Mister Jones

Posted by Mike Giardi June 22, 2008 at 5:32 pm

So Pacman Jones doesn’t want to be called Pacman. Not only that, but he’s now dispensing wisdom. Rich.

“It’s just time for a change, man. I’m doing everything I can to make sure that I’m all right as a person, mentally and emotionally.”

Now I’m not one to deny a man a second shot. Heck, I’ll give guys third and fourth shots if their character warrants it. Nothing that Pacman…errr, Adam Jones has done warrants that. He was a punk at West Virginia (just ask anyone who knows anything about that program, and they’ll tell you). Several teams went so far as to take Mister Jones off the board after he declared for the NFL Draft. If that’s not a black mark against you, I don’t know what is. NFL owners and coaches care about winning, first and foremost. In fact, that’s all they care about. So you have to be one bad dude to get yanked off the board, especially when you’re an undeniable talent.

Pacman…errr, Adam Jones hasn’t done anything to impress Mother Teresa since coming into the NFL. A quick Google search reveals numerous arrests. This is also a man who may or may not have a stripper pole installed in his house, the house (I believe) that the bank’s about to take away from him. Obviously, this isn’t someone you want to introduce to anyone you like. I’m not even sure I’d introduce him to someone I didn’t like. So I guess its admirable for the Cowboys corner to claim he’s trying to get on the right path, but he’s got a long, long, long, loooooooooooooooooong way to go before I start blogging about him changing his life. And it may start with his new house, and whether or not there’s a stripper pole installed in the living room there as well.