He Who Holds the Reigns

For the Animal Supporters of America, the inconvenient truth has become that Michael Vick is playing so well that even your dogs are tuning in on Sundays. Once a convicted felon, a villain in the public eye on the account of the dogs that he tortured and sent to death for his "cultural entertainment," Michael Vick has rebuilt himself and now sits in his chair atop the football world, the chair that gives him the best view of the NFL's newest game show entitled, Slow Mike Down. Following a 6 touchdown Monday Night performance against Washington two weeks ago, Vick's game worn jersey was brought to the Hall of Fame to be hung amongst the best quarterbacks of all time. Marino, Elway, Montana, and Vick. Not only has Vick shocked the football world, shattered some records, and placed his jersey in Canton, Ohio this season; he has also inserted the Eagles into Super Bowl talks, and put the NFL in a hell of a spot, as the emerging face of their precious product.

Much to Roger Goodell's chagrin Michael Vick is not back to square one, but ten times bigger and better than he was before he did hard time. With every week that passes, each eye popping play turns a hater into a fan, and makes Vick a heavy candidate for the NFL's most marketable player. Were over it, what Vick did was wrong. Professional athletes are human, and human errors have on so many occasions been forgiven, and it is time to forgive one more. The NFL has no choice but to let the "new Michael Vick" take hold of the league as a lobbyist against wrong, and the modern day symbol of hope and determination.

JD