My list of what you get for your 720K did not include any mention of him leaving his wife when she was 8 months pregnant, so I recognize that by itself it is not relevant in assessing his ability to play.
I included it because I thought it shows a pattern of how he treats people. When I combine how he treated his coach, his QB and his wife, I believe it says a lot about his character, or lack of. It paints a picture of a guy who only thinks of himself and is more likely to be a locker room disruption rather than a veteran leader. Furthermore, it supports my contention that his motivation to come back and play is financial desperation rather than driven by a pure desire to compete on the field.
For the record I read your posts, in their entirety, and in both of them you make a major point of his off field morals as key to the reason you don't want him on the Fins. I wish he, as well as other players had better morals also. In the above post another one of your reasons for not wanting him is his financial motivation to resume playing. Um, most players in pro sports are there because of the big paycheck, and fame of course.
The question for me is whether he can make a contribution to the team. Looking at his numbers in the years leading up to his retirement he certainly was not in a major decline, i'd put him up against Ricky or Ronnie's numbers the last three years. True the guy said some things in public about his teammates that he shouldn't have, no different than some of the current Dolphins. There is also the possibility that he's matured in his time away from the locker room.
I think he'd be worth bringing into camp if the Fins had the opportunity.
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