How To Kick A Man While They're Down, As Told By Roger Goodell

"I accept that you are sincere when you say that you want to, and will, turn your life around, and that you intend to be a positive role model for others. I am prepared to offer you that opportunity. Whether you succeed is entirely in your hands."

Those were the words handed down by Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, earlier today to suspended quarterback Michael Vick. Oh yes ladies and gentlemen, there is a catch. Vick won't be able to participate in an actual game until week 6 of the NFL season. What I'm not understanding is how, after a two year suspension and a prison term, can the commissioner still suspend Vick for 6 more games. That is adding insult to injury and should not be tolerated by the NFL Players Association. I've read interviews and seen the grief in Vick's face and i can say that yes, he does feel remorse for what he did. Now I don't know if that's because he got caught or because he did it in the first place, but remorse is there. This guy is serious about playing in the NFL again and right now what the commissioner needs to do is step up to the plate and tell one of the most intriguing players in the league, "Ok, you've done your time, welcome back, but I'm watching you." In my opinion the only reason Goodell reinstated him was because he didn't want a popular(be it bad popularity or good popularity) player to leave to the UFL. They already have J.P. Losman. Add Vick to the mix and UFL, you might as well welcome ticket sales and TV ratings, because as much as many people hate Vick(I'm not one of them), people still want to see him play, be it to fail or succeed.

I know there's still no team that has publicly admitted they want Vick(a wildcat specialist before wildcat became popular), but they are out there. If he does get signed before week 1; count me to be the leader of the campaign for Vick to play before week 6.

63 Million? Really?

Matt Cassel is doomed for failure in Kansas City.(I somehow feel this statement is really going to come back and bite me right in the... ) How can you give a career back up a 63 million dollar contract with 28 million guaranteed? That means if he turns out to be the worst decision since Jerry Jones decided a face lift was in order, he would still walk out of the place 28 million richer. Who are they kidding? This guy was a decent quarterback in a great system. Even Rudy Ruettiger from that Notre Dame movie, Rudy, could succeed in that system. I would even put money on the guy that played Rudy, Sean Astin, could come up with 350 yards and 3 touchdowns in a game with Belichick making the calls. Unless Belichick and the whole offensive line are moving with him to KC, I don't see success in Cassel's future. He doesn't have good targets to throw to, a horrible offensive line, and not to mention NO BELICHICK MAKING THE CALLS. Either KC has lost it or Cassel is just that great of a con man. In that case, have the cell next to Madoff ready cause I'm out to expose Cassel. Really KC? 63 Million? Ok then, you have all season to prove me wrong.

Texas, Homecoming

I'll be going home for the first time in over a year in August. Texas might be the greatest state in the union, and if you've never met anyone from Texas, 90% of us think the same. The only exception is Wes Anderson, and maybe my wife. Both of whom I respect dearly. Why is Texas such a great place to be? Here comes my list that rivals any travel agent's brochure:

• I shouldn't even have to mention this, but the elixir of the Greek God's was rumored to be a formula closely resembling that of Dr. Pepper's formula. Dr. Pepper EST. 1885, Waco, TX.
• America's Team, The Dallas Cowboys.... I won't even elaborate on this. It could possibly go on for the rest of the article.
• Biggest state of usable land. Yes it is true that Alaska is bigger by square miles, but who can actually use all the tundra and ice. Texas has so much space, it's the iPod Classic of states. You have so much room you don't even know what to put on there, so you add fillers like Sinead O'Conner and Cyndi Lauper.
• I'm not sure if anybody is aware of the law that if you marry someone over the age of 21 and you, yourself, aren't 21 yet, you can legally drink alcohol in the state of Texas. Already I can feel a third of the population migrating south.
• Hate snow and big, some would even call them 'Great', lakes? Well go to Texas where all the lakes are manageable in size and snow fall is scarce. And if you really want to swim in a big body of water, the Gulf Of Mexico is to the east.
• I know some people that love to travel but aren't comfortable when they enter a state they've never been to. In Texas you can travel for hours straight in one direction and still be in, you guessed it, Texas. It took me 12 hours just to leave the state, and another 12 to get to Michigan.
• And last but not least, as one of Texas' greatest natives, George Strait, once said, Texas is the place I really love to be.

I think I just convinced myself. Oh and my wife(who proof reads my material) wanted it on record that SHE IS NOT A TEXAS HATER. (she just likes 15inches of snow, that's all)