“He has spoken sparingly, and when he has spoken, he has said the right things.”
This the only part of the above opinion I agree with. Vick has undoubtedly gotten some excellent coaching on restoring his public image, and it’s working. His crimes were not thoughtless impulsive acts, but a pattern of reprehensible cruelty that evinces a total lack of conscience. Getting caught, imprisoned and losing millions of dollars is hardly the kind of epiphany that humbles a man and purifies his heart. I would have to see more than spirited football playing from this man to believe he’s any different than he was.
That's exactly what I DID see in the Michael Vick Project. He was entitled, arrogant, proud, only thinking of himself, a thug, a liar and unspeakably cruel and vicious to the dogs.
Then he was brought low by his bad ways.
From the depths of despair, in prison, shamed, hated, bankrupt and broken, he has worked one day at a time - from beginning baby humble steps cleaning bathrooms at the Boys Club where he grew up - to put his life and his family's life back together. The tears were real. The humility is real. The gratitude is real. He is different, He has changed.