Atomic

Funny how in your mind, your opinion = common sense. To me, common sense is that you should eat a balanced diet. I eat meat, dairy, grains, and lots of fruits and vegetables. I am in perfect health, so I'm going to keep eating that way. That's common sense. Reading a book and accepting it as the basis for your new lifestyle is not common sense. It is being easily swayed by a guy with some numbers that try to say that correlation = causation. Again, search google and find the critics of the China Study. It is blatantly obvious that it is a flawed study.

Your research can't stop with The China Study. Your first impulse after reading a book like that should be to seek out the criticisms of it to see how well the facts hold up. Don't take one guy's word for it... challenge it. There are plenty of critics of The China Study out there, just do a Google search. Reading one book and accepting it as some kind of nutrition gospel is just a terrible idea.

His track record as a DC in this league is not that bad. Over 5 seasons as a CFL DC, he has posted a 42-46-2 record, with 4 playoff appearances and 2 Grey Cup appearances. The one year he missed the playoffs was in 2000 with Saskatchewan and if you remember what was going on with the Riders in 2000, it is pretty tough to lay the blame on him for that one.The fact of the matter is that people are up in arms because he is unconventional in his approach, nothing more. It has nothing to do with winning or losing, which is the really strange thing. I guess some people are just afraid to take chances and would rather go with a known loser like Kavis Reed than swing for the fences with a guy like Etcheverry.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=451636 Rates Matthias Goossen as the third-best OL prospect, ahead of Pierre Lavertu...

I'm not talking about smoking while driving.

Can't force a player to sign...

Yeah but you're a self-righteous ******.Be that as it may.........I'm still right.I'm not sure what you're right about, but you are of course entitled to your opinion. Unfortunately for you, the pro-pot crowd is winning the battle. Weed will be legal as soon as the conservatives inevitably get knocked out of power. You will be surrounded by slow-moving, indifferent stoners before you know it. See here's the thing. That will never happen even if they legalize it as they're going to put just as many laws on it as they do drinking, if not more. You make it sound like this is going to be some free walk in the park and people can just light up anywhere. Ever heard of a vaporizer? Can smoke where ever I want and no one has any idea.

Keep in mind that there is no proof that he smoked and got behind the wheel, there is only proof that he had the marijuana in his possession.Pretty sure the story said the officer smelled the weed, 99.9% sure he was smoking it ... http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=451516 That's not proof. You don't have to smoke weed to smell it.

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Normally I'd say no but we are quite thin at Canadian receiver... I'm sure he could be had for a reasonable price and if he really is worse than the prospects we have then we can just cut him without a major loss. With our lack of depth, I'm not sure we're in a position to be choosy. If we don't sign him, Ottawa will. I'm sure of that.

In the NHL, did you know that recreational drug offences aren't made public? It is to protect the player and allow them to go into rehab quietly and deal with their problem. And what's wrong with that? Everyone deserves a chance to clean up their act without having the media all over them. Remember that next time you hear about a player suffering a mysterious injury that they never actually left a game for... Drug use is rampant, but we just don't hear about it.

Oh God don't be so naive.University educated man intent on playing in the CFL & he claims he didn't know that what he was taking (Stanozolol) was a steroid? Who is being naive here? I think it's you Atomic.You misunderstood. I don't believe that Quinn Smith didn't know exactly what he was doing. My comment was referring to Duressler47's apparent shock at the fact that some athletes use steroids and other drugs. It is incredibly widespread. Duressler (to me) was stating that it seems like more athletes today are using illegal drugs like marijuana or performance enhancing drugs like Stanozolol. I think his comments are directed towards them either not being very bright or that they are cheaters. Hence the integrity comment. Some will get caught & others won't but why take the chance? Because for every one that gets caught, 99 get away with it. And the rewards are money, glory, beautiful women, and making a career out of playing a game you love. I can't blame guys for trying to get every edge they can.

Keep in mind that there is no proof that he smoked and got behind the wheel, there is only proof that he had the marijuana in his possession.

Oh God don't be so naive. University educated man intent on playing in the CFL & he claims he didn't know that what he was taking (Stanozolol) was a steroid? Who is being naive here? I think it's you Atomic. You misunderstood. I don't believe that Quinn Smith didn't know exactly what he was doing. My comment was referring to Duressler47's apparent shock at the fact that some athletes use steroids and other drugs. It is incredibly widespread.

Oh God don't be so naive.

This was tweeted out by Herb Zurkowsky, saying there will be a follow up story posted soon, for anyone wondering about the source.

Quinn Smith has tested positive for steroids, more specifically Stanozolol. If you have dabbled in steroids at all, you likely know it as Winstrol or "Winnies". There is no getting around this one as saying it was in a supplement... it is a very well known anabolic steroid. Really bad news for Quinn Smith.

Did Wally retire? Tough to see him making a deal like that....

Yeah but you're a self-righteous ******. Be that as it may.........I'm still right. I'm not sure what you're right about, but you are of course entitled to your opinion. Unfortunately for you, the pro-pot crowd is winning the battle. Weed will be legal as soon as the conservatives inevitably get knocked out of power. You will be surrounded by slow-moving, indifferent stoners before you know it.

Yeah but you're a self-righteous ******.

Ya sure, it would be all well and good if they didn't do it to twelve other guys, and if Etch didn't have the track record that he has. If the scouting department, Management and HC all like the guy, wouldn't you think... Gee maybe I'm wrong about him, maybe he deserves a shot in TC? I sure would... So one guy allegedly gets cut based on Etcheverry's opinion and suddenly it is Etcheverry behind every cut they've made this off-season? Come on. This is obviously part of the new strategy for these guys. They want to bring in the best players and they're not going to be afraid to use mini-camp to judge guys and get the best possible 75 on the roster. They do it all the time in the NFL and all they've got is a three-day mini-camp to work with as well. They even cut guys after the offseason OTA's and those are even less strenuous than the mini-camp, mostly just strength and conditioning.

That would be interesting... can't see it happening, but you never know. We would need to draft a pretty good linebacker to back him up considering we don't really have anyone that can play that role right now.

Well considering the number of pro athletes who smoke weed regularly, I'd say he was doing just fine acting like a pro athlete.

Yeah you guys are right. Coaches should never tell management they don't like one of the prospects that was brought in. They should just keep quiet and plug in the players given to them. Voicing your opinion is always a bad thing, sticking to it is even worse.

Such a joke. I'm surprised the cops even did anything with such a small amount of weed. Usually in Canada that gets you a warning at most. Seriously how ridiculous is it that a guy's career could be impacted by something so trivial, something that is legal in some places and will eventually be legal here as well. Even though he was a Rider, I still have sympathy for him and hope it doesn't affect his NFL shot.