakes they mean you no good. Stay focus on football and pray to God for help. The evil one the media is out to destroy you and other like you bank on it. Hate is running wild. Please change your ways and focus on winning football games. Wrong is not right and that goes for the media and the haters too! Gossip has no standard it is half truth and lies! Falcons 11-5 and we love you!

By D-Man

May 11, 2007 12:45 PM | Link to this

Mike will get through this, he also needs the media to keep their nose out of his business so that he can excel at football and not controversy. I’ve had faith in him before and I still do till this day. I say hell with the media, put your confidence in your quarterback, he’s not a crook but the best thing ever happen to Atlanta!!

By John Chambers

May 11, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

Girls gone wildWhy do grown men whine about professional athletes. All of these blogs are filled with grown men who obsess, cry, whine, moan, complain, whimper, and belly ache over someone who is meaningless in their own personal lives. Who gives a rats @$$ what some athlete does or says. You guys cry all over these blogs like little girls, pansies, women. “I hate him, I hate him, I hate him, please why won’t he go away, my life is so miserable, God, why did you make me so short, and fat, and slow, and weak and pathetic. Life isn’t fair, boo hoo.” LOSERS

By Mike Vick

May 11, 2007 1:05 PM | Link to this

WE

ARE

VENOM !!

…

YOU WILL NOT SSSSSSTOP USSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!

By ???

May 11, 2007 1:21 PM | Link to this

What the hell does this mean? Are you a cobra? Rattlesnake? Oddball?

By Larry

May 11, 2007 1:36 PM | Link to this

“Ron Mexico” 2 illegitimate Children Infesting an woman with Herpes Fingering in front of Children Stolen Watch by his “friends” Dog Fighting Drug paraphernalia Holding a blunt in a photo Multiple tickets Quitting on his team

Not bad for a year or two!

Ever wonder what we don’t know about this degenerate we have polluting mini-camp today?

I know, I know…it’s the people he hangs around, right?

By Magneto

May 11, 2007 1:40 PM | Link to this

As much as Vickboy needs to be benched, I’m afraid that we would be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire with Joey Harrington.

By regular ole fan

May 11, 2007 1:45 PM | Link to this

Thanks to Scott for the reporting. I enjoy the updates and your observations. I want to put something out there to MIKE VICK(and I’m saying this with all sincerity): TELL THE TRUTH. JUST TELL THE TRUTH. LET THE CONSEQUENCES PLAY OUT. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE YOU MUST BECOME HONEST WITH PEOPLE. Look at JASON GIAMBI,he admitted and now no one even thinks about it. Look at BRETT FARVE, he admitted. STEVE MCNAIR. All these athelete have admitted to their “issues” and they are all ok. If BARRY BONDS and MAGUIRE(and PETE ROSE if he would have done it sooner) would just admit the truth -people would accept it and go on. You will never have any respect from the regular fans and those who wish for your best interests until YOU MIKE VICK change your direction and TELL THE TRUTH.

By Greg

May 11, 2007 1:47 PM | Link to this

As the owner of the house in Virginia he is ultimately responsable for all activities that go on there. Things that have happened to him lately don’t just happen to good people. He obviously can’t keep his nose out of trouble. Blank and the Falcons are concerned because they know in the back of their mind’s he’s in major trouble. Get ready DJ. You just might get your wish with Mike behind bars or either supsended from the league. Who really cares anymore!!!!

By some fans Hearts are evil

May 11, 2007 1:49 PM | Link to this

Larry listen to you full of hate. you are pure and never did nothing wrong? The same thing may happen to you and some of you love one’s. You are no better ,you just have hate in your heart and i don’t know but i would beat you have and still do some of the same thing.

