Re: SMY: Kevin Faulk arrested for marijuana possession
I have nothing against pot, I tried it once and didn't like it but I couldn't give a crap less whether someone smokes it or not. Legalize it, whatever, I really don't care.
I will say one thing though, every frequent pot smoker that I have ever met was an absolute friggin idiot. I don't know if the two are related, but when I think pot, one word comes to mind. Loser.
What is your definition of "frequent"? Is it when someone has a few hits while watching Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O'Brien? Or when some joints are shared while watching the football games at a friend's house? I hope that those aren't examples of your definition of "frequent".
What word comes to your mind when you think "alcohol"?
Reading about Faulk reminds me of one of the first scenes of the movie "North Dallas Forty". On the morning after a night game, the WR - played by Nick Nolte - is reliving in his head some of the violent hits he absorbed, as he is dragging himself out of bed and into the bathtub. Once the tub is filled and he had stepped inside it, he takes out a joint, smokes it, and begins to feel better.
I'm not saying that Faulk smokes weed during the season; in fact, I'm sure he doesn't. What I am saying is that after 19 of the most pressure-filled games in NA team sports history, and a month before off-season workouts begin, I see nothing terribly wrong with Kevin going to a concert (Pot-smoking at a concert? Perish the thought.) and sharing some blunts with friends.
This isn't Pacman Jones off to another strip club with his posse and handguns. This is Kevin Faulk, 9-year vet - all with the NEP, and a man of unquestioned toughness, character, leadership, production and politeness. These positive traits are not forsaken simply because one also chooses to partake in the bounties of Mother Nature. I served in the USMC for 8 years (78-86), and those of us who partook wanted to kill Commies and Muslims just as much as our brothers and sisters who didn't partake.
Just as we rallied around BB this season, so now should we rally around Kevin Faulk, who remains a class act, both on and off the field.