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Here's what they get back,...a lot of their best damn players back on the field thrilling the fans instead of missing huge chunks of the season with Mickey Mouse bs suspensions.
Are they really losing money because of it? If not, they don't really care so much.
Except we don't know the outcome of Gordon's recent situation. He was suspended indefinitely and remains suspended indefinitely. Not sure how that falls into a "very lenient" category. What would have been a "harsh" outcome? I guess they could have said he was banned for life. That would have been worse. But they couldn't suspend him given that he is already suspended.
Agreed. I've come up with fantastic ideas while really high. Problem is later on I can't remember them.
I never passed 120 lines on Tetris while sober. 232 was my best while stoned, and don't even get me started on MarioKart.
Saying that he could still reapply in August (before the start of the season) rather than a year from his denial (which would fall after it). That's all I meant. I mean, if it's true that he had both weed and a dilutant in the sample, I'd have though it wouldn't be a question that he'd be out for all of 2016 (which he may still be).
That pretty much is in agreement with post #2 by spider321. All you have to do is have an IQ high enough to figure out when you can get high and you are good to go.
Aren’t they basically looking the other way now?
This is the best thing I've read all day.
1) They're obviously not looking the other way if they're still issuing suspensions.
Letting the players know when testing begins is the NFL looking the other way. Sure the NFL suspends guys who fail the test but the NFL tells them when the test is going to happen. (For the most part anyway)
If they test on 4/20 or 4/21, they're douchers, lol. Let the players have some fun man.
ding ding ding ding. It's all about leverage. The owners have it, and if the players want to get rid of it they will have to give something up. From the NFLPA perspective it has to be a near-zero issue - what, 3 guys are dumb enough to get caught? They have much bigger fish to fry. They want Goodell out as discipline guru, they want more money, they want more insurance/benefits, they want fewer penalties and fines. They don't care a handful of stoners that can't read a calendar.
If you are dumb enough to fail for weed, you don't deserve to play in the NFL.
They don't need to allow it. They simply need to not test for it.
Yeah that really makes sense for a league that is all about protecting the shield.
That is...........not what I said.
Because many of the players would like to freely use marijuana rather than more harmful and addictive painkillers and/or alcohol
Good luck getting the NFL to not test for an illegal drug in most states. which is essentially like saying they are ok with players using it, oh but if you get arrested then we will have a say in that.
Yeah, just so everyone is clear, it is still a federal crime (which is why you can't fly with it even if you are going straight from Washington to Colorado). They just aren't actively pursuing punishment - they've said they're going to leave it up to the states, but the laws haven't changed. As far as I know, they could just change their stance on it if they wanted to and swoop into Colorado and start arresting folks. Talk about one helluva buzzkill...
These players ARE USING It-during the season when they need the pain killed-off seasonBecause many of the players would like to freely use marijuana rather than more harmful and addictive painkillers and/or alcohol
NBA seems to be cruising right along. Their testing is a joke, no one gets caught with weed, and if you have ever met an NBA player, you know they are not a drug-free bunch. Google 'NBA drug testing.' You'll find articles talking about what a sham it is. No one cares.
I think the big difference is your right now one cares about the NBA policy, and I highly doubt the NFL cares about the NBA. The NFL in my opinion holds, or is trying, to hold its league to a higher standard and they have been trying to hold that image since Goodell took over. Sure he has made some mistakes (Rice, etc) but overall it is an image to the NFL that they don't want to go in front of cameras and say we will not be testing for weed any longer, but it is still illegal in 80% to 90% of the states.
You don't have to sell me. Give Roger a call and shoot him that statement. I'm sure he'll say well then let's do it.
huh? You do realize that when injuries are treated there is still pain associated with it right?
Meh, you changed the argument. Before, it was 'PR nightmare' and now it's 'higher standard'.
Based on what? It would have happened by now? Do you have anything credible to back this up? The NFL has been at the rear of the bus when it comes to social issues, and will continue to be. Frankly, it's probably just a rule they haven't gotten around to changing yet. Adding new rules is a lot easier than changing old ones, because everyone is used to dealing with the old rules.
Protecting the shield, higher standard, PR nightmare is all under the same umbrella in my points. Read them all. I'm not going to quote them all. It isn't worth my time.
Are your fingers stuck in your ears, and are you chanting, 'LA LA LA, I CAN'T HEAR YOU'?
Mostly true here, but it would be pretty hilarious for some player to try and sue the NFL in the future because they did not test for weed, and they became addicted to weed and ruined their life.
This is incredibly true. This is football.
