No doubt the NFL conducts business as you're indicating.
Still, why 5 weeks when the rule says 4 weeks?
Mostly, it's just fun to blame it on Goodell.
Being tested ten times in a given months does not show irresponsibility on Collins. In fact, it shows responsibility since he never failed an actual test. The question should be asked why was he tested 10 times per month?I would like to know this as well, especially how much time is given to report for the test. Having said that it falls to the player when called to go in and be tested so for the most part I put this on Collins. Our guys need to be smarter than this.
He missed 7 tests which sounds like a lot under normal circumstances
Being tested ten times in a given months does not show irresponsibility on Collins. In fact, show shows responsibility since he never failed an actual test. The question should be asked why was he tested 10 times per month?
When you put it that way, he should be suspended. How did he miss seven appointments to be tested? Is a Collins that irresponsible?Collins has been cited seven times for "failure to appear" for testing. The NFL, in its decision to suspend Collins, came to the conclusion that those seven failures constituted grounds for a suspension.
Cowboys' La'el Collins hopeful suspension could be lifted, continues to fight for further appeal (msn.com)
This is crazy. Do all players have to be tested so often? If so, the company that sells the drug test have a booming business. Most drugs stay in the body for 4-5 days minimum. I would think that one test a week would be enough. For Collins to be tested 10 times a month, there has to be some suspicion of heavy drug use.Every 3 days....Really?
He was one of the best RTs in the league and he was improving every game. He got paid and he became injury prone, lazy and unreliable. He is another example of a Dallas player that gets a big contract and makes no effort to play up his level of pay.Relying on Collins has become a big liability. You can't count on him.
I'd move on after the season and find his replacement
He failed something. I thought weed was pretty much allowed now. Or did they lighten the punishment.
Pure assumption on my part but hell he missed 6 with no repercussions...he probably thought what was one more lol......When you put it that way, he should be suspended. How did he miss seven appointments to be tested? Is a Collins that irresponsible?
Lol now we’re blaming Dak for another players drug use. Jesus.Lost in this is the leadership of Dak. Dak is supposed to be the leader of the team and he is supposedly good friends with Dak.
Dak most likely knew about the drug use and failed tests and missed tests. Yet, here we are with Collins suspended. A real leader would have chewed Collins out and told him to get his act together and make football a priority over drugs.
Collins failed the team as a player and teammate and Dak failed as a leader of men.
Ask your self what Staubach would have done in this situation. I doubt Romo or Aikman would have did anything different than Dak.
One time in practice after the OL failed to block resulting in a sack, Parcells chewed out Sims. Sims was incredulous and said it was not his fault. Parcells told him it was his fault because the OL did not fear him and that is why they are not blocking well for him.
Dak needs to stop being buddy buddy with Collins and lead Collins. Dak and the team need to ostracize Collins and not even associate on a social basis with him for the next 5 weeks. Do not welcome him back and make an example of him. The team leaders are responsible for culture. Not the GM.
That would mean Gregory is for sure still in the program.It appears he was already in the program and I think the weed stuff counts for those but everyone else is exempt...I am probably forgetting the new rule wrong but I think that is what it is.
Lol now we’re blaming Dak for another players drug use. Jesus.