Guest three3 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Do you care if Bills players smoke marijuana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Not at all. Sometimes you have to escape and blow off some steam. It doesn't mean you can't get back down to work the next day at practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 There needs to be a new poll option: Yes, because they face suspension if they are caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I didn't vote because there are two answers to this question. On a personal level I believe that I have no say in what they do. If they want to go ahead and be a complete loser that is up to them. It is against the law but there are a lot more important laws being broken every day. If they drive while stoned or something it is a more serious law and a different story. So for this part my vote would be "no". My "yes" half of the vote is derived from my desire to see the Bills win. If a player's short term memory is shot they are not going to remember the playbook and there will be mistakes. They will also waste untold amounts of time where they could be improving their skills. If there was a way to apply 1/2 vote to each answer, I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britbillsfan Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yes, because they face suspension if they are caught. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 They will also waste untold amounts of time where they could be improving their skills. No player will spend every moment of every day working out, anyhow. What is the difference, from a football perspective, if they waste a couple of hours in the evening reading a book or playing Madden or watching Sportscenter, or if they just relax with a bit of green? Either way, they can get up in the morning and get back down to work at practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest three3 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 They rarely get caught. They know how to beat the system. I remember reading about a GM suspecting that half the players on his roster smoke weed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfreak Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I don't mind as long as they pass it around. Seriously, players are getting suspended for thing that are legal outside of the NFL, weed is illegal in every state. Do you mind if they shoot up heroine before a game, or rape a grade schooler after practice? They are people just like you and I, same laws pertain to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloaggie Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 There needs to be a new poll option: Yes, because they face suspension if they are caught. Bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keander Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Depends if they're passing it around man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damj Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Do we care when players play death race 2000 on Chippewa or pistol whip old dad? No. Then who cares about a little doobage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I voted no. In this country and society Alcohol is not only legal but glorified and able to be advertised on TV. Alcohol has just as bad health effects as pot and is more addicting from a physical stand point(pot while not physically addicting is mentally addictive) I am personally for the legalization of pot. So why should I care if my favorite football teams players do it? As long as they don't drive while doing it I am fine. The money we could be getting from the taxes on the sale of pot is going to organized crime rather than our government which really needs it right now. We are wasting tax payer money with law enforcement man hours and clogging up our court system with cases of people getting arrested for simple possession of small amounts. There is no real reason for Pot to be illegal. Unlike hard drugs like Crack and Coke you can't get physically addicted very fast (and even die from the first time you use them). Unlike those drugs pot doesn't rapidly destroy your body. I put pot on the level of alcohol and tobacco yes they are harmful and addictive but it is your right to choose to indulge and if you can't do so in moderation than don't. Personally I haven't done pot since high school and wouldn't do so even if it was legalized (ok maybe once for old times sake) its not like I really want to do it, its just that I find it a waste of time to fight it when like I said things that are just as bad like Alcohol and Tobacco are legal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest three3 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 quoting the man with pretty good sources but the worst mock drafts in the history of mock drafts, mike florio: "At a time when plenty of attention is being paid to reports regarding a handful of players who supposedly tested positive for marijuana or steroids at the Scouting Combine, a league source tells us that some teams are bracing for an extremely large number of positive tests to appear on the final list that the teams soon will receive. The source speculated that the number of names could be as high as 25. The reason for the feared spike in positive tests isn’t known. The source predicts that most of the positive tests will arise from marijuana use. And the source explained that the teams generally don’t care if a guy smokes pot. They only care if the player could end up being suspended, since that’s the kind of thing that can get the folks who draft or sign such players fired. Indeed, the source estimated that half of the players on the source’s team smoke pot" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Do they test coaches? Jauron and Mike Shanahan always look stoned, to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 If marijuana were legal and it wouldn't impact my job, I'd be smoking it for sure. But if I can go w/out it for the past eighteen years, then these millionaire primadonnas can go w/out it while they're playing football, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Only if they can refrain from toking up on third downs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach55 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I didn't vote because there are two answers to this question. On a personal level I believe that I have no say in what they do. If they want to go ahead and be a complete loser that is up to them. It is against the law but there are a lot more important laws being broken every day. If they drive while stoned or something it is a more serious law and a different story. So for this part my vote would be "no". My "yes" half of the vote is derived from my desire to see the Bills win. If a player's short term memory is shot they are not going to remember the playbook and there will be mistakes. They will also waste untold amounts of time where they could be improving their skills. If there was a way to apply 1/2 vote to each answer, I would. I am in complete agreeance. In addition to not smoking pot, they should also give up alcohol during the season. They are paid professionals to be physically and mentally elite. If I were to be smoking pot during my work, I would be fired on the spot. However, during the offseason, I am indifferent to what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 There needs to be a new poll option: Yes, because they face suspension if they are caught. There we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest three3 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I am in complete agreeance. In addition to not smoking pot, they should also give up alcohol during the season. They are paid professionals to be physically and mentally elite. If I were to be smoking pot during my work, I would be fired on the spot. However, during the offseason, I am indifferent to what they do. what if the marijuana and alcohol helps with pain relief? would you rather have the player be shot up with painkillers instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conch Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I didn't vote because there are two answers to this question. On a personal level I believe that I have no say in what they do. If they want to go ahead and be a complete loser that is up to them. It is against the law but there are a lot more important laws being broken every day. If they drive while stoned or something it is a more serious law and a different story. So for this part my vote would be "no". My "yes" half of the vote is derived from my desire to see the Bills win. If a player's short term memory is shot they are not going to remember the playbook and there will be mistakes. They will also waste untold amounts of time where they could be improving their skills. If there was a way to apply 1/2 vote to each answer, I would. It wasn't that difficult of a question. I take it you either don't date or are not married as you would always be debating with yourself on wether or not it is a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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