Falcons' Blank Sends Vick, Fans Clear Message

Dude. I gotta say that THAT was a ridiculous way to send a message - IF the money was about the message. I don't get it. What has Matt Ryan done in the pros to warrant such a contract? Largest in rookie history? Please. This is precisely why the Falcons are such a historically bad franchise.

I know Matt Ryan is as happy as hell that Vick went to jail. Unless he gets ATL in the playoffs in a year or two, that money is going to be a waste of cash. He could have just sent it me to help me finance my tailgate parties this coming season. It would be money well spent.

Thumbs up... And...

Paying this much money to anyone who hasn't played a down is just flat retarded in my eyes. I know they have to because that is what the market has turned into but from a purely business prospective its just dumb. Good Luck Matt.

Thumbs up... I'd much rather go to FIVE tailgates all season. Join us Mountain?

Be there 2.5 hours before gametime. Thanks.

But do you have a grill? No meats, no KatKat.

Oh yeah. We bring grills and plenty of food, sodas and adult beverages.

I wrote the article. The only way it makes sense is if Blank is SURE 2010 will be uncapped and all contracts will be scrapped. Then he gets top send the message and have none of the risk. All he'd really have committed to is a three-year run with a 3rd pick QB - in other words, what he'd already committed to.

Vick will be back in the league...a team is always willing to take a chance

I hate to say it, but you're probably very right.

I don't know why, but I see it happening in Dallas.

Why would we want Vick? We're set with a starting QB. Maybe he can go play in the Arena Football League.

Come on, now, FIVE. You know he's not coming back at QB. He'll be a receiver. In Dallas (he he).

Maybe he'll get mauled by a Golden Receiver.........uhhh.........I mean Golden Retriever.

Yeah, I didn't mean as QB. He'll have to prove himself at another position and serve as emergency QB on a team with a solid starter and backup. Like Dallas.

Plus Terry Glenn is kind of old and Sam Hurd and Patrick Crayton are servicable, but definitely not gamebreakers. There's a spot there for him.

Don't tell me you're not excited to see the Mike Vick bubble screen, Mike Vick end around, Mike Vick end around option pass, Mike Vick throwback end around, etc.

Vicks all ready playing pro in the Prison League...lol

Might get kind of weird in there though when he puts his hands under center.

sadly, i think that he will be back in the league as a starting QB. there are always teams bad and desperate enough for a new QB. and ofcourse, the strange rend space/time continuem in Tampa that makes every available QB magically appear on the roster may well suck him up...

I can't wait to see Vick back in the league. He made a mistake, is paying for it hansomely, and deserves a chance for redemption. Comeback story of the decade in 3 years!

Free Mike Vick!

If the message is "Id rather have no season ticket sell outs and I'd like all of the home games blacked out because of NFL rules, I don't want anymore national games, and I don't want y'all to buy anymore Falcons merchandise"....then that message was clearly received.

I damn sure don't any Falcons merchandise, especially with the name Vick on it.

Whoops. don't want any Vick merchandise.

I agree with fiverings. My Vick jersey is now being used at my vet's office to clean the kennels. I am a Falcon fan, have been for 20 years. I would never have continued to follow the Falcons if they brought Michael Vick back to the team. I am all for Matt Ryan and moving forward, WITHOUT Michael Vick. He's a monster who deserves everything he is getting, and MORE.