Chiefs Would you give up a late rd pick for Vick's rights?

JD10367 · 06-01-2009, 08:45 AM

Okay. Personally, I despise Vick. I think he's overrated, and I love dogs, and I hope a pitbull takes a chunk out of his ass someday in retribution for the species.

Having said all that: he does have some on-field value, especially with the popularity of the Wildcat again thanks to teams like Miami. As a receiver, a running back, or just a change-of-pace QB, he would have to be gameplanned for, and anything that gives your opponent something else to think about is worth considering.

Especially since he'd come pretty cheap, and--the Tom Bradys of the world aside--you usually don't find much of value with a 6th- or 7th-round pick.

Now, there would certainly be a stigma to signing him, not to mention a media circus, and a fan uproar from both the fans of the team he's on as well as the enemy fans. (I wonder how many Milk-Bones he's gonna get thrown at him.) And I'm not sure a young, rebuilding team needs that sort of headache. A team like the Patriots or Steelers or Colts could probably weather the storm and make it worth their while to have him around. However, ironically, a team like that also wouldn't NEED him around. So it's sort of a Catch-22: he'd be more help to a Kansas City than an Indy or Pittsburgh, but he'd also be more of a headache for Kansas City than for Indy or Pittsburgh.

I'm really on the fence. I think he's paid his debt to society, at least in terms of what the legal system demanded of him. So he's perfectly entitled to give the NFL another try, if someone will take him. I'm just not sure I'd want him on a team I like... or a team I hate.

06-01-2009, 08:45 AM	#10
JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	Okay. Personally, I despise Vick. I think he's overrated, and I love dogs, and I hope a pitbull takes a chunk out of his ass someday in retribution for the species. Having said all that: he does have some on-field value, especially with the popularity of the Wildcat again thanks to teams like Miami. As a receiver, a running back, or just a change-of-pace QB, he would have to be gameplanned for, and anything that gives your opponent something else to think about is worth considering. Especially since he'd come pretty cheap, and--the Tom Bradys of the world aside--you usually don't find much of value with a 6th- or 7th-round pick. Now, there would certainly be a stigma to signing him, not to mention a media circus, and a fan uproar from both the fans of the team he's on as well as the enemy fans. (I wonder how many Milk-Bones he's gonna get thrown at him.) And I'm not sure a young, rebuilding team needs that sort of headache. A team like the Patriots or Steelers or Colts could probably weather the storm and make it worth their while to have him around. However, ironically, a team like that also wouldn't NEED him around. So it's sort of a Catch-22: he'd be more help to a Kansas City than an Indy or Pittsburgh, but he'd also be more of a headache for Kansas City than for Indy or Pittsburgh. I'm really on the fence. I think he's paid his debt to society, at least in terms of what the legal system demanded of him. So he's perfectly entitled to give the NFL another try, if someone will take him. I'm just not sure I'd want him on a team I like... or a team I hate.
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