Who Will Bail Out Vick?

With Atlanta Falcons' management declaring the Michael Vick option officially open, immediate speculation has begun as to whom will be crazy or desperate enough to pull the trigger on such a deal. Our immediate reaction was that only two owners would be insane enough to try it: Al Davis and Jerry Jones. Davis, because he has never shown any restraint when it comes to bringing in elite athletes to Oakland, and Jones because his promise to "add some wow" to his offense never materialized.

However, we think there's a far more intriguing opportunity out there.

The Miami Dolphins. That's right - Bill Parcells. Now we know that of the many words that come to mind when someone brings up Michael Vick, "Parcells guy" don't tend to make their way into the conversation all that often. However, Parcells has unprecedented job security after wrangling a new clause in his contract that allows him to leave at any time with the remaining balance due to him. He also has proven in the past to overlook poor habits of elite players (Lawrence Taylor, anyone?) and reportedly promised Maurice Clarett that he would draft him in the 4th round if he were available.

Vick is the perfect player for the Wildcat offense, which the Dolphins employed on many occasions last year, and as such, would not be asked to play quarterback full-time or be the face of the franchise. He'd be asked to come off the bench and add some spark to Miami's offense, sort of like having a superb sixth-man in basketball.

There are many questions that would have to be answered (trade compensation, Vick's contract restructuring, etc.), but as surprised as some might be if Parcells makes such a move, we here at TDB wouldn't be...we'd just go on and on and on about how we called it.