BS... The NFL and NHL are no different than many large companies. I worked for a well known international company years ago and their first response to drug abuse was treatment. I knew many in upper management that had severe drug problems that were covered up by their fellow suits. Now if that problem becomes too public and threatens the image of the company then you'll see some punishment. For example, I knew a guy who did 60 days of treatment at an absurd expense to the company only to relapse a few months later and get fired because his situation became office talk.Originally posted by: Hadsus
Originally posted by: Robor
Great comeback noob. Just to correct your innacurate statement... Several NFL players (David Boston and another guy) were recently suspended 4 games - that's 25% of their annual salary - for testing positive for steroids. There's also been several NHL cases where extreme penalties by players (McSorley and Bertuzzi) and have resulted in long suspensions as well as *criminal* charges against them.Originally posted by: Hadsus
Originally posted by: Robor
Off topic but you don't know much about sports...Originally posted by: Hadsus
Love it. Do 'roids and cheat in the MLB and they quietly send you to consuling. In the NFL, same thing. In the NHL, you can practically cripple a guy and get a whopping dozen games or so. But Blizzard.....ya cheat and ya get yer fricken head chappped off. Now, that's the message we need to be sending.:thumbsup: Cry in your Kool-Aid, nubs.
Off topic but you don't know much about anything.
I'm not going to make excuses for MLB because it's a total jugf*** mess but the NFL does test for 'roids and the NHL is a violent game but when players break the rules both leagues punish them accordingly.
So again, you still don't know what you're talking about... :roll:
Read the NFL collective bargaining agreement, nub, and you'll see stage one of drug abuse is a treatment program. Quincy Carter, for example, was in a treatment program that practically *no one* knew about outside the organization (except for a few local sportswriters who kept their mouth shut) and it is still not clear if it was cocaine or grass or how many violations he's had. In MLB, is anything gonna happen to Bonds for what he's done? He's practically admitted to doing steriods but he's gotten away with it with it with no sanctions.....none. As far as the NHL is concerned, McSorley got a suspended sentence (whoopie) and Bertuzzi still hasn't seen a courtroom. I doubt Moore will ever play hockey again. The NHL has long looked the other way on violent acts on the ice....Bertuzzi and McSorely is just the tip of the iceberg and are the most well known cases to the public. For every one of those incidences, there are ten that are dealt with kid gloves. The fact is if I'm caught in the possession of a controlled substance or assault someone with a club, I won't be treated as forgivingly as the multi-millionaires in professional sports. And that's my point in comparing justice done by Blizzard and coddleing professional athletes get. Understand, villiage idiot?
As I said, I'm not going to argue for MLB - when the best player in the game has to buy larger hats every year it's pretty obvious he's on the juice. That said, both football and hockey are very violent games played by large athletes moving at fast speeds. People are going to get hurt regardless of rules or protection. My point is both the NFL and NHL do fine players for going beyond the lines of fair play and it happens a lot more than most people realize.
Anyway, there's a big difference between drug use or assault and cheating in a game. To compare Blizzard banning script-kiddie punks for cheating at a game to a league punishing an athlete for doing drugs or assult is sorta apples and oranges.