Pacman Jones, troubled Tennessee Titans cornerback, sat down with hard-hitting journalist (huh?) Deion Sanders to discuss his recent troubles and his meeting with the Commissioner.
Deion: You’ve been recently described as a poster boy for the NFL misconduct. How does that make you feel?
Fan Stop Central: Is that a serious question? Do you really expect him to say that he enjoys it?
Pacman: I really don’t like it … What is a poster boy anyway? Is it allegations? Is it proven guilty? When you’ve got dreds and jewlery?
Fan Stop Central: Yeah, Pacman, b/c every guy who wears dreds and jewlery has been made out to be a poster boy for misconduct. Don’t try to make this about race and appearance. You’ve been directly connected to 10 misconduct incidences. We’re pretty sure they had nothing to do with your hair.
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Deion: So you’re nervous walking in with the Commissioner. What was the first thing that was said?
Pacman: Explain.
Deion: What did you say?
Pacman: I just explained myself. Told nothing but the truth.
Fan Stop Central: Very insightful, Pacman. Way to dig in deep, Deion.
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(This is where it gets ignorant and humorous at the same time. Of all the things to want to know about from the “Vegas incident” this is what Deion tries to dig for?)
Deion: Tell me about Vegas.
Pacman: No comment.
Deion: Just tell me one thing. I know you can’t b/c of legalities … Was it $80,000?
Pacman: No comment.
Deion: You’re the Commissioner - Commissioner Pacman, and I came into your office with all the same allegations, all the same incidents, dredlocks, the jewlery … what should be my punishment?
Fan Stop Central: Deion, is your head screwed on right? Dredlocks and jewlery have nothing to do with this or anything else. Quit bringing it up! If you (and others) don’t stop bringing it up and making a point about it, it will never go away!
Pacman: I won’t answer that question. It wouldn’t be fair to myself.
Fan Stop Central: Pacman, that was a smart answer; however, what you continued to say wasn’t.
Pacman (cont’d): I’ll get punished, but hopefully whatever punishment I receive won’t jeopradize my career.
Fan Stop Central: So close, Pacman. So close, but it’s not the punishment that is going to jeopardize your career, it’s the misconduct and allegations and incidents that you’ve allowed yourself to be connected with that are going to jeopardize your career. Personal responsibility - it’s a kicker.
FSC will try to dig up the audio or video so you can check it out for yourself.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green is looking for a way out. Last week it was reported that Chiefs’ President/CEO/GM Carl Peterson had met with Green about restructuring his contract and having to “compete” for his starting job this off-season. That may not have set well with Green (understandably), a two-time pro-bowler who has passed for nearly 27,000 yards and 160 TDs in 7.5 years of full-time, starter service (.5 due to this past season’s injury).
Team officials have given him permission to look for a trade, and it appears he might have a buyer in Florida. Reports out of Miami say the Dolphins are one of the teams interestd in the veteran quarterback, and it would make sense. Miami’s head coach, Cam Cameron, was the offensive coordinator in Washington when Green played for the Redskins, and their quarterback coach spent five years with the Chiefs before he was let go last season.
This move would put a big exclamation point on Chiefs coach Herm Edwards’ philosophy of wanting to get younger. The 2006-2007 season saw the Chiefs as the oldest team in the league.
Well, FSC called it again. To recap:
9-8-2006
Fan Stop Central lays it on the line this season in predicting the Super Bowl XLI matchup:
Representing the American Football Conference (AFC) - the NFL’s single-season touchdown passing king, Payton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.
And, representing the National Football Conference (NFC) - the NFL’s single-season touchdown passing king’s brother, Eli Manning and the New York Giants.
Indianapolis will finally breakthrough and play in the game of games. The New York Giants will make their fourth Super Bowl trip in team history … but this year, victory will go to the Colts of Indianapolis.
Though FSC blew the NFC representative, the champion was um, “right, uh, bang on” to quote Alan Thicke. But that’s not the real recap that we’re going to discuss here. The real disappointment in this game was none other than the artist formerly known as now known as again … Prince.
FSC was so ready for some of Prince’s eccentric, artistic flashes of entertainment, and what did the world get? Cover songs? Hendrix? Foo Fighters? Come on, Prince, what happened to the magic? Did your Aunt Jemima headpiece cut off the circulation to your brain?
