PACMAN JONES REINSTATEMENT?

by KDP on Nov 17, 2008 11:21 AM CST Comment 41 comments

Anyone heard whether or not he will be considered this week?

I'm of the thought process that if he isn't reinstated over the next two weeks he will not be back this season. I know they are doing the 'water pill' testimonies today, so that will probably take Goodell most of tomorrow and Wednesday.

I'm thinking he gets reinstated for the last four games of the season, but Goodell won't want him on the field for thanksgiving.

thoughts?

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It all depends

On whether Roger thinks he has really made the most of the time away

Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old

by Mullin on Nov 17, 2008 12:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

This is how I'm looking at it....

I don’t really care. He is beyond our means right now. We go ahead as if he is not coming back. Then if he does come back, gravy.

by mhuff13 on Nov 17, 2008 12:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

+1

It’s out of the Cowboy’s hands. Whatever Goodell decides will dictate what happens. Jerry has already stated Pacman is welcome back if he gets re-instated. The Cowboys are probably planing as if he’s not coming back, but if he does, then like you said, it’s gravy.

JMO, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Goodell lets him twist in the wind for a couple weeks.

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003

by APerfectStar on Nov 17, 2008 3:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Pacrat wont be back

by Deke on Nov 17, 2008 1:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

+1

I don’t think so either. I think Goodell has had enough of him. He’s done for the year.

by rhbgsherb on Nov 17, 2008 2:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Goodell

Should just shut him down or re-instate him..

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Nov 17, 2008 3:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Goodell is a joke........

Adam Jones should be playing by next Sunday, Thursday at the latest……He paid his dues….He scrummed a little with a personal body guard for pete’s sake……..Yet Matt Jones, is able to appeal suspension and play after a felony drug charge…nice precedant there Goodell………….There hasn’t been one story about Pacman for a month now, he’s receiving treatment through a league sponsored alcohol treatment facility……suit him up already…..

A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.

"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones

by BoyzRback on Nov 17, 2008 4:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah thats what bothers me.

Is Matt Jones is allowed to appeal his suspension even though the charges against him are significantly worse.

by houseofprime on Nov 17, 2008 5:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Adam's problem isn't the crime

it’s the number of times he’s been involved, plus his suspension was due to alcohol, not the fight, although that didn’t help his cause.

And I hate saying this because it sounds like I condone the behavior, but I would rather someone poison themselves with drugs than to raise their fist to another individual.

by Taylor on Nov 17, 2008 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If this was Jones' only incident, he wouldn't have missed any games

but it is not his only, so he is sitting

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 17, 2008 5:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not that I'm defending Pac

But Jones admitted to the drug thing. Even though Pac was involved in ALOT of incidents, he was not convicted of a single one.

Larry Johnson got 1 game for spitting on a woman, his 3rd or so battery charge. That’s 3 convictions….

by mhuff13 on Nov 17, 2008 6:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Jones as in Matt in the above drug thing

by mhuff13 on Nov 17, 2008 6:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well the guy he hit didn't seem to mind

he is still working for him

by quincyyyyy on Nov 17, 2008 9:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Also don't forget the "Spygate" punishment

Oops I destroyed the tapes

Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old

by Mullin on Nov 17, 2008 6:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't ever want to see that punk

in a Cowboys uniform ever again. I’m really hoping the indefinite suspension remains indefinite.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 17, 2008 8:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Man, you guys throw that "punk" word around

like you’re not talking about another grown man.

Dude has made some bad decisions, but punk is usually one of the last words uttered before a fistfight.

So unless I’m looking for a fight, I dont go there on another grown man.

by Carl Shelton (GloryDayz88) on Nov 17, 2008 9:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And a punk is someone who backs down, who is afraid.

maybe Pacman’s problem is that he ain’t a punk, because he sure never shies away from confrontation.

by Carl Shelton (GloryDayz88) on Nov 17, 2008 9:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

To all of that..

Pac-Man may not be the brightest person, but he is not a punk.

"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"

by Wmillion on Nov 18, 2008 1:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

or hits women

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 19, 2008 9:53 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree, Glory. A lot of keyboard cowboys around here I'm afraid.

by WayneLaR on Nov 18, 2008 6:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Don't take it so personally

You act like Pacman offended you and call him a punk – are you a cowboys fan or not? If the guy can get his head straight and contribute to the team, welcome back. I don’t buy this whole “well we can’t depend on him if he screws up” nonsense. We are not dependent on him, we have built a strong, young secondary and if Pac can’t get his stuff together, we’ll be fine.

But if he can get it all together, this team will be that much better.

by Billito on Nov 18, 2008 9:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And that's what has slightly changed my tune about having him back

yes, I don’t trust him… but da King was smart enough to draft such young talents as Jenkins and Scandrick, so we won’t have to really depend on Pac.

You’re “dead on,” Billito.

But could you imagine if Jones could at least find his punt return mojo back… how much of a late-season bonus weapon that would be for us down the stretch?

Man, I wish we had a playmaking return guy…

"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson

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by silverblue5 on Nov 18, 2008 2:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Like I said before...if he get's reinstated he will be back......

Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 18, 2008 9:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Michael Irvin/Nate Newton

people can reform themselves

by quincyyyyy on Nov 17, 2008 9:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

i think the whole Pac thing is kind of a bonus

because of how they structured the deal as so low risk. as you say, they drafted as if they were not depending on him. if they had not done the deal at all, we’d be right where we are (except the rookies would have some more playing time). we got some decent games out of him. And we actually got a pick back already when we got suspended, so in a way maybe that will work out for the best. in fact, that might have freed Jerry up a bit to make the RW11 trade. so overall I’d say the whole thing has been a win even if he doesn’t come back, and he still has the potential to come back and contribute, perhaps for years to come.

(reposted from another thread, was more on-topic here…)

by scottmaui on Nov 17, 2008 9:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

+1

I just said basically the same thing before I read your post.

by Billito on Nov 18, 2008 9:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1 ..he is a bonus..and I welcome him back....

I’d take him over Anthony Henry any day……If I never see Henry on the field again, I’d be alright with that…It’s time for Wade to cut bait and just announce the demotion already, no more coddling of vet players (see Brad Johnson)….Henry is clearly our weakest link, and has contributed absolutely NOTHING this season…

A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.

by BoyzRback on Nov 17, 2008 11:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

+1

I almost find myself hoping for Henry to get nicked up as awful as that sounds.

by Carl Shelton (GloryDayz88) on Nov 17, 2008 11:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

or to speed the transition to safety, where he could contribute more

considering our situation there. Henry is still better in coverage than KD at least…

by scottmaui on Nov 17, 2008 11:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

co-sign

Henry has the potential to evolve into a playmaking FS, imho.

Pac/T-New/Jenkins/Scandrick/Ball: CBs
Henry/Hamner/Watkins/C. Brown/Bullett: Safeties

Minus RW1

On paper, that defensive backfield looks pretty solid — esp. with each game of experience for the kiddies… and considering Pac can keep himself clean from here on out IF he’s reinstated and IF he’s still on da roster.

"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson

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by silverblue5 on Nov 18, 2008 9:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs