Pacman, Really Dude? Really?

One of the few television monologues I go back to time and time again is the Saturday Night Live skit with Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler following the Michael Vick drug fiasco (before the whole dog thing). Basically, Meyers and Poehler put together a back and forth conversation on 'Weekend Update' that posed a series of questions any reasonable person would ask Vick about the smarts it takes to try to sneak hidden marijuana on a plane from a city, Miami, that's known for its import of drugs, and follow it up with a befuddled "really?"

It was the perfect way to illustrate just how stupid Vick really was. He brought weed (an illegal substance) on an airplane in a water bottle (not allowed on airplanes) from Miami (where drugs come out of, or so I hear).

Now we hear that Adam Pacman Jones got in a fight with some bodyguard at a hotel Tuesday night, raising the same question the SNL crew did -- "really?"

Pacman Jones, don't you realize that the commissioner of the NFL, or "the dude you don't want to piss off" to put it in layman's terms, said you can't do a single thing wrong anymore or you're out? Don't you think getting in a fight with a bodyguard that your own team assigned to you is a little counterproductive? I mean, I have never had a bodyguard (though I did once have a feisty Jack Russel Terrier), but basically the bodyguard is there to guard your body. You aren't supposed to get the guy upset at you, and you really don't want to punch him. He's a big guy. Most bodyguards are.
Also, Roger Goodell was at the Cowboys' training camp on Wednesday (!), hours after the reported conflict, and said the following, just making this banana split taste that much better.

"Adam knows how much emphasis I put on making sure that he makes good choices going forward, that he avoids situations where he can reflect poorly on himself, the Cowboys or the NFL. So far he seems to have been able to do that very effectively.

"I am supportive of him and am hopeful that he will be able to do that for the rest of his life. I am hoping he will not only be a great NFL player but he will continue to do the right things so he can lead a productive life off the field as well."

So, basically if the reports are true and Pacman did get in a scuffle, he could be NFL history. He might not play another snap. He could have completely destroyed this golden opportunity in Dallas. And it's tough to make it rain without any cash coming in. Also, who's to say the bodyguard doesn't sue Jones for the incident? One could only assume it was Jones' fault for instigating this thing since bodyguards deal with people all the time. Who wouldn't be seeing dollar signs at a time like this?

Jerry Jones took a chance with Pacman and did everything he could to get this guy on a straight and narrow path. Obviously it's time to realize that he was given an opportunity he just wasn't ready for.