BaaadThingsMan Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Sounds like 4 weeks off the roster to gain some weight and strengthen up some before he comes back and starts the rest of the year to me. I read thru this thread and not one mention of this fact: He was suspended THREE TIMES at the U cuz he can't stay out of the wacky tobackey. Some polly's here got mad when I pointed out how stupid his "Rex hurt my feelings by not calling me" attitude was. Un-accountable. undiagnosed crohns,self medicating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I find it completely mind boggling how this team of all teams has so many fans completely lacking in empathy. Gotta be tough. only way we will learn. How my Daddy raised me and his daddy before him , and how i raised my kids. And i turned out jest fine. and what the hell is empathy anyways? some sissy word made up by them damned liberals ? what the ever loving heck is this world coming to when.... aww shoot nevermind. Empathy is a word representing a sense of compassion and ownership. I think more than just I mentioned college suspensions - it's a real issue that in the last 5(?) years he had at minimum 6 failed tests (if Miami suspended on first strike). Regardless of why he's smoking, it's not a sustainable plan to be a football player and acting in this manner. Obviously . if that is the case. like i said. if he made his bed, he needs to sleep in it. Nothing wrong with that though. But the appeal?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma Pecoraro Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 cut him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff28 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 ESPN reporting that marijuana use is only "part of the equation". Unreal with these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Just legalize it already, amiright?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 The team is now open to being fined for having multiple players getting suspended. It was on espn's twitter feed. So even the league things the FO should be accountable Does Karlos count, since they cut him before the start of the league year? yup - i dont recall the new procedure, but i believe we are talking a 6 figure fine at this point. It's a percentage, I think 25%, of the money the suspended players lose by being suspended, but only up to a maximum of $250,000. Since Dareus is losing $1.9M in his 4 game vacation, they'll hit the max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 As they always are. Look, I voted for the medical marijuana initiative in my state. (By the way, I also believe we should legalize it and treat it exactly like alcohol.) It passed. It was sold to the voters as something that would be used by those with truly serious medical afflictions - chemo nausea, maybe some severe chronic pain conditions. And we all know what happened over time - it was exactly the slippery slope program that the moralist scolds warned us it was. Anyone and everyone could get a medical marijuana "recommendation" from a doctor. So why don't we have exemptions for things like Crohn's Disease sufferers who live in states where medical use (or use in general) is legal? Well, because the NFL knows that any exemption for any specific condition would open the floodgates, and the exception would swallow the rule. The "pot defenders" need to own this. Their strategy worked in making marijuana more acceptable to the public and to state legislatures, and no doubt soon at the federal level. But in the interim, we have to admit that that strategy came at a price, and that price was sacrificing any logical approach to marijuana use by entities such as the NFL. How do the stats look with the increased marijuana use, which presumably based on what I'm hearing you say is a recreational use increase. Or at least an increase in medical use for non critical conditions. Are intoxicated driving fatalities up, down, the same? Domestic battery? Nonviolent drug arrests? Curious, because a big argument for only allowing medicinal for only the most serious conditions is that only at that level of illness would the negatives be outweighed by the positives. Pot could be helpful for all sorts of small, but meaningful conditions, and before anyone scoffs at conditions like anxiety and insomnia, many people drink coffee every day to provide a small boost in alertness and energy. Small and meaningful, yet completely ok. Granted the inebriating effect of coffee is less than pot, but certainly pot's negative individual impact and societal impact is far closer to caffeine than certainly heroin, cocain and even likely alcohol and tobacco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) Just a quick comment here. Yes, you can probably "survive" Chron's with NO medication. The life you live (depending on how bad your Chron's is) could be devastatingly miserable---but hey, you're alive. Perhaps one of the dumbest arguments I've ever encountered. Edited September 8, 2016 by The Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmur66 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) Nice story. Why did he last until the 7th round? On the positive side there has been recent progress in a cure for Crohns Edited September 8, 2016 by bmur66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Just legalize it already, amiright?!?! Yep...no reason not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaninATL Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 It does indeed sound horrific, and I feel for the guy. But what does pot do for this? Is it an alternative to pain killers? OMG are you serious ????? please read my post #157 in this thread I find it completely mind boggling how this team of all teams has so many fans completely lacking in empathy. exactly, please see my comments in post # 157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBytheBay Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I would like to see how the appeal goes. He was wrong unless he cleared it through the league. I haven't heard anything about a prescription for THC. That being said, the NFL really needs to take a hard look at there non performance enhancing drug policy. If there was a time for the NFLPA to take a stand about the drug policy, now would be a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I find it utterly hilarious that these well paid employees can't lay off the weed when it is essential to their employment. Personally, I think it says a lot about their personal character. The league should start kicking players out on their second offense for illegal drug use. First offense should be a full year suspension without pay. The penalty isn't stiff enough. Hitting the weed is a choice. The guy makes a conscious decision to smoke it or not every single time. If he can't control his urge to hit the pipe, then he can kiss his NFL career goodbye as far as I am concerned. Let those players go back to working outside of professional sports. They will soon find out that all mid size or larger companies have the same restrictions on drug use. Fecking losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Can we rename the thread HOT TAKES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryCletus Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Can we rename the thread HOT TAKES!!! Or maybe Hot Tokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I find it utterly hilarious that these well paid employees can't lay off the weed when it is essential to their employment. Personally, I think it says a lot about their personal character. The league should start kicking players out on their second offense for illegal drug use. First offense should be a full year suspension without pay. The penalty isn't stiff enough. Hitting the weed is a choice. The guy makes a conscious decision to smoke it or not every single time. If he can't control his urge to hit the pipe, then he can kiss his NFL career goodbye as far as I am concerned. Let those players go back to working outside of professional sports. They will soon find out that all mid size or larger companies have the same restrictions on drug use. Fecking losers. Puff puff pass. Legalize it so these outdated takes can disappear. Someone in a powdered wig told me it was bad. I love being told what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Just a quick comment here. Yes, you can probably "survive" Chron's with NO medication. The life you live (depending on how bad your Chron's is) could be devastatingly miserable---but hey, you're alive. Perhaps one of the dumbest arguments I've ever encountered. Who is saying that a patient should or could be treated with "NO medication"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I find it utterly hilarious that these well paid employees can't lay off the weed when it is essential to their employment. Personally, I think it says a lot about their personal character. The league should start kicking players out on their second offense for illegal drug use. First offense should be a full year suspension without pay. The penalty isn't stiff enough. Hitting the weed is a choice. The guy makes a conscious decision to smoke it or not every single time. If he can't control his urge to hit the pipe, then he can kiss his NFL career goodbye as far as I am concerned. Let those players go back to working outside of professional sports. They will soon find out that all mid size or larger companies have the same restrictions on drug use. Fecking losers. I find it amazing that, in this day and age, there are still people that expect stoners to make good decisions. SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I find it amazing that, in this day and age, there are still people that expect stoners to make good decisions. SMH Maybe they are stoned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I find it amazing that, in this day and age, there are still people that expect stoners to make good decisions. SMH all who smoke pot are stoners? Are all who drink alcohol drunks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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