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Written by Bugeatersteve

Monday, 23 July 2007

Well here we are beginning the second week of the Michael “pit bull” Vick saga, and the betting lines are now out on what will happen in this case. PETA of course wants Vick slammed up against a brick wall, as he allegedly did to one of his dogs. The Falcons open their 2007/08 training camp this Friday, July 27, 2007. My prediction is.... My prediction is that Vick will not be there, as there is too much to risk in the way of security, more so for the entire team as a whole as opposed to just Michael Vick himself. How will the Falcon fans react to this entire fiasco? Will they blindly accept their once proud star, or will they protest, asking for his removal. How hard would that be to see if you are the owner, seeing your own fans ripping the home team on a daily basis. Blank has to consider that possibility.

Michael Vick Indicted on 2 Federal Charges Related to Dog Fighting

It is rumored that Falcon owner Arthur Blank will make a decision by Tuesday, July 24, 2007. If Blank does decide to punish Vick, their/his decision will have little bearing on what Roger Goodell and the NFL does as the NFL reserves the right to add on to whatever punitive action Blank will take. Both men can justify acting before Vick's trial in federal court because Vick insisted to Goodell and Blank he had no involvement at the property in question, a claim that has been shot full of holes by four corroborating witnesses in the case.

I believe that we will see Blank suspend Vick for the first 4 games of the regular season. Players are not paid for the Pre-season and the team has the right to suspend players for the old stand-by “conduct detrimental to the team” clause. After that, either the NFL could step in and levy their own punishment if this criminal action is still on-gong, or Blank and the Falcons could simply put Vick on the “paid absence” list, similar to what the Eagles did to Terrell Owens a couple years ago and Tampa Bay did to Keyshawn Johnson for the last 6 games of the 2003 season. I believe that the Falcons will take this action.

Pit bull talks about Michael Vick

The only thing currently going on I sports that is worse than this saga, is the current NBA gambling/mafia circus with Tim Donaghy or in Wrestling and Steroids. Hard to believe that baseball, except for Archie, err I mean Gary Sheffield is not making “OH MY GAWD” type headlines.

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