Quote:You're making a lot of assumptions ...

 

a) That Blackmon doesnt' have copius amount of support and structure given to him by the league.  Every player is not only provided structure and help, participating in it is mandated by the league if the player wants to resume his career.  

 

B) That Blackmon's violation involves "having a beer".     The only reason we know about the DUIs is because it's public record.   The DUIs may very well be the tip of the iceberg for Blackmon along with failed drug tests and behind the scenes issues that the fans don't know about because the NFL keeps violations in confidentiality. 

 

c) That having "contact" with the league is in any way beneficial to Blackmon.   Blackmon's sole priority should be fixing Blackmon, not being pressured by his his teammates, coaches, employers and Jacksonville media.    That's precisely why the NFLPA doesn't want teams to have contact with the player.   

You're right.  I am making a lot of assumptions, just as you are. 

 

We don't know what Blackmon's violations involve.  Based on the history of multiple alcohol issues, it's safe to assume it's probably alcohol related.  If it's not, so be it.  We don't know. 

 

 

You make the proclamation in your first point that they have all this structure in place to provide help.  Then you say contact is not beneficial to him.  So, which is it?   You've taken both positions in this debate. 

 

This has nothing to do with him being pressured by teammates or coaches or the media.  If you think the NFLPA is honestly taking the best interests of the players into consideration here, you're kidding yourself.  The league is focused on the league.  The NFLPA is focused on the NFLPA.  You disagree with more collaboration between the team/league and the player in helping him to fix himself.  I think it's an imperative, especially with a disease such as alcoholism or drug addiction.  If a player is in the program because of PEDs, it's a completely different thing all together, yet they're treated the same way. 

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