With the Addition of Pacman Jones, Valley Ranch Has Become a Halfway House

Hey Richie, I liked the article, however, you're both on and off the mark! I was born and raised in "D-town" as we call it and 'till this day, every Sunday I watch the Cowboys and scrutinize the teams every move with honesty and open-mindedness. No doubt PacMan's arrival in Dallas is almost sure to backfire in "JJ"'s face. But!!! Jerry Jones is the epitome of a great owner with his hands on approach. PacMan definately overstands that this is his LAST chance already in the NFL and low and behold Jerry Jones is willing to take a chance. It's all in the name of winning. Furthermore, like Terrell Owens and Tank Johnson, yes Adam Jones has had some serious issues in his young life but we all deserve another chance for a fresh start. I Do. Besides Valley Ranch's Scared Straight Program is sure to fix anything else he may be going through. Cincinatti should be referred to as a halfway house if not the San Quentin of the NFL! Those players have weekly bets on whose going to get thrown in the "clink". The Dallas Cowboys have a long history of taking our chances with players that come with much more that good skills. It's funny but when we signed Deion it was kind of similar but he was a clean guy. What's the difference? Discounted goods now and we are all happy. I'm just just waiting on Michael Vick to finish his bid, I know a guy name Jones who may want to speak with him. I won't mind!

I went to college with Pacman Jones. He was a jerk then and obviously still a jerk now. I would prefer not living in the same city as him...again.

Let me say first that I am a winner and all I have ever done in my life is giving it all, no matter what I did. But let me also say this very clearly, I rather have a team that I can tell my kids proudly about, then something called the cowboys or Dolphins. When I was raised I looked up to sports figures, I met some of them and they told me that I have to be good in school and get an education, no matter how good I was in school.

Today it does not matter if you have 20 felony convictions, being stopped with a DUI, shooting and owning illegal guns, fighting with police, as long as you are good in sports, all this is just fine. Your team will take care of things. And if it would have not been for the huge public interest Michael Vick would be the starter last year and next year, and you know this is true.

Where has the sports world come to, when it is more important to win a game then to teach our children a message about honor and integrity? I will tell my children clearly that it is wrong to have Pacman reinstated and that the ONLY reason Ricky Williams is not in prison and being suit fro fraud is because he is a great running back.

I am outraged and saddened to see what turn the professional sports world has taken. It starts in college and only gets worse when you get up in the ranks. Teams, college and pro level, should be ashamed of their actions and apologize to every single fan for their actions. Teach children the true levels of life and not that it is o.k. to break the law as long as they succeed in sports.

Brandon

Regardless of all the fuss, Adam "Pacman" Jones will have a star on his helmet next season should he be reinstated. Times have not changed all that much as far as I can see. You still have guys who try to be good role models for the kids and you still have ones who have issues; what's changed? Adam jones was once a little boy with dreams of being a football star. Put yourself in his place and ask yourself if you would want someone to believe in you and give you the opportunity to change and be succsessful. Also, consider how many times in your lives that you may have gotten down on your knees and asked God to forgive you for something you may have done or said, accoding to my bible, if you asked, then you were forgiven. WWJD.

I hope this article is 100% sarcastic. While you are calling Pacman's actions "silly" a man in Las Vegas sits in a wheelchair, where he will remain for the rest. of. his. life.

Awesome article! I just had that argument with my roommate and I like to see someone else with me!

I've said this about the music industry, and I'll say it about the sports world.

Nothing matters except doing your job well. Period.

Am I saying that famous people shouldn't TRY to be good role models? Hell, no! Am I congratulating Pac Man and others who have gotten into trouble with the law? Again, hell no!

BUT...

It REALLY pisses me off when people from Dallas refuse to be Cowboys fans, and refuse to watch even a single game because SOME players are "bad examples" off the field.

I watch the Dallas Cowboys because I want to see great football. I want to see amazing plays, and I want to see our team win. Nothing else matters.

Yeah, it would be awesome if every player was not only amazing on the field, but an angel in their personal life. But how can we expect that? The requirements for being a great football player don't include "impeccable moral compass". These are football players– not cops, or military personnel.

When it's 4th and inches and we're about to win a super bowl, who gives a shit if the running back was busted for weed possession the night before? Not I. Why should I?

Jerry Jones has a job to do, people. That job is to win. So many people vilify him for the choices he has made in selecting players. A lot of people have said that Jerry Jones has ruined the team.

If "ruining the team" means giving extremely talented football players (no matter their background) the opportunity to be part of something great, and have their talent seen in a positive light, then I guess I support it!!! Ruin the team Jerry! You were totally wrong to draft T.O!!! What were you thinking!? [sarcasm]

But see, I think Jerry knows what his job is. It's some of you parents that don't seem to understand the requirements of YOUR position.

Did it ever cross your mind that YOU should be parenting your children, instead of relying on the television to do it for you, and then complaining when your kid becomes a fuck-up?

Why do you people think it's everyone's job but YOURS to raise your fucking kids?
Being a role model to your kid is YOUR job... not Jerry Jones's... not Pac-Man's, not Michael Irvin's.... YOURS.

"Where has the sports world come to, when it is more important to win a game then to teach our children a message about honor and integrity?" -Brandon

Wait a second, lemme get this straight...you're asking why sports isn't teaching your kids life lessons??

Last time I checked, the object of sports IS to win.... and YOUR job is to do teach your kids life lessons!!!

"Teach children the true levels of life and not that it is o.k. to break the law as long as they succeed in sports." -Brandon

Again... All sounds like YOUR job. Since when did your job description become the Cowboys'??

PEOPLE!!!
Raise your kids! This is NO ONE's job but yours, and you have NO ONE to blame for the way the children turn out, except yourself. You should have learned that before you popped one out! And THAT, my friends is the lesson our kids need to learn.

No more blame games. Accept the job you applied for when you decided not to pull it out.
And let's go Cowboys.... no matter who's on the roster.

Big deal that Pacman has trangressed. Since when has the contemporary world been repentent of anything. We sin and incorporate it into our national laws. Then Pacman becomes criminal number one. What a joke. I guess he failed to sin privately where we all get a break. Go Pacman. Keep reminding us who we really are.

How is this news? The Dallas Cowboys are and have for the past 15 years been the preeminent example of how to build a franchise around horrible human beings.

But hey, congrats on writing a wishy washy editorial that reads like the equivalent to the beginning of a complaint drowned out by a touchdown cheer and a shoulder shrug. It sums up the attitudes of Jones and Cowboys fans in general as far as the importance of character are concerned. Ugly players for an even uglier city.