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I'd expect that type of comment from youRaider Nation said:
Why?Knobs said:
Don't worry about him... his bark is worse than his bite
Psssh, please. Celebrities get away with everything all over the world. It's hardly an American condition.Only in America (oh yeah...and only in sports).Casting Couch said:
tell that to roman polanskiPsssh, please. Celebrities get away with everything all over the world. It's hardly an American condition.Only in America (oh yeah...and only in sports).Casting Couch said:
Because some believe a man can make a terrible mistake and turn his life around. It has happened before.
For 30 years it was true.tell that to roman polanskiPsssh, please. Celebrities get away with everything all over the world. It's hardly an American condition.Only in America (oh yeah...and only in sports).Casting Couch said:
Not to take this off on a separate tangent but I find it hard to characterize what Vick did as a 'mistake'. What he did was not a one-time, unintentional occurrence. It's sickening how these guys take their good fortune for granted. I could go on but.....Interesting this was announced so soon after his reinstatement. I'm sure talks have been ongoing, but the lack of protests from fans and the media fawning over him non-stop last week certainly had to play a big part in securing this so quick.
He was welcomed back into the NFL which I think is enough. When I think of Endorsement deals, they usually are done by athletes who are good role models and most are superstars in their leagues. Vick is neither. I'm glad I wear Adiddas.
A mistake?! Oops, I accidentally brutally tortured and killed dogs in an accidental illegal federal gambling racket I accidentally set up on my property.
Sickening. I will never buy Nike products.
I am for Vick getting a second chance at his profession ... But IMO, Nike just sucks for doing this.Mistake does not mean accident.Mistake would mean he made a poor choice, poor judgement. I am sure we have all done mistakes to different degrees.IE; Driving 120 on a highway is not an accident. But it is a mistake to do it.
what a terrible person making jokes on a message board...
I'm not mad at Vick (or even that mad at Nike) but I don't see the business sense here...as posted a ways above, who's gonna buy his line at this point?At this point? No one, long term it may be forgotten enough to be worth the pay off.I mean most people don't remember Ray Lewis being in trouble until its brought up. SO maybe in 1-3 years it will be the same way. Add the fact that hes on a team with some chance of winning a superbowl, not a bad investment.Risky, but they can take the risk.what a terrible person making jokes on a message board...
Free Nike shwag, that's it.
Nike would ink Satan to a 10 year deal if he could sell 130.00 shoes to kids who can least afford them.
This makes sense. For Nike, it's all about marketing the swoosh. They can say they don't endorse Vick, and won't do any commercials. But if Vick is wearing it, and will be on TV constantly...there's the swoosh.Keep in mind also that the NFL's current apparel deal with Reebok and VF (fanwear) ends in '12...and talks are beginning soon. Nike is expected to go all out for any of the onfield portion they can get.
What risk? Thousands of protestors were supposed to show up at games of any team that signed him and that never materialized. There were 2 dozen. The noise level about Vick outrage makes it seem far more extensive than it is, and far exceeds anything anyone's really going to do about it.
It's a lot easier for the less committed people to simply not buy Nike products than to protest at games. I despise Vick and what he did, but I am not going to make the effort to protest at Eagles games. I am certainly not going to buy a Nike product ever again, though. It won't be hard for me.
I don't see what the big deal is with Nike throwing him a bone.Don't worry about him... his bark is worse than his bite
Yeah, like, if anyone is mad about Vick, Nike has done 1000x worse, so.
Anyone who is up in arms about Nike endorsing Vick should do a little research on Nike's labor conditions in 3rd world countries. I wish some athletes/celebrities would actually bring attention to this instead of taking the money from Nike and running.I'm thinking more along the lines of the money that Nike spends to fabricate his line of clothes/shoes/advertise. You know the old saying "You have to spend money to make money". The Risk - Spending cash, bad PR, not hitting the earnings mark expected from his sales, CNN/Experts reporting this fails and that Nike lost money/didn't make enough to warrant this signing, experts questioning this decision financially, investors not liking it (both finance and morally)The Reward - Making enough money to say it was worth it
Are you discussing a potential scenario where Nike signs Vick? Right now, the 'money that Nike spends' is a few hundred bucks on shoes and off-field apparel.
Good for you. And I'm not being a smart ### either.
Is this a rap lyric?
I've had dogs my entire life so let's not go there and say I just don't care about those creatures. I don't see why you SHOULDN'T root for Vick. It's nice to see someone get their life repaired and back in order after they've wrecked in with stupid decisions. Then again, I generally believe in second chances. But to each their own. If you're not rooting for him don't buy Nike.
