Johnson,Adams, & Okoye admit to lighting up in combine interviews.

i never realized how many pot heads were on this board. matty, time to start the drug testing. remember, just say no


funny

Remember when Warren Sapp's draft stock fell because he failed a test for marijuana? He had an okay career right? If someone beats their girlfriend or sneaks into a strangers dorm room and takes a dump in her closet, that's something you have to worry about, but some admitting to having tried marijuana? Big deal.

Who cares.

Who cares.

Shouldn't we? These are three of the guys we want most, right? Last I checked, marijuana is still illegal and its use is not allowed by the NFL. Now I'll skip the whole legalizing marijuana issue for now and get right to the heart of why this matters. Suppose we spend a 6th overall pick on one of these guys. That's a pretty big investment both in money and opportunity (at least, you certainly would hope that the number of high first round picks we get should not come along too often). So we pick one of these guys and he fails a urinalysis. That's 4 games we are without a player who had better be a starter if he's being picked 6 overall. I mean, we are all chopping at the bit to get one of these guys to fill a hole on our team. So doing without them for 4 games could easily make the difference between making the playoffs or not. Now let's take it even further. They get tapped a second time and we lose them for the year. They still don't learn their lesson?......we've got Ricky Williams. Do you think the Dolphins care about his marijuana use?

I'm just saying, whether you think it's right or wrong doesn't really matter. The real concern for teams should be making sure their "use" isn't a continued use and that it was just a college thing, or a frat thing, or some other immature reason that is long past. If it's an addiction, then you're talking about spending a high draft pick and millions of cap room on a player that can't take the field when he fails a drug test.

Shouldn't we? These are three of the guys we want most, right? Last I checked, marijuana is still illegal and its use is not allowed by the NFL. Now I'll skip the whole legalizing marijuana issue for now and get right to the heart of why this matters. Suppose we spend a 6th overall pick on one of these guys. That's a pretty big investment both in money and opportunity (at least, you certainly would hope that the number of high first round picks we get should not come along too often). So we pick one of these guys and he fails a urinalysis. That's 4 games we are without a player who had better be a starter if he's being picked 6 overall. I mean, we are all chopping at the bit to get one of these guys to fill a hole on our team. So doing without them for 4 games could easily make the difference between making the playoffs or not. Now let's take it even further. They get tapped a second time and we lose them for the year. They still don't learn their lesson?......we've got Ricky Williams. Do you think the Dolphins care about his marijuana use?

I'm just saying, whether you think it's right or wrong doesn't really matter. The real concern for teams should be making sure their "use" isn't a continued use and that it was just a college thing, or a frat thing, or some other immature reason that is long past. If it's an addiction, then you're talking about spending a high draft pick and millions of cap room on a player that can't take the field when he fails a drug test.This is a good point. One thing for sure is that the habitual use of marijuana should certainly be viewed as a character issue in league circles.

But, this admittence alone should not be enough to make us change our mind on any of these prospects.

Shouldn't we? These are three of the guys we want most, right? Last I checked, marijuana is still illegal and its use is not allowed by the NFL. Now I'll skip the whole legalizing marijuana issue for now and get right to the heart of why this matters. Suppose we spend a 6th overall pick on one of these guys. That's a pretty big investment both in money and opportunity (at least, you certainly would hope that the number of high first round picks we get should not come along too often). So we pick one of these guys and he fails a urinalysis. That's 4 games we are without a player who had better be a starter if he's being picked 6 overall. I mean, we are all chopping at the bit to get one of these guys to fill a hole on our team. So doing without them for 4 games could easily make the difference between making the playoffs or not. Now let's take it even further. They get tapped a second time and we lose them for the year. They still don't learn their lesson?......we've got Ricky Williams. Do you think the Dolphins care about his marijuana use?

I'm just saying, whether you think it's right or wrong doesn't really matter. The real concern for teams should be making sure their "use" isn't a continued use and that it was just a college thing, or a frat thing, or some other immature reason that is long past. If it's an addiction, then you're talking about spending a high draft pick and millions of cap room on a player that can't take the field when he fails a drug test.


no we really shouldnt

Let's make it clear they admitted to having used it, they didn't admit to being active users.

There's a big difference.

If they are tested, which I'm sure they probably are at some point prior to the draft and they are clean, no harm, no foul.

At least they were honest.

Let's make it clear they admitted to using it, they didn't admit to being active users. There's a big difference.


once again the archtiect makes a great point

I'VE done it too, once. But that doesn't make a pothead.

liar, liar, pants on fire:)