Just a little football

A few things on the football front. Some interesting, some crazy, and the rest,...just news.

Adam Jones - (You probably had to ask who, because no one uses his given name) Gets partial reinstatement to the NFL and can practice with the Cowboys and participate in preseason games, camps, etc. Someone please send this guy a fax/text/smoke signal(well maybe not a smoke signal) but please let him know that this is his last chance. The Cowboys have taken a gamble on him and have put the necessary foundation in place to keep him in line. If he messes this up, I'd expect that he's out of the league for good. He has got to get his act together. From a football standpoint, I think the Cowboys are messing up by trying to fit him in on the offensive side of the ball (kind of like the mistake the Bears are making with Devin Hester), but on the defensive side of the ball, he's going to be a beast. I think that this will be a gamble that will work for the Cowboys.

Chad Johnson - Wow! So they called your bluff and you're going to report to camp. I have wavered on this guy about whether he's worth the 'extra' that he brings to the game. I enjoy some of the antics with the touchdown celebrations but it's fun and not an 'in your face' event. He plays well, but at times I am not sure if he is the best receiver on his team. TJ Houshmandzadeh seems to be able to produce, but I think the difference between the #1 and #2 receivers is very minimal. Maybe Johnson will just shut up and play ball, as he as said he will. I guess, this situation should be put on watch. If Johnson comes out and lays an egg early in the season, the fans and media are going to kill him.

Odell Thurman - Another Bengal story. I was one of those that kind of wished nothing good for the Bengals after they released this kid after his grandmother died and he chose to stay instead of reporting to camp. I thought that he was just taking the death hard and needed some time and the Bengals just let him down. Now with all this other information coming out about Thurman may have violated the league's drug policy again (he just got reinstated), it's sad to see a young kid throw it all away. Maybe the Bengals knew about this or knew that he couldn't be trusted. Good move by the Bengals. Hopefully the kid gets some help, it looks as though he really needs it.

Lito Sheppard - Sitting out Eagles camp. Why is it that the Eagles have talent but when it's time to re-sign that talent, they choose to hardball players and in most cases end up getting rid of them. They just signed Asante Samuel to a humongous contract and they play the same position. Imagine going to work and you find out that they not only hired a guy to do your job, but they paid him big moola, how would you feel? This isn't going to end well for the Eagles.