In today’s Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Clarence E. Hill, Jr. writes that “the door has not been completely closed on cornerback Adam ‘Pacman” Jones’ career with the Dallas Cowboys” and that Jerry Jones “said he is considering the move even though it’s a long shot.”  The Master and Commander of All Things Poke said “he’s not concerned about any
off-the-field issues with Pacman Jones” even though “he was involved in a scuffle with his bodyguard at a downtown
Dallas hotel and was suspended for six games by the NFL” and “spent
time in an alcohol rehab program during his suspension.” 

So, here’s The Jerry #1: “In
hindsight, the Cowboys’ owner said Pacman Jones was a not a problem
last season, blaming the fight at the hotel on the bodyguard.”

Here’s The Jerry # 2: “He also said Pacman Jones was a better player than he was given credit for last season and graded as the team’s best cornerback.”

So there you go.  That’s how it works.  He was enough of a problem to the NFL in general that he was suspended, but to The Jerry, he was the best he had at CB, so …

If you have no standards other than expediency and winning, then it makes no difference what else happens.  If you have no standards, you can live up to them.  If winning at any costs is all that matters, you can justify anything.

Pacman a behavioral disaster?  Well, yeah, but hey, he’s the best CB on the team.  So … who cares? 

When describing Oakland (the city, not the NFL team, but … ), Gertrude Stein is claimed to have said, “There is no there there.”  Gerty, meet Jerrell Wayne Jones, the Oakland of NFL Owners.

p.s.  How ’bout them Tejas Rangers?