A momentary lapse in reason found me listening to Dan Patrick this am on the way in to work and he was attempting to make hay about this issue by comparing Stallworth’s sentence to Michael Vick’s, considering the former killed a person while the latter killed dogs.

I guess Dan doesn’t grasp the simple notion of criminal justice that as a society we punish most severely those who commit crimes intentionally (and particularly egregiously, such as Vick did), and least severely those who commit crimes without any intent of doing so, i.e., accidentally.

After all, it’s pretty difficult to deter people from committing accidents, no matter how severely you threaten to punish them.

However, with that being said, I’ve been very impressed with compassion and maturity displayed by Mr. Stallworth throughout this ordeal. He was co-operative, remorseful, and I have no doubt that he will never allow himself to be put in this situation again.

With regards to the sentence, consider this: his prior record was spotless, his crime was an accident, and the victim’s family is much better off with a fat settlement. What good would Stallworth serving 10+ years do them? The settlement allows both parties to move forward.

There is a categorical difference between Stallworth and the likes of Pacman, Plaxico, Tank, and Chris Henry, repeat offenders/thugs, who’s life will sadly be punctuated by bad judgment and unruly behavior. And Brandon, I disagree. I think we’ll see him back in the NFL. Not only do I think we will, but I hope we do. He effed up real bad, but his actions in the aftermath clearly indicate that he deserves a second chance.

Jim irsay is one of the best owners in the NFL. The CIB made their own mess even after Mr. Irsay chipped in millions toward lucas oil stadium. That is why the CIB is no longer around.

Jim Irsay’s father was always one of my least favorite owners.