Aldon Smith makes Greg Hardy look like a choir boy

Streetwise said:

Smith is 275 lbs. and 6% body fat.

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I’m 66%...

CowboyRoy said:

All that stuff is caused by pretty much one thing. Alcohol.

it’s been 4 years. I don’t have a problem with one more chance.

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Lol does it matter what caused it? he beat his fiance, made a bomb threat in an airport, I'm ok with the signing but to suggest because it's alcohol and it could be more , it's not a big deal

Wood said:

I think people care more now. The media will run with this if he slips again. 4 mill isn't chump change and Cowboys could have used some of that money to go after current NFL player with less baggage? There are still FA DE out there.

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People say they care so they can look good but they don’t for the most part. If you watch tv you’d think that but ime offline which is relatively small people don’t care. They may mention it somewhat but it soon goes back to the actual games. Everybody’s circle is different so maybe your circle talks about it more but any circle I’ve been in for the most part off the field stuff isn’t really mentioned as some don’t sign person X.

As far as the media people are always looking for someone to point their fingers and say look at them. That’s just life but hopefully he really has his life in order.

CowboyRoy said:

All that stuff is caused by pretty much one thing. Alcohol.

it’s been 4 years. I don’t have a problem with one more chance.

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Yeah, alcohol has screwed up a lot of people.

Aldon Smith is kinda like Wendy Byrde’s brother on Ozark.

CapnB said:

Read earlier this was a McCarthy idea. Het met him in LA where his daughter works out or something along those lines. Anyway McCarthy is the one that ignited the idea.

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Thanks Capn!

Jeffkills said:

Who cares if he gets in trouble?

It's not like we'd lose a draft pick...

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Sorry not to confuse my post - I do not care if we signed him. I hope it works out

speedkilz88 said:

They are reporting he's 275 with 6% body fat. I don't dispute Gregory is in great shape, but unlikely he's in more shape.

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Hope ALL our players are spending their isolation time watching tape, reading playbooks, and conditioning!

Reid1boys said:

lol........ yeah Cowboys, go Cowboys.... boo Aldon Smith..... not possible

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Another one ........ Good-bye

Bobhaze said:

First of all, I’m all for everyone in society getting second chances. People suffering from drug and alcohol addictions who make serious attempts to get sober deserve our support. But people with domestic violence problems are different, especially when it comes to putting them on a national stage like the NFL. Domestic Violence perpetrators need help, but they don’t need a roster spot.

Yahoo Sports ran an article last night on Aldon Smith’s incredibly long rap sheet. Below is an excerpt from that article:

Aldon Smith’s mountain of legal issues
Here’s a rundown of the long list of off-field issues Smith has encountered since entering the NFL:

• arrested in Jan. 2012 for driving under the influence
• stabbed in a house party in June 2012, was later charged for illegal possession of an assault weapon from the incident
• arrested in Sept. 2013 for DUI and marijuana possession after a single-vehicle accident, later left the Niners during the season to enter rehab
• arrested in April 2014 for a fake bomb threat at Los Angeles International Airport, later suspended nine games by the NFL
• arrested in Aug. 2015 for DUI and hit-and-run, was released by Niners a day later, then given year-long NFL suspension
• arrested in March 2017 as the passenger in a DUI after a collision with a police car
• sentenced to rehab in Sept. 2017 for the 2015 DUI
• arrested in March 2018 on charges of misdemeanor charges of domestic violence, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, false imprisonment and vandalism after his fiancee called 911 and said he threw her around the room, bit her wrists and drank two bottles of tequila before fleeing from police (he later blew a .40 BAC)
• released by the Raiders two days after domestic violence arrest
• arrested in March 2018 for violating a court order to stay away from his accuser
• arrested in April 2018 for violating his bail
• pleaded guilty to charges of false imprisonment and violating a court order in domestic violence case in Nov. 2018
• arrested in June 2019 for DUI

This list makes Greg Hardy look like a choir boy.
As I said in the beginning of this post- second chances are good. But for domestic violence? I want the Cowboys to win as bad as anyone. But not without at least some level of respectability.

Here’s the link to the article I quoted:
https://sports.yahoo.com/aldon-smith-cowboys-sign-domestic-violence-arrests-nfl-012158571.html

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Wow, I didn't realize he was this big of a jerk. The older I get the harder it is for me to root for guys like this.

Conversely, we could have a team of convicted murderers on leave every Sunday and some fans wouldn't care.

ESisback said:

I’m 66%...

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Goals

Alcoholism mixed with poor decision making skills is a bad combo.

There was a reason us hawks fans called him All-dumb back in the day.
The guy is dumber than a bag of hammers.

Good luck in getting and keeping him on the field.

ESisback said:

Yeah, alcohol has screwed up a lot of people.

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Yup. Drugs in general.

Here's a break down of the deal according to Jeff Cavanaugh. This is almost a zero risk deal.

Base salary if he makes the team on opening day: $910k
Weekly paycheck if on active roster: Roughly $40k (x 17 weeks: up to $650k)
Incentives:
8 sacks: 500k bonus
10 sacks: +500K
12 sack: +500k
16 sacks: +500k

Desperation signing....hopefully someone can step up at RE. This proves to me that we’re drafting secondary help in round 1.

