Josh Gordon entering rehab
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Has there ever been a bigger waste of talent? I mean, seriously I can't think of anyone in over 30 years. I have no issue with someone entering rehab of course as that takes courage in many cases (well... in some cases that is) but the fact he waited until the last minute speaks of something else happening behind closed doors. For example I could definitely see something taking place like the Browns testing (on their own) outside the league mandate, recognizing he was still using, and scurrying him away to rehab before the NFL caught on. In truth that makes a lot of sense to me given the timing.
Still though the question remains - has there ever been a bigger waste of talent after being given so many chances? I can't think of any.
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Has there ever been a bigger waste of talent? I mean, seriously I can't think of anyone in over 30 years. I have no issue with someone entering rehab of course as that takes courage in many cases (well... in some cases that is) but the fact he waited until the last minute speaks of something else happening behind closed doors. For example I could definitely see something taking place like the Browns testing (on their own) outside the league mandate, recognizing he was still using, and scurrying him away to rehab before the NFL caught on. In truth that makes a lot of sense to me given the timing.
Still though the question remains - has there ever been a bigger waste of talent after being given so many chances? I can't think of any.
Has there ever been a bigger waste of talent? I mean, seriously I can't think of anyone in over 30 years. I have no issue with someone entering rehab of course as that takes courage in many cases (well... in some cases that is) but the fact he waited until the last minute speaks of something else happening behind closed doors. For example I could definitely see something taking place like the Browns testing (on their own) outside the league mandate, recognizing he was still using, and scurrying him away to rehab before the NFL caught on. In truth that makes a lot of sense to me given the timing.
Still though the question remains - has there ever been a bigger waste of talent after being given so many chances? I can't think of any.
Well none of us really knows how many chances JM was given. The fact he was suspended 4 games regardless of who might pick him up tells me is was more than once. The Browns just wrote him off early in the process unlike JG. Favoritism maybe?
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It's all a big shame ... But Coleman/Pryor is not so bad, is it? And they seem committed to being the best they can be. And the rookies backing them up are getting lots of reps now withe Coleman out ... Ricardo Louis looked solid in his first action.
Pryor/Coleman is gonna work, though. Josh was just pie in the sky.
Z
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Tony Grossi just tweeted. . .
#Browns HC Hue Jackson on Josh Gordon: He is not going to be with us. We wish him well. We are going to move on.
Two things that will define you: Your determination when you have nothing. Your attitude when you have everything. - Mike McCartney -
Tony Grossi just tweeted. . .
#Browns HC Hue Jackson on Josh Gordon: He is not going to be with us. We wish him well. We are going to move on.
Tony Grossi just tweeted. . .
#Browns HC Hue Jackson on Josh Gordon: He is not going to be with us. We wish him well. We are going to move on.
Not surprising. The Browns had to tell Gordon when Goodell conditionally reinstated him- this is absolutely your final chance, and we're not kidding. Hue and company have to know why Gordon checked himself into rehab, and I'm betting it wasn't for no reason.
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Tony Grossi just tweeted. . .
#Browns HC Hue Jackson on Josh Gordon: He is not going to be with us. We wish him well. We are going to move on.
Tony Grossi just tweeted. . .
#Browns HC Hue Jackson on Josh Gordon: He is not going to be with us. We wish him well. We are going to move on.
I went to go check if this was the quote and just figured out that I was blocked by Grossi. I can't even remember the last time I tweeted at him.
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This was the quote I have read. Nothing I have seen so far says he is being removed from the team. The last mention from Jackon sounded more like he and the team would no longer answer questions about the issue and that they were moving on from the distraction.
βItβs unfortunate,β Jackson said. βI think Josh needs to do what is best for Josh. I think we all support him 100 percent and we want the best for him, but we understand at this time he won't be with us and we'll move forward from there."
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I'm not surprised this happened but I doubt very much they could have traded him. That would mean an on the spot drug test that he most likely fails. I've given him up as just false hope long ago.The mistake you guys made was planning Gordon would do anything for the Browns moving forward in the first place. Gordon was the shitty ex-girlfriend a bunch of you candy asses clearly can't get over. The guy had all the talent in the world but has blown it like plenty of guys like him have done in the past. He's done here-the only regret you should have is that the Browns didn't trade him when the value was high.
I'm not surprised this happened but I doubt very much they could have traded him. That would mean an on the spot drug test that he most likely fails. I've given him up as just false hope long ago.
I'm talking about 2-3 failed tests ago, not as of this season. I don't doubt the Browns could have netted a 3rd for him at some point.
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I'm not surprised this happened but I doubt very much they could have traded him. That would mean an on the spot drug test that he most likely fails. I've given him up as just false hope long ago.
I'm talking about 2-3 failed tests ago, not as of this season. I don't doubt the Browns could have netted a 3rd for him at some point.
