DMN Blog: King sides with Cowboys
by Albert Breer
In his Monday Morning Quarterback, Sports Illustrated's Peter King had a couple of Cowboy related notes. Both of which I kinda agree with. They are ...
5. I think it would be odd if Roger Goodell made the decision this week whether to reinstate Pacman Jones fully -- with seven weeks before training camp begins for the Cowboys. Makes more sense to me to hold the decision in abeyance until closer to training camp, and maybe allow Jones to use the Cowboy facilities between now and then without full assurance that he'll be allowed back. The problem for the Cowboys comes if Goodell says Jones can return this week, then Mr. Troubled gets in trouble again and Goodell has to suspend him again.
6. I think, speaking of the Cowboys, they're absolutely right to give Anthony Spencer lots of practice reps at Greg Ellis' outside-linebacker spot, at the expense of Ellis -- even though the veteran is coming off his best year. Ellis will be 33 on opening day, Spencer 24. Spencer was picked in the first round last year, and the Cowboys like him. How dumb would it be to NOT see if Spencer can fit in Wade Phillips' defense during the offseason? If a football team takes a player in the first round and doesn't find out if he can play by the end of his second training camp, it's run by irresponsible people. Football has to be unfeeling.
Reinstating Pacman fully before training camp, as King said, simply widens the margin of error for the league, and it doesn't need that with the attention that's been coming via player conduct. And yes, finding out about Spencer is the right move, especially in June, when the first game that counts is still three months away.
In his Monday Morning Quarterback, Sports Illustrated's Peter King had a couple of Cowboy related notes. Both of which I kinda agree with. They are ...
5. I think it would be odd if Roger Goodell made the decision this week whether to reinstate Pacman Jones fully -- with seven weeks before training camp begins for the Cowboys. Makes more sense to me to hold the decision in abeyance until closer to training camp, and maybe allow Jones to use the Cowboy facilities between now and then without full assurance that he'll be allowed back. The problem for the Cowboys comes if Goodell says Jones can return this week, then Mr. Troubled gets in trouble again and Goodell has to suspend him again.
6. I think, speaking of the Cowboys, they're absolutely right to give Anthony Spencer lots of practice reps at Greg Ellis' outside-linebacker spot, at the expense of Ellis -- even though the veteran is coming off his best year. Ellis will be 33 on opening day, Spencer 24. Spencer was picked in the first round last year, and the Cowboys like him. How dumb would it be to NOT see if Spencer can fit in Wade Phillips' defense during the offseason? If a football team takes a player in the first round and doesn't find out if he can play by the end of his second training camp, it's run by irresponsible people. Football has to be unfeeling.
Reinstating Pacman fully before training camp, as King said, simply widens the margin of error for the league, and it doesn't need that with the attention that's been coming via player conduct. And yes, finding out about Spencer is the right move, especially in June, when the first game that counts is still three months away.
posted by The Gryphon at 4:50 PM
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