Anyone else watching the press conference?
BREAKING.. Vick to the Eagles
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exactly Jeff.
He executes a sick play....Philly fans will be excited.
Funny how they are one of the worse fans in america and they'll boo anyone...so I'm not surprised by this...but those who overreact by crying, not supporting the team...grow a pair and STFU. You can not like the move but for those who take it to the extreme, that's wack.Comment
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I'm listening to the press conference. IMO Philly is a good fit for him. I always believed he'd be best served to comeback with a well established organization with a tradition of winning, so this is a good fit.
Philly fans IMO try too hard to live up to the stereotype, so it will be interesting to see how he's treated. However, as mentioned once he makes a great play all will be forgotten. Anyone who says, "they won't support the team" are simply making this story about themselves. So forget them.Comment
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Ralaws right though:
Originally posted by ralawAnyone who says, "they won't support the team" are simply making this story about themselves.Comment
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Aren't you being a little extreme with your STFU?Comment
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Why is it extreme for a fan to HATE this signing? Isn't it a fans right to be disgusted with their team? Why should fans have to STFU? Isn't it their right to show displeasure to something they strongly disagree with? Isn't it a fans right to not buy tickets?
Aren't you being a little extreme with your STFU?Comment
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But....
I wouldn't be out protesting or going on camera either. I would watch GB on TV, but never cheer for MV, no-matter what play he may make. That's my right as a fan.
What he did was intentionally sick, and evil. It goes to the very core of ones character. I have the right to not cheer for him.
I also, always thought that, whatever Goodell decided about MV was OK with me. He is the commissioner, and MV served his time. I would have liked to see a Stallworth type 1 year suspension, but I'm fine w/ what Goodell has decided and will decide before week 6.
But it is my right, as a fan, to not cheer for someone, whether they are or are not on my team.Comment
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I disagree. If GB would have signed him, I would not be "Cheering" him even if he made a play. I wouldn't go to Lambeau for a game while he was with the team.
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I wouldn't be out protesting or going on camera either. I would watch GB on TV, but never cheer for MV, no-matter what play he may make. That's my right as a fan.
What he did was intentionally sick, and evil. It goes to the very core of ones character. I have the right to not cheer for him.
I also, always thought that, whatever Goodell decided about MV was OK with me. He is the commissioner, and MV served his time. I would have liked to see a Stallworth type 1 year suspension, but I'm fine w/ what Goodell has decided and will decide before week 6.
But it is my right, as a fan, to not cheer for someone, whether they are or are not on my team.
Also understand while you are on your moral "high horse" the contradiction. You essentially would be boycotting your favorite team due to a decision that they made that goes against your morals . However, even after Vick is gone the decision that goes against your morals was still made. So, how could you support the organization any longer?Comment
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Again, why would I not be able to cheer for a team just because I don't cheer for a player? And where does "moral high horse" fit into this?
I never said he doesn't deserve a second chance. I never criticized Goodells decision to conditionally reinstate him. I never criticized the Eagles for signing him. I just said that the fans have a right to voice there displeasure and both they and I have a right to not cheer for him.Comment
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What do my morals have to do with my team being successful or me wanting my team to be successful?
What "moral high horse" are you referring to? Have we lowered our morals so drastically that it's OK to torture living beings? Is rape, murder OK too? Is being against these as well considered "moral high horse"? I just don't understand how you are making the "moral high horse" leap
Context my friend, context...take the comment within the context of the sentence. You mentioned, "core of ones character," which implies morality. If your morals prevent you from supporting a decision your team made and thus you choose not to attend games (protest) that remember that when the player is gone, because your morals should not change.
I have no beef w/ the Eagles signing him. If it would have been GB, I would have been greatly disappointed, but my beef is not with the team. I'm not, or would not be, against the team. They had every right to sign him, just like the Eagles did. I just don't want to, and will not cheer for, MV.
Again, why would I not be able to cheer for a team just because I don't cheer for a player? And where does "moral high horse" fit into this?
I never said he doesn't deserve a second chance. I never criticized Goodells decision to conditionally reinstate him. I never criticized the Eagles for signing him. I just said that the fans have a right to voice there displeasure and both they and I have a right to not cheer for him.Last edited by ralaw; 08-14-2009, 11:37 AM.Comment
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I've always known you were dumb, but damn...So, metaphorically speaking, our physiology basically has the universe mapped out and you're thinking it needs to be taught addition & subtraction.
-Alan AragonComment
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I'm beginning to believe people are dumb. I'm listening to some local Philly radio station and they're trying to question the Eagles decision to bring in Vick. I don't have a problem with that; however, their reasoning for this is about as dumb as I've ever heard. They actually believe that Reid brought in Vick, because of what happened with his sons. The host are actually saying, "Reid needs to understand that he's a football coach and has to run a team....not a halfway house" They think Reid made this move, simply because he wanted to help Vick......people can't be this stupid can they? I'm hoping they're doing it for the ratings.Comment
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I'm beginning to believe people are dumb. I'm listening to some local Philly radio station and they're trying to question the Eagles decision to bring in Vick. I don't have a problem with that; however, their reasoning for this is about as dumb as I've ever heard. They actually believe that Reid brought in Vick, because of what happened with his sons. The host are actually saying, "Reid needs to understand that he's a football coach and has to run a team....not a halfway house" They think Reid made this move, simply because he wanted to help Vick......people can't be this stupid can they? I'm hoping they're doing it for the ratings.So, metaphorically speaking, our physiology basically has the universe mapped out and you're thinking it needs to be taught addition & subtraction.
-Alan AragonComment
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