Aw, That Vick!

Ex-Virginia Tech football star Marcus Vick may have nothing to worry about as he coasts into pro ball, writes John Feinstein in a Post Op-Ed column today, but Vick's freewheeling habits are a detriment to the sport, says Feinstein, and just the kind of behavior that coaches and parents have to guard against in rearing a new generation of athletes.

NYRunner10 argues that we can't look at Vick and other troubled athletes within the context of pro-ball alone. "Perhaps the atheletes are only reflecting the abysmal morality of the society in which they live?"

NYRunner is not alone. The whole conversation thread is cynical.

Nobody really cares about the wild life of superstar athletes, says lucasjax. What fans care about is what happens on the field. "Most people who profess to be outraged will continue to watch, and cheer for, and support these illiterate thugs, because they want 'their' team to win. Until they're willing to stop supporting these people, nothing will ever change. I really don't see people willing to take that step."

But striking the pose out outrage, now that, that's what its all about!

By Lindsay Howerton |  January 11, 2006; 2:27 PM ET  | Category:  Football
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