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I believe that the 6 games refers to the 6 games that he will be allowed to play.
When I did the math in my head, 6 games after the suspension didn't seem right, that probably has to do with no going to sleep last night.
No, not at this point, he's not.
annnnnnd so it is a surprise that he is going to celveland as the new policy gets finalized, because one would think he would stay away to the absolute last second??
Seriously, don't you read?
From everything I've read/heard, he WILL NOT be able to practice with the team until his suspension is up. IF the new deal gets finalized, there are reports that he will be allowed at team facilities, but he won't be allowed to attend practices, game-plan sessions, etc. Essentially, he'll be allowed to use the facilities for rehab/work outs & other things of that nature.
Which would mean 12 games... plus the bye... he'd be available for week 14.
Ok, real news.
Interesting. I don't think he would have done that unless he were able to serve the suspensions concurrently. I could be wrong.
I guess a .09 DOES count as being over the limit, and it's not so easy to get a DWI charge dismissed, huh?
Less valuable than suspended for the entire season?
Not in NC, as was pointed out (and ignored by Gordon-ites) many times, earlier in this thread.
.08 is the limit, so .09 would count as being over the limit. NC has strict DWI laws, and it is not easy to get one dismissed. The D.A.s and judges are more reluctant these days of dismissing the cases. They are all elected officials, and MADD lets it be known during election time which ones went easy on DWI defendants.
Yes, I know. Go back about 40-50 pages, and you will find a number of Gordon supporters saying the DWI charge was "no big deal," and that he'd just get it dismissed/plead it out, and it wouldn't cause him to be disciplined by the NFL. Links refuting this (essentially saying what you said) were provided, but they ignored them.
While your going back to those pages also note how many times you posted he was gone for all of 2014.
While I'm doing that, why don't you note how many times you posted he wouldn't be suspended, would only get 4-6 games, the NFL was at fault for his failed test because of "mis-communication," argued that his DWI would be pushed back until 2015, wouldn't be a suspension this year, etc, etc. You were wrong in just about EVERYTHING you posted in this thread.
Maybe he's putting it behind him and clearing the decks. Good for him if so. I would like to think they would not do anything to put his contract year in jeopardy.
Maybe it's a wash then, I had previously thought it possible he would get 8 games for the MJ and then another 2 games for the drinking.
A pot smoker vs child abuser... if you "hate" someone for smoking pot, you've got issues.
I don't think anyone hates Gordon, and I don't see too many people supporting Peterson.
Gordon needs to thank his lucky stars. If he can stay clean and not fail a test, he may be able to save his career and be an elite Top 3 WR like he was on his way to until he had to light up.
I've seen just one person (i.e. Ditka Butkus) present a principled objection as to why Gordon's suspension shouldn't be reduced (or eliminated). Most others crying foul likely did so for purely selfish reasons, e.g., they traded Gordon in their dynasty league and they didn't stash him in their redraft league.
yeah, that's what I didn't understand . I thought he was already in Phase 3 of the substance abuse policy and any mis-step triggeed a longer suspension.
I support Gordon but despise Peterson, and I loved Peterson until I saw photos of a child my sons age with cuts from the hands of Peterson. He should never be allowed to play another down and I do not need courts to tell me how he treated that child was wrong. Not only that, he had another child he was investigated for abusing and never saw another one who was murdered at the hands of another man.
I will be ridiculed for how I try to motivate and hold out positivity on this board as my time here grows longer. But I will never judge a player based of if he is on my team or not and I will never want to see a player not do great, given certain situations.