By Enough

May 11, 2007 1:58 PM | Link to this

The local paper along with what has now become a sports gossip channel “ESPN”, are sickening. This young guy simply not being born with a freaking silver spoon in his mouth is being raked over the coals. Heck he has made mistakes that all of us not born with silver spoons make. He just has more money to make mistakes with. Its time for us real Falcon Fans to rally around Mike. Damn, just because the man can run the dang football at QB a position black men aren’t suppose to play, he gets treated like this. Then the holier than thou blowhards who have done countless acts behind closed curtains, try to do a modern day lynch job on the guy. Its time to rally around the guy and allow him to grow up, and learn to handle the money and fame. Most of us would do some of the same stupid stuff, but heck young black men aren’t allowed to make mistakes huh?

By Red Skull

May 11, 2007 1:59 PM | Link to this

Why is it that a lot of the people who defend Vick on this blog have such spelling and grammar issues? Vick obviously lacks intelligence and so do the people who defend him.

By Hokie Man

May 11, 2007 2:01 PM | Link to this

I hate to say this but I cannot not see Mike keeping his name out of the public eye with the company he keep. He wants to keep it real, well if he dont get his act together he will be out of a job and out the league in a minute. I think it is shameful for him to be so careless when he know the microscope is on him 24 hours a day. He can do all this dumb crap when he retire. He dont realize that at 35 years old you are still very young. Wake up Mike, I love ya but I am getting tired of reading and hearing about you in a negative light.

By former vick fan

May 11, 2007 2:01 PM | Link to this

i was am still the biggest vick fan. but if u are the highest paid player in the nfl and u are not making the playoffs and every week you are in an off the field situation when are you going to step up to the plate. vick has to realize what comes with the responsiblity. the next two highest paid quarterback, Manning and Brady are completing for the Super Bowl, Vick is smuggleing drugs through the airport and fighting dogs. I still support Vick he’s been in the league 8 yrs and i’m still waiting.

By sick of it

May 11, 2007 2:04 PM | Link to this

Hey Enough, How many mistakes must young black men make before they wake up?

By Magneto

May 11, 2007 2:05 PM | Link to this

Enough,

Please tell me you’re not that stupid. You’re just kidding right? You want us to let a grown a$$ man grow up? He should already be mature, and know one else is quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons getting paid millions of dollars a year to win games. He’s not just some poor black kid out on the streets knuckle head! It doesn’t matter whether he had a silver spoon in his mouth or not. Every poor black child does not do the idiotic things that he does. If you think that, then you are the racist here.

By Darrin "The Vent King"

May 11, 2007 2:08 PM | Link to this

Yeah LARRY, I’m sure your sh*t don’t stink either. Yeah, yeah I know, you’re not making millions of dollars, nor are you the face of the franchise or have millions of fans, so whatever mistakes or indiscretions you have committed are not important because you’re perfect right? See you on judgement day. And as for you JOHN CHAMBERS- it’s really funny to hear a “grown man” complaining about other “grown men” complaining. What does that make you? ROFL You’re calling other people silly and you’re the one on this blog resorting to 3rd grade name calling. Oh yeah, you’re way-yyyyy more mature then these silly people. Yeah, whatever. As for VICK, man up dude, you are hurting your fans that really support you. We have to constantly defend you and you’re giving the enemy more ammo every time we turn around. I really do not enjoy being in limbo wondering if our starting QB is going to even be in uniform come game 1. It’s not fair at all. Please clean it up, so these devils can refocus on football instead of living to rip you. I’m still behind you and this team, but if you were a cat, you’ve used up “7” of your 9 lives man. LET’s GET IT!!!

GO FALCONS!!!

By Enough

May 11, 2007 2:13 PM | Link to this

Magnetto, my bad you are right, all things are equal. What the heck was I thinking. We all have equal access to good schools, colleges, and all the spoils of life. Boy, the white man hate is brewing. I think the whites who are made are p** because they know they had a 200 year head start and blew it. Its hard to forget things in the pass, look at all the things we had to forgive, all you all have is OJ and we know how that has panned out!

By Red Skull

May 11, 2007 2:18 PM | Link to this

Darrin the Dumba$$,

What enemy? The only enemy Vick has is himself, otherwise he would not even be playing football. As for people who think they don’t make mistakes, its not about anyone being judgemental, but you answered your own complaint in the beggining of your post. No one is asking Vick to be perfect, we’re asking him to act like a grown f*cking man who is a professional and have enough since not to do certain things in the public eye. DO YOU GET IT????

