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Hadn't seen this one posted. Hopefully Jerry proceeds with caution. Last thing we need is to pay too much for the guy if no other teams are in the running.
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Cowboys alone in Pacman pursuit?
2:48 PM Mon, Mar 24, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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According to our sources, and a public comment from Lions GM Matt Millen, it's starting to look that way.
Follow the dominoes here. Late last week, Pacman Jones' agent, Manny Arora, told ESPN's Ed Werder "that it's his understanding the Cowboys, the New England Patriots and the Detroit Lions are interested in Jones. Asked Jones' preference of a future team, Arora said, 'Every kid grows up wanting to play for the Dallas Cowboys.'"
Hours after that report came out, Millen told the Detroit News that "We aren't going to try and get him." I'm told the Patriots, likewise, are not interested in trading for Jones.
So that leaves the Cowboys as the only team standing among the three that Arora originally mentioned as suitors.
Jacksonville and Kansas City have also come up in conversation, but neither seems all that logical. The Jaguars have a Pro Bowler in Rashean Mathis and just signed Drayton Florence to a $36 million deal to play opposite him. The Chiefs do not seem to be anywhere close to winning a title, and for a team that is in a bit of a rebuilding mode, it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense to take a chance in this case.
Again, that leaves the Cowboys standing alone.
Now, that's not to say that other teams aren't interested. It's just to say that two of the three primary parties on the list that was provided by Pacman's reps were never really in hot pursuit. On top of that, a couple of teams on the fringes of these talks really aren't ideal landing spots.
What I do know is the Cowboys have the utmost confidence in the job they do, with Calvin Hill spearheading such efforts, to rehabilitate wayward players. We've also reported that they have interest in performing the same kind of career facelift on Pacman.
But what it seems they may need to do in this spot is keep from bidding against themselves.
Perception and reality can be two very different things. The perceived interest in Pacman over the last couple weeks was one thing. As it turns out, it looks like the reality of the situation was something else entirely.
That reality means, for now, that the Cowboys should be able to get Jones for next-to-nothing in a trade, and have him play under a club-friendly contract. Considering his history, that's probably the only way you should do this anyway.
http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***/archives/2008/03/cowboys-alone-in-pacman-pursuit.html
Cowboys alone in Pacman pursuit?
2:48 PM Mon, Mar 24, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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According to our sources, and a public comment from Lions GM Matt Millen, it's starting to look that way.
Follow the dominoes here. Late last week, Pacman Jones' agent, Manny Arora, told ESPN's Ed Werder "that it's his understanding the Cowboys, the New England Patriots and the Detroit Lions are interested in Jones. Asked Jones' preference of a future team, Arora said, 'Every kid grows up wanting to play for the Dallas Cowboys.'"
Hours after that report came out, Millen told the Detroit News that "We aren't going to try and get him." I'm told the Patriots, likewise, are not interested in trading for Jones.
So that leaves the Cowboys as the only team standing among the three that Arora originally mentioned as suitors.
Jacksonville and Kansas City have also come up in conversation, but neither seems all that logical. The Jaguars have a Pro Bowler in Rashean Mathis and just signed Drayton Florence to a $36 million deal to play opposite him. The Chiefs do not seem to be anywhere close to winning a title, and for a team that is in a bit of a rebuilding mode, it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense to take a chance in this case.
Again, that leaves the Cowboys standing alone.
Now, that's not to say that other teams aren't interested. It's just to say that two of the three primary parties on the list that was provided by Pacman's reps were never really in hot pursuit. On top of that, a couple of teams on the fringes of these talks really aren't ideal landing spots.
What I do know is the Cowboys have the utmost confidence in the job they do, with Calvin Hill spearheading such efforts, to rehabilitate wayward players. We've also reported that they have interest in performing the same kind of career facelift on Pacman.
But what it seems they may need to do in this spot is keep from bidding against themselves.
Perception and reality can be two very different things. The perceived interest in Pacman over the last couple weeks was one thing. As it turns out, it looks like the reality of the situation was something else entirely.
That reality means, for now, that the Cowboys should be able to get Jones for next-to-nothing in a trade, and have him play under a club-friendly contract. Considering his history, that's probably the only way you should do this anyway.
