Something just tells me Talib isn't going to be a good pro. He gets burned way too often by guys he should be blanketing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek0ANQ8bRfo On a side note, if we don't grab a WR on the first day I'd love Jordy Nelson in the 4th if he's there.
I'm surprised this got released. I remember last year this happened, and I seem to remember a new rule saying no team or whoever is allowed to say anything said in an interview.
Another newsflash. Guys who like to smoke weed after they have been caught twice get kicked out of the league.
The NFL should have no say over what players put in their bodies as long as they aren't performance enhancing. Its a stupid rule to police the players for illegal drugs that in no way, shape or form help a player out and its an invasion of privacy.
no, its keeping them from getting in trouble with the law. the bold should make enough sense, after all you said it. Whats next? The NFL is not getting involved when a player beats his wife, gets a DUI, or possible kills someone? that post is bordering on clueless
Every year we get the "admissions". People think its the biggest deal in the world. Everyone has toked the reefer at least once in thier life. People think its this terrible thing that makes you turn into a maniac rapist. Not a big deal people, its actually legal in some countries.
I think often times people overreact to marijuana use (see Warren Sapp), but I think it's justified in this case. Toking the reefer once in a while is quite a bit different IMO from failing 3 drug tests. Considering the repercussions, of failing a drug test in the NFL, that is a pretty serious admission IMO.
Ok, since you're playing into my sarcasm, I'll stop it and just say this: You cannot knowingly turn evidence in against yourself. Any evidence you do, is inadmissible in a court of law. Talib was likely informed by his agent and attorney to announce it now to get in front of the story and control it, instead of it being discovered. I do understand the two strike policy the league has, I'm just saying people do stupid shit in college (see: my ex-girlfriend) and it shouldn't be held against him.
When they're paying a person millions of dollars, NFL teams have the right to ask their employees not to be doing illegal things, especially when it pertains to their bodies. It'd be moronic NOT to test for drugs. And as for the its only college argument, that's true. However, there's a giant difference between smoking every once in a while and doing other dumb stuff and getting CAUGHT THREE TIMES. That means he's obviously A. very stupid, B. doing something wrong, or C. getting tested more because it was a known issue. All of the above also possible.
more importantly, if these players failed that many drug tests, why weren't they suspended? I can also see "hey coach, I made a mistake", but when it happens multiple times, I begin to question Carr and Mangino's integrity for not making them sit.
Huh? I took law classes in college I have never heard of that before. If you walk into a police station holding a bloody knife saying "I killed my wife" guess what that knife is evidence and your ass is getting prosecuted. And it is perfectly admissible. If you are driving drunk a cop pulls you over and say in a drunken stupor "Hey I've been drinking the cans are on the backseat." Guess what those empty cans are evidence and your ass is going into jail. Why do you think when you are read your rights it says "Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law." And lawyers tell you not talk without them present. If you are stupid enough to admit to something or offer evidence, knowingly or not, to authorities or in public, it can absolutely be used against you. As long as it is not coerced or illegally obtained anything goes. Being "discovered" is irrelevent. I have no idea where you got that idea from, but its incorrect.
