Bet the Arthur Blank and the Falcons are going to be thrilled with this news: Next month, imprisoned former NFL QB Mike Vick could be moving to a halfway house.

While no date is given, how’s this for a monkey into the wrench of the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs: Atlanta at Minnesota on January 3rd or 4th, but stealing the headlines is the guy who used to be the Falcons’ franchise, Mike Vick, who gets moved to a halfway house the Friday prior. Probably makes Fidel Goodell so sick that he’ll do whatever he can to prevent it from happening.

We’d be lying if we said we weren’t somewhat excited about the prospect of Vick returning to the football field in 2009. Don’t care what team, and it’s doubtful that he’ll get a look at QB – at least not immediately – but Vick will only turn 29 next June, and assuming he’s been hitting the weights and staying in shape, we’re not sure why he couldn’t wedge his way onto an NFL roster next fall. Obviously he’s got issues to deal with, and his personality went from chill to insufferable once he hit the big-time, but in his prime, man, this guy was exciting to watch. Ironic that arguably his most famous on-field highlight came against the Vikings.