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Andre Smith Suspended for PEDs


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I thought he had a shot to make it as the last LB on the roster for his familiarity with the team and Special Teams ability, but that he was going to have to beat out Marquel Lee and Baylon Spector for the job and the team would have to be keeping 6 this season instead of the 5 they kept last season for it to happen.

 

Now there's 0 chance he makes the 53. Though I do think there's a chance for him to be on the Practice Squad again.

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Is there really any sense in banning these substances?  My guess is that most players are using SOMETHING illegal.  The NFL has been fueled my manmade monsters for decades.  Let them shrivel their nuts.  Who cares?

 

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4 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Is there really any sense in banning these substances?  My guess is that most players are using SOMETHING illegal.  The NFL has been fueled my manmade monsters for decades.  Let them shrivel their nuts.  Who cares?

 

 

Are many doing PED and getting away with it in the NFL? Likely.  

 

I still agree with suspension for PED use. 

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Just now, DJB said:

 

Are many doing PED and getting away with it in the NFL? Likely.  

 

I still agree with suspension for PED use. 

 

If testing was fair and status didn't matter.

 

You look at a guy like JJ Watt and tell me half of his blood content isn't steroids.  No way.  But lo and behold ... never tests positive.

 

It's the NFL way.  Same reason why Deshaun Watson got a mega deal even though he's a sexual predator.  If some fringe backup QB had those accusations, the NFL would "take a stand."

 

They just need to stop pretending.  They don't give a crap what the high profile/elite players do.  

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5 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Is there really any sense in banning these substances?  My guess is that most players are using SOMETHING illegal.  The NFL has been fueled my manmade monsters for decades.  Let them shrivel their nuts.  Who cares?

 

Liability issues if they condone or even tacitly encourage their use.  PR issues if they don’t ban them. 

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8 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Is there really any sense in banning these substances?  My guess is that most players are using SOMETHING illegal.  The NFL has been fueled my manmade monsters for decades.  Let them shrivel their nuts.  Who cares?

 

Topic is closed sir, you win the TBD site today!!! 🤣

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Just now, BarleyNY said:

Liability issues if they condone or even tacitly encourage their use.  PR issues if they don’t ban them. 

 

They can treat it like they treat marijuana.  Ban it, but don't test for it.  But if they're gonna test, they should be testing everyone the same way.  Clearly they're not.

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Just now, Gugny said:

 

They can treat it like they treat marijuana.  Ban it, but don't test for it.  But if they're gonna test, they should be testing everyone the same way.  Clearly they're not.

Much different optics.  When there’s this kind of money at stake there are always going to be people who cheat to get more of it.  It’s economics.  Usually the best you can do is hold some of them accountable.

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15 minutes ago, HurlyBurly51 said:

He looked good last preseason though

 

He took Justin Fields head off... And also got called for the holding penalty that brought back Lil Dirty's KO return for a TD that would have put the Bills ahead of the Titans late in the 4th quarter on MNF last season... Not the smartest player in the world apparently. 

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17 minutes ago, HurlyBurly51 said:

He looked good last preseason though

I agree and my impression was that he had/has a good  aggressive pass rush ability and actually like him better than Dodson.

He looked to me like a solid hitter. JMO

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21 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Is there really any sense in banning these substances?  My guess is that most players are using SOMETHING illegal.  The NFL has been fueled my manmade monsters for decades.  Let them shrivel their nuts.  Who cares?

 

Exactly! signed...Lyle Alazado, Bill Romanowski...What are PEDS anyway? Deer antler spray? Nugenix? B12? I would think anabolic steroids were 2 or 3 decades ago. Maybe I'm naive.

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5 minutes ago, Allen2Diggs said:

I thought he looked good in the preseason, but I doubt he makes the final roster now. This paves the way for a guy like Joe Giles-Harris or Baylon Spector to crack the final 53.

Not projecting future FA signings or draft picks, I could see Barnard, Milano and Spector as a very good to great 4-3 LB setup. No way in H they can be dumb enough to pay Edmunds 15+ per yr. .I'll shave my head if he all off a sudden makes game changing play(s) this year.

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10 minutes ago, Allen2Diggs said:

I thought he looked good in the preseason, but I doubt he makes the final roster now. This paves the way for a guy like Joe Giles-Harris or Baylon Spector to crack the final 53.

I mean if he doesn't cost against the 53 why not hang on to him and make the decision down the road.

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5 hours ago, Gugny said:

Is there really any sense in banning these substances?  My guess is that most players are using SOMETHING illegal.  The NFL has been fueled my manmade monsters for decades.  Let them shrivel their nuts.  Who cares?

 

 

   I imagine some of the reason they crack down of  PEDS is they are known to cause health problems when used excessively and with the safety concerns over effects from concussions it really does add to quality of life and when the nfl is paying settlements to vets over health issues they shouldn't be liable for health problems the players themselves cause to their bodies.  It's not like a health issues cause can be definitively traced to a specific injury.  Jr Seau cause of his suicide is generally attributed to cte and yet he may have dabbled in some peds that also could have been the root cause of his depression that led to his suicide.  No evidence he used any PEDs so its likely the cte but it's not impossible that Jr did use some peds at some point in his football career, maybe unknowingly if he went to a college with any shady strength conditioning staffs.  

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Gugny said:

Is there really any sense in banning these substances?  My guess is that most players are using SOMETHING illegal.  The NFL has been fueled my manmade monsters for decades.  Let them shrivel their nuts.  

Totally agree. The NFL did nothing about CTE for 40 years, now they're committed to wiping out antihistamines not on the approved list. Makes total sense. 

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3 hours ago, Gugny said:

Is there really any sense in banning these substances?  My guess is that most players are using SOMETHING illegal.  The NFL has been fueled my manmade monsters for decades.  Let them shrivel their nuts.  Who cares?

 

Yeah, it looks better for the NFL in court later.

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3 hours ago, nosejob said:

Not projecting future FA signings or draft picks, I could see Barnard, Milano and Spector as a very good to great 4-3 LB setup. No way in H they can be dumb enough to pay Edmunds 15+ per yr. .I'll shave my head if he all off a sudden makes game changing play(s) this year.

I’m with you, except I think Bernard is yet another wasted 3rd round pick, and they’ll be drafting a LB higher next year to replace the guy they could have drafted hadn’t been fixated on a “need” position in the rounds before.  If they re-sign Edmunds to a top 5 level deal, I’ll officially give up on McBeane.

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6 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Tremaine Edmunds job is safe.

Not after this season

4 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

The guy who held on lil dirty’s go ahead kick return vs the Titans last season 

And had no impact on the return. Terrible play by Smith and correct call by the refs even if it was far enough from the return guy not to make a difference.

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6 hours ago, Gugny said:

Is there really any sense in banning these substances?  My guess is that most players are using SOMETHING illegal.  The NFL has been fueled my manmade monsters for decades.  Let them shrivel their nuts.  Who cares?

 

Hilarious. Several comedians have done this notion justice. Obviously, show me the TRUE limits of human athleticism and violence (or violent athleticism) on the football field. Like doomed gladiators. 

 

But that's of course just effing unethical, inhumane, and evil. The number of players who pursue the sport as a way out, and up, who sacrifice so much even WITHOUT the added necessity to use PEDs. It's obviously an option to almost any player who wants it. But to make it essentially a requirement is just monstrous. 

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