By I'm Tried of Vick

May 11, 2007 2:20 PM | Link to this

Why are people always defending this guy. If you had a multi-billion dollar company and Reporters came to your company everyday asking questions not about your company but about one employee who is in and out of trouble. What would you do? If you have a Hundred dollar company, you would be mad and probably fire this guy. I know …i know… I sorry Mike Vick Fans.. I Forgot….Its not him ….Its his friends, Its cause he a highest paid quarterback in the NFL who is black and underachieves each year on and off the football field, so the media is hating and responsible for why he keep making the same mistakes over,and over and over again….We .i know.. i know… im sorry vick fans… I forgot when you make that much money you are not responsible for your actions.

By Ronaldo Mexico

May 11, 2007 2:23 PM | Link to this

Vick = another DAFN

By Magneto

May 11, 2007 2:25 PM | Link to this

Enough,

You are a victim of black self hatred. Black Self hatred shows itself in the form of not being able to move past historic atrocities and develop a positive sense of self and confidence and utilize the tools that are available to you right now. You believe you don’t have opportunities because that is what you were told growing up, but if you take a look around you and see the positive and progression that exists within our neighborhoods, you will realize that anyone can achieve whatever they set their minds to accomplish.

P.S. O.J and Vick are two different people. If people do not like them for whatever reason, they have every right to just as you do.

By I'm Tried of Vick

May 11, 2007 2:27 PM | Link to this

Why are people always defending this guy. If you had a multi-billion dollar company and Reporters came to your company everyday asking questions not about your company but about one employee who is in and out of trouble. What would you do? If you have a Hundred dollar company, you would be mad and probably fire this guy. I know …i know… I sorry Mike Vick Fans.. I Forgot….Its not him ….Its his friends, Its cause he a highest paid quarterback in the NFL who is black and underachieves each year on and off the football field, so the media is hating and responsible for why he keep making the same mistakes over,and over and over again….We .i know.. i know… im sorry vick fans… I forgot when you make that much money you are not responsible for your actions.

By I'm Tried of Vick

May 11, 2007 2:27 PM | Link to this

Why are people always defending this guy. If you had a multi-billion dollar company and Reporters came to your company everyday asking questions not about your company but about one employee who is in and out of trouble. What would you do? If you have a Hundred dollar company, you would be mad and probably fire this guy. I know …i know… I sorry Mike Vick Fans.. I Forgot….Its not him ….Its his friends, Its cause he a highest paid quarterback in the NFL who is black and underachieves each year on and off the football field, so the media is hating and responsible for why he keep making the same mistakes over,and over and over again….We .i know.. i know… im sorry vick fans… I forgot when you make that much money you are not responsible for your actions.

By some fans Hearts are evil

May 11, 2007 2:29 PM | Link to this

Vick the NFL has people following you now. AJC Sports, ESPN, fox sport have people following you trying to get a story. If you think I am lying ask PACKMAN JONES. Vick they are out to get you. The media and NFL have paid money to follow players on the hot seat. That is what a source told me in ATLANTA. This what america has come to following people. This has gone to far!

By Enough

May 11, 2007 2:31 PM | Link to this

This guy takes more bs than a lot of athletes and its because he is a unique player playing in a white mans position. To believe otherwise is nonsense. Heck, he hasn’t been convicted of anything! For instance, Kerney had a rape at his house while he was there, so does that make him liable. Vick has made mistakes, but I feel they are way overblown. It’s just sad that some people, mostly middle aged balding unathletic white men, are angry at the world. They try to pull the good white people in with scare tactics and bs. Call it what it is and stop hiding behind little excuses to hate the guy. He should be judged on the field as the other QB’s are, not because he wears cornrows, which I hate as well, but I am more mature than you racist maggots!

By WTF

May 11, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this

“Sick Of it” asked how many mistakes will black men make before they wake up? LOL And white men are mistake free Let white america tell it slavery was a “Mistake” What a dumb azz! Mistakes are part of being human and we all amke mistakes no matter what Color we are!!

