Go ahead, try and escape it, if you can. We woke up this morning, knowing full well the media blitz would be in full swing. Sportscenter can't stop slobbering over the story. Jemele Hill and Skip Bayless actually agreed that the indictment looks pretty incriminating. We think Lifetime may have run a clip of Vick flipping off fans in between episodes of Frasier and Will & Grace. We can't confirm any of this, of course, but we sure think it's likely.
The best explanation we've seen of what kind of legal battle Vick actually faces comes from ESPN's Lester Munson, although you can chat with ESPN legal analyst Roger Cossack in a little over an hour, if you're into the law. Personally, we had our fill of prudence and torts in college, so we'll just roll with Munson. Our favorite line of story, naturally, is one of the first ones, when Munson answers his own question.
[What do these federal charges mean for Michael Vick?
Vick is in real trouble. He is up against the might and majesty of the U.S. government with all of its agents, all of its investigative techniques, and all of its skilled prosecutors.]
Seems like just a bit of government tit suckling going on there, no? We love our country just as much as anybody, but we no longer associate its government with words like "might" and "majesty." We prefer FEMA. At any rate, the story basically says that if Vick's convicted he's going to jail, he'd better hope no one rolls over on him, conspiracy charges are a bitch, and his trial will likely begin before the end of the calendar year.
Does this mean no Vick in the playoffs? Yeah, we're pretty sure it does.
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