Quote:Lighten up Francis. What did I say would or wouldn't happen? I gave my opinion on the chances of him straigtening his life up. I didn't say he would or wouldn't definitively. IN MY OPINION (is that better for you?), the chances are slim that he comes back, stays out of trouble, and plays at the level we've seen flashes of. I hope he can, but I'm not going to live in a fantasy world and ignore what the majority of evidence that's come out suggests or get angry when it gets pointed out. Feel free to disagree about his chances, but take the manufactured outrage elsewhere. The selling of his house with HOA liens against it for what looks like a loss during a time that has been pretty good for the housing market while he owned it might be no news or it might be bad news, but it's definitely not good news. Factor in his history and it doesn't take a quantum leap to think this could be further evidence of bad behavior or at the very least immaturity which wouldn't be an indication of someone turning the corner. Maybe he overpaid when he bought the house, who knows? But this is Justin Blackmon, troubled Jaguars WR we're talking about here, not John Q. Public. He's shown a pattern of behavior. Fair or not, that pattern will be used by people to analyze other events and decisions in his life.

I've had the misfortune of dealing with a family member who has had lifelong substance abuse issues as I'm sure many others on here have similar stories within their own families. That family member has gone through a multitude of expensive but failed rehabs, so I'm speaking from some experience in this arena. Each of those rehabs lets you know up front that the success rate is miniscule. I wouldn't cite the fact that Blackmon has completed rehab and assume that means anything yet if I were you because the statistics are not on your side. In short, the events surrounding the sale of his home are noteworthy because of who he is and who he has been. People on here talk about it. If speculating about the sale given the facts as we know them combined with his past, which is fair game, offends you I would advise finding another thread to read. In fact, you might want to avoid the internet entirely as this is pretty tame relatively speaking.