Bleeping Idiots

A new weekly story I will be blogging every week is Bleeping Idiot of the Week, choosing the one person each week I feel that just not up-to-par in the sports world.

This week’s Bleeping Idiot is Marcus Vick, no not Michael Vick, his younger delinquent brother and the other former Virginia Tech Quarterback who has had a few run-ins with the law and problems in life. Marcus also had a temporary career with the Miami Dolphins in 2007. Police reports say a bicycle patrol officer(aka Lance Armstrong cop) saw Vick and a female involved in an altercation in a car around 2 a.m. The officer confronted them and offered assistance, then asked Vick for his driver’s license. Police say Vick then sped away, but was stopped minutes later. Vick was charged with DUI, misdemeanor avoiding police, reckless driving, driving on the wrong side of the road, and driving a suspended license. C’mon, call a cab next time with some of that dog betting money and save yourself from another headline on every major sports network.

This kid has to get his life together, I don’t understand why he is not doing what he’s best at(besides getting in trouble) playing football. It makes me wonder why guy’s like him aren’t playing in Canada or in the Arena league. Do they think they are to good for it? Or is he just having to much fun driving around drunk at 2 a.m. Below is a timeline with Marcus’s troubles on and off the field at VT, he also was charged with waving a gun at 3 teenagers in a McDonald’s parking lot during an altercation.

The first thing I thought when I read about this incident, is that I feel terrible for his mother Ms. Vick. Her two children had all the potential in the world to succeed in life, a great education and they were two of the best athletes in the nation. I guess they just grew up with the wrong crowd and got involved with the wrong types of people. I completely understand that they are human’s too, and everyone makes mistakes, but there has to be a point where he realizes its time to grow up…

Marcus get your life together…

Timeline of Trouble Marcus Vick’s on- and off-field problems since he enrolled at Virginia Tech in 2002:
– Associated Press

Sept. 2, 2003
Suspended for one game by coach Frank Beamer for undisclosed reason.

Feb. 17, 2004
Arrested without incident and charged with four misdemeanors — three for allegedly allowing the underage girls to have alcohol and one for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old at a January party. Released on $2,500 bond.

May 14, 2004
Convicted of three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,250. Found innocent of having sex with the 15-year-old.

July 3, 2004
Charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana after a traffic stop about 25 miles east of Richmond at 2:30 a.m. Police said he was clocked at 86 mph, 21 mph above the speed limit, and that the vehicle stunk of marijuana.

July 6, 2004
Indefinitely suspended from football team for off-field problems.

Aug. 3, 2004
Suspended from the university for the 2004 season on same day he pleads guilty to reckless driving and no contest to marijuana possession in New Kent. Is fined $300, has driver’s license suspended for 60 days and is placed in a first offender program on the marijuana charge, requiring that he perform 24 hours of community service, undergo drug counseling and random drug tests, and give up his driver’s license for six months.

Sept. 13, 2004
In plea deal, pleads no contest to one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Receives 30-day suspended jail sentence, is fined $100, ordered to perform 24 hours of community service and stay away from the teenage girls.

Jan. 17, 2005
Cleared to rejoin football team and re-enroll at Virginia Tech.

Oct. 1, 2005
Leads No. 3 Hokies to 34-20 victory at West Virginia, and makes obscene gesture to fans who have been calling him names related to past problems throughout the game. He apologized a day later.

Dec. 17, 2005
Pulled over by police in Hampton for driving 38 mph in a 25 mph zone and driving with a suspended license.

Jan. 2, 2006
Leads Virginia Tech to a 35-24 win over Louisville in Gator Bowl. In the game, he stomped on the left calf of Cardinals All-American defensive end Elvis Dumervil, the NCAA sacks leader. Claims the incident was accidental and that he apologized to Dumervil, who denies ever receiving apology.

Jan. 6, 2006
Is kicked off team at Virginia Tech for legal trouble and unsportsmanlike conduct in Gator Bowl.