[5:10] ..." immediately into it. And shoot I'm in buffalo the year -- cover Michael Vick. And I'm getting text for my idea from my family. So what got -- kind of protect the lead in the ninth"...

[5:38] ..." minutes here and and that the biggest question the easiest question. Will Michael Vick ever play in the NFL again."...

[5:47] ..." probably in 2010 to be 30 years old then I believe that Michael Vick in the next. In the next two to three years. It is going to after the initial period sort of -- Nancy"...

[6:54] ..." 1 appointment made this morning I mean we're really going to miss Michael Vick. For a lot of different reasons. We're going to miss him because he was the most exciting. Single player in the NFL"...

[8:18] ..." Peter I agree review on Michael Vick returning to the NFL I think he'll be back and most of the people who don't think he's coming back -- say"...

[10:53] ..." Interest that you said Michael Vick disappeared. What do you mean by that."...

[13:16] ..." somebody last night -- Best thing that ever happened Rex Grossman has Michael Vick because nobody's regular target about how horrendous he was last night you know because he's just totally hidden and any -- to"...

[14:46] ..." how about having you know half. The news that night speculation around Michael Vick signed in this stadium free Michael Vick it's if you don't. I -- this is the things that can meet is just going to be very very hard to"...

[15:02] ..." with dale about. -- that obviously he has bigger issues right now Michael Vick does than than thinking about football -- back to the football peace. You know you hear about them disappearing as you just"...

[15:36] ..." I think some of but Bobby Petrino made no bones about it throughout the offseason. It is very very happy with fixed competitiveness and his attention to this. Michael Vick felt Bobby Petrino as it is golden parachute. He's got the Bobby Petrino was going to be great for his career that's one of the things that I know that -- is -- be just punch himself in the head about. Because you know Bobby Petrino to mean has that chance and now I'm here going to laugh at this Bobby Petrino has a chance to beat Bill Belichick he. On offense he's really really smart you don't how somebody will say what he's -- deep fences Bill Belichick run. He's a chameleon he hasn't had a run eight -- offense. The only people need to beat -- one a week."...

[17:01] ..." would have been the best thing they could -- ever happened to Michael Vick because he was going to find out what Michael -- did well. Work on stuff you know to help them be better"...

[18:42] ..." but anyway I mean. I think their point is. That head head Bobby Petrino been a 100% sold that match problem's going to be as quarterback of the future pick wavered is that they would of held on to them but I think the other thing that they like about Petrino. That Arthur blank I'm sure sometime during the course to the interviews that you know Michael Vick is our franchise I needed to make a player. It's hey mister like no problem with -- do everything I can't make"...

[20:15] ..." spirit of the time to want to record and say I support Michael Vick. Underground off direct off the record quietly how many allies does Michael Vick had out there in the league"...

[20:39] ..." running back or some sort of you know maybe. Bearded Devin Hester so I don't know but as a football player. And I'll give you -- three candidates number one al Davis and because"...

[0:00]" This guy will be our football regular all season long when we get into that at the start of the regular season. But as events warrant we always love to talk with Peter king of Sports Illustrated SI dot com and NBC sports hello Peter. Hey Mike he dale -- out. All right good -- great I thought we have the music for you. Our first time talk what you during the football season W the great NBC news. At that. Crank that up well I think that -- yet sounds like pirates of the Caribbean doesn't it."

[0:32]" It has it was weird state by the way. Can we please open with a one baseball's that this had been five weeks since Eric Gagne had a 123 inning."

[0:41]" I note July 81 in July -- and I saw that it it you know what though there's still going to be okay Peter they're going to be okay."

[0:50]" I know they're going to be okay but you know -- too did you rent Eric Gagne eight for eight weeks so that he can get guys out in the sixth inning maybe. I mean after I I my only point out this whole thing has always been. You know the thing that is -- the only thing that I know that is wrong with baseball. Is that if a guy spurs 87 miles an hour that he can't win in the major leagues. Okay now he's not Ted Lilly to -- Tom Glavine to fluke Ken Holtzman was a fluke. No lefthander spurs 87 will ever win -- name in the major leagues for a long time even though you're ice tell you differently. Again I'm not sitting here saying Kason Gabbard is going to be worn spot. But I am saying net he'd sure look like an awful like fourth starter for awhile. And the this trade was made everybody I've got to greener said while greatest trait of all time and I said well. You know he got the -- better get everybody out for the next eight weeks. Well -- in danger of being Andersen for Bagwell."

