we thought Ponson was a risk when we signed him and when he screwed up he was let go. If Pacman screws up he’ll be gone too, most likely by the hand of Goodell rather than Jerry.

Ponson = No talent
Jones = Could be pro bowl calibur corner.

Thats the difference

the boys have never pretended to put character over on-field talent

rangers have decided to run their org. differently

i support both approaches, because the teams know what they want

It is difficult to compare the two sports. Football is a rough sport, with rough people who play it. There is almost an expectation that you’ll have some thugs on your team.

Baseball is different – that is why the “Black Sox” and Pete Rose scar the past. People are ashamed of the coke-head Pirates of the late ‘70s, early ‘80s; while people simply laugh at the drug use in the NFL (think of the ‘90s Cowboys). The word “steroids” makes any baseball fan cringe, in football they look the other way and apparently knock off the guys who talk to the feds about it.

Baseball has the perception of a pure, clean game, and anything that tarnishes that perception is frowned upon. Football is just different.

I don’t think it has anything to do with the quality of the player. But it does have to do with the nature of the sports.

Step 1: Ponson has a history of legal troubles, including DUIs and punching a judge in Aruba, and the Orioles actually voided his contract because of his antics. Step 2: Rangers sign him to a low-risk contract to see if he’s righted the ship both on and off the field. Step 3: He fucks up and the Rangers cut him.

Step 1: Pacman gets in a bunch of legal trouble. Step 2: Cowboys get him. Step 3: No cause yet, therefore no effect yet. If Pacman fucks up and the Cowboys don’t do anything about it, THEN you would have an argument and not until.

but also its on the field vs off the field.

if ponson went all TO on his teams asses (its always sunny reference) then thtas one thing.

if its JUST off the field it can be tolerated for a while.

also look at age, thats important in this equation.

‘f’ the media…

You crawl out from under a rock somewhere just long enough to pass moral judgement on bloggers on a freaking fan site in the name of self importantance.

Come down from your high horse just long enough to go F- yourself.

Wine Curmudgeon—are you kidding me? What an A-Hole.

1. Pac “man” is a scumbag of the lowest order. I detest the idea of him playing for any NFL team, much less my boys.

2. Your sanctimonious gotcha moralizing is obnoxious. You obviously haven’t been around here very long if you think you have the intellectual heft to talk to us like we’re stupid. So please stop.