Michael Vick and Job offer

[PeppyGPhiB]

Michael Vick is done in the NFL. No team wants to risk the bad PR, and there WOULD be a ton of bad PR. Fans just don't want to cheer for someone like him, and no team wants someone so toxic that not even the hometown fans will cheer for him.

Even if he one day wrote a book and went on a speaking tour promoting how he's "reformed," he'd be so rusty (and getting old for a pro athlete) that I don't think teams would view him as a physical asset anymore.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Michael Vick is done in the NFL. No team wants to risk the bad PR, and there WOULD be a ton of bad PR. Fans just don't want to cheer for someone like him, and no team wants someone so toxic that not even the hometown fans will cheer for him.

Even if he one day wrote a book and went on a speaking tour promoting how he's "reformed," he'd be so rusty (and getting old for a pro athlete) that I don't think teams would view him as a physical asset anymore.

Well, I am eating my words now, because the Philadelphia Eagles just signed Michael Vick today. As you can imagine, there are a lotta people who aren't happy about it, especially Eagles fans. I sure wouldn't want to work in the team's PR office.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...88_vick14.html

"When news of Vick's signing circulated in the press box during the first half of the Eagles' preseason opener against New England, even the team's public relations staff seemed surprised.

The stadium was buzzing by halftime as word spread. Fans standing on the concourse were in disbelief. One guy wondered how quickly he'd be able to buy a Vick jersey. Another asked if this was a joke."


I do stick by my original statement that I think this is a bad idea for the team that signed him. Who wants to cheer for this guy? It's hard to feel pride in an organization that brings in someone like this.

[als463]

A sister from my chapter works for the Philadelphia Eagles in the PR department. I was friends with a guy who played for the Eagles and I am from Pennsylvania. I was a BIG Eagles fan....until NOW!

I will NOT be cheering for the Eagles because whether or not people think what Vick did was okay, he is still a role model and this is just teaching people that you can be an awful human being but, still make millions of dollars a year...I realize not every celebrity is society's moral compass but, there are many great and deserving guys out there who would make the Philadelphia Eagles proud. I am appalled and will now be cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I know a lot of other (former) Eagles fans who feel the same way.

I'm just shocked! I remember Drew Carey even said, in the past when this all first came out about the dog fighting, that he would not be supporting the NFL if they chose to allow him back into the NFL. You don't have to be a tree-hugging hippy to feel sorrow for those poor animals and think this man should make a living doing something that won't glorify his behavior. "It's okay to abuse and murder animals, kids...just make sure you are good at sports!" That's exactly what we are telling people.

[33girl]

All I can say is, I hope the Eagles have the money to pay the city for the extra police presence they will have to hire outside the stadium to control the protestors that will be outside EVERY game. I don't think they are fully aware of what they're getting into or how passionate the animal rights cause is. This doesn't even include the regular people who are sickened by what Vick did and will be voting with their wallets.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

All I can say is, I hope the Eagles have the money to pay the city for the extra police presence they will have to hire outside the stadium to control the protestors that will be outside EVERY game. I don't think they are fully aware of what they're getting into or how passionate the animal rights cause is. This doesn't even include the regular people who are sickened by what Vick did and will be voting with their wallets.

That's what my stepdad was saying today.

The just don't know the PR nightmare they hired.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

You know what's sad? There are ball players of every kind who have been responsible for the deaths of PEOPLE and will go back to playing ball like nothing happened. Players who have raped. A myriad who have children irresponsibly and are for the most part, either not around, or don't support them as fathers. Maybe even some who have/are currently spreading STIs.
Who is protesting that?

Did you know that a gang of men raped a woman in front of her child and terrorized them before leaving finally leaving? Her whole neighborhood heard and no one did anything? Someone go protest outside their trial! Make sure these teenages never see the light of day. Go protest outside their parents' houses so they will try to do better by their remaining kids. Go protest at CNN b/c minority children can go missing and no one bats an eye! Protest something that will actually help somebody! The trial is over and the time is served and that can't be changed. Protesting won't bring those dogs back. Spend the time looking for current offenders if animal rights is your thing.


Peta's on my bad side anyway. Who thinks it's okay to wear Klan clothes and compare animal rights to slavery? Hell to da naw! You know you dead azz wrong!

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Well, I am eating my words now, because the Philadelphia Eagles just signed Michael Vick today. As you can imagine, there are a lotta people who aren't happy about it, especially Eagles fans. I sure wouldn't want to work in the team's PR office.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...88_vick14.html

"When news of Vick's signing circulated in the press box during the first half of the Eagles' preseason opener against New England, even the team's public relations staff seemed surprised.

The stadium was buzzing by halftime as word spread. Fans standing on the concourse were in disbelief. One guy wondered how quickly he'd be able to buy a Vick jersey. Another asked if this was a joke."



I do stick by my original statement that I think this is a bad idea for the team that signed him. Who wants to cheer for this guy? It's hard to feel pride in an organization that brings in someone like this.

Who wants to cheer for him? The same people that feels that he has served his time and that he should be allowed to move on.