Will Michael Vick sign with an NFL team and play in the 2009 NFL season? Based on comments and positions of almost all the NFL teams, the answer is absolutely No!

But what happens in late October and early November? You know as well as I, that the NFL season can be tough on a QB. Injuries, ineffectiveness and/or lack of surrounding talent can mean the worst for any QB. Do you expect the 2009 NFL season to be any different?

The only question in my mind is when will Michael Vick be signed. Will it be by the end of the major league baseball regular season? By Halloween? How about Thanksgiving? Either way, Michael Vick will be signed and will play in the NFL in 2009 for a football team headed to the NFL playoffs.

When Vick does sign, expect that NFL owner to say all the right things; to spin the Michael Vick saga as “the comeback story of the decade”. That NFL organization will say that Michael has served his debt to society and that he deserves a second chance.

Of course, this will all be hypocrisy – done only to gain an advantage; to help them win football games.

And you can bet there will be many who protest the signing. But who are they to judge?

In what looks to be a lopsided contest, the winless Detroit Lions go up against the AFC-best record Tennessee Titans on Thanksgiving Day in Detroit.

Coming off their first loss of the season Sunday (34-13 vs the Jets), the Titans can be counted on to come out strong to get back on track.  On the other hand,  the Lions are hoping against hope that they can put an end to the string of losses they’ve suffered this season.

Detroit Coach Rod Marinelli is taking the blame on himself, but let’s face it, he’s not the one on the field.  The Lions need to dig deep to stay with the Titans, who they have an all-time record of 3-6 against, including a close loss (24-21) on their only other Thanksgiving meeting in 1992.

Look for a blowout here.  I wouldn’t expect the Lions to get more than 10 points.