Was just throwing it out there.......trying to read the Titans board with their reactions.....and found that interesting.....
Here is another article about Pacman and views from some players....
Titans ready to move on minus Pacman
By PAUL KUHARSKY • Staff Writer • April 23, 2008
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Throughout Pacman Jones’ tempestuous tenure as a Titan, the organization and its players frequently dismissed the idea of his plight as any sort of drain on morale.
But on Wednesday, when the Titans finally unloaded the sixth overall pick in the 2005 draft, one of their best players said that wasn’t always true.
“It probably took a lot more out of us that a lot of people let on,” Pro Bowl defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said. “We did a good job of moving on without him last season, but even this week with all the trade talks and stuff like that — it’s been over a year since he’s been suspended and yet he’s been front-page news several times over the past few weeks.
“This team is trying to form a new identity. I feel like as a team and as an organization we won games the right way last year. We did things the right way. We didn’t have that distraction. We didn’t have that negative cloud hanging over us. Now that he’s gone, I feel like we can kind of move to a new chapter.”
Fullback Ahmard Hall doesn’t have Vanden Bosch’s status, but in two years with the Titans he’s shown himself an effective player with a thoughtful personality. He played recently in a charity basketball game with Jones.
“Everything that’s gone on with him has run its course here and it’s best for both parties that he gets a fresh start over there in Dallas,” Hall said. “I think he’s going to be able to contribute to those guys and we’re getting a fourth-round pick for him and can get some good talent in the draft.”
Even if the Titans manage to find a star with the fourth-round selection, however, it was difficult for some players to come to terms with the talent the team dealt away on Wednesday.
“I guess it’s what’s best for everybody given the situation,” running back LenDale White said. “If this is going to save his career and give us a better opportunity of winning, I guess it’s good for us. But it (stinks) losing him because we know how great a football player he really is.”
With the Cowboys, Jones will have the aid of a deep staff and resources players for the sports behemoth that is “America’s Team” sometimes take for granted.
“We make jokes about it, but the staff is going to help him adapt to his environment,” said Cowboys linebacker Kevin Burnett, a former University of Tennessee star. “We have a great staff in place, we have people in place to help him out. There’s no reason he should fall short.
“And if he does, that’s sad for him, because he has all the resources here to help him as a football player and a person. I accept him with open arms. I’m going to do everything I can help him stay out of trouble.”
Although Jones came into the NFL with some baggage from an incident at West Virginia University, Vanden Bosch said the young cornerback’s behavior proved so unpredictable that it’s hard to blame anyone for not forecasting his downfall with the Titans.
“It wasn’t a lack of evaluating talent,” Vanden Bosch said. “I always say there are maybe three or four guys with his talent in the NFL. It was a character thing and it seemed like he was always around the wrong people and in the wrong place at the wrong time.
“You can look at numbers, you can look at past performances, that’s something that’s really tough to predict. I don’t think anybody’s at fault for it. I think a lot of teams would have jumped at the opportunity to get a talented player like Pacman.”