02-08-2017, 12:18 PM
(02-08-2017, 11:56 AM)Whatever Wrote: They had more success, yes. At the same time, they have still kept repeat headaches like Jones and Burfict around. You have to wonder how much the philosophy has actually changed.
Again, from a morality standpoint, I agree that what Mixon did is worse than smoking weed. I also won't deny that domestic violence is often a pattern of behavior. However, amongst NFL players, pot smokers are far more likely to be repeat offenders. That point isn't even debatable. Guys who get busted for domestic violence typically do not get busted again. Nobody has ever ruined their career through repeat domestic violence incidents except arguably Josh Brown. With weed, you have Ricky Williams, Josh Gordon, Martavious Bryant, etc, etc.
Almost all of these players have skeletons in their closets. How many guys that got popped for weed do or did harder drugs or committed crimes for money to buy it? You can apply that logic to any player in the draft. You can't assume these guys are innocent until proven guilty, but not these guys.
Most successful SB teams have had their low character guys. Tom Brady commited adultery. Peyton Manning stuck his junk in a female trainer'sface. Ben Roethlisberger was twice accused of rape. Ray Lewis was involved in a murder. Ray Rice had a domestic violence issue. Jamal Lewis was dealing drugs. Plaxico Burgess shot himelf while illegally packing. Marvin Harrison shot someone. There's not a lot of recent SB champs without their share of character issues.
Explain the Tom Brady adultery allegation.
