Michael Vick To The Raiders? Yeah Sure, Why Not?

If you’re a Raiders fan and looked at the box score of yesterday’s thrashing at the hands of Atlanta, we wouldn’t have blamed you if the thought of Michael Vick running your offense ran through your head. 77 yards of combined total offense will do that to you. But before the game against Vick’s old team, plenty of former Falcons/current Raiders stepped up to the mic to support their currently incarcerated friend by insinuating that last year’s first round draft pick JaMarcus Russell just isn’t getting the damn job done, and the Raiders wouldn’t be so “out there” to think about picking him up after he’s released next year from jail. [Ed Note: Um, yes they are.]

“You can just imagine what it would be like,” said Raiders fullback Justin Griffith, a teammate of Vick’s from 2003-06. “But until he gets out, and we actually get him up in here, and we see how he is as a player, it’s all up to Mike, and it’s all up to Mr. Davis (Raiders managing general partner Al Davis).”

“You have to sign him, if you’re the Raiders,” [Raiders wide receiver Ashley] Lelie said. “Trust me, I’ve played against him before. You don’t want him on the other team. I’ve seen what he can do.” Lelie said it boggles the mind to imagine the wrinkles the Raiders could install in their offense with Russell, Vick and McFadden on the field at the same time.

“Oh, yeah, definitely,” [Raiders cornerback D'Angelo] Hall said. “I wouldn’t have any second thought about doing it. I’ll put in my contract the same stipulations or whatever, man. I know anytime something like that happens, you wake up and you smell the roses.”

Wow, those are famous last words, huh? While we don’t think the Raiders could get any worse with Michael Vick scrambling around for first downs, it’s gotta be a shitty thing for Russell to hear from his fullback and wide receiver. Between this and Lane Kiffin earlier in the year, there’s not a lot of confidence going around in the Silver and Black’s locker room, is there?
Could ex-Falcon Vick join Raiders after release from prison? [Contra Costa Times]
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