Every time someone brings up the “Oh no, Vick hurts dogs, you can’t cheer for him” especially since I live outside Philly I bring up Stallworth getting almost no jail time. I’m usually more then willing to ignore character issues for a talented guy, but this is a bit much even for me. I hope we go no where near him.

BTW

He got off far either than the other two.

Either should be Easier?

It’s an interesting debate, can you over look someone who has committed an act like Donte has if he can help you perform on the field and potentially reach the main goal. Does he deserve a second chance or did he forego the ‘second chance’ privilege when he chose to get into a car under the influence, and because of the severity of his crime. There are certain issues here, his sentence was a joke, I don’t think anyone is doubting that, however it was the commissioners decision to reinstate him, and if he can help us win and comes cheap then you have to seriously consider the option, due diligence in every asset of the game. I personally voted ‘no’, but that was mostly because I’m not sure how much he could help us, and I’d rather we go another direction for the wide receiver position. Obviously it is nearly impossible to avoid what he did when evaluating him, but at the same time the commissioner reinstated him, so if you don’t agree with him playing, place the blame at his door. To not even consider him because of it though could be quite foolish if you can get a talent like he was meant to be at a bargain basement price. It’s tough to balance your morality and your desire for success if you deem him capable of improving your football club.

He’s an upgrade from B.E. for you guys, that’s for sure.

I’d rather take Holt than Stallworth, especially considering that Stallworth hasn’t played the entire 2009 season and was rather disappointing in 2008. Character issues are important and even though Stallworth does seem genuinely remorseful that doesn’t mean we have to reach for him if there are better alternatives around.
Keep Cotchery and Braylon, sign Holt, draft a hot young prospect, and keep Woodhead and Brad Smith as situational guys. We’re set.

.12 is fairly low BAC, though still illegal. my guess is that it is 3-4 drinks over the course of 1.5-2 hours. if you can tell me that makes YOU call a cab, then you can say stallworth showed reckless disregard for human life.

though the facts of the story can never be completely known, what was substantiated in trial was that reyes was crossing at an unmarked spot, at night, and thus could have surprised anyone driving at that time – after a few drinks or none.

i think this column should take all that into account.

that said, it is not cool to kill anyone, no matter the circumstances, but in a world of fast metal machines, accidents often happen.

I think in an off-season where there are several moves to be made, polls are a great visual representation of how the fan base feels. Some polls we get close to 1,000 posts, sometimes people have nothing more to add than ‘I agree’ in which case we don’t really want 1,000 posts below saying ‘I agree’. During the season polls are rare, off-season because there are so many decisions to be made they are rife. It’s usually welcomed warmly. It’s also a Jets blog, not a league wide blog, so most of the people who read here want to know how something effects the Jets, they don’t necessarily want to read a general article about criminal convictions.