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Pacman blame piles up
I've thought of a way to make a mint.
Open a strip club with a dog-fighting pit alongside the stage.
How can we miss?There'd be something to appeal to every discerning gentleman, from Pacman Jones to Michael Vick.
We'll have special "NFL Suspension Nights." Idled players will be admitted for half-price. Players under indictment get in free with a copy of their arrest warrant.
The players and their pals will be frisked at the door. If they aren't packing, a gun will be provided and added to the tab. Any unfired bullets can be returned at the end of the evening for a full refund.
Of course, we'll have to keep a close eye on the discerning gentlemen. It wouldn't do for one of them to confuse the mutts with the minxes and attempt to slip a buck under the collar of a slobbering pit bull.
Endless problems
Witnessing Pacman's ongoing self-destruction is like viewing a Greek tragedy. We know how it's going to end; we're just watching it wind its way to the grim conclusion.
There's plenty of blame to go around, starting, of course, with Pacman. But how about all the coaches who have coddled and sheltered him through the years to protect his football eligibility? They've inoculated him against reality and made him feel that he's special and outside the rules.
There's all the hustlers, hucksters and hangers-on who see Pacman exactly for what he is — their meal ticket. Like all parasites, they'll cling to their host until he starts cooling, then drop off.
Then there's the NFL, which for so long held its nose and looked the other way. Only recently has the league showed signs that it's fed up and cracking down. We'll see.
But you know who Pacman's staunchest, most shameless enablers are? Fans.
They don't care if he's been around more gunfights than Wyatt Earp. They don't mind what sort of sleazy lifestyle he leads or how many times he's arrested. If he can make plays, they'll cheer for him.
Fans, enablers
When/if Pacman overcomes his Las Vegas legal troubles and comes back to the Titans from his suspension, there'll be some boos when he's introduced for his first game. But just wait until he makes a key interception or a dazzling punt return.
The fans at LP Field will be on their feet, clapping, cheering, screaming his name.
Pacman is playmaker, possessing a special talent that can sway a game and turn a loss into a win. He can help a team make the playoffs, then go deep.
Can you imagine if that happened somewhere in the future, if Pacman led the Titans to the Super Bowl?
And if not the Titans, then perhaps some other team in some other city.
The fans will cheer and Pacman will smile and wave to his fans/enablers in the stands. They're part of his posse, too, you see.
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I've thought of a way to make a mint.
Open a strip club with a dog-fighting pit alongside the stage.
How can we miss?There'd be something to appeal to every discerning gentleman, from Pacman Jones to Michael Vick.
We'll have special "NFL Suspension Nights." Idled players will be admitted for half-price. Players under indictment get in free with a copy of their arrest warrant.
The players and their pals will be frisked at the door. If they aren't packing, a gun will be provided and added to the tab. Any unfired bullets can be returned at the end of the evening for a full refund.
Of course, we'll have to keep a close eye on the discerning gentlemen. It wouldn't do for one of them to confuse the mutts with the minxes and attempt to slip a buck under the collar of a slobbering pit bull.
Endless problems
Witnessing Pacman's ongoing self-destruction is like viewing a Greek tragedy. We know how it's going to end; we're just watching it wind its way to the grim conclusion.
There's plenty of blame to go around, starting, of course, with Pacman. But how about all the coaches who have coddled and sheltered him through the years to protect his football eligibility? They've inoculated him against reality and made him feel that he's special and outside the rules.
There's all the hustlers, hucksters and hangers-on who see Pacman exactly for what he is — their meal ticket. Like all parasites, they'll cling to their host until he starts cooling, then drop off.
Then there's the NFL, which for so long held its nose and looked the other way. Only recently has the league showed signs that it's fed up and cracking down. We'll see.
But you know who Pacman's staunchest, most shameless enablers are? Fans.
They don't care if he's been around more gunfights than Wyatt Earp. They don't mind what sort of sleazy lifestyle he leads or how many times he's arrested. If he can make plays, they'll cheer for him.
Fans, enablers
When/if Pacman overcomes his Las Vegas legal troubles and comes back to the Titans from his suspension, there'll be some boos when he's introduced for his first game. But just wait until he makes a key interception or a dazzling punt return.
The fans at LP Field will be on their feet, clapping, cheering, screaming his name.
Pacman is playmaker, possessing a special talent that can sway a game and turn a loss into a win. He can help a team make the playoffs, then go deep.
Can you imagine if that happened somewhere in the future, if Pacman led the Titans to the Super Bowl?
And if not the Titans, then perhaps some other team in some other city.
The fans will cheer and Pacman will smile and wave to his fans/enablers in the stands. They're part of his posse, too, you see.
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/COLUMNIST0206/706210361/1106/SPORTS
