CaptainAmerica
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...siap, but if so, I didn't see it.
I agree with Banks on this one. LBOH is way off base with her article suggesting that PacMan could be looking at an additional suspension.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/03/31/snap.judgments/1.html
• Even though NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that he's under no obligation to reinstate Pacman Jones after his one-year league suspension, something about the whole thing doesn't pass the sniff test. You can't tell me that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones continues to negotiate trade terms with Tennessee without having some back-channel assurance that Jones is on track to be allowed to return to the field this season.
Goodell has said he intends to make a decision on Jones' fate prior to training camp opening. He's probably not showing his cards in terms of reinstatement because, at this point, he doesn't have to. Goodell likely views Jones as such a wild card that who knows what might transpire if the soon-to-be-ex-Titan is given the early greenlight to resume his career? That said, I don't think the league would let Dallas deal for a player who it knows is going to wind up missing a second consecutive season. That just defies common sense.
• I asked one veteran general manager to describe the kind of club that would be best positioned to take a chance on Jones. "You'd have to have a strong veteran locker room, with more of an established owner, head coach, and general manager in place,'' said the GM. "It'd have to be a team in need of a cornerback, and a team that's willing to take some risks. There's going to be some heat on it, I would think. But if he plays good football and stays out of trouble, it'll be seen as a good move. I would think it'd be tempting for a lot of teams.''
If there is a right fit for Jones, it sounds a lot like the situation in Dallas is it. Jerry Jones fits the MO of a established owner/GM who is both cornerback-needing and willing to take some risks. And the Cowboys have a fair amount of locker room structure in place. At least enough to give them one year's worth of confidence in regards to dealing with Terrell Owens' combustibility factory. The Cowboys getting Pacman is a move that probably makes too much sense not to happen.
I agree with Banks on this one. LBOH is way off base with her article suggesting that PacMan could be looking at an additional suspension.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/03/31/snap.judgments/1.html
• Even though NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that he's under no obligation to reinstate Pacman Jones after his one-year league suspension, something about the whole thing doesn't pass the sniff test. You can't tell me that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones continues to negotiate trade terms with Tennessee without having some back-channel assurance that Jones is on track to be allowed to return to the field this season.
Goodell has said he intends to make a decision on Jones' fate prior to training camp opening. He's probably not showing his cards in terms of reinstatement because, at this point, he doesn't have to. Goodell likely views Jones as such a wild card that who knows what might transpire if the soon-to-be-ex-Titan is given the early greenlight to resume his career? That said, I don't think the league would let Dallas deal for a player who it knows is going to wind up missing a second consecutive season. That just defies common sense.
• I asked one veteran general manager to describe the kind of club that would be best positioned to take a chance on Jones. "You'd have to have a strong veteran locker room, with more of an established owner, head coach, and general manager in place,'' said the GM. "It'd have to be a team in need of a cornerback, and a team that's willing to take some risks. There's going to be some heat on it, I would think. But if he plays good football and stays out of trouble, it'll be seen as a good move. I would think it'd be tempting for a lot of teams.''
If there is a right fit for Jones, it sounds a lot like the situation in Dallas is it. Jerry Jones fits the MO of a established owner/GM who is both cornerback-needing and willing to take some risks. And the Cowboys have a fair amount of locker room structure in place. At least enough to give them one year's worth of confidence in regards to dealing with Terrell Owens' combustibility factory. The Cowboys getting Pacman is a move that probably makes too much sense not to happen.
