Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 @AlbertBreer: Per source, testing for human growth hormone in the NFL begins on Monday. Who do you think gets popped first? just say yes to peds. JJ Watt. You know GH doesn't improve performance, right?
MattM Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 just say yes to peds. You know GH doesn't improve performance, right? just say yes to peds. You know GH doesn't improve performance, right? Yes, we all know that if you mean "directly". What it does do, however, is speed up the recovery process which lets the user train harder to get bigger and stronger or heal more quickly. Personally, I expect older guys to be the main users. Those early aughts Pats* teams would have been a good bet back in the day, for example.
Malazan Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 I'm sure the players have been well informed about the testing and how to avoid it. If someone does get caught, they will scream about how Goodell is the devil and it's not true that they ate some weird Japanese candy bar which is why they tested positive.
thebandit27 Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 Was more than 5% of my high school. And I'm not gonna mention what sport or what coach because some here know where I went to school, but I have heard of certain coaches being where they got them. Haha I know exactly what/who you're talking about. Wonder what that may mean (if anything) for our one fellow alumnus playing in the NFL...
YoloinOhio Posted October 4, 2014 Author Posted October 4, 2014 Haha I know exactly what/who you're talking about. Wonder what that may mean (if anything) for our one fellow alumnus playing in the NFL... please tell me it isn't mike Williams or Corey Graham!
thebandit27 Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 please tell me it isn't mike Williams or Corey Graham! Nope
Doc Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 It will likely mean nothing. Only the dumb players got caught using 'roids. The same will happen with HGH.
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 @AlbertBreer: Letter to players detailing hGH testing -- which starts, again, on Monday -- says that each week 5 players from 8 teams will be tested. To start... Why don't they just make every player take a test. It can't possibly be about "money" and how much the test cost, you'd have to be kidding.
Hatszel Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 To start... Why don't they just make every player take a test. It can't possibly be about "money" and how much the test cost, you'd have to be kidding. That would make sense to me. Clean it up all at once and move forward from there. All rookies coming in should be tested as well.
mrags Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 That would make sense to me. Clean it up all at once and move forward from there. All rookies coming in should be tested as well. or they could just make it completely legal as long as it's monitored by team and league officials and doctors to keep it safe. The days of steroids being bad for you ended when guys stopped sticking themselves with dirty and re used needles. When it was done in the alleyways and garages of dealers. Steroids are so safe that doctors administer them for patients. Like cancer patients. For your body to recover. We just need to regulate it better. Because there isn't a single competitive sports player that doesn't or hasn't used steroids in a long time.
dave mcbride Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 If this is actually enforced, it'll be in teresting to see how many 30+ year olds (outside of qbs) will still be playing in this incredibly brutal sport.
Bangarang Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) To start... Why don't they just make every player take a test. It can't possibly be about "money" and how much the test cost, you'd have to be kidding. I'd think it's because the product on the field would suffer if teams had to replace players like that. It's easier to pretend like there is some comprehensive plan in place which leaves enough room to be manipulated ensuring that the product stays the same. I'm sure there will be a few casualties here and there though. Edited October 4, 2014 by Bangarang
The Wiz Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 I'd think it's because the product on the field would suffer if teams had to replace players like that. It's easier to pretend like there is some comprehensive plan in place which leaves enough room to be manipulated ensuring that the product stays the same. I'm sure there will be a few casualties here and there though. Pretty much sums it up. Kind of like making an example of Lance Armstrong when there were plenty of other cyclist confirmed of doping.
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 I'd think it's because the product on the field would suffer if teams had to replace players like that. It's easier to pretend like there is some comprehensive plan in place which leaves enough room to be manipulated ensuring that the product stays the same. I'm sure there will be a few casualties here and there though. Good point. Does anything like REAL change. Probably not.
Mr. WEO Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 I agree with those who say it should be available under an appropriate physician's prescription for guys rehabbing from injury. If it restores them to full health sooner, why not?
mrags Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 Who WEO? Dr. Feelgood? Seriously? the same doctors that administer it to patients that need it for medical purposes. Think of the jobs it would create in the NFL alone. You'd have a specialist that administers based on personal situations. He would surely have an assistant Trainers specifically just make sure that each player could handle them. I'd guess 5-10 per team alone. Just shots in the dark with numbers obviously, but the way the NFL does things with coaches, assistant coaches, coordinators, assistant coordinators, positions coaches, trainers, etc...
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