Maybe then but we didn't. Moot point now though. Coach said he's history now.I'm talking about 2-3 failed tests ago, not as of this season. I don't doubt the Browns could have netted a 3rd for him at some point.
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Maybe then but we didn't. Moot point now though. Coach said he's history now.
Right, that was literally my point all along. Can't cry over spilled milk as they say.
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Ultimately it doesn't matter. First off, if he just went to rehab and didn't actually fail a test (small chance of that) I honestly don't think the Browns cut him. Regardless whether he plays another snap in a Browns uniform, the team just drafted 4 new WR's in the draft and their gamble in Pryor appears to be working out. What does it matter?
Also on the bright side I won a $10 bet with my roommate.
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Going back trough JG history, looks to me, playing football was his stress, hanging with wrong people was his demon, than POT always became his Crutch. All in that locker room you would have to think."Josh on the field can only make us better". Hue's right "Move On". Time to move on, puts JG at C.Carter's rock bottom.. Good Luck, J.Gordon
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Just another point to ponder here. Baily gets an OVI and states he started on the team plane with whiskey... Kessler?..lol.. magboy was drinking around the team so they say. I think Gilbert had issues too. And not just one fo either. Leadership at the top appears to me to be akin to 170 proof shine.
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I think what sucks about this the most is that Hue missed an opportunity to come in and set the tone by cutting this knucklehead when he first got here. At this point I would gladly go 0-16 to get rid of the players that care more about things other than family and football.
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Should of banned Gordon from seeing Manziel during the offseason. Guaranteed, they both did a bunch of coke and got a bunch of hookers at that house party he threw in L.A.
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He said himself he has been under ALOT of stress last week or so. And as a recovering addict, BS arrest warrants for paternity tests involving a child would definitely put the amount of stress that would trigger a relapse.
Oh nooooo I drafted him on my fantasy team and now I'm screwd. I'm sure that's ALOT of the fuss. Fucking fags that are hating on him for actually getting help before he fucks up and can never come back to the NFL are the worst type of fans. And don't act like this guy has had break after break when he has missed more time for his bag full of misdemeanors when guys that beat a woman half to death are getting slaps on the wrist.
Alot of stress?
The motherfucker gets paid a seven-figure salary to play a goddamn game for a living; millions of dollars to just basically work out and catch a fucking ball. There's millions of people out there who are under stress too, trying to pay bills by turning wrenches and making a dogshit salary, but somehow, the vast majority of them manage to not fail their companies mandatory drug screens or flake out and abandon their responsabilities to people who depend on them in a critical moment.
And Gordon has been given PLENTY of chances...the dude has been suspended FOUR FUCKING TIMES for the exact same shit each time. Every time, he swears up and down that he'd get his shit in order and not let his team and fans down. And every time, the Browns and their fans have given him the benefit of the doubt to clean his act up. AND EVERY FUCKING TIME, HE FUCKS THEM OVER...EVERY FUCKING TIME.
so what hes supposed to deal with this issue all by himself instead of asking for help? Just so he can play on your favorite football team as soon as possible? That's class right there now.
Dude, have you not been following the narrative of this thead? Gordon has had OVER A FUCKING YEAR to get his shit in order, but instead, he waits till a week before he's supposed to return to help his team out to go to rehab? Fuck that. The guy is a fucking puzzlewit.
Alot of stress?
The motherfucker gets paid a seven-figure salary to play a goddamn game for a living; millions of dollars to just basically work out and catch a fucking ball. There's millions of people out there who are under stress too, trying to pay bills by turning wrenches and making a dogshit salary, but somehow, the vast majority of them manage to not fail their companies mandatory drug screens or flake out and abandon their responsabilities to people who depend on them in a critical moment.
And Gordon has been given PLENTY of chances...the dude has been suspended FOUR FUCKING TIMES for the exact same shit each time. Every time, he swears up and down that he'd get his shit in order and not let his team and fans down. And every time, the Browns and their fans have given him the benefit of the doubt to clean his act up. AND EVERY FUCKING TIME, HE FUCKS THEM OVER...EVERY FUCKING TIME.
Dude, have you not been following the narrative of this thead? Gordon has had OVER A FUCKING YEAR to get his shit in order, but instead, he waits till a week before he's supposed to return to help his team out to go to rehab? Fuck that. The guy is a fucking puzzlewit.
Nate Burleson interviewed him when he came back the last time and he was strange! Instead of thanking the organization for being patient he criticized everyone in the Browns Org! He said didn't feel welcome! The guy is a putz! I replaced him on all my fantasy teams with Terrelle Pryor!
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AHAHAHAHA!!!! Josh Gordon gets the LAST LAUGH~~!!! AHAHAHAHAH!!!!
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