OK, so Purple Rain was somewhat fitting (you know, south Florida, rain …), but what about When Doves Fly, Little Red Corvette, Raspberry Beret, U Got The Look? You had the perfect opportunity to show the world that Prince still has what it takes to rock a crowd, and instead you pretty much made up our minds that you should keep doing whatever you have been for the past (insert length of time here) years … maybe decades.
The stage was cool. Using Florida A & M’s marching band was a cool addition. At the FSC watch party, we were all cheering for the dancers to slip and bite it on the wet stage.
And don’t even get started on the disappointment of the commercials. That was too pathetic to even bring up.
Here’s to next year, and hoping someone puts an end to the streak of aging rockers at halftime (Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Prince, Phill Collins, Areosmith, Patti LaBelle, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval, Miami Sound Machine). If they are going to stick with a single act for halftime (which FSC doesn’t think they should) then stick with the U2’s of the industry … enough with the geriatrics. Here’s a list of Super Bowl performers. Was Country that big in 1994?
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Super Bowl XLI will have a fresh look with two teams that haven’t seen the NFL’s title game in a long time. The Bears are back in the Super Bowl for first time since winning Super Bowl XX in January of 1986, while the Colts will make a Super Bowl appearance for the first time since the franchise, then located in Baltimore, beat Dallas in Super Bowl V.
Both teams started the 2006 season fast with the Bears winning their first seven games on their way to the NFC North title and the Colts starting 9-0 on their way to the AFC South crown. The game will feature strength against strength with the Colts offense, ranked third in the regular season, going against a Bears defense that finished the season ranked fifth overall. Both teams have plenty of talent, with Chicago sending eight players to the Pro Bowl, six from the defense or special teams, and the Colts boasting five Pro Bowl players, all from the offense. Bears coach Lovie Smith and Colts coach Tony Dungy are close friends, dating back to Smith’s time working on Dungy’s staff with the Tampa Bay Bucs, and the two are the first African-American head coaches to reach the Super Bowl.
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Well, Fan Stop Central was half right at the beginning of the season. After watching the season opening matchup between the Colts and the Giants, FSC predicted a super bowl matchup between the brothers Manning.
Here we are, five days from the big day, and FSC may only be half right with the teams participating, but FSC is still sticking with the predicted winner … Indianapolis Colts.
Is it wrong that FSC is actually more interested in the commercials than the game this year?
IRVING, TEXAS — Bill Parcells retired from coaching Monday, leaving the Dallas Cowboys after four seasons and ending a stellar career that featured three Super Bowl appearances and two championships.
The announcement came 15 days after the Cowboys’ season ended with a heartbreaking playoff loss in Seattle. He’d been at his office nearly every day since, and there were other indications that the 65-year-old coach was returning for a fifth year in Dallas and 20th as an NFL head coach.
“I am retiring from coaching football,” Parcells said in a statement. “I want to thank Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones for their tremendous support over the last four years. Also, the players, my coaching staff and others in the support group who have done so much to help. Dallas is a great city and the Cowboys are an integral part of it. I am hopeful that they are able to go forward from here.”
The announcement came in a morning e-mail. There was no immediate statement from Jones, the team owner, although one was planned for later in the day. There were no immediate plans for a news conference.
“I am in good health and feel lucky to have been able to coach in the NFL for an extended period of time,” Parcells said. “I leave the game and the NFL with nothing but good feelings and gratitude to all the players, coaches and other people that have assisted me in that regard. “
Parcells won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants. He came to Dallas four seasons ago energized by the challenge of restoring glory to “America’s Team.” He went 34-32 and definitely left the Cowboys better than he found them, but his tenure ultimately may be remembered for the lack of a playoff victory.
His teams went 0-2 in the postseason. Dallas appeared headed to a breakthrough win this month in Seattle, but Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo botched the hold on a short field goal with a little more than a minute left and the Cowboys lost 21-20. They lost four of their last five games, including the final three, after holding a two-game division lead in December.
Dallas hasn’t won a playoff game since 1996, easily the longest skid in the history of the franchise that’s been to a record eight Super Bowls.
Parcells’ legacy with the Cowboys can be framed this way: Instead of joining Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer as coaches who led them to championships, he leaves lumped with Chan Gailey and Dave Campo.
