Dallas Cowboys don't need to rush Pacman deal
01:36 AM CDT on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
If you're worrying about why it's taking the Cowboys so long to acquire Pacman Jones, then stop it.
Dallas is taking absolutely the right approach with Tennessee.
The Cowboys have affixed a value to Jones, a fourth- or fifth-round pick, and they're not budging off it. Nor should they.
Tennessee claims they need two picks for Jones because he's a stud cornerback and returner. He is. No one would argue with that.
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Dallas has affixed a value - a fourth- or fifth-round pick - to cornerback Pacman Jones (left). But the Titans have no leverage.
Though coach Jeff Fisher talks about what a great teammate he was and the organization talks about how imperative it is they get value for him, we all know they don't want him back on the team.
The Titans have given him permission to seek a trade, and no one other than Dallas seems interested.
So what we have here is a case of posturing.
Pacman is eventually coming to Dallas unless some other team shocks the world and decides it can't live without the troubled cornerback. And if that happens, so be it.
Dallas has made its offer, and Jerry Jones should let it ride. There's no need to bid against himself.
And if the Cowboys don't get him, that's OK. They don't need him to win the Super Bowl.
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