Jim Mora's popping up all over the place lately, thanks to Michael Vick's sudden fame for doing things that are legal. If Vick is the rain, Jim Mora is either a rainbow or the mushrooms emerging from beneath a pile of firewood under a tarp.
D. Led shared a clip from Mora's interview of Vick, which will be aired in its glorious entirety on NFL Network this Sunday:
Mora: "Do (you) remember when we talked right before you went to prison? I called you from Seattle."
VICK: "Yeah, I remember– I remember exactly where I was sitting in my house when we had that conversation."
Mora: "I said, ‘Mike, why didn’t you just come clean?’ I mean, this is a forgiving nation. Why didn’t you just say, ‘Yeah, I fought dogs?’ "
VICK: "Yeah, was just living my life, you know, just– my whole life was a lie, Jim, you know, everything from A to Z."
Mora: "Were you a good person with some bad decisions or were you conning me?"
VICK: "Now I think about it a lot, Coach. I was, you know, selfish in some aspects. I didn’t dedicate myself. I didn’t listen. And you– you know, y’all was only trying to help me in so many ways."
Mora: "Did you ever just go, ‘What am I doing?’"
VICK: "I was thinking, ‘Hey, man, look, I’m Mike Vick. What’s the worst thing that’s going to happen to me?’"
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AJC commenter (I realize those two words just sent your fingers lunging for your browser's back button, but bear with me) Football Bat retorts:
Vick: "When you were talking on radio about coaching the Huskies, Did you ever just go, ‘What am I doing?’"
Mora: "Now I think about it a lot, Mike. I was, you know, selfish in some aspects. I didn’t dedicate myself. I didn’t listen. And you– you know, y’all was only trying to help me in so many ways. Like the best running game in the NFL."
Vick: "Were you a good person with some bad decisions or were you conning me?"
Mora: "I was thinking, ‘Hey, man, look, I’m Jim Mora, Jr.. What’s the worst thing that’s going to happen to me?’ And now you have a career again, and I don’t. Can’t quite figure that one out."
No, being an incompetent, insecure careerist isn't on par with brutalizing pets. But at least Vick isn't who he used to be.