Reedy: Pacman Working Out In Cincinnati Today (Tuesday)
by Josh Kirkendall on May 4, 2010 11:55 AM EDT
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PrintSo this is ridiculous. And it seems like a possibility.
Pacman Jones. Please go away. I beg. I plead to the football gods to answer me on this one prayer. No, they didn't listen to me when the Bengals were the Bungals in the early 90s through the early part of the 21st century. On this one, please, answer me. Just let me know you exist.
According to Joe Reedy, Adam "Pacman" Jones is working out for the Cincinnati Bengals Tuesday (that's today if you're reading this on Tuesday).
Will he help? Who the hell knows. When was the last time he played in a regular season game? Either way, I don't normally beg the mythical football gods for an answered prayer. This one, I beg. I plead. I whisper, "for the mighty Bengals to acquire thee Pacman Jones would bring about a plague that will haunt them for a bunch of fortnights and such."
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Just cause they work him out, doesn't mean they sign a contract with him.
He’s got to show he’s in football form (possible).
He’s got to prove he can add value to the team (maybe).
He’s got to convince the staff he won’t bring weapons to practice, be a total dick to everyone he works with, and cancel all his dates with lady herion, mistress coca, and mama ganja. (unlikely).
RE:
True, true.
But.
Second time they’ve worked him out. Admission that there’s communication between Lewis and his agent last week. Add it together and, well, you get a lot more speculation.
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by Josh Kirkendall on May 4, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Understood.
But I know I was one the fence about LJ last year and he worked out really well for us.
Maybe our coaches are so skilled at controlling knuckleheads they feel they can get Pacman to behave and perform?
+1
There is obviously some interest or Pacman wouldn’t be working out. I’m with you on hoping that they do not sign him. I hope they don’t for a bunch of reasons. First off, why would they sign him for? Nickelback? Morgan Trent performed “Ok” at this spot. If this is not sufficient then we drafted Brandon Ghee who should provide a bit of an upgrade from Trent. So where would that leave these young CB’s should Pacman sign? Ok so he was good Punt Returner. Cosby had the 2nd highest return avg. So that should be sufficient right? Well just in case you are concerned we also have Jordan Shipley added through the draft. Ok so we are fine Punt Returns how about Kickoff Returns. We have Bernard Scott there. He performed at a high level with a few big returns last year. So in the event that he falters we still have options. I haven’t even brought up his “issue’s”. I am not going to call it a character concern. We are WAY past the character concern term with Pacman. I have no idea what the point of signing him would be. If he makes the team he is going to take a position from a young player with a lot more upside then he has. So why would they do it? I’m with Josh. I’m praying this is one player who doesn’t get his second chance. Wait I mean 5th chance.
dont need em
not worth the baggage.
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
Zimmer.....
should make the determination. If he thinks he’s worth the risk, then I’m okay with it. They brought in Hamlin, from what was printed, it appears he wants lotsa $$$$. CC Brown is more than likely their option. Would Pacman be a better signing then the above ??? I would be surprised if he’s signed for more than the bargain basement price.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come on Sign Pac-Man!
uuuh yeah I write for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Thanks?
3rd Corner
Ghee would move to FS in this spot, Trent would be your 4th and David Jones gets the boot.
uuuh yeah I write for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Thanks?
Doubt it
If the Lions with his old coach havent given him serious intrest then i doubt hes going to be able to crack the top 4 with us. Jones hasnt had a good year at corner since he was in Tennesse. If he was good enough to be our 3rd, Schwartz would have singned him by now i think.
I would love to see Ghee as a FS
I have said that since the draft. I still don’t know if we need to sign Pacman for that to happen. If thats what it took then I would move a little closer to being on board with it. I think Ghee would be a star at FS. I have been vocal about giving players second chances but he would really have to do and say the right things. Like I said If thats what it took for Ghee to go to FS then I don’t Hate the idea anymore.
Why?
We have Hall and JJoe as the starters, just drafted Ghee, and still have Trent. At very best he could be a 5th corner upgrade. We have Scott, Shipley, and Cosby as punt and kick returners so hes probably not an upgrade their either. I dont know why the Bengals would bring his baggage to be a 4th or 5th corner with decent return abilitys, dosent seem worth it.
Please no
he may be talented, he may actually help us win more games than without him, he may prove everyone wrong and be the next turn-around player the Bengals added to the roster, but I don’t think we have that presence in the locker room yet to keep a guy like this from being a cancer
Accoring to Hobson, the Bengals are more interested in signing former Dolphin safety Gibril Wilson, who was also in Tuesday for a tryout. My guess is that Pacman and/or agent have continually been contacting the Bengals for another tryout and in the meantime Pacman has been getting himself into shape to make a better impression. Maybe he finally sees the writing on the wall, that the window of opportunity is becoming very,very small…..
Yeah,
even though they might not sign him, if he has a good work out, his agent can use the Bengals as a reference for other teams that wouldn’t even look at him…. Creating some buzz for him.
That's kind of what I was thinking.
With the Bengals’ history of grabbing troubled players, the other interested parties that have been dragging their feet might get nervous that he’ll get snatched up . The Lions are in greater need, but are probably letting things coast for a while to try to get a better deal.
