YoloinOhio Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 While suspended for the year http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2017/04/29/dallas-cowboys-randy-gregory-failed-drug-test-marijuana-weed-7th-test-tmz-suspension-goodell-legalize-jerry-jones/ Don't waste high picks on players with known drug issues.
The Frankish Reich Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 While suspended for the year http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2017/04/29/dallas-cowboys-randy-gregory-failed-drug-test-marijuana-weed-7th-test-tmz-suspension-goodell-legalize-jerry-jones/ Don't waste high picks on players with known drug issues. Wow. At this point, it just gets sad. Look, I'm on the pro-legalization side (uh, I live in Colorado), so while I don't like the NFL's policy, I have to agree with Goodell on the addictive nature comments. While not thought to be physically addictive, someone who seems powerless to stop using even when he knows it will ruin everything he's worked for is kind of the definition of addiction.
BarleyNY Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 While suspended for the year http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2017/04/29/dallas-cowboys-randy-gregory-failed-drug-test-marijuana-weed-7th-test-tmz-suspension-goodell-legalize-jerry-jones/Don't waste high picks on players with known drug issues. I feel shocked!
YoloinOhio Posted April 29, 2017 Author Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) I think this is why the Steelers took a WR in the 2nd. Can't trust Martavis. He's conditionally reinstated, but he's let them down over and over. Bell is the same way... so they took Conner. Imo Foster (and maybe Peppers, though no known issues in college) will have suspensions on the horizon. Edited April 29, 2017 by YoloinOhio
smuvtalker Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Very sad. I find it difficult to grasp how I could be working at a job that pays me MILLIONS per year, and all I have to do is abstain from smoking weed. I'm no better than anyone else, but you pay me what these guys are making and I'll abstain from just about anything you want me to. Sounds like barring a minor miracle, this guys NFL playing days are OVER..
NoSaint Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Very sad. I find it difficult to grasp how I could be working at a job that pays me MILLIONS per year, and all I have to do is abstain from smoking weed. I'm no better than anyone else, but you pay me what these guys are making and I'll abstain from just about anything you want me to. Sounds like barring a minor miracle, this guys NFL playing days are OVER.. I'm guessing most of these habitually offending guys issues run deeper than "hey i kinda like weed" though. Especially randy Gregory at this point.
Greybeard Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Very sad. I find it difficult to grasp how I could be working at a job that pays me MILLIONS per year, and all I have to do is abstain from smoking weed. I'm no better than anyone else, but you pay me what these guys are making and I'll abstain from just about anything you want me to. Sounds like barring a minor miracle, this guys NFL playing days are OVER.. How does that song go "too much time on their hands."
row_33 Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Wow. At this point, it just gets sad. Look, I'm on the pro-legalization side (uh, I live in Colorado), so while I don't like the NFL's policy, I have to agree with Goodell on the addictive nature comments. While not thought to be physically addictive, someone who seems powerless to stop using even when he knows it will ruin everything he's worked for is kind of the definition of addiction. Of course it's addictive. It normalizes the expectation of getting high with every use. And since it really seems so innoculous it makes it even more or a bad trap to start when you are 8 or so.
White Linen Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 I'm guessing most of these habitually offending guys issues run deeper than "hey i kinda like weed" though. Especially randy Gregory at this point. And that's exactly the type of person/people drugs devour.
The Frankish Reich Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Of course it's addictive. It normalizes the expectation of getting high with every use. And since it really seems so innoculous it makes it even more or a bad trap to start when you are 8 or so. And even though I'm in favor of legalization (I guess it's just my libertarian bent), I worry about this. The pro-legalization advocates need to accept the fact that there will be more people starting to use MJ, and a certain small percentage of those people will find it impossible to control their use.
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 He is indirectly quoted to use pot to cope with a bipolar condition. I guess his two pols are high and unhappy.
row_33 Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 And even though I'm in favor of legalization (I guess it's just my libertarian bent), I worry about this. The pro-legalization advocates need to accept the fact that there will be more people starting to use MJ, and a certain small percentage of those people will find it impossible to control their use. My worry is that I'll soon be considered a possessor of demonic secrets because I'll be able to multiply 10 times 9 in my brain. This could be dangerous knowledge powers if everyone youngster is sparking it up every morning at 6am, a waste-product by junior year of high school.
Reed83HOF Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 I think this is why the Steelers took a WR in the 2nd. Can't trust Martavis. He's conditionally reinstated, but he's let them down over and over. Bell is the same way... so they took Conner. Imo Foster (and maybe Peppers, though no known issues in college) will have suspensions on the horizon. This is a good thought
row_33 Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 I know, my heart has been broken by dozens of close colleagues who damaged themselves from even "big deal whatever" drug use. If you aren't born into a rich family you only get one strike at the plate in life, maybe not even that....
PromoTheRobot Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Of course it's addictive. It normalizes the expectation of getting high with every use. And since it really seems so innoculous it makes it even more or a bad trap to start when you are 8 or so. You mean like tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, or certain foods?
atlbillsfan1975 Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 I'm guessing most of these habitually offending guys issues run deeper than "hey i kinda like weed" though. Especially randy Gregory at this point. Yep and that is what makes it sad. He will one day see what he wasted.
Gugny Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 "Recently, commissioner Roger Goodell spoke out about the addictive nature of marijuana and how harmful it is, saying he can’t see a situation where it isn’t penalized in the league. Ironically he never mentioned all of the other addictive substances the medical staffs of teams give players to allow them to suit up on Sundays." The pot ... it's very addictive. What an ass.
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