PFT: Cowboys Getting Fined for Pacman Suspension

[tomson75]

^^^^ That's good stuff.

 

[AbeBeta]

It's not about Pacman's punishment, it's about fining the organization $200k on top of it. If you give a player a second chance, don't punish the team who took him in after you gave your blessing.

He's setting a huge precedent here. In the future, teams will be leary of giving a player a second chance for fear of Fuhrer Goodell and his gestapo dropping the hammer.

Totally disagree -- fines for the team means that a team who wants to give a second chance is motivated to protect their investment -- don't just bring a guy in, but establish a program to help him with his problems and provide the support he needs.

Teams will NEVER be leery of giving guys with major talent a second chance -- this program makes it clear though that if you want to be a second chance team that you need to do your best to help the player and keep him in line. A team that is leery shouldn't be involved in the first place b/c it means that they are not confident that they can help the player turn it around.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

In the courts and in the underworld it is known as extortion.

 

[jazzcat22]

That just means Jerry has to skip his botox sessions this week.

No, he will just raise the price of beer by 25 cents. So instead of losing $200,000, he will make $785,000.