Michael Vick

[junYUN]

(nfl contracts are not guaranteed guys)

[Baseballa19]

Exactly, that's why he got so much up front as a bonus (30+ million).

This is a case of the Falcons locking him down and banking on his marketability as well as his athleticism. Every kid got a Vick jersey this Christmas and every network will want to televise the Falcons. They will recoup their money, don't worry.

Vick is certainly the new prototype of QB. The interesting thing is if he'll stay healthy enough to continue playing the way he does. One knee injury and he may have to learn to be a drop back passer.

[eddo31]

the issue isnt their ability to recoup their money at all. plus, they have to split the money gained from merchandising (ie jersey sales) with the rest of the teams in the league. the cowboys are the only team in the league that controls all of their merchandising revenues.

the real problem with the vick contract is that it has the potential to hamstring the falcons in the future. at some point, they will have to face the fact that vicks deal will take up a ridiculous percentage of their money under the cap, and their entire team will suffer.

[n9ne]

he deserves every dollar he gets

[eddo31]

i pretty much think that every player or person in any industry should get every dollar they get. if someone is willing to pay you a certain amount, then that is what you are worth, right?

more power to them all.