Love Me, Hate Me, I Promise It Won't Make or Break Me.

Kudos AJC – I ALMOST felt sympathy for Vick. Then I remembered why Vick is in jail in the first place. A reason for hope still there for Vick – has turned into a reason I’m fired up this AM.

And he continues to pay for them. He’ll wear an ankle bracelet. He can’t go to a bar. He can’t vote. He’ll need to earn his way back into the good graces of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the American public, and it won’t be easy. But there’s a story waiting to be written, a story as uplifting as these past two years have been deflating.

And the Falcons not only have a new quarterback, they have an actual quarterback – not tightend. Did I mention Atlanta's quarterback is GOOD and WINNING games? Vick’s 1,000 a day push-up routine will make him great someone in the NFL, but not as a quarterback. I mean Pacman Jones is still in the NFL.

Yes, he did wrong. But after all that has transpired, Michael Dwayne Vick has it within him to do right. I’ve been disappointed, but I’m not yet ready to give up. Not on this one. There’s a heart in there somewhere, a good heart. I believed as much on that sorrowful day he entered his plea, and I believe it still.

Well at least we found the guy who’s been sending Vick loves notes in prison.

I share with you another AJC feature, one that showcases the full breadth of Vick’s career.

But then his star began to dim ever so slightly, and he evolved into this polarizing figure long before dogfighting was the issue. It wasn't just the tawdry incidents that began piling up — the herpes lawsuit, the water bottle episode in Miami, the middle finger salute to the fans after a loss to New Orleans. The returns on the field were diminishing as well. Vick's regular season record as a starting quarterback prior to signing his big deal was 23-12-1. Since, it is 15-16. And to twist the knife a little more, what about the player San Diego acquired with the No. 5 overall pick in 2001 that was the Falcons' before they traded up? Running back LaDainian Tomlinson is the league's reigning MVP. 

Mikey Likes It – Nuff said.

Pretty snazzy stuff Erik Johansson. Ohh lala-lego.