I was referring to YOU as bfd, and relating back to the funny comments about Cushing masturbating and bfd’s comments about being on tweetdeck. It was just a pun, Mike. I thought most people might get that whether they chuckled or not….that’s another question. That’s my explanation and I’m sticking to it.

Fucking Rocks…. don’t hate!

Merriman was very good in 07. He got hurt in 08 and was good again in 09. Expecting him to get 17 sacks a year is unrealistic.

The rumors have been there. He was found guilty.

My problem is with the re-vote. My problem is that he did not test positive during the season.

RUNS AROUND

but seriously i do hope he is innocent to the point where he wont / damage his career

The supplement industry is completely unregulated. I have seen reports (not tied to an athlete’s story) that when tested they often don’t contain every thing they claim and often have been found to have some bonus ingredients. So it’s at least plausible when an athlete claims an OTC supplement must have caused it. It’s still no excuse. The NFL has a list of “certified” supplements for that very reason. Although the players involved in the “star caps” case, including our LS at the time I believe, claimed that the hot line they were given for info on supps was never manned and their calls weren’t returned and that there was confusion about where to get the info on the certified supps.

Of course the fact that it is plausible that a legal supp can cause a positive means every athlete will use that as an excuse. I’m sure it’s true sometimes, and I’m sure sometimes it’s not. The NFL’s stance is it doesn’t matter if it was intentional or not.

As it relates to Cushing….I hope his defense is that he was whacking it before the test just for comedic reasons. Slightly elevated is too vague and I don’t have anywhere enough knowledge of biochemistry to chime in on what that means. That seams to be a legitimate problem with the test for PED’s to me though….they don’t necessarily find the substance itself but look for naturally occurring hormones/chemicals that are out of whack and in different ratios than they should be. I know that usually they set the positive limit well beyond anything that would be considered normal but athletes are on the fringe of what is normal for humans to begin with.

I get what your saying about every athlete saying the same thing, but at the same time you’re completely ignoring the fact that at least a few of them may have been telling the truth. There really is no way to know for sure, but this issue has become such a witch hunt that even hinting at steroid use is enough to get some people riled up enough to burn them at the stake. Even so called “respected” journalist are talking about the rumored failed combine test for Mattews and Cushing…even though that was discredited pretty quickly after it came out.

But I know he writes for SI.com because he is always shameleesly plugging himself on SR610. While Vandermeer is a shameless homer, which is allright in my book, I think his association with Lopez will not be long. Lopez clearly voices controverial takes on subjects intended puely for ratings and not that there is anything wrong with that, but it is apparent that it grates on Vandermeer and his squeaky clean demeanor. I can picture his head shaking as Lopez is speaking….and that being said, I will no go see what Lopez twittered and see what an ass he is, because I’m sure that is his angle on all subjects controversial…

So you are ready to throw him under the bus because in your eyes common sense dicates that he is guilty? I admit he easily could be guilty but from the way I understand it it really could be either circumstance.

and Cushing tested positive for it.

Cushing did not test positive for steroids.

If these were 2008 season rules, Cush would not have been suspended, either.

it wasnt. but the second I pushed that button, it in fact DID become what i was looking for.

thank you sir for your quick wit and experience in such subjects lol

they moved the target with good reason.

Because it’s irrational?

If the test could be triggered just from ejaculation, don’t you think there would be many more positive tests triggered throughout the NFL? Is Cushing the only one who get’s laid in the NFL according to texan fans? So the one person who supposedly has a questionable past in regards to steroid abuse is the only person out of hundreds of players in the NFL can trigger a positive test?

Out of literally every player that has been tested, in all of the sports, in the most random situations, Cushing was the only one caught red handed. That should tell you something about this “masturbation” defense.

You can pretend and throw as many illogical scenarios in you’re head all you want. But it’s obvious to anyone other than the blind faithful that you’re justifying it not because you believe otherwise, but because you don’t want to face that unfortunate reality.

See what his levels are every 15 minutes after…..