[1:56]" No chance Kason Gabbard I don't think he's going to be able to stay healthy Peter I don't think you'll be able to start 30 games of the season not because of his stop just because that is his injury history I mean I had worked for five surgeries and a young guy."

[2:11]" Aunt -- I mean I could well be wrong I'll just say this though. If you had it to do over again would you do it."

[2:20]" I I think I have absolutely I think he's going to be better oh yeah. Particularly such -- yeah yeah I consider it -- all that point Michael and I. 19 base runners not what he's had an artistic Reggie Willits the other night."

[2:41]" Short he has been a he has -- bad relief pitcher for the Red Sox what did you tell me that I can have Eric Gagne Jonathan Papelbon Hideki Okajima in the same bullpen. For the price of an outfielder who has never going to play a Boston. And a guy who's banged up in case."

[2:58]" Make it. We're all your life open all year."

[3:04]" The only the only final point don't make on this is very very simple you forget. This guy is already two weeks into his -- week rental period. And he's been the worst pitcher in baseball in the last two weeks so well how how what what do what do you think he's going to take -- today to beat good."

[3:25]" Well do you think it is notably bad so -- or talk about a guy who had an ERA around too. In Texas a guy who was one of the best relief pitchers in baseball when he was healthy and suddenly he's back. That's your logic around to become bat."

[3:41]" did you you don't what you gotta do. Go to MLB dot com. Okay and look at it is five or six outings speak for this straight were not high 23 Seattle. Four hits including a home run reruns six batters faced I mean -- a -- Easily do that with his pitches thrown. Indications before he got traded world leader in the 20s232525 will there was a 12 in the seven or 70. But you know he's got 13 pitches to get Reggie Willits out it look. Hey -- yeah I definitely does well trends go well but to me. This guy has not the you know he was Kerry got it for a couple of months this year. You know from about the middle of July on he's not been Eric Gagne."

[4:34]" You know I I'll tell you this and we will continue this will be an ongoing discussion all season. But -- I'll give you props for that they're really good pitcher's job covering football it'd. A main advocate caps I didn't I didn't I -- What do you find it tied him for them."

[4:50]" Because that's sick that case I'm absolutely sick and I can't help it. You know when your when your six years old your father taking at Fenway Park. And you walk in the air and you see the monster you smell the grass and -- smell the Golden's mustard. And -- that becomes the thing in your life that you think is really cool immediately into it. And shoot I'm in buffalo the year -- cover Michael Vick. And I'm getting text for my idea from my family. So what got -- kind of protect the lead in the ninth and I don't want to live falcons' locker room like about the game was over they lost 75 guys picked up. To throw myself -- against the wall."

[5:30]" Peter from New Jersey your next on Sox aren't I am right now well let's turn our attention to football for a few minutes here and and that the biggest question the easiest question. Will Michael Vick ever play in the NFL again."

[5:45]" Yes absolutely not played probably in 2010 to be 30 years old then I believe that Michael Vick in the next. In the next two to three years. It is going to after the initial period sort of -- Nancy Kerrigan ask why mean -- now. All that I think he's going to start -- thing to himself you know I screwed up I gotta fix that. And I gave me the comeback and -- show the world that I'm still a great football player you know I I just finished writing this morning from Tuesday column. I got back and I -- you know. What's the best time I've ever seen victory in person what's the best game I've ever seen. -- and now I thought back to the playoff game. And it landed Green Bay after the 2002 season and well luckily I've still got the story deep in the bowels of my computer recalled it up I sort of you know I I took a bunch a stuff about it but I put that I put it on line I don't know might be up now might be a little while but. It's amazing. Okay when you think back in this system 1 appointment made this morning I mean we're really going to miss Michael Vick. For a lot of different reasons. We're going to miss him because he was the most exciting. Single player in the NFL network citing the -- meeting more exciting than Ladainian Tomlinson is more exciting than anybody. Even though we all have some problems with how we played in the fact he's not a complete quarterback. You know we love eat eat you don't debating what he should do the kind of player he should be. But every Sunday night you know for the last six years he's been there. He's been part of the tremendous entertainment it is the NFL he's been part of the the thing that makes the NFL's so much fun you can yell and scream about. God how in the world can Egypt B 53% after it's ridiculous. He just may be NFL what he's one of the things that maybe haven't felt as compelling as it is. If for 17 weeks every year for 23 weeks including all of the playoffs and stuff I guess. I'd be out I mean this is stirring I'm really going to miss them I'm going to miss them in football sense. I didn't know him very well and I knew him well enough to you know out of talked on the font -- a world all that stuff but. I just I'm going to miss what he brings to this game and it you know even you don't all the all of its flaws but I think we're all going to miss."

