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Whether you care or not is completely irrelevant. What matters is if the commish cares. Gordan could continue to test clean for years. But if the commish feels he is portraying bad judgement, he could not reinstate him based on his opinion of that conduct. How you can possibly not grasp that simple concept is beyond me. And why Gordan would take the risk, ANY risk, is beyond me.
It is not out of the realm of possibilities.. Goodell does not have to reinstate him to begin with. I hate that a draconian policy and an overzealous authoritarian are getting in the way of a young man making an exceptional living, but this was dumb of him to do. Even if it was just a dumb picture and this blows over.
Honestly? The commish strikes me as a power hungry egotist. Nothing could come from that office that would surprise me. As the post above said, he has way to much power (IMHO) and the authority to make whatever decision he feels like. It's a dangerous situation for Gordon and he shouldn't take it even a little lightly.
On the previous page, there's a link to a tweet of the Gordon/Manziel pic, saying the 2 of them attended the UFC fight TOGETHER, to which Gordon re-tweeted, "YUP" (or yes, right, etc).
Pretty much yeah. Not that they were ever in a hurry about it, but they weren't about to overshadow The Combine, then The Legal Tampering period, then NFL FA frenzy, with a bunch of big Pro Days for college stars. Beginning next week there's a pretty big lull really until the draft, so that's a perfect time for them to announce.So we are like a week away.
I would think that Goodell would rather try to not make it a big media story and announce it during a Friday evening media dump.
Of course it indicates that to people who want it to indicate that.So that seems to indicate they didn't just bump into each other & snap a selfie, although someone tried to downplay that by saying "everyone at the fight attended it together."
I bought Gordon last offseason in a dynasty and I'm hoping he's a big part of my team this year so I'm surely not hoping that he's not hanging out with Johnny Football. So I wouldn't say I "want it to indicate that". However, the common usage of some one saying that they "attended [Event X] together with...." would indicate that the two parties went together and not that they just happened to be in the same building - but I did admit that's a possible interpretation. I also have no idea what happened that night, and even if they did go together and hang out all night that anything bad happened. IMO that would be a poor decision of Gordon's part if he did, but it obviously wouldn't be catastrophic unless....
Did you take a photo with Brad Pitt? Were you both members of the same movie cast during that concert?
No - but I did see him flip off a bunch of frat boys who were heckling him calling his "pretty boy" - made me like him a bit more. That was hardly the point though - surprised you missed it.
Wait, so Gordon replies "Yep" to a tweet that says he and Manziel attended the fight TOGETHER, and I'm reading what I want into that?
And had you just applied for reinstatement to the Screen actors' guild after being suspended for a year for sneaking into concerts? And was Brad Pitt under fire for the year previous to this for possibly sneaking into Stones' concerts? And was Pitt currently being investigated for criminal charges?
I think once you hit the SAP you're always going to be in the SAP? I seem to remember the story of some offensive lineman who was literally in the woods in the middle of nowhere hunting/fishing when they called for him to take the piss test. By the time he got back to cell range they threw him in the SAP "violators" level I for missing the piss test and he had to ride that out for the rest of his career... which basically just meant he got randomly tested more often.Cold Dead Hands said:
Hmmmmm.. yes....
I hope your faith is rewarded. He could help turn around a team I started to rebuild in a hurry.
McCown actually had a nice season when healthy and its pretty likely the Browns take a QB at 2.
"Minimum" two years from last failed test. Unclear if the suspension re-starts the clock, but it probably doesn't. Also not clear if his alcohol test counts as a failed test. I don't recall if that triggered a suspension because it was considered an actual failed test or if it's just a violation of the Policy.
That doesnt actually indicate anythingBayhawks said:On the previous page, there's a link to a tweet of the Gordon/Manziel pic, saying the 2 of them attended the UFC fight TOGETHER, to which Gordon re-tweeted, "YUP" (or yes, right, etc).
So that seems to indicate they didn't just bump into each other & snap a selfie, although someone tried to downplay that by saying "everyone at the fight attended it together."
woah, slow down... clearly indicated they got high and then went to the fight together
It indicates that when another source said Gordon and Manziel attended the fight TOGETHER, Gordon confirmed this fact. That's all it indicates. No one, (save Soufly) has suggested it means they were drinking or doing drugs.
Some people view everything as a negative.
Again, I don't think Gordon's response indicates anything.
I suppose the part where you said it showed he could be around a guy boozing up and not partake as being positive.
My apologies; I must be confusing you with someone else.
Goodell didn't get fired for the Rice debacle, he didn't get fired for the Peterson situation, he didn't get fired for the Hardy situation, he didn't get fired for deflategate, he won't get fired if he decides not to reinstate Gordon, whether this pic factors into that decision or not.
Don't know, but Goodell did say that Peterson failing to change was a factor in continuing his suspension even after the legal system had concluded.
not necessarily; maybe it means he has found a synthethic drug that isn't detected, is using a new masking agent, has gotten lucky, or has failed a test that we don't know about.