Bobhaze said:

First of all, I’m all for everyone in society getting second chances. People suffering from drug and alcohol addictions who make serious attempts to get sober deserve our support. But people with domestic violence problems are different, especially when it comes to putting them on a national stage like the NFL. Domestic Violence perpetrators need help, but they don’t need a roster spot.

Yahoo Sports ran an article last night on Aldon Smith’s incredibly long rap sheet. Below is an excerpt from that article:

Aldon Smith’s mountain of legal issues
Here’s a rundown of the long list of off-field issues Smith has encountered since entering the NFL:

• arrested in Jan. 2012 for driving under the influence
• stabbed in a house party in June 2012, was later charged for illegal possession of an assault weapon from the incident
• arrested in Sept. 2013 for DUI and marijuana possession after a single-vehicle accident, later left the Niners during the season to enter rehab
• arrested in April 2014 for a fake bomb threat at Los Angeles International Airport, later suspended nine games by the NFL
• arrested in Aug. 2015 for DUI and hit-and-run, was released by Niners a day later, then given year-long NFL suspension
• arrested in March 2017 as the passenger in a DUI after a collision with a police car
• sentenced to rehab in Sept. 2017 for the 2015 DUI
• arrested in March 2018 on charges of misdemeanor charges of domestic violence, assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, false imprisonment and vandalism after his fiancee called 911 and said he threw her around the room, bit her wrists and drank two bottles of tequila before fleeing from police (he later blew a .40 BAC)
• released by the Raiders two days after domestic violence arrest
• arrested in March 2018 for violating a court order to stay away from his accuser
• arrested in April 2018 for violating his bail
• pleaded guilty to charges of false imprisonment and violating a court order in domestic violence case in Nov. 2018
• arrested in June 2019 for DUI

This list makes Greg Hardy look like a choir boy.
As I said in the beginning of this post- second chances are good. But for domestic violence? I want the Cowboys to win as bad as anyone. But not without at least some level of respectability.

Here’s the link to the article I quoted:
https://sports.yahoo.com/aldon-smith-cowboys-sign-domestic-violence-arrests-nfl-012158571.html

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I agree. Should not do this.

The SFPD had said Smith’s fiancee called 911 Saturday evening, claiming that he “threw her around the room,” bit her on the wrists and drank two bottles of tequila. She told police that he climbed out of a window and fled before officers arrived, and she was said to have suffered “non-life-threatening injuries.”

I have no clue what happened here. For all we know, she threw stuff at him and he responded. We have no clue from this statement. We don't know why he bit her on the wrist. She could have had her hands on him or on his face and he bit them trying to get them off of him. I certainly don't know. Do you? Seriously, this guy is 6'4 260 lbs DE. He would've killed that lady if he'd punched her or something like that.

Hey, I take TRUE domestic violence seriously, it's a very serious problem in this world. But not all cases are the same.
I was in a relationship at 19 with a girl who was 21 and she was violent. Every time I told her that I was done with her, she would attack me, and I mean REALLY REALLY attack me. So I would have to scrape her off of me. Sometimes that would take a while to do. Her claws would be entrenched into my skin,

There were times when I would go play basketball, and all of my friends would be like, "What the hell happened to you bro"? There would be scratches all over my body. The one time I actually snapped, that's the one time it was reported. She lunged at me and grabbed my neck one time, and I grabbed her hand and in one motion pulled them off of my neck and slammed them on the wall and broke it. Now who's at fault there? I certainly don't think I was. Some women can be very tricky, spiteful and evil, especially if they are violent. (NOT ALL WOMEN ARE LIKE THIS BY THE WAY)
Sometimes women start the physical fights, especially young women. When you're young, you think you know life, and yourself but that's far from the truth. Since that woman, I've had nothing but peace in my life with every relationship I was in. I don't even scream at women, and especially don't get physical with them.

The same goes for rape cases. When I was 22, there was a girl that told me she was 21, I later found out she was 16. She could've turned around and reported me just out of spite.

I said all of that to say, not all cases are the same. And obviously the Cowboys felt comfortable enough to sign him, so I'm good with it.

Echo9 said:

Here's a break down of the deal according to Jeff Cavanaugh. This is almost a zero risk deal.

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I completely agree with your point but I keep looking at Cavenaugh's face and just can't make my hand click on the link.

Dre11 said:

Lol does it matter what caused it? he beat his fiance, made a bomb threat in an airport, I'm ok with the signing but to suggest because it's alcohol and it could be more , it's not a big deal

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He obviously has stupidity problems as well. However, once you stop drinking your entire life changes. You stop hanging out with morons, stop dating hoes that you want to smack around, and have a more clear view of what's important in your life. 4 years is a long time. Things can change in that time.

Now I cant say how far along he is or if this is just a ruse to get more money. That part remains to be seen.

Obviously the Cowboys are looking for cheap ways to hit a home run. Obviously trying to avoid spending another 15 million on a DE.

this feels like the cowboys FO doing a favor to a coach again in Tomsula,none of the them have worked well in the past.