Reid About It

It seems like dogfighter and alleged human being Michael Vick will be getting out of jail soon, thus continuing his descent into his own personal "The Last Boy Scout" movie.

According to the Sporting News, Michael Vick's bankruptcy papers claim he has assets of sixteen million against debts of more than twenty million. Rick Reilly has a great breakdown of some of his expenses at ESPN.com. Among his family-related financial problems are $3500 dollars in support to his son and the boy's mother, $3600 in a mortgage and a Range Rover for his wife and kids, and his mom's $4700 mortgage and more than two thousand dollars in car payments for her Escalade and Cadillac XLR.

I know everyone wants to take care of their family once they hit it big, but I have a question. Vick is in federal prison and facing bankruptcy, which means he's facing unspeakable horrors from both felons and lawyers and I'm not even sure which would be worse.

Would it be too much for his mom to get rid of one of the cars? From his filings, it appears he's already bought every man, woman, and child in his family a car. What does his mom need with two?

Seriously mom, I know your son made it big and promised to take care of you, and then he went out and bought you a bunch of stuff on credit. It might be time to take one for the team and put one of those cars on EBay. I mean, it's not like he's asking mom to set up a bake sale, or to have a raffle. Just pick a vehicle and stick with it.