Reid can connect with Vick in ways that no coach he's ever had ever could, because he's had this kind of life-altering stuff happen to his own family. And Vick knows that Reid has seen the very bottom that this kind of life can bring. It's a fascinating story of two people bonded by horrible and avoidable experiences, trying to get it all back.
Reid's experience with sons led to Vick decision - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports: "Any team adding Michael Vick(notes) to its roster after the quarterback's time in prison would have to be interested as much in redemption as what Vick could possibly do on the field. That the Philadelphia Eagles did so in August of 2009 after Vick was released from the Leavenworth Federal Prison in Kansas, having served a 21-month sentence for his part in a dogfighting operation should not be too much of a surprise, because Philly's head coach has had to deal with redemption in his own family."Sad having to use these dogs to infiltrate the dogfighting operations. However, the real crime is everyone else not doing what it takes to remove the incentives leading up to the crimes to begin with.
No one wants to be a criminal.
Nor does it happen overnight.
If you raise a child to be a capitalist, only natural for the smell of money, lots of capitol, what's needed to lure them away and/or keep them in jail.
Obviously, punishment after the fact does not work. Just makes our job even harder.
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