TheMalcolmConnection
01-24-2014, 04:29 PM
Millions of dollars or a hit off the blunt - life's harder decisions.
And just think, he could have gotten PAID and retired with all the pot he could smoke.
calia
01-24-2014, 04:36 PM
What a waste of talent -- would folks be inclined to re-sign him at the vet min (which is all he will get from anywhere)? I have to say, I was in favor of seeign what a new coach can do, but I cannot say I trust this guy to make it through a season, and sometimes you just have to move on.
Chico23231
01-24-2014, 04:47 PM
Well said. This is the concept of responsibility and maturity that the "pot is like jaywalking" crowd around here and in society do not understand.
Your employer has rules. There are also laws to follow.
If you abide by them you have your job and you stay out of legal trouble. If you ignore them because you think you're above them or they're rules you disagree with, prepare for the consequences.
Fred Davis has already gotten many more chances than many of us would have received in our own jobs...a company would probably fire someone who is on drugs, sleeps on the clock and misses as many days as he reports to work. He's blown his chance at having his dream job. I don't understand why so many people want to defend this slacker and screw-up. I guess they just want that type of behavior to be acceptable so they can do the same without being accountable for their actions.
For some reason this just made me laugh. The MD manifesto. MD, I am prepared for the consquences of jaywalking.
Some people estimate 50% of players smoke, that's probably on the low side. You have to be pretty dumb to get caught. Pretty sure the tests aren't random, until you get caught that is. Just stop smoking for a few weeks. Not hard.
EARTHQUAKE2689
01-24-2014, 05:14 PM
Some people estimate 50% of players smoke, that's probably on the low side. You have to be pretty dumb to get caught. Pretty sure the tests aren't random, until you get caught that is. Just stop smoking for a few weeks. Not hard.
Naw, that would make way too much sense.
WillH
01-24-2014, 05:29 PM
Well said. This is the concept of responsibility and maturity that the "pot is like jaywalking" crowd around here and in society do not understand.
Your employer has rules. There are also laws to follow.
If you abide by them you have your job and you stay out of legal trouble. If you ignore them because you think you're above them or they're rules you disagree with, prepare for the consequences.
Fred Davis has already gotten many more chances than many of us would have received in our own jobs...a company would probably fire someone who is on drugs, sleeps on the clock and misses as many days as he reports to work. He's blown his chance at having his dream job. I don't understand why so many people want to defend this slacker and screw-up. I guess they just want that type of behavior to be acceptable so they can do the same without being accountable for their actions.
I'm not sure anyone is defending him. I certainly wouldn't defend the bonehead, but I tend to feel like the sleeping on the job is the worse offense then smoking some pot on his own time. I think most others would agree that he is an idiot, but that the rules are useless, and that in some cases (not necessarily this one) it could lead to loosing out on some great talent for something really benign.
SmootSmack
01-24-2014, 05:42 PM
Mike Shanahan should invite Fred Davis over, they both have plenty of free time now. And it's legal in Denver
Kindoy
01-24-2014, 05:52 PM
Well said. This is the concept of responsibility and maturity that the "pot is like jaywalking" crowd around here and in society do not understand.
Your employer has rules. There are also laws to follow.
If you abide by them you have your job and you stay out of legal trouble. If you ignore them because you think you're above them or they're rules you disagree with, prepare for the consequences.
Fred Davis has already gotten many more chances than many of us would have received in our own jobs...a company would probably fire someone who is on drugs, sleeps on the clock and misses as many days as he reports to work. He's blown his chance at having his dream job. I don't understand why so many people want to defend this slacker and screw-up. I guess they just want that type of behavior to be acceptable so they can do the same without being accountable for their actions.
We actually want rape, dog killing, and bringing guns to clubs to be acceptable as well - they're all rules so they should be treated the same.
The point is that all rules aren't created equally. He should be punished, but a ban from the game for smoking some pot is a bit much. Someone with the talent of a Fred Davis is a little bit harder to replace in his field of work than many of us are in ours.
Kindoy
01-24-2014, 05:54 PM
Mike Shanahan should invite Fred Davis over, they both have plenty of free time now. And it's legal in Denver
CP should join them
Lotus
01-24-2014, 06:20 PM
Mike Shanahan should invite Fred Davis over, they both have plenty of free time now. And it's legal in Denver
Lol. Then Shanny can have red eyes to go with his red face.