Charles Haley's on board. So is Stephen Jones. Jason Garrett must be. And Rod Marinelli better be.
The Dallas Cowboys and GM/owner/Steve Buscemi look-alike Jerry Jones raised a lot of furry, unkempt NFL eyebrows when they added troubled former Nebraska pass-rusher Randy Gregory to their squad of "good guys" during the second-round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
The Gregory addition continues a strange offseason for the Cowboys, a franchise repeatedly lauded for their "doing it the right way" team-building efforts the past few seasons.
With Gregory now onboard, the Cowboys have assembled a handful of players fans of the NFL are unlikely to want their children emulating and which could, with time, spell certain doom for the current construction of the Dallas roster.
New defensive end Greg Hardy is, of course, the poster child for this seemingly changing philosophy.
Hardy faced domestic violence charges last year in connection with an incident involving his then-girlfriend, automatic weapons and a futon. He was cleared of said charges after spending almost the entirety of the 2014 NFL season on the commissioner's exempt list, although only because the prosecution couldn't find Hardy's ex-girlfriend in order to get her to testify.
The Cowboys signed Hardy to a low-cost, potential high-reward free agent deal that pays him mostly in in-game roster bonuses and escalators based on production, many of which Hardy will never see or reach thanks to a 10-game suspension handed down by the NFL - the only discipline Hardy is likely to ever face despite mounting evidence of his actually having done exactly what he's alleged to have done.
Hardy's also faced personality concerns since before he was drafted - an NFL GM once described Hardy, who wasn't selected by the Carolina Panthers until the sixth-round as "the most talented player" in his draft class.
Backlash from Jones' decision to sign Hardy has been swift and fierce, but when sacks and wins are needed, talent trumps character.
Which brings us to mercurial wide receiver Dez Bryant.
No, Bryant has not faced legal trouble - real, confirmed legal trouble - during his time in the league, but there was ample smoke surrounding a potential career-threatening fire this offseason after word emerged that a damning tape existed which showed Bryant exhibiting behavior which could land him in seriously hot water with not only the league but law enforcement officials as well.
The tape never emerged - though who knows for sure if or when that little rumor/issue will rear its ugly head again - and concern over Bryant quieted from a roar to a gentle, worrisome hum until Dez, known for his questionable circle off-the-field, made two decisions this which, in conjuction with one another, reportedly left the Cowboys brass in wait-and-see mode on his NFL future.
First, Bryant changed representation, signing with the Jay Z-led Roc Nation - a move which reportedly left the elder Jones perturbed and which may have resulted in a more acrimonious state of contract negotiations.
Then, Bryant chose to part ways with mentor and long-time advisor David Wells - a decision which clearly rattled the Dallas brain-trust and seemingly cemented concern over his professional future.
Bryant, again, has had no legal issues since joining the Cowboys and the NFL - though according to reports, there were at least five separate incidents wherein the DeSoto City Police Department were called to the home in which Bryant was staying with family and that was before Bryant separated from Wells - but he's undergone treatment for anger management and without Wells around to keep him in line, there's no telling what will come for the potentially combustible Bryant and the Boys.
Then, to complete the questionable offseason trifecta in Dallas, came the surprising decision to draft Gregory.
From a purely football standpoint, it makes ample sense. The Cowboys finished with just 28 sacks last season. Their moribund pass-rush affected the entire defensive unit and meant the Dallas coaching staff was forced to watch helplessly as the Aaron Rodgers-led Green Bay Packers marched up and down the field almost at will during last year's playoff loss.
The sleek, uber-athletic Gregory would have been a likely top-10 pick last week were it not for a host of off-field issues. The enigmatic talent has dealt with problems of depression, anxiety, potential bi-polar disorder and marijuana use.
Numerous reports emerged just prior to the draft's first-round attempting - and failing - to quantify those problems, but while they were cryptic at best and seemed to offer little in the way of concrete information, they all pointed to the same thing - ample off-field concerns.
While none of those make Gregory a bad guy, they certainly make him a questionable bet as a second-round pick and further, successful NFL player.
Still, Cowboys director of player personnel Stephen Jones was adamant recently when discussing the selection of Gregory that he believes the Cowboys have the right infrastructure to house and guide these players, though he did admit that when taking exceptions, when adding players to your roster with questionable pasts and uncertain futures, there is a limit.
"Absolutely," Jones said, per Peter King of MMQB.com. "You can't just do it all the time. It's got to be worth it. A player like Randy Gregory, he doesn't become available down in the draft to us unless there's unique circumstances. I think our team, and our coaching staff, and our organization, has grown to be able to accept it. We've got a culture with leaders everywhere, leaders who can absorb this and help these guys. But we understand the risk. We think it's worth it."
They were supposed to be building their team with the "right" guys - instead they seem to be amassing exceptions.
Yes, with Tony Romo and Jason Witten and Sean Lee in place, there seems to be a fair of amount of player-policing possible, but with Hardy, Bryant and now Gregory in the fold - not to mention Josh Brent, the player who was charged with intoxication manslaughter after a car he was driving crashed, killing his friend and Cowboys teammate Jerry Brown - the Cowboys seem to be flirting with that all-to-dangerous and all-too-familiar line between taking a small handful of chances on high-upside players with issues to becoming a repository for the low-character, no-moral talents the NFL has to offer.
From Hall of Famer Michael Irvin to Adam "Pacman" Jones to Dwayne Goodrich, Jones has - like many of his NFL counterparts - proven he's willing to take chances on skilled players with questionable personalities.
A small handful of players does not a roster define and Jones and the Cowboys have certainly done well to build a strong offensive front and add a bevy of players with high-character in recent years, but it's their actions lately that show the truth of their focus.
It's a focus on winning - about that there can be no question - but at what point does winning take a backseat to having a team your fans can actually be proud to root for?
At what point does the process and not just the product truly define what an organization is all about? Does a Lombardi Trophy won in the wrong way, with the wrong people not ultimately mean the same thing as one lost in the right way, with the right players?
Again, it's a fine line for Jones and the Cowboys and it's becoming increasingly more difficult to discern which side they're currently on.
If next season goes well and Gregory and Brent and Bryant - and Hardy once he returns - contribute mightily to the victorious Cowboys cause, all will be forgiven and forgotten.
The real question is; should it be?
Should we continue to propogate this notion that talent trumps transgression and ability merits apathy?
