Vickadelphia and the racial undertones

Vick is in Philly. Duh! We all know by know Mike Vick is back in the league. I am probably the happiest person in the world being that I am one of his biggest fans.

You can go to other sites to get the status of when Vick will play, how he will help, how he will hurt them etc.

I'm going to chop it up about the racial undertones that are really, really bothering me. Vick is not the Wildcat quarterback ambassador. Why is now that any athletic black quarterback is immediately the wildcat specialist. I love what Donovan McNabb said yesterday in response to a reporters question regarding the Vick and the Wildcat formation.

He said, and I paraphrase, "I think people look at the Wildcat as a cop out. He's not a utility guy, he's not a wide receiver, he is a quarterback. He was brought in to be a quarterback. Yes, the Wildcat formation works in college, and a few times adopted it last year in the NFL, but it won't last long in the NFL. Michael Vick is first and foremost a quarterback. People focus too much on numbers instead of his (Vick) wins and losses."

To hear this being said from the starting quarterback shows how confident the organization is in McNabb, and how confident McNabb is in himself. I was amazed by McNabb's confidence and even more amazed that he lobbied for Vick to be an Eagle.

Jamie Dukes of the NFL network said something that no one else seems to be saying. He said that Michael Vick despite his numbers was a very good quarterback in NFL. His completion percentage is not great but his win loss record is 38-28-1. Most importantly when he was quarterback, he lead the Falcons to a road playoff win against Brett Favre and the Packers, and also took the Falcons to the NFC Championship game. He made it known that Vick really didn't have people around him. Imagine if Roddy White played the way he does know with Matt Ryan. Not saying White sabotaged Vick in anyway, only that he was a young reciever. Vick never had that stellar goto wide reciever. One thing he did have was a lot of dropped balls. In fact at one point the Falcons were 8th in the league in terms of dropped passes in 2006.

I find it funny how people are not open to change. Before this wildcat craze no one said it would work. But now everyone is a proponent of it? If Vick was winning, although not a high rate, what is the big deal with his style of winning? I mean Kerry Collins did not exactly win pretty in Tennessee last year as many people want to say he did. Vick was not the greatest quarterback in terms of passing, but what he lacked passing he made up for running. Why isn't Vick allowed the same growth pattern that was allowed to Steve Young?

Either way, he is back. I've always been a Vick fan, and I'll be rooting for him and Eagles harder than ever before. Welcome to Philadelphia, home of the black quarterback, Randall Cunningham, Donovan McNabb and now Mike Vick.

It's funny how Dan Marino and Jim Kelly are regarded as two of the greatest QBs of our time even though they didn't win a Super Bowl. Terry Bradshaw won 4 Super Bowls, while having a 212/210 TD/Int ratio and a 70.9 QB rating(Vick's 75.5). For Vick to even be considered in the same breath he has to not only play with what the "masses" deam the appropriate way to play quarterback, he also has to win. To understand my frustrations, listen to the last video of this post by Chris Rock. Thanks.


That's all I got,


Ricky Writer

Vick introduced as the newest Philadelphia Eagle






Donovan Embraces Vick




Chris Rock on HBO Black List Vol. #1

General Goodell reinstates Vick

Michael Vick has been conditionally reinstated to the NFL. Duh. You know that already. Let me just tell you my reaction when I got the news last evening.

When I first heard the news, I was much like everyone else. He's suspended 5 more games. WTF! Why, that's not fair. But I didn't hear all of the loop holes laced(forgive me I had to lol) in Vick's conditional reinstatement.

Goodell was quoted in a conference call saying, "This is not a suspension, this a plan for Michael Vick. We want him to succeed, not fail."

So with all that said, I can live with Goodell's decision. I know Vick has suffered enough, and initially I was livid with his conditional resinstatement. But we have to listen to details behind the decision and be optimistic. If you speak it into existence it will happen.

Goodell said he would make a ruling by Week 6. This does not mean Vick is out 5 games. The decision could come sooner than Week 6. Word on the street is that the decision will be made anywhere from Week 2 to Week 6. I've also heard that Vick will petition the commissioner for full reinstatement after the preseason so that he will be available to play Week 1.

Also, stop being negative. If everyone keeps on saying Goodell is being unfair by suspending Vick for x amount of games, then Vick will sit out a few games. Speak positivity into the air people. One thing about Roger Goodell is that you cannot peg him. Everyone that Brandon Marshall was going to be in more trouble than a felon with 3 strikes in Cali, but Marshall kind of got a hand slap. You can make the argument that he is innocent until proven guilty, but Pacman was never convicted of anything and suspended for a full season. People also thought since law was so light in the Donte Stallworth case that Goodell would follow their suit, nope wrong homie. Stallworth was like that lil boy who got spanked by his mama and she warned him, "wait til yo daddy get home, it ain't over", and your pops come home from work in the middle of the night to wake you up to a nightmare of a an ass whipping for the ages. Goodell is as misunderstood as Adam Jones, you're never going to guess his next move, so stop.

The good thing is that Vick was reinstated period, which is the most important thing. The plan of success set in place for Vick has his best interest at heart. More often than not when people leave the prison system they are on some type of probation or parole, which is conditional on the premis they don't screw up again. I agree to gradually ease Vick back into the NFL is the best way to do so, but it couldn't come at a worse time because teams are already taking a gamble with Vick and its even more of a gamble if they don't know when he will play. Also, Goodell could wait until Week 6, and say Vick will stay suspended for the entire year as he did with Pacman in Week 10 of the 2007 season, but that is highly unlikely. Teams looking to sign Mike Vick want some type of certainty on his availability, and they don't have that with Goodell's up in the air date of Vick's full reinstatement.