The only reason I wouldn’t want Pac Man is the extra media attention it brings. Remembering back to when Pac Man and TO were in Dallas, the media kept needling players and other team sources for any information about these players being divisive, etc. It just seems to be an added distraction for Dallas and they are a team used to more success and attention. I would think the extra non-positive attention would not be as welcome or easily handled by the Bengals.
by Cedric Benson Boat Party on May 4, 2010 12:40 PM EDT reply actions
I think so
CB85......Collaros for Heisman
by TennBengalfan on May 4, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Only in Cincy.
The guy couldn’t even get the gig in the CFL.
Gibril Wilson
Worked out for them and that’s probably who they’ll look at signing at Safety. Wouldn’t be bad, in my opinion.
Pacman, however, would be an awful idea. His strength is as a returner and the Bengals have two (Shipley and Cosby), and they’ve drafted their numbers 3 and 4 CB’s the last two years in Ghee and Trent. Beyond that, Jones is just a total ‘gloid. Don’t want him.
by Anthony Cosenza on May 4, 2010 12:47 PM EDT reply actions
+1 for Wilson
he is from around here where i live, great guy
CB85......Collaros for Heisman
by TennBengalfan on May 4, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
For the love of all that is holy.....WTF
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
is just a freight train coming your way.
Well reports are he had a much better workout
Look for them to sign him. If the reports are correct I believe they will sign him. My initial reaction is that I don’t want him. The main reason is I don’t believe we need him. However if NC-17 is correct and they want him so they can move Ghee to safety then I admit, I kinda like it. I have been yelling for them to move Ghee to FS since the draft. If you go back and look at my posts you will see that I was very high on Ghee as a FS. He would be a star at that position. I kinda like his point also about him behaving this year. Kinda like Owens last year. He has to know this is his last chance. If that doesn’t have him walking the line then nothing will. Then you cut him. I definitely have my reservations about it as you can see from my first post. I am starting to come around only because I like the fact that we do give second chances. I was originally against it mainly because we have plenty of CB’s. If they decide to move Ghee though this may be what we need. Still on the fence and if we do sign him I will always be waiting to here, Pacman Jones arrested at a nightclub in an incident where a……..
Looks like I was right.
When they brought him back for another workout and the reports were that he had a good workout I knew they were going to sign him. Well now that he is signed lets all get behind him and support him. We need to root for him and keep our fingers crossed he stays out of the strip clubs!
Remember, guys...
The “thug” association with the Cincinnati Bengals is SOOOO 4 years ago. Where do journalists get this garbage?
IDK read the last post
ARRESTED LOL, Northern KY is Hell for the Bengals
CB85......Collaros for Heisman
by TennBengalfan on May 4, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
I don’t get it either, as a NKY resident, I don’t see how you can get arrested at Jefferson Hall all the time… come on Bengals… stay away from Jefferson Hall… Bar and Louie’s and Brothers… I think you would be fine if you stay away from Newport on the Levee.
uuuh yeah I write for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Thanks?
No thanks.
I’m normally not one to jump on the “hypersensitivity to criminals” bandwagon—most athletes have access to far more get-you-in-trouble stuff than regular people, and yet they usually do minor stuff that, frankly, large amounts of Americans already do.
But I think Pac-Man is a different case, and I hope that Purify’s arrest scares them off.
Darren Sharper resigns with saints.
1 less option for the bengals at safety (not that we even bothered to talk to sharper).
seems we are looking for a 3rd/4th cb so we can play ghee as a safety some
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
Smoke screen?
Either the Bengals are truly interested in adding CB depth(which I think would be a good idea), or Mike Brown is just trying to be the nice guy and is feigning interest to motivate other interested teams to make a more serious move so Pacman can have his second-second chance.
Personally, I don’t see what the problem is if the Bengals can sign him to an incentive laden contract if he can still play. If he messes up, cut him with no big loss.
I'm not in favor of this one..
..but, for Jones as a person Cincy would seem to be the best fit. He and Chris Henry played together at WVU, both had off the field issues while in school and in the pros (not going to compare the issues or problems of the two as that’s not my point) and had both been given multiple opportunities to turn their careers around.
Just as Henry appeared to have things together on his ‘last chance’, well, we all know what happened. Jones would be put into a situation where he would not be able to ignore Henry’s story, and I can’t imagine another situation that would force him to walk a straight line.
There’s a lot more to this dynamic but I’m too lazy to write any more since I don’t really want him to sign with the Bengals anyway.
If Zimmer thinks he can perform on the field better than what we have - sign him.
His biggest problem has been his ego. I think the last 2 years have tempered that a bit. Zimmer and Marvin will take no crap from him. He has to know that if he doesn’t work out here he may as well just give it up. I trust Zimmer. I do not care about his issues. I just want the team to win and if Zimmer thinks he can help us win I trust Zimmer. He is probably the only coach on the team who hasn’t let me down. Until he does I trust his judgment.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
I think he'd be a good Cb/S hybrid...
And it’d give cosby the boot and allow matt jones to get the 5th reciever spot :)
85 + 15 = 100...
You also can't rule out that ML............
is just doing Pacman’s agent a favor. It is good to have an agent owe you one.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
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