For the three of you who haven't seen this already
Apparently that list includes our own Jeff Carlton.
Here's the infamous calf stomp by Marcus Vick on Louisville's Elvis Dumervil. Vick called it an "accident." Hmmmm...
To the suprise of the VT doubters on this blog - which would include one Mr. Carlton - Vick has since been booted off the team. But apparently that had more to do with the revelation that he'd been busted for speeding and driving with a suspended license back on Dec. 17, violating the zero-tolerance policy the school had previously set up for him. Conspiracy theorist and UVA fans will now no doubt wonder if the school already knew about it and then brought it out as a nice excuse to dumb Vick after his public behavior began to embarrass the schoool. Of course that's just a theory.
On Monday came news that Vick had been arrested AGAIN. This time for allegedly brandishin a gun at three people in a Wal-Mart parking lot.
If - and this is a big if - Vick makes it to the NFL draft without spending any more time behind bars, would you consider him if you were an NFL GM? Given his talent, I'd have to imagine someone might take a sixth or seventh round flyer on him. But only after doing some serious background checks.
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For the record, I finally saw the foot-stomp replay last night. The twist I enjoyed was this: Vick said he apologized to Dumervil for his cruel act. Dumervil said, "uh, no he didn't."
In light of Vick's legal problems, I'd say his unsportsmanlike behavior is the least of his problems. NFL GM's will look at him with the skepticism they had for Maurice Clarett. He's not as dynamic a player as his older brother, and Michael's still struggling to produce the results to match his marketing hype. So, if he's drafted at all, I'll be stunned.
Posted on January 10, 2006 6:19 PM