I guess maybe deep down, we had all seen this coming – one of those scenarios you thought about but hoped would never happen.
Marcus, I think you have a lot of growing up to do. You’ve got some character flaws that unfortunately manifested themselves on the field and in other places. I don’t think it was just your brother’s money, but maybe that’s partly to blame. The only person you can really blame is yourself.
I know Beamer had a lot of faith in you as did I’m sure the rest of the coaching staff, and you let them down. If you take anything from this, I hope that you realize that there are consequences for actions.
I’m sure some team will draft you, and in a few years you may even end up with a multi-million dollar contract. You’ll be getting paid for what many people would love to do; it’ll just take you quite a bit longer than if you had done the right thing and stayed straight in school.
I don’t think most Hokie fans hate you for what you’ve done. You really showed some flashes of brilliance in your play this past season, but I think most people are just really disappointed. We were more than willing to give you a second chance, and understood your frustration on the field in the West Virginia game when their fans were taunting you relentlessly. Many of us even stuck up for you when fans from other schools put you down.
But that dumb play in the Gator Bowl was the turning point. I think once most fans heard about your speeding ticket and subsequent arrest, they knew the writing was on the wall.
And so your chapter at Tech comes to a close. An eleven win season is something to be very proud of; your actions are not. Marcus, I wish you the best in your NFL career.
Who knows, maybe there will be an all Vick Super Bowl one day. 🙂
Update: I’m starting to doubt now whether an NFL team will want to take a risk on Marcus with him continuing to do very stupid things.