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Pacman Fever
April 24, 2008Instead of taking a negative view on Dallas' acquisition of Tennessee Titans' cast-off and legendary troublemaker Adam "Pacman" Jones, I'm choosing to look at it as a win/win situation for both parties -- here's why:
1. The Cowboys, a long-term fixture in the steadily-improving NFC East, do need help in the secondary and Jones just happens to be a high-caliber defensive back -- when he's on the field. (If only he was a safety, then the Roy Williams issue would be solved.
2. Along those same lines, rest assured that our friend Adam will have to sign an incentive-laden contract absolutely peppered with the term "off-field behavior." In an era where the media, bloggers and people on the street all want to know what's up with you, there's truly no place to hide when you're a Dallas Cowboy. If that's not a hint and half for him to stay away from Cristal, Chardonnay and Destiny, then nothing is.
3. Getting Jones back on the field not only helps the Cowboys, ultimately, it decreases the odds of him running into more trouble off of it. If idle hands are the devil's workshop, then business has been good when it comes to Pacman. The mere fact that this young man is so widely known by his nickname, yet is almost anonymous as "Adam Jones" is no compliment to his fame. It's a by-product of his infamy.
I truly wish both parties luck in this deal.
Besides, the Oakland Raiders used to do the same thing when it came to taking on other teams' problems and it worked for them -- for a while.
Posted by Stephen Smith at 9:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
