Herald: Pacman wants in

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Pacman wants in

Lawyer says troubled CB a fit for Pats
By John Tomase
Friday, March 21, 2008

No player is more synonymous with trouble than Adam “Pacman” Jones. No team is better at rehabilitating perceived problem children than the Patriots [team stats].

Could the two go great together? Jones’ lawyer thinks so.

Manny Arora, Jones’ attorney throughout his various brushes with the law, said yesterday that if the Tennessee Titans [team stats] decide to trade their troubled corner, the Pats would be atop his list of landing spots.

“Tennessee has said publicly that they’re considering all their options, including a trade,” Arora said. “If Tennessee decides there is going to be a trade, New England would be a very good fit for us. The reason for that is great leadership, strong coaching and a winning tradition.

“Over my years representing athletes and being a lawyer, as long as you’re winning, all the baggage goes away. No one wants to be the guy to mess up winning. The track record the Patriots have in giving players a fresh start would be a great fit.”

Though the Patriots have been described in prior reports as having shown a measure of interest in Jones, there’s no evidence their curiosity has ever advanced beyond cursory.

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[SavioKid]

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Why bother quoting (or even reading!) a Tomase?!?! This is all PR from his lawyer to drive up the interest on Pacman. Pacman would go to any team since he knows he only has one shot left in the NFL and Titans office & players most likely have had enuf of him (he let them down).

As far as wanting Pacman, I still think we can take a 'guarded' chance on him looking at the PATS track record in the past (like a 1 year with a sh*t load of fine print in it that will void the contract if he even steps foot in a stripclub for example). Its obvious the guy could (COULD) become an incredible CB & is already a great PR / KR and only cost a mid-round pick.

 

[PatsDeb]

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This guy just feels too risky, even for the Pats. I hope they say, "no thanks." The Pats' lack of quality at cormer makes me nervous they would actually consider this guy.

 

[mike100915]

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It will NEVER happen. But honestly I'd like to see them take a giant gamble on him. It wouldn't cost much and if anything bad happens you can just cut him and not lose much. The Krafts however would never allow it to happen.

 

[RhodyPatriot]

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Patriots are not now and never have been interested in Pacman Jones.
Go take a bath Tomasse. You smell!!

 

[JackBauer]

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I have mixed feelings about this.

No question PacMan is a huge douche. But he also has what it takes to be the best CB in the NFL.

We shall see...

 

[DefenseRules]

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Patriots are not now and never have been interested in Pacman Jones.
Go take a bath Tomasse. You smell!!

LOL!! That was a good one, I'm pissed that I didn't think of it.

 

[Rob0729]

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Pacman's agent basically drumming up interest in his client. He told the Dallas papers Pacman was a very good fit for him too.

 

[Welker83]

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Please pick up pacman..."Get your popcorn ready...cause it's gonna be a show"

$5 says pacman shanks Brady before opening day....

 

[Deus Irae]

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Pacman's agent basically drumming up interest in his client. He told the Dallas papers Pacman was a very good fit for him too.

He'd be a great fit for either team, at least on the field.

 

[RayClay]

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Other teams draft and trade for a**holes every day. Because the patriots have carefully evaluated and acquired two (2), they're now the haven for troubled players?

Don't believe it.

Moss and Dillon were both great football players who made mistakes and wanted to prove themselves on the field.

Pac Man want to make it rain.

Big difference.

 

[BionicPatriot]

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You can say no strip clubs, set a curfew. It's not impossible.

 

[RayClay]

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You can say no strip clubs, set a curfew. It's not impossible.

Yeah, that'll work. Maybe send him for a time out if he poops his diaper.

 

[Deus Irae]

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Yeah, that'll work. Maybe send him for a time out if he poops his diaper.

You do know that rules of this sort have been used throughout American sports history, right?

 

[blackglass3]

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I doubt Robert or Myra Kraft will buy into this. The one thing Robert Kraft didn't want was "thugs" on his team. And if there is one guy that embodies that, it's Pacman.

This isn't like Dillon or Moss or Meriweather...

 

[RayClay]

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You do know that rules of this sort have been used throughout American sports history, right?

Rules have been used more and more through history.

We have full prisons to prove it.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

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There is a world of challenge difference between thugs and hoodlums and former malcontents who may have acted out due to frustration. Kraft still has to be sold on any potentially problematic acquisition, and this one would require one hell of a tough sell.

Dillon and Moss had each had brushes with the law but much earlier in or even before their pro careers. Neither was an underlying impediment to their trading team - each of whom had longstanding management or mismanagement issues at its core. They were trying to get away from those before their careers ended on a sour note. PacMan has been a problem for his drafting team who has given up on him as a result DESPITE his being a superior talent. He just wants to get back on the field anywhere. His own lawyer - and this is his criminal lawyer talking, not his agent - thinks it needs to be with a winner, which just tells me even he forsees the potential for this player to continue to find trouble.

Belichick will take a well calculated risk on guys who can convince him they will not pose a problem off the field or in the locker room and they care passionately about playing championship football on the field. PacMan didn't get in trouble because the Titans weren't winning, he got in trouble while he was already in trouble because he's a self absorbed screw up. We're not running the NFL version of work release here.

 

[Patriot_in_NY]

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Screw Tomase

 

[PatsDeb]

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They just reported on ESPN radio that Pacman is close to going to Dallas (for a mid-round pick). Good luck to him there.

 

[RayClay]

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They just reported on ESPN radio that Pacman is close to going to Dallas (for a mid-round pick). Good luck to him there.

Let me be the first to wish the best to Jerry, Terrell and P-Thug.