Former Pro Bowl QB Michael Vick was released from federal prison today, and will be eligible to resign with any NFL franchise for the upcoming season. Any team that signs the much maligned QB will be getting a still ultra talented and athletic football player, as well as loads of bad publicity and potential boycotts. Regardless, Vick wasn't a 3 time Pro Bowler with the Falcons for no reason. Any team with a bad quarterback situation should definitely look up the newly free signal caller.
1) San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers have been linked to Vick numerous times, and this is a franchise that has fallen on hard times at the QB position since Pro Bowl QB Jeff Garcia left town in 2003. The team that has boasted Pro Bowl quarterbacks such as Joe Montana, Steve Young, and Jeff Garcia are now saddled with a black hole at the position, with the likes of Shaun Hill, Damon Huard, and former #1 overall pick, and current bust, Alex Smith battling for the starting QB job. Not a pretty situation. Vick would be a massive upgrade over any of the mentioned players, and new head coach Mike Singletary is the tough love type disciplinarian that can handle a Michael Vick in the locker room.
2) St. Louis Rams
The Rams went 2-14 last season. So things cannot get much worse in St. Louis for this once proud franchise. Signing Vick would create buzz around the team, and the turf at the Edward Jones Dome is perfect for the speedy quarterback.
3) CFL (Canadian Football League)
The last time a former Pro Bowl NFL player went to the CFL, he came back to the NFL and has thusfar succeeded at a reasonable level. That would be current Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams who played in all 16 games this past season, gaining 660 yards and 4 TDs on the ground sharing carries with Ronnie Brown. Mike Vick could use some time playing organized football away from the bright lights and media scrutiny of the NFL. Eventually people forget, even if they never forgive, and former Pro Bowl RB Ricky Williams, once almost completely forgotten, is now an essential player on a Miami squad that is favored to return to the playoffs this season.
4) Nowhere
Commish Roger Goodell has been forced to be the tough enforcer, implementing a 0 tolerance policy in recent years. Since Vick's reinstatement to the league is still contingent on the commissioner's decision, there remains a chance the QB never sees the field this upcoming season. Moreover, Goodell has repeated that he wants Vick to show remorse before he reinstates the former Pro Bowler. Remorse? What exactly does that mean? Well I looked it up and it is, according to dictionary.com, a deep and painful regret for wrongdoing. So what, the Commish wants Vick to say sorry? Donate his salary to FEMA? Watch Marley and Me? I don't know, and neither does anyone else I'm guessing, not even Commissioner Goodell.
5) Seattle
Seattle's QB situation is not very stable, with former Pro Bowl QB Matt Hasselbeck slowly declining. The rest of the roster at QB is scary. Seneca Wallace? Enough said. Also, head coach Jim Mora Jr. coached Vick at Atlanta for a few successful seasons, and has an established relationship with the quarterback.
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