Bombers better off without Jones

It's often said in sports that the best moves are the ones you don't make.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager and coach Mike Kelly will soon be able to relate to that saying. The Bombers should be thankful that they have not signed Adam (Pacman) Jones, because he was a public relations disaster waiting to happen again.
Winnipeg had nothing, on or off the field, to gain from signing Jones. The former NFL cornerback was arrested six times and involved in 12 police incidents after Tennessee drafted him in 2005. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him for the entire 2007 season, and the Dallas Cowboys dumped him in February after he was involved in an off-field scuffle with a member of the team's security detail, also known as a bodyguard, who was assigned to keep him out of trouble.
His willingness to play in Winnipeg, in winter no less, showed how desperate Jones is to return to the NFL. As a league, the CFL also had nothing to gain.
Would Jones have boosted Bombers' attendance significantly? No. Could he have reduced attendance? Yes. Despite all the beer drinking at games, the CFL is a family-friendly league that appeals to different generations (kids, parents and grandparents).
Jones has been involved in several violent incidents, some involving guns. Ultimately, coach and general manager Mike Kelly does not care so much about violence and criminal records as he does about winning. Which brings us to our next question: Would Jones, playing on a wider and longer field after missing more than a year of action altogether, have helped the Bombers improve significantly?
No.
Which explains why they should never pursued him, or let him pursue them, in the first place.
CFL teams are better off signing unheralded future stars like Cam Wake and Stefan Logan than they are signing washed up 26-year-old former first-round NFL draft choices.
Too many lessons from signing troubled ex-NFLers have already been learned. But the Bombers refuse to heed them as they pursue another troubled former NFL first-rounder, Charles Rogers.
Be careful what you wish for, Mike Kelly.