Comments on: Roger and Simone http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/roger-and-simone/ People don't think it be like it is, but it do. Sun, 20 May 2012 08:31:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/roger-and-simone/#comment-582 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:36:05 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/roger-and-simone/#comment-582 I'll go on record, Goodell should do nothing at this time - the Duke case is an obvious case study supporting the need to let the justice system due its due diligence, rather than acting after indictments. Now, given that it is a federal prosecutor involved and not a state guy looking to advance his own career, and given that they have seemed to be very methodical in their investigation of this case, and given the stat attributed to John Goodwin posted above... it's difficult to imagine that Vick is "innocent". However, I think Goodell needs to leave this in the lap of the justice system and the Atlanta Falcons (in that order), for now. Let the justice system have all the access it needs to conduct its continuing investigation and trial - and advise Arthur Blank that its up to him if he wants to play Vick and face the obvious PR crap, or suspend him (very likely with pay) to give him the time and ability to assist in his defense while keeping the obvious distraction from the team to give them the time and ability to try and move past this. I see nothing to be gained by Goodell suspending Vick now... nothing. This is not Pacman Jones or Chris Henry or Tank Johnson - as Goodell acted within the "repeat offenders" parameters of the CBA in coming down on those players. Early in his tenure, Goodell strikes me as a guy who thinks things through, comes to a conclusion, and then acts decisively and with conviction - as such, I'm confident he'll realize he can only look bad by having the league suspend Vick "too soon" (in hindsight). Now, barring some incomprehensible turn of events, Mike Vick is going to have his career derailed by the Feds - and once that officially happens, Goodell can issue an edict from the league regarding Vick's likely "indefinite suspension, pending a future request for readmittance to the league" (i.e. he'll be officially kicked out while he serves his jail time, and he'll have to come to Goodell in person, in the future, and present an extremely convincing reason why Goodell should let him ever play in the NFL again). In short, I don't expect Mike Vick to play in the NFL this season (and find it extremely unlikley he ever will again... ever) - but I think that'll be due to a team suspension (with pay), in part because of the time and energy he'll need to devote to his legal issues. I’ll go on record, Goodell should do nothing at this time - the Duke case is an obvious case study supporting the need to let the justice system due its due diligence, rather than acting after indictments. Now, given that it is a federal prosecutor involved and not a state guy looking to advance his own career, and given that they have seemed to be very methodical in their investigation of this case, and given the stat attributed to John Goodwin posted above… it’s difficult to imagine that Vick is “innocent”. However, I think Goodell needs to leave this in the lap of the justice system and the Atlanta Falcons (in that order), for now.

Let the justice system have all the access it needs to conduct its continuing investigation and trial - and advise Arthur Blank that its up to him if he wants to play Vick and face the obvious PR crap, or suspend him (very likely with pay) to give him the time and ability to assist in his defense while keeping the obvious distraction from the team to give them the time and ability to try and move past this.

I see nothing to be gained by Goodell suspending Vick now… nothing. This is not Pacman Jones or Chris Henry or Tank Johnson - as Goodell acted within the “repeat offenders” parameters of the CBA in coming down on those players. Early in his tenure, Goodell strikes me as a guy who thinks things through, comes to a conclusion, and then acts decisively and with conviction - as such, I’m confident he’ll realize he can only look bad by having the league suspend Vick “too soon” (in hindsight).

Now, barring some incomprehensible turn of events, Mike Vick is going to have his career derailed by the Feds - and once that officially happens, Goodell can issue an edict from the league regarding Vick’s likely “indefinite suspension, pending a future request for readmittance to the league” (i.e. he’ll be officially kicked out while he serves his jail time, and he’ll have to come to Goodell in person, in the future, and present an extremely convincing reason why Goodell should let him ever play in the NFL again).

In short, I don’t expect Mike Vick to play in the NFL this season (and find it extremely unlikley he ever will again… ever) - but I think that’ll be due to a team suspension (with pay), in part because of the time and energy he’ll need to devote to his legal issues.

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