PATRIOTSFANINPA

Just listening to Sirius and they are discussing Michael Vick and trying to defend him without knowing for sure if he was guilty and said they did not want to accuse the unaccused right now.

What was interesting is that of all QBs in the NFL,the Sirius announcers were talking about what if it was Tom Brady instead of Michael Vick who was accuse of abusing dogs? -Would the fans believe it they asked, and then they said no way would anyone believe Tom would do it.

Now I don't know how they meant what they said,Was it a racist issue that they are trying to refrain from or is it because Tom is the all american guy that no one would believe did it.

They simply said that as soon as Vicks name was mentioned in this dog fighting issue most people probably said they knew he would do something like this all along but if it was Brady no one would believe it and everyone would never believe Tom would do it until definite proof and a conviction were shown,they think the fans have already disowned Vick no matter what final situation comes out of this investigation,His career is in trouble regardless if he is found to be Guilty or not.

I think many sports media guys are refraining from accusing Vick more from a racial standpoint rather than because he was not accused yet and using Brady as an example was a way to get a bit away from the conversation at hand - I bet most of those media guys truly believe Vick is surely guilty but afraid to say so on air and are doing the 'innocent until proven guilty' thing just because they don't want to be scrutinized as an accuser which affects race of being.

They went on to say Tom is being scrutinized himself by the baby/girlfriends issue but that no one outside of the Boston area really cares - I don't think thats the case,if you do a google search with 'Tom Brady Baby' you will get a million places to check out articles from all over the world.

BWareofDWare

If Brady had already gave a girl herpes and told her his name was Tom Canada, had flipped off the fans at Gillette, and been found at an airport with a water bottle with a hidden weed compartment I'm sure people would think he was guilty on the spot also. Vick deserves what he has coming to him, and I don't think karma cares about skin color.

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Pujo

I don't think race has much to do with it. It might for some fans, but for the majority it's past actions they're judging on. People would be just as shocked if Adalius Thomas' name was linked to dog fighting as Brady's.

theONLYJerseypatsfan

If Brady was convicted of something as disgusting as dog fighting I would be calling for his banishment from the league just liked I will be calling for Vick's banishment if he is convicted of these disgusting acts.

Pulling the race card out does nothing but make the person lose all credibility in my mind

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stinkypete

Good call!

PatriotsRiot93

Tom Canada...thats the funniest ***** i've read in a while

jcdavey

post of the decade

Mainefan

It would have been a better comparison if they'd mentioned, say, Troy Brown. That would have demonstrated that it isn't a matter of race.

Pat_Nasty

I don't think fans' believing that Vick was involved has much to do with race OR his previous displays of "poor character."

I think the combination of class, geography, and simple deduction skills is involved. Tom Brady grew up in an affluent suburb in northern California. Vick grew up in a poor region of Virginia. There's not a whole lot of dog fighting that goes on outside of San Francisco... but there's plenty of it in Newport News.

Now, if someone were to accuse the two of them of wearing socks + sandals and playing hacky-sack at a Greatful Dead concert, I think people would have an easier time buying that Tom were guilty of *that* crime.

Hoodie

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