By dawgdan

May 11, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this

Wow, Enough has really had enough. Crack, that is.

Black, white, it doesn’t matter. If Peyton Manning got involved with the same amount of BS that Vick has, he would also face the same amount of backlash. It’s called STUPIDITY. Mike has a lot of it. It doesn’t matter that he’s black. What matters is that he’s making mistakes. Lots of them, mistakes that should result in people looking down on you.

By Hasavior

May 11, 2007 2:37 PM | Link to this

Its crazy how the NFL or the media have so much of an impact on contracted players in the league. Anyone from anywhere can say and do something that tie a player to another event or situation. Then the next thing you know the player is subject to suspension.

It’s just crazy how a player can be accountable for someone elses conduct or behavior.

By Enough

May 11, 2007 2:46 PM | Link to this

Magnetto, please? I love everything about being black. See, when we accomplish things we have to go through 10 times what some people do. Heck, makes us that much better people.I don’t fault those who have built in breaks, its just those who fail to acknowledge those things. It’s only a few bad apples on both sides of the equation that distorts things, and the papers and sports shows play to that element. So if what I said doesn’t apply to you it shouldn’t bother you. But, the days of turning the other cheek when someone spits on you, are over. For every negative blog about Vick, we need to put out a positive. The AJC is like one of those gossip magazines, but they have to get the rural readers to respond somehow. Play to there fears and emotions.

By MIKE VICK Target Zero

May 11, 2007 2:46 PM | Link to this

Vick they are out for meat. This is a take down. ESPN Raido is a smear factory. They push there hate every day they want you to fall. They will never give up. Now they are going after the Falcons owner. This is not sports! If you don’t do as i say we will give you bad press. They have no one to answer to. This is the new sport Raido standard take them out. They will get a source to go out ask question about a player tell them truth or lie and print the story. The KGB, CIA, Media. This what it has come to!

By baddog

May 11, 2007 2:47 PM | Link to this

how many “you know” did he say before you can get a decent remark out of him

By Enough

May 11, 2007 2:49 PM | Link to this

Dawgdan, Your Boy Peyton was accused of some pretty lude sex acts that was swept under the rugs at UT. So please don’t go there!

By Roswell Ed

May 11, 2007 2:53 PM | Link to this

Is it 4:20 yet?

By Ryder

May 11, 2007 2:54 PM | Link to this

Wow Chambers how do you find the time from your mature life to come down here to complain about grown men complaining like girls. Oh, I know, perhaps it’s because this is the only time you actually communicate with people. By the way, watching girls gone wild on a friday night is not considered a date….

…anyway, on to Vick. When I suggested the Falcons hire a no-nonsense coach I had no idea Petrino could be that guy. So far, so good. Blank has every right to be concerned about his investment.

Since Vick wears a Falcons jersey I will support him. Bottom line is either he gets it together or we root for the next QB to lead this team to glory. At this rate it doesn’t matter to me. I just want to see the Falcons succeed.

By Hasavior

May 11, 2007 2:58 PM | Link to this

dawgdan,

Black and White people see the world differently in terms of action and response. The response to Peyton Manning will not be the same response to Vick. You know this, we all know this. You and I can say “does not matter if Black or White” to an extent that is true in terms of moral capacity and standard, yet the attention, criticism, scandalization, exploitation, dramatization, and subjective exposure is extremely different and incongruent.

And white america holds this double standard as true and cast bold eye judegment on what someone else say (MEDIA) verses a preconcieved lie from the mouth of truth and reason.

Black America understands when someone is wrong. We call a spade a spade. Simple as that! At the same time, we should not have to bark outloud or explain in defense in a cowtow manner to the media to obtain validity from a incongruent community that shades white blemishes and shine black scuff marks.

We have to be careful how we deal with people on both ends of the spectrum as a fan to a contracted athlete. From Black to White, from personal friends to strangers. If Vick can say he not stupid or crazy about bring weed on a plane, then what is the remote distance that he would fight dogs in a state that considers it illegal? Vick has official webites of breeding high end dogs and warrants against fighting or its purpose whatsoever.

