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Van wrote:Shit, I have 100 Vicodin pills.

Van wrote:Shit, I have 100 Vicodin pills.

Van wrote:mvscal, the point is the same as always: Judging solely by what round a guy was drafted in, one cannot predict how worthless or productive a player will end up being.

mvscal wrote:I thought the implication was clear.

Seahawks cut LenDale White, who faces a drug suspension
By Doug Farrar

Just a month after they exchanged fourth- and sixth-round draft picks with the Tennessee Titans for running back LenDale White(notes), the Seattle Seahawks have released the USC alum.

The Seahawks were thought to be interested in White's services for two reasons — new head coach Pete Carroll coached White at USC, and they lack a goal-line back or a bruising first-down back on the roster.

Despite the cast that White slimmed down to 220 pounds and was in the best shape of his football career, there were rumblings within the front office that White, who ran for 2,349 yards and 24 touchdowns in four seasons with the Titans, wasn't performing to the level expected by Carroll and general manager John Schneider. Schneider expressed the reason for the release like so: "It became apparent at this time that LenDale was not ready to be a member of the Seahawks. It just did not appear to be the right fit at this point in our program. We wish LenDale all the best with his future."

What we then learned, per Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network, was that White is facing a four-game suspension for a violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdo ... nfl,244458

Van wrote:B, where did you get that he was in the worst shape of his career after he dropped the weight? The article said he was in the best shape of his career.

A source told FOXSports.com that the fourth-year running back was cut Friday by Seattle because his effort level “stood out like a sore thumb” compared to other players on the roster. White’s physical conditioning also was poor despite his having lost 45 pounds within the past year.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/lend ... cut-052810

Van wrote:mvscal, do we know whether that was for PEDs or recreational drugs?

"He has a unique competitiveness about him that makes things happen with the ball in his hands," Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said about Forsett. "We are going to keep rolling with the process -- no judgments to be passed for a long time but we need to get the ball in his hands. He is a capable third-down guy as well so there is a lot he can do. Right now, I don't see any ceiling on how much he can play. It is going to depend on the mix of the guys. He is doing a great job."

LenDale White on the way out

Posted by Danny O'Neil
The Seahawks are expected to cut LenDale White on Friday, and in fact a press release was posted on the Seattle Seahawks' Web site a little bit after noon stating White had been released.The release is no longer posted online, and in fact the content has been deleted, but you can see the headline that appeared via a screen grab of the Google search:

Van wrote:B, your story link there is to an entirely different story. You might want to mention that when you're using it to contradict the first story.

In any case, no, he wasn't in the worst shape of his career. He may not have been in good enough shape, but he's certainly been in worse shape.

Van wrote:Sure he was...what?

The article said he was down to 220 lbs and in the best shape of his career, so how do you figure he was in the worst shape of his career?

Van wrote: I like little boys, and I wet my bed?"

Van wrote:I fucking loved his uncle's explanation for the weight loss. "LenDale said he stopped drinking tequila."

An NFL RB balloons to 265 lbs on tequila?

Van wrote:The point is that it would've been even worse had he not dropped all those lbs. Whatever his condition was during camp, damn, what if he'd come in at 265 lbs, which is apparently where he was not too long ago.

I fucking loved his uncle's explanation for the weight loss. "LenDale said he stopped drinking tequila."

An NFL RB balloons to 265 lbs on tequila?

Way to have your priorities in place there, LenDale. That's just brilliant. Better still is to have an uncle who tells the media that you boozed your way out of the NFL.

"Thanks, Uncle Dumbass. While you were at it, couldn't you have also told them that I like little boys, and I wet my bed?"

Van wrote:B, the point isn't the factual accuracy of what the uncle said; it's the fact that dude said it at all...to the media.

Van wrote:Who are you arguing with here?

Van wrote:It wasn't my contention. It was the clearly stated "he was in the best shape of his career" contention in mvscal's link. My only point with you was that you refuted it without even stating why. After the fact, you provided a secondary link.

Even so, a 265 lb LenDale White who's fat and drunk is in worse shape than a sober, 220 lb LenDale White. Don't even bother arguing otherwise.