And may dog have mercy on your soul

Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in jail for financing a dog-fighting operation. I wonder if people will chalk this up to the Madden Curse. I'm kind of surprised by the sentence - we're talking about a first-time offender and what amounts to a (disgusting) white-collar crime. Still, why couldn't Vick put aside his lowlife impulses and obey the laws of a society that overpays him millions of dollars a year to play a child's game for a living? I'm always amazed by the fall from grace of some professional athletes (read: Maurice Clarett) who just can't seem to leave the scumbag thug lifestyle behind them. You're playing football for a job. You're making millions of dollars. You will retire comfortably at age 35 and never have to work again. Your children will never have to work. Can you please just obey the law for a while? Millions of hard-working blue-collar Americans live paycheck to paycheck and find a way to play by the rules. Vick used to amaze us on the field - now he just amazes us. And disappoints us.