[8:18]" Peter I agree review on Michael Vick returning to the NFL I think he'll be back and most of the people who don't think he's coming back -- say he's going to have to sell some owners some GM some city. -- on his his worthiness well to me. That owners and place you talk to him earlier this week that cities in place in Atlanta at least 50% of people the people -- with the what is the likelihood that he could return to Atlanta."

[8:47]" I mean Arthur blank field and I expect 15 minutes let them Friday night and in fact. Hell he. I actually this question out detour on this now only to your question he asked me this question I -- this this Friday night except you know. What's the moral of the story and what have you learned from that. And and he called me up yesterday he -- just static clear blue sky and he just said hey you know I've been thinking a lot about your question. I thought a lot about it all weekend. And you know this couple of things I wanted to at. He said how old are your kids and I said well they're they're 2420 want to be as well they're there obviously older now but. When they were in middle school when they were in high school. Did you want to know where they work did you want to know what they were doing I -- yeah of course I did I wanted to know where they were all the time. And he said you know I feel the same way about my kids -- that I feel the same way about. My players in on the team that that I that I that I don't. He said you know we've been criticized I've been criticized for a -- too close to the players can beat. Not being close to -- and you know for someone like this big thing to happen. And he said I guess I think it is exceedingly important. For you to know everything about your players I wrote yesterday. And I believe this is so that if he ever pays another guy a trillion dollars. I'm not saying he's going to put -- residents Lee residency restriction in his contract and make them live in this in you know in the city -- whenever something like that but. I don't think he's going to allow somebody to disappear await Michael -- used to disappeared now having said all that. I don't think there's much of a chance that. That Arthur blank never brings -- back just because I think he feels like. -- lights on the -- money and I I just think that he believes it deep down. It's a relationship he probably cannot repair."

[10:53]" Interest that you said Michael Vick disappeared. What do you mean by that."

[10:57]" What I mean is that when he when he would. When there would be kinda hard in the off season he would lead the who would lead in the area and go home to Virginia. He would bring players -- them he wouldn't -- would disappear for weeks at a time. And he I think this is true of I was told this and I I'd never seen him but. He's got BA tattooed on both arms in this is a guy who. Just was always going to be drawn like magnet -- Virginia I think whatever they get time off during the season. You know three days off or something like that if you know if they -- a bye week or whatever you know he'd disappear Beckett Virginian blank just felt like -- That was what was going -- he was going home to this refuge. And may be doing some things obviously now in retrospect that that he wouldn't want anybody to now."

[11:58]" Of all of the issues that trouble Roger Goodell what's the most troubling aspect of this."

[12:04]" Well I think the NFL would -- gambling part of it out publicly that there there have been allegations that victory was part and perhaps the lord of equal gambling business. Quote which obviously they said the other night and be seeded that they you know the tentacles of bad obviously. Depending on how big it gets could lead organized crime I'm not saying that they did for certain -- or anything like that I'm saying. If you know the news media who knows somebody gets in big financial trouble all of a sudden. -- organized crime gets involved and then all of a sudden who knows what happens after that but. I do you think that they might -- gambling but I think that the the image thing is the worst thing for the NFL right now -- here we are. You know less than three weeks away from the start of the season and you know actually two weeks in two days away from the start of the season and every deadline in every paper in America the sporting news about this guy is disgracing his handling team Justine -- league it's not about how to -- somebody last night -- Best thing that ever happened Rex Grossman has Michael Vick because nobody's regular target about how horrendous he was last night you know because he's just totally hidden and any -- to -- here's here's the one thing that the NFL. Just really hates I mean it is they they talk about having zero tolerance. For everything that is for you know for any player gets in trouble any player gets arrested. And we don't know that that's over idealistic yet 1696 players in your -- Guys are gonna get trouble -- we're going to get arrested all that stuff but. The thing about this -- is this is the story that they can't. Choke off the front page on the front page of the New York Times today. And this is the story that's simply won't go away. And especially if he's not -- still November which is now the feeling that. You know this judge going to sit on this girl while I'm mulled over his options anime that -- Vick until November that happens then. I -- about this. If that trial date -- let's say the judge war two sentenced him. You know on the on the trial the data trial was supposed to be open which use which was November 26 November 22. Thanksgiving night NFL network Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons. How about having he -- at all how about having you know half. The news that night speculation around Michael Vick signed in this stadium free Michael Vick it's if you don't. I -- this is the things that can meet is just going to be very very hard to go way all year long."

