Thursday, November 20, 2008

Pacman...I'm Confused

I just want to make sure that I have the facts straight:

  • Pacman was suspended in October because of an "alcohol-related incident"
  • Pacman attended an alcohol rehab program while suspended
  • The alcohol rehab program determined that Pacman does NOT have a drinking problem
  • Goodell, based on the information gathered by the rehab program, reinstates Pacman to the NFL

This is my question: if you were the NFL commissioner, and Pacman was thought to have had an alcohol problem...and that alcohol had created his inability to act like a normal human-being...but it was then determined that alcohol was NOT the cause of his Ike Turner-like tantrums...wouldn't you think that he may need some additional type of treatment or rehab?

Simpler version: If you thought alcohol was the problem...only to find out that alcohol was NOT the problem...wouldn't you continue to search for the problem?

The idea of reinstating this guy is worse than the creation of the "Crazy Crab" in San Francisco!!!


This is just a trainwreck waiting to happen...all aboard the Pacman Express!!

2 comments:

  1. You don't need to break things down into simpler terms. I would hope your readers aren't that incompetent :).

    I don't know the whole story, but couldn't it have been a series of coincidences having to do with Pacman? Maybe he just got CAUGHT acting stupid while under the influence, but not necessarily meaning he has a problem. Everybody acts stupid when under the influence, but that's not what everybody is remembered for.

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  2. Exactly...so if he doesn't have an alcohol problem, spend some time determining what the true problem is.

    Instead, Goodell basically said, "OK...we tried to send him to alcohol rehab...but they said that he isn't an alcoholic, so let's let him back in the league."

    Obviously SOMETHING has led him to acting like a moron...so if it's not alcohol, move on to anger treatment, depression, etc...

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