Michael Vick Isn't Walking Through That Door

Michael Vick is now confined to home detention and faces the issue of reinstatement once his prison sentence winds up in July. NFL Commissioner Roger Goddell will need to decide Vick's future. The rumors have already started that he could end up with the Pats.

I don't see it happening for several reasons. I don't think he is a good fit for the offense which relies on a solid passing and running game. Vick is too much of an improviser. He had success in Atlanta in piling up statistics, but his team never went deep into the playoffs. The Pats are not about to switch to a Wildcat offense. We have already been through the Michael Bishop experiment.

He is also a public relations nightmare. Corey Dillon and Randy Moss came him with reputations as being selfish players, but their sins were far less than Vick's. Dillon never had any legal problems and Moss was a victim of his own bad actions for marijuana use and assaulting a traffic cop.

Whoever signs Vick will need to face the protests from animal lovers who are likely to stage some type of action. The Pats don't need or want this type of distraction. If they didn't sign a veteran quarterback after losing Tom Brady last year, they are not about to do it now.