Let's focus on the good and control what we can. Vick is back support him as much as possible if you're a true fan.


That's all I got,


Ricky Writer

23 months down, The rest of your life ahead

Free at last, free at last. Michael Dwayne Vick is now free from prison. His 23 month sentence ends today. The man has paid his debt to society and there is nothing you nor I can do about it. So for those that feel his punishment was not long enough, I say to you what my mother told me as a young child, "tough titties".

I heard many people say they were going to move to another country once President Obama was elected, and I'm almost positive that 90 percent of those people are still here. Those who can't stand Michael Vick etc, blah blah blah, will still be football fans and still watch his games as well.

Moving on, with all that said. What is next for Mike Vick? He owes a lot of people money. He hasn't played the game he loves in over two years, that very game which brought him fame and millions of dollars. I'd be safe to assume he'd love to play some football again and pay back those debtors he owes. The NFL is his best bet, duh. There is one person standing in his way, Roger "Strict Ship" Goodell(gulp). Goodell is a fair man, for as tough as some of his penalties have been, looking back on it he has been correct every single time. Goodell will have a tremendous amount of pressure from those for and against Vick's reinstatement to the NFL. Goodell will make the right decision as he always does. If I had to put money on it, I'd say Vick is reinstated by the middle of next week.

The next hurdle for Vick is convincing a team to give him a workout and sign him to a contract. The team that decides to take that chance will face the PR pressure from those for and against Vick playing football again.

Once he is signed to a team which I have full confidence he will be, he has to prove to them that he can still play quarterback. People doubted Vick's quarterbacking skills while he was a starting quarterback in the NFL. Now that he has sat out two years and the Wildcat formation has come to fame it seems as if the only positions people think he can play is wildcat quarterback, running back, or wide receiver. I find it funny and typical of mainstream mostly white media to say Vick will not be a good quarterback anymore. I live for the day we see the next Doug Williams, but this is about Michael Vick and not what people think black quarterbacks can and cannot do.

The battle for Vick is uphill. Scratch it's more mountainesque, not so much Everest more like Rainer. Nevertheless, after dealing with different offensive coordinators, head coaches, and receivers allergic to the ball, Vick will succeed in the NFL. Will he be a pro bowl star, lead a team to Super bowl, or a 1st ballot Hall of Famer? I don't know.

I do know that Michael Vick is only 29 years old. He hasn't played football in two years which means, he is rusty, but once the rust is gone he will be fresher than any other quarterback right now. I also know that there will be 32 starting quarterbacks on opening day, and not all of those quarterbacks will be better than Michael Vick. And thanks to all those sentence filled detentions in high school, I know that patience is a virtue and the mountain of success that Michael Vick will eventually climb back too will take time.


That's all I got,



Ricky Writer


PS - for now, check out this great piece via NFL network

Welcome home Mike

Michael Vick was released from federal prison today. Duh, you already know that with ESPN and everyone else and their mother covering it.

6magainze just wants to say welcome home Mr. Vick. You have paid your debt to society, and anyone else that doesn't think so can stand on their soap box complain for as long as they want, but it doesn't matter because you are free homie.

Home confinement for two months will probably suck, but compared to washing dishes for 12 cents an hour, it's probably Heaven.

As a fan of football and yours especially, I'd like to offer a few words of advice. Stay out of strip clubs please. Make nice with PETA, as we all know they are more powerful than the government. Work hard and remember the famous Paul Arden quote, "It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be." Challenges in life come to us all, and you can surely overcome this. God allows everything to happen for a reason. So keep your head up and work hard, because you will definitely reap what you sow.

Stay away from certain teams: The Oakland Raiders, although they are my favorite team, Al Davis is psycho. The Bengals, birds of a feather flock together, but you my friend are a reformed man. Also, you see how they do Mr. Johnson. The Browns, management does not run the team, the fans "boo decibel" meter does, and when they boo you enough you'll get yanked from the game. And yes, that's right, fans know everything about football and always make the right decisions. If the Detroit Lions come calling just run. There is no explanation I can give you, but to just listen to me and run away as fast as possible.

Every other team is fair game. In fact, I suggest these teams: The Denver Broncos, I have a strange feeling that Kyle Orton or Chris Simms will not cut it. Houston Texans, Matt Schaub has under-performed since signing a big money free agent deal two seasons ago. You beat him out in Atlanta, why can't you do it again? Jaguars, David Garrad is looking like a one year wonder so far. Titans, you are a lot better and right now cheaper than Vince Young and Kerry Collins. Pathers, Jake is not going to play forever. Vikings, please go the Vikings they need you bad. 49ers, Shaun Hill, Damon Huard, Alex Smith, if you can't beat either of these guys out you don't deserve to be in the league. Lastly, the Seahawks, Jim Mora was your head coach in your glory days in Atlanta, Hassleback is not going to play forever and his performance has slipped.

All in all. We are glad to have you back Mike. Hope to see you on a football field soon. Give 6magazine your first interview. We deserve it!


I love some Mike Vick,


Ricky Writer




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