I know defense is a huge issue, but we do have some nice young players

[haleyrules]

With all due respect, you jumped over a key contextual phrase in your desire to rant.



If a personal/private matter has not reached a dysfunctional or other factors mitigate in such a way that it remains private, no one will know to pass judgment.

But ... if a dysfunction is out of control, it tends to manifest itself in public behavior inviting the scrutiny of others.

Second, we need to dispense with this notion that we should never judge. That notion comes from misinterpreting the Bible passage "Judge not that you not be judged." Of course, the same person - who we can't name around here other than in vanity - said, "Judge not merely by appearance but judge righteous judgments" and said, "By their FRUITS you shall know them."

Humans have the capacity to use their brains to observe, to evaluate and to make decisions based on those evaluations. That is called JUDGING! We also have the ability and capacity to JUDGE right behavior and wrong behavior. We have the capacity to assess situations and make evaluations of those situations to determine whether they are courses of action that will lead to good things resulting or bad things resulting.

So when people make an assessment of Hardy, they're doing so based on the information that has come to their attention, the decisions he made in life and have become public and the decisions he continues to make in life (funny how no team wants him even though he can aid their pass rush).

And then they determine whether they want him a part of their circle of friends, their teams, etc.

This is a function we ALL go through.

Not really ranting. Just saying...nobody knows what happens in private lives. The lady in Hardy's case did accept money to drop the issue and that could well have been the original motivation. Only that. Mostly, I enjoy your thoughts and posts so don't misunderstand.

 

[Sydla]

Agreed.

You get that Davis kid out there with Lawrence and the team may have something that somewhat resembles a pass rush.

Your lips to God's ears.

 

[tyke1doe]

Not really ranting. Just saying...nobody knows what happens in private lives. The lady in Hardy's case did accept money to drop the issue and that could well have been the original motivation. Only that. Mostly, I enjoy your thoughts and posts so don't misunderstand.

Fair enough.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

The defense is a serious issue. The Cowboys is not good enough. NO club can win in the SB without a great defense. That must be the priority in the next draft. The offense is set and solid...maybe add OT in FA and get a burner at wideout...somehow..but concentrate on the defense. Thats the road to the SB!!

I agree they need to go defense heavy in the draft and free agency. I don't think we need to burn another high pick on OT. Chaz Green looked good enough to be at least a decent starter on this O-line. We need some depth, especially with Leary likely gone, but not in the first 4 rounds. And I don't think we deserve to spend another high pick on a TE until we prove we can actually do something with it. A #2 WR would be nice but I don't think it's a pressing need. Beasley is turning into a high caliber slot receiver... Overall, we have so many pressing needs on defense. Our most reliable DE is a guy who has 8 career sacks. Tyrone Crawford doesn't even appear to have a set position on this team. Maleik Collins has promise but we can't put all our eggs in his basket. Gregory and Tapper are unreliable for different reasons. LBer is especially thin, especially if Lee goes down. Hitchens looks like a JAG, Ro McClain will be out of the league, and our hope rests in the nerves of a red shirt rookie. Secondary actually looks solid this year, but there's a chance we could lose our 3 best CBs sooner than later. Scandrick is nearing 30, Carr is probably gone, and Claiborne might demand more money than we're willing to pay. Then there's always the SS issue...