By TJ

May 11, 2007 2:58 PM | Link to this

I’m sorry, but why must we excuse his behavior? Behavior he keeps compounding by making even bigger mistakes? If he had made one, or two, it’d be understandable, but continuously making errors shows a lack of self-discipline and awareness. I hate that he had a dog fighting ring going on (primarily, because I’ve found pit bulls can be the best dogs if trained in the right way), and that’s my largest problem with him. Even if he didn’t know, it’s ultimately his property and his responsibility to keep tabs on it. Think of it this way, if the police raided your house because one of your relatives was doing something illegal, would the judge let you by with a defense of “I’m sorry, sir. I wasn’t living on the property and had no knowledge.” Probably not. The same goes for him. Just because he’s famous doesn’t exempt him from basic laws. Sorry. If you do something stupid and show poor judgment, then you better be willing to pay the price if caught. That’s why some people want to see him benched, at least for a couple games. So maybe he’ll learn a lesson and know that he’s not exempt from codes of conduct.

It’s not the news media that’s promoting it. It’s Michael Vick alone. He’s the one that keeps putting himself in these predicaments. Defend him all you want, but think about this for a minute. If he was a nobody, would you really be defending him to your dying breath, or thinking “that’s what he deserves for acting the fool”?

By Enough

May 11, 2007 2:59 PM | Link to this

Its just truth, without sugar. Most Blacks I know feel the same way. Other than the Stews to some degree, most blacks with aradio voice or pen never tells it like it really is. They just agree are remain silent as to not appear to black around their so called white friends. The media is no different. Blacks are always trying to fit in, why can’t they just accept that we do and like some things differently than the mainstream. We have a whole lot of things to work on as people, black and white but we focus on whats different more than working on the things we have in common. Sports is just a dynamic view of how we interact as people. Vick is being used as an example as to villify black men and to let him know, you better dress, play golf, and act like the other guys if we are going to accept you. Its the same old bs, just with new tactics.

By Roswell Ed

May 11, 2007 3:01 PM | Link to this

Before:

Mike Vick= Superman

After:

Ron Mexico= Cankerman

By The Truth

May 11, 2007 3:07 PM | Link to this

Mike Vick is the best QB in Falcon history and present at the age of 26. If you clowns think he is going anywhere anytime soon you’re kidding yourself. He’s not even at the age where QB’s finally reach the top of their game and he has already made it to 3 pro bowls and won a few playoff games. You can trust that once the facts are revealed in this dog situation Vicks’ name will be cleared. You people want to exaggerate every little incident, when the fact is that Mike Vick has never even been charged with one crime in his life. How many thugs have never even been charged with real crime? We finally may have a real offensive system in place, and you bandwagon fans will start to act like you’ve always been a Mike Vick fan.

GO FALCONS!! GO VICK!!

By Tyger

May 11, 2007 3:10 PM | Link to this

The Curse of Nique

Let’s not be too hasty here. Remember where we were before VICK??Nowhere Be careful not to make the same mistake the Hawks made with Nique.

Franchises rarely get players that transcend the game, and when you have one, you hold on as long as you can, theyre not a dime a dozen.

The animal rights folks are making a stink of it right now and he needs to clean that mess up, but lets not act like he killed or hurt somebody here. Those same folks are chomping down hard right now on a fat juicy burger. They cant live in the USA without being hypocrits, its a contradiction in itself.

And more importantly, he is not a habitual offender of any kind. So, lets not make our best player out to be some out of control madman. None of us can control our relatives anymore than we can control our neighbors. There’s only so much you can do, but he has to do what he can to protect himself.

How quickly we forget that it was Michael to the rescue of his younger brother Marcus, who had a penchant for mischief. And he may have committed some wrongs, not crimes, and is guilty by association to some tenuos degree.

But when you share a mother or aunt with those associates, its difficult to turn your back on people who’ve supported you, when you get your Big Break.

