Turns out Jonathan Vilma is an idiot too

Posted on Thu Jun 14, 2007 at 12:13:09 PM EST in NFL
More on: Michael Vick, dog fighting, NFL, Jets (all tags)

The NFL's PR staff needs to issue a memo to the players regarding the Michael Vick dog fighting case. "Dear _____: If ever asked about dog fighting and Michael Vick, please reply, 'Obviously dog fighting is inhumane but since it's an ongoing investigation, I don't want to comment on Michael Vick's involvement.'" Seems simple doesn't it? But some NFL players can't keep their big mouths shut.

The latest is Jonathan Vilma. Here's what he had to say about the Michael Vick dog fighting case:

To be honest with you, I never looked at it one way or another. What people do is ...of course dog fighting is much more extreme, but you can equate it to horse racing. You have animal activists that (condemn) horse racing. They feel horses are being tested brutally, whatever the situation is. I'm not an animal activist. To each his own.

Everyone (in the NFL) has heard about dogfighting. Whether you choose to participate or not, that's your decision. I'm not here to condone it or accept it. It's been there for awhile....Virginia says it's a felony. Hey, it's a felony. There's nothing to argue there. It is what it is.

Now, we know what Vilma is getting at here but dog fighting is one of those things that you should just go ahead and condemn. It's like drunk driving -- you can't be for drunk driving or just ambivalent towards it. And to equate dog fighting with horse racing is like equating sex slavery to the WNBA.

Links:
[NY Daily News]: Jet: Dog fights equal horse races

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Michael Vick's house got jacked up!

Posted on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 08:15:45 AM EST in NFL
More on: Micheal Vick, robbery, dog fighting (all tags)

Where dogs check in but they don't
check out!

We all know that Michael Vick is the current king of stupid decisions; from water bottles to dog fights and everything in between, Vick just can't seem to do the right things. And attorney Gerald Poindexter thinks that it was his virtual retardation that got his crib broken into some time between May 7 and May 18 and not some thug attempting to tamper with evidence from Vick's dog fighting case.

I don't think it had anything to do with possible evidence," in the dog fighting investigation, Poindexter said. "I think it was some feuding over the spoils. Some people believe that in getting ready to sell the house, Vick had promised stuff to some family members and other people felt they deserved things.

Now, we don't know if this person or persons actually were owed the missing goods but, whoever it was, they certainly made out like a bandit by sneaking in to the house through a back window. The crook(s) obviously had all the time in the world to load up the getaway car U-Haul because they escaped with three plasma televisions (a 32, a 42, and a 62 incher), a pair of floor buffers, an upright washer and dryer, a leather sofa and a wet/dry vacuum. Apparently Vick's alarm was on the fritz; damn technology. You know, this never would have happened if he had a dog or two on his property at the time.

Links:
[AJC.com]: Mixed feeling about Vick in Va.

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Michael Vick dog fighting update

Posted on Tue May 29, 2007 at 10:01:15 AM EST in NFL
More on: Michael Vick, Falcons, dog fighting (all tags)

Things are not looking up after the memorial day weekend for Michael Vick. ESPN's Outside the Lines found an informant that basically put Vick as the big whale of dog fighting. Now, we must remind you that informants often lie for their own reasons and that ESPN sucks, but nevertheless, here's what the source had to say about Michael Vick's involvement in the dog fighting community:

He's a pit bull fighter. He's one of the ones that they call 'the big boys': that's who bets a large dollar. And they have the money to bet large money. As I'm talking about large money -- $30,000 to $40,000 -- even higher. He's one of the heavyweights.

The source went on to tell the story of how one of his dogs faced off with one of Vick's dogs while Vick was in attendance and betting a ton of money on his own dog. Now, as we said earlier, we always question these 'sit behind a screen with a disguised voice' types but this guy is completely twisted and might want to out Vick because he thinks it'll actually help make dog fighting more mainstream.

They shouldn't be really upset, OK? Because it's only just an animal. It's just a dog that is raised up. He's put out there, you know, and he's chained up, OK. And the time he gets a certain age, this dog is going to want to fight. It is bred in him, OK? He knows what he is and he's going to fight. Just take him off the leash, let him go.

Is there anyone with a sense of justice that doesn't think this guy should be set loose in a cage full of angry dogs? Or perhaps get ferret legged? We'll keep you updated on this story but it looks more and more like Michael Vick will disgrace himself and the league. The question is, is Vick enough of a star so that the league covers up this scandal?

Oh by the way, ESPN wants to relay their absolute horror regarding dog fighting by posting a video of dog fighting. Of course.

Links:
[ESPN]: Source: Vick 'one of the heavyweights' in dog fighting

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