GumboBC

Teams have spent millions of dollars scouting, administering physical and psychological tests and performing background checks on potential draftees, as the question of a player\'s character was never more of an issue than it is today.

But, even after NFL teams find out that a player has a \"questionable past\", it does not deter a team from drafting a player. Although most teams would rather avoid using a high draft pick to acquire a player with known behavioral problems, it seems to be increasingly more difficult to find players who do not have any questions of character surrounding them.

No one wants a player with character problems. But most NFL clubs know that it usually takes some of these types to win.

Where would Brian Bilick be without Ray Lewis and Jamal Lewis? He\'d have one less super bowl victory, that\'s where he would be.

And most fans only think of character as an after-thought. No one wants Ray Lewis and Jamal Lewis cut in Baltimore. That is ... as long as they are producing.

I\'ve always noticed when a team is winning, the low character guys aren\'t much of a problem. (exp. - Dallas Cowboys of the 90\'s, Baltimore Ravens of 2000\'s). But just as soon as a team starts losing ... all of a sudden it\'s those low character guys who are the problem.