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News: Former NFL coach Denny Green said in a national Sirius radio interview that he expects the Dolphins to be the landing place for free-agent quarterback Michael Vick, soon to finish his prison sentence on July 20 but awaiting another judgment from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
View: This makes for a great interview and for tremendous internet fodder, but the Dolphins made their choice about this known on draft day: Yes, they want a quarterback who can operate in the Wildcat (see selection of Pat White of West Virginia). No, it won’t be Michael Vick, who breaks all of Bill Parcells’ rules about quarterbacks not being a celebrity, calling attention to themselves and being a distraction. There won’t be a bigger distraction than the NFL city where Vick lands.
News: Jason Cole on Yahoo.com reports that Goodell is likely to keep Vick on the sideline for some time, perhaps for the entire 2009 NFL season.
View: Count me among those who think Vick should be reinstated immediately upon finishing his sentence. He has paid a huge price for his crime: more than Browns receiver Donte’ Stallworth will for driving under the influence and killing a pedestrian in Miami earlier this year, more than former Giants receiver Plaxico Burress will for shooting himself with a gun in a New York night club, and more than just about any NFL star who has run afoul of the law with the possible exception of cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones and his multiple meetings with police. If Goodell wants to make a statement, make it about Burress and Stallworth. But one size doesn't fit all. Vick has missed two seasons already in the prime of his career. Another season probably means he won't ever play quarterback as a starter in the NFL again.
If there’s an obvious landing place for Vick, it’s the Minnesota Vikings if Brett Favre decides to stay in Mississippi for the winter. Why? As the joke goes, in the Twin Cities, if you live there and you’re not in rehab, you’re in denial. It’s a city that craves a winner and most likely would be most forgiving of Vick’s transgressions. Imagine lining up with Vick, running back Adrian Peterson and receiver Percy Harvin on the field at the same time. PETA crazies can line up outside the Dome in Minneapolis and protest all they want in sub-freezing cold while Vick plays inside.
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