Talib and Manningham = Potheads

There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with smoking weed. I know I can go on and on about this topic but weed is not a bad thing. So what? They smoked some mary jane and now they're bad players? No. Weed shouldn't be illegal becaue it can't kill you. As Katt Williams once said "You have never heard of anyone overdosing on weed, but if you take 11 asprin, it will be your last headache"...go easy on the guys. Weed isn't bad.

 

I see your point. But I don't think that we're going to land either of the guys...so it doesn't really matter in the end. Plus, these days, if you're a big player, you don't really get drug tested. I think the league needs to stop the "drug witchhunt" and move on to finding people who use steroids and HGH....that's what the league really needs to be concerned about. I think that the steroid use in sports is an epidemic (Roger Clemmons) and the league needs to stop it. Marijuana isn't the problem. It doesn't give people unfair advantages, and it certainly doesn't harm anyone. I know these guys are getting paid big bucks, but in the end, its their lives and they can smoke if they want to...and then they can pay the piper in the end.

 

Have you ever heard of Ricky Williams? I don't mind guys who smoke weed as long as they don't get caught. Usually in college the team finds out well before the test which means these guys knew it was coming but still couldn't resist it.

 

I really don't think you understand how society works. Obviously some people don't think smoking weed is wrong. Unfortunately it's still against the law and you can get in trouble for it. An nfl team does not want someone who constantly breaks the law. Anyone making that kind of money should be able to quit smoking weed for that much money.

 

Add Desean Jackson and Adarius Bowman to this list.

Desean story: Suspended from the Cal-Stanford game because of getting caught using marijuana.
http://www.tfydraft.com/news.php?newsID=108

Bowman's story: Bowman's numbers are insane, and combined with his measurables and GAME TIME speed i thought he would be a great pick for the Titans. He initially played football AND basketball for UNC but was kicked off the team for marijuana. Sat out a year then balled out at OK State. Recently caught in Athens (he is from TN - Chatt) with weed.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/02/oklahoma-state-star-bowman-arrested-marijuana-char/

 

Weed is a cultural thing. In some cultures it's ok, but in ours it's not. Moral of the story: Even if it won't harm or kill you, don't smoke it when you're on the brink of becoming a millionaire.

If you were a top prospect for whatever sport they play in India, would you be caught eating beef a few weeks before draft day?

 

I don't think we're in the majority, but this is exactly how I feel.

But any player that fails "multiple" drug tests, even for marijuana, throws up big red flags to me. If these guys can't get around the system in college, its hard to think they'll shape up and do it in the NFL.

 

Its really easy to sweat thc out of your system. There are now modern day cleansers that can fool any drug test. What I'm saying is that its not a horrible crime to smoke marijuana. I agree that the players shouldn't smoke it A LOT but the NFL can be stressful, and I think that if they want to partake in the sweetleaf, then they should ultimately be able to enjoy. I think once these guys get into the NFL they won't be surrounded with so much peer pressure, so it won't be around most likely. I know Nashville is a big weed town, but I think our players should be alright and if they're going to smoke, atleast do it in a safe environment and GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE TESTS!!!!!!