[15:00]" Peter I was talking about this yesterday with dale about. -- that obviously he has bigger issues right now Michael Vick does than than thinking about football -- back to the football peace. You know you hear about them disappearing as you just said. -- and you see some of the changes are some of the adjustment that didn't make. On the football field it makes you wonder what kind of student he was if he has so much time this end. On dog fighting in setting up these things. Due to his coaches or do as coaches questioned his commitment to football."

[15:36]" I think some of but Bobby Petrino made no bones about it throughout the offseason. It is very very happy with fixed competitiveness and his attention to this. Michael Vick felt Bobby Petrino as it is golden parachute. He's got the Bobby Petrino was going to be great for his career that's one of the things that I know that -- is -- be just punch himself in the head about. Because you know Bobby Petrino to mean has that chance and now I'm here going to laugh at this Bobby Petrino has a chance to beat Bill Belichick he. On offense he's really really smart you don't how somebody will say what he's -- deep fences Bill Belichick run. He's a chameleon he hasn't had a run eight -- offense. The only people need to beat -- one a week. That is going to run a solid 34 well run a solid 340 feet to deep center next week that. If you don't need to be more before three need to have some more edge rusher in you know whatever -- still do that and and end any other the other it's Sammy -- if he needs but -- Thomas. To covering Antonio Gates for 45 plate he's going to do that if he needs didn't. You know that -- for a shot and he'll do that too but I think Petrino is going to be like that. And it Petrino would have been the best thing they could -- ever happened to Michael Vick because he was going to find out what Michael -- did well. Work on stuff you know to help them be better and also. Totally maximized his intermediate passing game. Alge Crumpler -- caught a 105 balls would pick this year which they were going to make beautiful music together he was going to make him. A 60% pastor. And that he was determined to do that. And that's one of the things in my opinion that is really sad about this not and I'm not even Sam that Katrina look to pick as a player I don't even think he did. But I think what he saw in -- was the opportunity to take its embattled guy on this team battle team. It would make him a really good all around player -- sought to and I'm sure that's one of the things it's tormenting -- right now."

[17:52]" Peter final question for -- did the Atlanta Falcons trade match job because they believed Michael back"

[18:01]" no they traded -- shot because they got what they thought was a terrific offer. For a guy who -- new. Was going to beat you lead in free agency after this year. And I think they got to second round draft choices from a team that drafted high in the second round. Okay the first it is -- shot the guy who was a third round pick originally so they get three that the second runner to second round draft choices. They moved up from tenth to eight in the first round. -- they'll tell you right now they're sure that they would not have gotten Jamal Anderson had they picked at number ten out of all of their right or not but anyway I mean. I think their point is. That head head Bobby Petrino been a 100% sold that match problem's going to be as quarterback of the future pick wavered is that they would of held on to them but I think the other thing that they like about Petrino. That Arthur blank I'm sure sometime during the course to the interviews that you know Michael Vick is our franchise I needed to make a player. It's hey mister like no problem with -- do everything I can't make a player. He doesn't sit there and say hey let's get rid of Vic what's played schaap looks play -- that he doesn't say that. He deals in the reality of what the NFL is today it's like if he'd gone to Oakland last year. When he had the offer to coach the raiders. He would have done the exact same thing whatever they did a quarterback where they -- Culpepper this year he just would've taken the guy who they gave him. And at the best job because it but the answer is up obviously if -- knew that -- Was it you know involved in dog fighting and the -- wouldn't have made this trade obviously. But I -- were talking in you know this trade was made. You know a good. Three months before any solid would you -- information came out about the dog fighting charges which until then the falcons well we're simply scurrilous rumors."

[20:05]" Last thing for you Peter I know you cover this -- inside and out he talked to a lot of people now. Also be crazy to go on the record right now is just not the spirit of the time to want to record and say I support Michael Vick. Underground off direct off the record quietly how many allies does Michael Vick had out there in the league"

[20:26]" a year -- to question you're really asking me is. Give me just three teams. Their most likely get signed Michael -- in 2010 either as a quarterback which I think it's still most likely. -- running back or some sort of you know maybe. Bearded Devin Hester so I don't know but as a football player. And I'll give you -- three candidates number one al Davis and because that's what else does. Number two the angels Snyder that's what these duke snider does number three wherever Jon gruden has coaching. Because Jon gruden collects quarterbacks like we used to collect baseball cards."

[21:06]" Peter it's always fun I can't wait start season with -- will talk again soon sound great -- arbitrator Peter King from Sports Illustrated SI dot com NBC sports the Sunday Night Football package he's all over the place"