Quote:Soward's work ethic was questioned. There were whispers about that with Matt Jones too, although he worked very hard at the Senior Bowl. Blackmon had a DUI. None were known to have a drug problem in college. Is it poor scouting, or did they all become cocaine users after arriving in Jacksonville. Where does Jimmy Smith (another guy who was clean when he arrived) fit in?


 

Maybe Blackmon's problem is not cocaine. Maybe he's just a coincidence while the other four were all teammates and probably fed each other's habit.


 

In any case I suspect that the scouting department was blameless. It's too much of a coincidence to think the scouts missed drug problems in college on four first round picks. It's far more likely that the drug problems developed afterwards.