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And we were so happy to see the Seahawks defensive backs get in trouble.
I think most people weren't lamenting it in Sherman's case...maybe because he's a loud-mouth and comes off as a bit of a turd.
Not sure how that relates to Cunningham, though.
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The funny thing is that Adderall, like a lot of the substances banned on the PED list, doesn't actually enhance performance, and the NFL knows it.
It can definitely help you focus when you're studying the playbook, sitting in a team meeting, or not get bored when you're lifting weights. It doesn't give you bigger muscles or help you heal, but it can improve performance in specific areas.
He was drafted for and hoped to be the answer to the pass rush issues. He started in 11 games that year. He registered 27 tackles and 1 sack. For comparison, he's started 3 games this season and has generally been more sparingly used than in 2010. His totals: 15 tackles and 2.5 sacks. His lasting memory of his rookie year was a pressure in which he forced an awkward throw from Manning. You're certainly welcome to your opinion that it was promising. But, expectations prior to the season included, I'm more inclined to think that it was a poor season out of Cunningham.
As you know, sacks are not a good indicator of pass-rushing ability. The knock on Cunningham from his rookie season was that he wasn't finishing plays; he'd get in on the quarterback but for whatever reason (lack of functional strength?) would be unable to finish the play.
Further, I never saw him as a panacea to the pass rushing woes; in fact, I never thought he'd be an elite pass rusher in the NFL. What I did see him as was a solid complementary fixture at OLB who would be above average (hopefully) in all three phases of the game. Add to that the fact that seldom do rookie LBs come into New England and blow the doors off (I distinctly remember people *****ing about Spikes before he really came on this season) and from my view it all adds up to a serviceable but unspectacular rookie campaign from Cunningham.
Then again, I would reserve the craptacular descriptor for players like, for example, AJ Jenkins, or as I like to call him Rashaun Woods v.2.0 (granted this may change, but I remain skeptical).
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Players keep getting busted for adderall because they're often using it for in-the-club and not on-field performance enhancement. Adderall helps you stay up later and get drunker without passing out. It also doesn't stay in your system all that long. So when it's 2AM and you're wasted and fading, but still want to hit up the after-party, and your friend's got a prescription bottle, well, it's pretty easy to make a bad decision.
Even the smartest people with the most to lose make these terrible "getting caught only happens to other people" decisions. Take General Petreus, who doesn't even have the excuse of it being one snap decision made while drunk.
He was drafted for and hoped to be the answer to the pass rush issues. He started in 11 games that year. He registered 27 tackles and 1 sack. For comparison, he's started 3 games this season and has generally been more sparingly used than in 2010. His totals: 15 tackles and 2.5 sacks. His lasting memory of his rookie year was a pressure in which he forced an awkward throw from Manning. You're certainly welcome to your opinion that it was promising. But, expectations prior to the season included, I'm more inclined to think that it was a poor season out of Cunningham.
He's been a solid contributor this yr. He's not a star but a very solid player. Has been one of the Pats top pass rushers, leads the team in holding penalties drawn.
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It can definitely help you focus when you're studying the playbook, sitting in a team meeting, or not get bored when you're lifting weights. It doesn't give you bigger muscles or help you heal, but it can improve performance in specific areas.
It's debatable how much it would help someone without an attentional disorder in these situations. There's a reason why college kids tend to use it for marathon cramming sessions or making it through class hungover -- it's definitely effective at counteracting the effects of things like sleep deprivation, but has diminished returns when you're functioning normally. And if it really helps all that much when you're functioning normally, than you probably have an attentional disorder.
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