Michael Vick likes his Grey Goose

So apparently Michael Vick was spotted at an airport bar sipping on some Grey Goose.

STOP THE PRESSES! MICHAEL VICK HAS BEEN SPOTTED LEGALLY DRINKING!!!!

For the past 48 hours I've hear every angle about how that was a bad public move and how this shows that Michael Vick hasn't learned anything... all for sitting down and having a drink with friends.

Listen, Vick is a crazy mofo. That's been established. He's got some serious issues. However none of those issues have anything to do with alcohol. I understand that he's put himself in a position of criticism (that tends to happen when you run a dog-fighting ring on the side of being one of the most popular quarterbacks in the NFL) - but could our media please try to come up with something more compelling than his apparent good taste in booze?

I mean, it would be nice to see him building churches for people and healing the sick with the touch of his hand, but him enjoying an alcoholic drink should have no affect on his already destroyed public image. He brought it upon himself, but for my own sports fandom, it kind of sucks that there will be a camera and reporter around every corner to tell me when Michael Vick doesn't kiss a baby.

It's enough to drive me to drink.

Welcome to the Michael Vick era Eagle fans!

Amazing what NFL.com's customizable pro shop can do. Even though he's not officially on the roster yet, I thought I'd waste a little time and invite pet-lovers everywhere to welcome in a new era in Philadelphia Eagles football history.

By the way, does PETA even try to protest in Phili? Do they want to mess with Eagles fans who would be frying up thousands of cows and chickens during tailgating? I see that ending in two way... bloodshed and somebody throwing batteries at Pamela Anderson.

Oh and don't worry about Donovan McNabb, he's only one of the best QBs in NFL history, they're not going to replace him with Vick who's been in the can for the past two years. Look for Vick to play WR, maybe HB or split a small amount of time with McNabb under center. Can you imagine Vick and McNabb in the same backfield.

Podcasting from JustSON World Headquarters

We've done it again! Dylan Kitzan and I have recorded our second JustSON Podcast for your listening enjoyment.

You can download it here.

Topics this time are:

1. Is baseball in trouble?
2. How much have movies changed in the past 20 years?
3. Is golf a sport?
4. Do you want a low-character guy like Michael Vick playing for your team?
5. Discussing fan bases of certain teams (Dallas Cowboys, LA Lakers, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the New York Yankees)

Enjoy!

Madden 10 just got a whole lot better...

Score one for dog-fighters across the country and Michael Vick was reinstated to the NFL. While it's conditional, we should be seeing Vick back on an gridiron if a team is interested.

Vick "will be considered for full reinstatement and to play in regular-season games by Week 6 based on the progress he makes in his transition plan," the statement said. Week 6 of the NFL season is in October

Vick may participate in practices, workouts and meetings and may play in his club's final two preseason games under the conditions of his reinstatement, the league said.

Vick, 29, was freed from federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, on May 20 and returned to his home to serve the last two months of his 23-month sentence in home confinement.

The former Atlanta Falcons player is a free agent and has not been signed by any team.

Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy has agreed to continue working with Vick as an adviser and mentor, the NFL statement said.

Vick will probably be a marginal player this time around. He was a gifted athlete but not an elite quarterback. Now we'll see what happens after two years away from the game (he might not even play quarterback). One thing is for sure though, the QB sneak on Madden just got a whole lot easier.

What you missed over the weekend

- Terrell Owens encourages riots from thousands of animal lovers in Buffalo, NY by saying that an additional suspension of Michael Vick by the NFL would just be silly. Owens also told Vick to work out in his driveway if he is indeed suspended.

- Spokane Shock continue to be super awesome In a game that meant nothing to the Shock as they already had home-field advantage wrapped up in the playoffs, they still found the will to trump their regional opponent Boise 56-51 and improve their record to 15-1. The playoffs start next weekend!

- Sounders FC tie Chicago 0-0. This match also set the record for number of times Brandon curls up into a ball and mumbles obscenities. Great game, but soccer can be very frustrating.

- Ricky Henderson (pictured above) joins the Baseball Hall of Fame. And to think, Henderson's dream was to play for the Oakland Raiders... imagine where he would be now. Yeah that's right, in last place.

- The Mariner's season is pretty much over. They're now seven and a half games back of the divisional lead and the Mariner Moose is officially on suicide watch.

Reasons why you're still single... Michael Vick fan

Oh boy, where do we go from here now that Michael Vick is officially a free man.

Will he be in the NFL? There's got to be a franchise out there that wants to give him a shot right?

Hmmm, don't jump the gun so quickly, here are some things that may stop some teams from signing him.

(1) He's been out of the game for two years, and for a position based on timing and mental skill - that's tough. Who know's how good he'll be.

(2) Any team that would sign him would immediatly be fire-bombed by PETA. Because that's what they do.

(3) He wasn't that good to begin with. An exciting player... but in terms of actual performance at QB, not so good.

(4) He killed dogs for years and then lied about it. Is this the kind of character you want on your team?