just because somebody is pushing for vick and happy that he is back on the right track doesnt mean they are stick riding apologists. Im not the one to talk down or hate just because somebody is doing well, and I think thats why some people have issues with him because of how quick he bounced back to getting to his career/money etc. as far as a backlash is concerned, none of phillies sponsors backed down when they signed him, and there were very few protestors outside his first game. I am pretty sure by now they have decided to stop hating and get a life. people like vick because he can make plays with his arm and legs, plain and simple. the majority of folks who watch football on sundays could really careless if they have a qb thats putting up crazy passer ratings if their team is still the loser at the end. take chad penington for example. chad is set to end his career with the highest completion percentage ever, but does he have any superbowls? AFC championships? none that I can recall.
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Vick is popular, no one can deny that. No one ever said you had to be a functioning adult to be popular though. Even Manson gets marriage proposals on a daily basis.


After a very quick bit of research, all of the major apparel companies supply players with free products. As of right now, this isnt even worthy of a 3 line story. Nike is simply marking its territory in case Vick ever gets back on the field.


To all of the Vick apologists out there. What is the draw to him? He was exciting to watch when he ran, but it was absolutely brutal to watch him try to throw. As a QB, I would place him somewhere in the bottom 5 in the league and he has never shown me anything to say he will ever mature into a real QB.