Roger Dodger?

 The Ben Roethlisberger saga is probably just beginning but for some in the media, it is not moving fast enough. Jemele Hill, of ESPN, believes that Roger Goodell is being more reserved in his approach to the allegations against Big Ben than he has been with other black NFL players (Mike Vick, Adam Jones, Tank Johnson, and Chris Henry).


I have written previously about how I was shocked that victims rights groups had not stepped up and used the media coverage after the Roethlisberger incident to get their agenda across.

Jemele Hill is, in my opinion, the worst kind of sports writer. Goodell is not perfect and perhaps he should suspend Roethlisberger for "determental behavior", but her article seemed to defend those players action in a "backhanded" method. 


Each of the players I mentioned above had be charged, indicted, or jailed for a crime. Roethlisberger has yet to reach that category. 

If people want to be judged on a individual basis, then they shouldn't be so critical of a employer that seems to being trying to do just that.

 


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Once, Twice, Three Times a Pacman

Adam "Pacman" Jones is apparently being given a third chance at playing in the NFL.  The Detroit Lions have, according to a Pro Football Talk source, signed the former member of the Cowboys and the Titans. 

Earlier this week after Jones' workout, Lions' Head Coach, Jim Schwartz, said, "Not only did we send someone down there to work him out, but also someone to spend some time with him... The workout won't be the final determination.  The workout was just to see what kind of condition he was in, I would say, from a commitment standpoint."

Jones' former level of talent is undeniable, and I'm sure he will make the League minimum.  If anyone knows if Jones is tolerable, it's Schwartz who was his defensive coordinator in Tennessee for two seasons.

I do wish the best for "Pacman".  This is definitely his last chance.  If it's not the Lions, it's probably McDonald's.  Though you could argue that McDonald's has been the better franchise for the last 50 years.


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