The airport incident is suspect as well. Young black guys get harrassed when in interstate commerce, some call it racial profiling, others driving while black, but it’s a fact, its real, and if you havent experienced it you probably wont understand.

But trust, if there was something there, they wouldve booked him.

By Roswell Ed

May 11, 2007 3:11 PM | Link to this

Enough:

Fit in? Are we watching the same TV? Every commercial on is hip hop oriented.

Fasion is geared toward the hip hop crowd.

Bling is everywhere.

Even some dumba$$ country singer has a song called “that honky tonk badonkydonk(sic).” (people that buy that should be sterilized)

Hollywood even lets people of color make horrible movies over and over and over and over again. Are we there yet?

Could you pleeeeeaaase tell me where you are trying to fit in so that I can get there.

6th sense reference: I wanna see white people.

By Tiffany

May 11, 2007 3:13 PM | Link to this

What does race have to do w/ it? I’m a black woman and I don’t see Vick as just a black man, but as a man. He has to face the consequences, but I’m not about to vilify people b/c they are “supposedly” white and hate Vick b/c he’s black. That’s assumption. That’s saying that white America hates Vick, yet they are the ones who have been filling out the GA Dome when Vick was signed. Someone’s adverse opinion does not mean racism. It means they have an adverse opinion. Respect it it and keep going.

By Magneto

May 11, 2007 3:13 PM | Link to this

Enough,

Vick has take resonsibility for his actions, and so does everyone else.period.

Defending him and making out of this world excuses that have nothing to do with football or dog fighting is just plain stupid.

By Magneto

May 11, 2007 3:17 PM | Link to this

enough,

What do you expect? A man can be a high profile nfl quarterback and have numerous off field incidents, including the possibility that illegal dogfighting was going on at his house and you don’t think people are going to talk about it? That’s just plain dumb.

By Lovez Me Some Mike Vick

May 11, 2007 3:18 PM | Link to this

Mike Vick Supporters - Bar None, The D-U-M-B-E-S-T Fans in All of Sports

Mike Vick Supporters - Making Mike Vick Look Intelligent By Comparison

Does anyone know how to get a web browser to translate the posts by Vick supporters into some semblance of English ?

By Hasavior

May 11, 2007 3:19 PM | Link to this

I am not on the bill about defending him. Of course he shares responsibility due to his property and what occurs on it! Point blank. As i said. Call a spade a spade. His defense is no affiliation, attendance or profitiering from illegal dog fighting period.

They will extract where his kennels are located, his connections, his sales contributed to dog the fighting ring, etc…

Anyone who raises or breed dogs of that caliber understands the culture of dog fighting.

By boots

May 11, 2007 3:21 PM | Link to this

I couldn’t care less about the water bottles and dogs —-* but I am concerned over the record for the past 25 games.*

Vick needs to listen to his coaches and owners and try to salvage what has been up until this time a rather lackluster career.

By Dr.Doom

May 11, 2007 3:23 PM | Link to this

I too have noticed that most of the Vick supporters are functionally illiterate. That means you can’t spell or write.

By Enough

May 11, 2007 3:24 PM | Link to this

Tiffany, please, you aren’t black. You live around and work around white people and believe the hype. There will be a day when you realize you don’t fit in. Mag, it’s cool, I’ve said my peace. If Vick has done something let the chips fall where they may. But if you all really believe that all the resources devoted to him by the white media is simply because he failed to make the playoffs, than dang, we are worst off as people than I thought.

By Magneto

May 11, 2007 3:26 PM | Link to this

No, you’re worse off. We are not people who just all think alike.

You seriously need to get the racial judgement out of your heart.

By Sapper

May 11, 2007 3:28 PM | Link to this

What does dogs have to do with football, nothing at all. Was it and is it wrong? Yes, but its not up to us to decide if he knew or not. Vick knows and God. Off the field problems should stay right where they are off the field. Punishing Vick and Pacman for these incidents isn’t fair nor is it justice. Then again, since when did a black man, rich and famous black was inocent until guilty, insted of guilty till proven inocent.