If You Think Michael Vick Will Ever Be Forgiven, You Might Want to Think Again

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Michael Vick seems to be enemy number one when it comes to a certain number of sports fans. When he was arrested on charges of dog fighting and cruelty to animals, the sports world went crazy.

People called him a murderer, others said he should be locked up for life. Though Vick plead not guilty at first he finally admitted to his crimes and was sentenced to 23 months behind bars.

Apparently not long enough for some.

After all that, even though he had gone to prison and served his time, he's still seems to be the most hated and talked about professional football player to this day. His community service, his time given to the SPCA as well as talking to youth about the mistakes he's made have not made a single dent in public perception.

Never was that more apparent than this week.

Terrell Owens Just Can't Keep His Mouth Shut

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I was impressed at least for awhile. Terrell Owens hadn't said much during his first season with the Cincinnati Bengals alongside teammate Chad Ocho Cinco.

That came to an end on Tuesday night and it ended in true T.O. style.

During his cable network show "The T.Ocho Show" alongside Ocho Cinco, Owens was asked by his teammate why the Bengals were struggling as badly as they are. Did he blame themselves, the players, and their play on the field or did he blame someone else?

Like that's really a question I need to ask.

“I think there’s underachieving from the top down. You start with the owner, you start with the coaches. And obviously we as players, we are a product of what the coaches are coaching us throughout the course of the week."

Really T.O.? Your team has won two games and instead of admitting that you're not playing very well, you throw someone else under the bus. Far be it for you to point that finger where it should be pointed.

It was just a matter of time before Owens went this direction. I'm surprised it took him this long to get there. He's done it at every stop during his professional career and has been run out of town for it. He can talk about "being real" but that requires blaming himself for dropping everything in sight during his last season in Dallas. Yet, he blamed Romo for bad passes and for throwing more passes to tight end Jason Witten. Though, can you really blame him for throwing to someone who can actually catch?

Owens wasn't done taking his shots at the Bengals coaching staff. “Of course, we have to go out there and play the game. But in order for us to do what we’re allowed to do at the best of our abilities, the coaches have to put the players in the best position.”

T.O. has had a solid season I won't disagree with anyone who says that. But to throw the coaching staff under the bus for what the players aren't doing just makes me shake my head.

If he's not careful, he's going to talk his way right out of Cincinnati like he has with every other team he's played for.

His problems with San Francisco 49ers' quarterback Jeff Garcia and calling him a few choice names got him tossed from the Bay Area. His problems with Donovan McNabb and accusing the Eagles' quarterback of "quitting" during the Super Bowl got him tossed from Philadelphia. Finally, his mouth got him kicked from the Dallas Cowboys when he complained about not getting the ball thrown to him no matter how many times he dropped the passes he did get.

This is an extremely talented receiver with a mouth that doesn't know when to stop talking. I don't know if he doesn't have a sensor or if he just doesn't care what people think of his opinions. One thing is very clear, Owens lives by his own motto and his own rules. No matter how he plays, it's never his fault for things that don't go right.

While he doesn't deserve any blame for what's going on in Cincinnati, it's also not for him to throw people under the bus for having as many wins as the Carolina Panthers.

It's only a matter of time before his mouth gets him a one-way ticket out of Cincinnati. If that does happen, there won't be many teams left that are willing to deal with him.

Ellis Hobbs: Eagle's Defensive Back Has Full Movement After Scare

This was one of those moments that sends chills up your spine. One of those moments that sends a collective hush through an entire stadium.

This is football and these are the kind of injuries that players and coaches alike fear. When the see one of their own go down and no movement for what seems like eternity, there's no question that most players would become gun shy once the injured player is taken off the field.

In Philadelphia, that moment happened in the second half of the game between the Eagles and the New York Giants.

Eagles' defensive back Ellis Hobbs, while returning a kick, was inadvertently hit helmet-to-helmet by Giants' defensive end Dave Tollefson.

You could see from the moment Hobbs was hit, his body went limp as it hit the ground. He remained face down for more than 10 minutes while trainers and medical staff attended to him.

Players from both teams either took a knee or looked on with concern. You could see some praying, some had their helmets off staring at their teammate, hoping for that little bit of movement to let them know that all would be ok.

When that movement didn't come, the concern grew even more.

Hobbs was eventually strapped down to a backboard and strapped down by medical workers to make sure there were no movements when they removed him from the field.

While there seemed to be no movement while he was down, Hobbs gave a very reassuring thumbs up as he was being removed from the field by stretcher. Something that sent the fans, and teammates alike, into cheers and claps.

According to the Philadelphia Enquirer, Hobbs was xrayed by the team and had full movements in his extremities.

The thumbs up by Hobbs, along with the news that he had full movements and xrays were negative, just added on to the good news that came with what could have been an injury that seemed to be a lot worse at first glance.

While the NFL can take all the precautions it wants to keep these kind of injuries from happening, this is football. While no one wants to see them or see a player succumbing to these injuries, unfortunately, there are going to be those moments.

Thankfully for Hobbs, he will see the field again this season once he's cleared by the medical staff.

For the Eagles, they made sure that they put the game in the win column for their teammate, a 27-17 win over the Giants.