Grizzafted
Rotational Player and Threatening Starter's Job
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I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure Aderrol isnt like Viagra, where you take it when you need it, but a medicine that you take daily and consistently to lessen the impact of the disorder.
I dont know what you feel Spikes owes you, but it is idiotic for you to try to think you can tell what is going on in his mind or life becauase of what you think he should say. I can assure you that Spikes didnt sit around and try to figure out all of the statements he should make in order to satisfy some joker who will just jump to whatever conclusion he feels he wants to.
You're either being deliberately obtuse or not thinking clearly. What is the point of a public statement, period, under your logic? The Patriots organization takes pride in its public image, as does any sports franchise that makes a significant amount of money off merchandising. Brandon Spikes did not write that statement, his publicist or manager did, and the New England Patriots I'm sure saw it before it was released. You're a moderator here, right? I would think you'd understand part of this process.
In a press release, what ISN'T said is far more relevant than what IS said. Even if the coaching staff is angry at Brandon behind closed doors, the organization, not to mention his management team, has a stake in maintaining a good image for him for all kinds of reasons. If the medication was prescribed and he had been using it continuously, the language in his release would have reflected that because it would have shown him in a favorable light. In other words, he was either abusing it, or his publicist is awful and should be fired. Being even vaguely branded as a drug abuser is bad for Brandon financially, any information that would dispel that connotation would make a public statement. Again, what wasn't said is far more revealing than what was.
The language of the press release is presented in a way that makes me think he took the substance once or a few times. Otherwise there would have been more detail, i.e. "I had a prescription and use it for a medical condition." I'm drawing my own conclusions on this, you may draw yours. It changes nothing, but I suspect I'm right and this was recreational.
Fantomex, you're right. That was a foolish statement and I'm sorry if it offended you. I have a hard time believing a football player's job would require him to take Ritalin but I could completely be wrong. I didn't get across what I was trying to say in a clear manner.