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Mixing codeine with soda is very popular in some areas, especially his hometown of Houston. While multiple time per day, everyday prolonged use can cause some withdrawal symptoms (for codeine, which is minor compared to “real” opiates), I don’t know if I’d refer to him as having an actual opiate issue. It sounds more of a bad habit/cultural type of thing.
He did admit to the Xanax use since middle school, though, and we already know about the weed and alcohol stuff.
Weed is NOT a gateway drug. Lets take your own example as evidence. You state that 90% of the league smokes. If that is true and your statement is true then we should expect that 90% of the league will move up to harder drugs. Seeing as how we have years of evidence to disprove that you would be completely wrong.
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Watch him go off on DET ****ty secondary.
In all honesty WR wasn't the issue in sundays game, it was clearly the lack of protection for Brady and the defense not being able to generate any kind of pass rush. Whats the point on having a deep threat if you can barely hold onto the ball for 2-3 seconds.. Early in the Season New England always starts off slow. As long as they fix the line because they are mighty thin, Rivers not playing and Flowers getting a concussion hurt the d-line a lot. Bortles looked like Marino out there... If the offensive line blocks well for Brady expect Gordon to have a great year and hope he stays in New England Belichick should have learned his lesson from cutting and letting all his WRs walk..
Good question, I don't have the answer. I think the idea is that he needs to "behave" well enough to remain on the roster for that length of time, but I haven't seen an explanation for why 10 games was designated.
Normally I'd say no chance with this kind of turnaround time, but if he and Brady just work on getting the bare minimum of timing down they could probably send him on a dozen deep routes and try to overthrow him if he gets a step of separation on any of them. Could easily turn into a 6 target, 2 catch, 90 yards and 2 TDs performance without him knowing the playbook. And that's probably a more productive use of those 6 targets than trying to force the ball to Hollister, since it would force them to honor Gordon's deep speed.
Definitely not expecting that, but he's a physical freak the likes of which we haven't had here in a decade and the Lions secondary is trash if Slay is out, so it's in play at least. Maybe Gronk might even see single coverage again at some point before week 5.
This is the exact flaw that people who dislike this deal don’t understand. The protection was actually decent, but the Jags easily covered the receivers and double or tripled Gronk. That stressed the line because TB held the ball. Gordon doesn’t just “take the top off”, he bleeds coverage away from the others. Thus, guys like Dorsett and Edelman can roam more freely and get open faster underneath. Gronk won't have a LB playing high to deal with.
It’s a trickle down effect that will make everyone better. Period.
All excellent points. I’m just not ready to throw him in the “addicted to opiate” category just because he’s admitted to mixing codeine cough syrup in his soda back in high school, that’s all. There are areas like his hometown of Houston where this is totally normal behavior. I’ve seen some documentaries where drinking lean/sizzurp is basically our equivalent of drinking beer under the bleachers in high school. It sounds absurd, I know, but its popularity down there is absolutely through the roof.Certainly codeine isn't on the level of heroin or oxy or even vicodin (I've been prescribed codeine and vicodin, know firsthand that the former is nowhere near the latter's level). But codeine it is by definition an opioid that works in the same basic way (if not degree) that others do, and like any other opioid there's a clear progression to harder stuff that comes from building up a tolerance and chasing the same or better high elsewhere. Most of this forum lives in the northeast, and I'm from rural Maine, which has been hit especially hard by the epidemic. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who's watched a lot of people go down this exact path, from 'light' opioids to harder drugs to full-blown addiction and in a lot of cases death.
Combine that with some context clues--he's in a profession where prescription painkillers are readily available and their use is encouraged, plus he spent 3 months in a rehab facility which isn't something you do to kick weed--and I think the evidence points pretty clearly to the likelihood that he became addicted to harder stuff at some point. You show me a guy who started routinely using a 'light' opioid in high school, has had easy access to prescription painkillers for his whole adult life, and spent 3 months in rehab over the last year, and I'll show you a guy with an opiate addiction.
Hoping that Cannon’s calf injury will improve, because I’m not too high on Waddle. He’s a weak link on that OL.You’re generally right but the OL play was subpar much of the game. Watch some of the rewind and you’ll see.
I might be cluless on this so bear with me, but couldn't the Patriots purposely use him for 9 games only then get a 7th back?
The players who left to get paid:Hoping that Cannon’s calf injury will improve, because I’m not too high on Waddle. He’s a weak link on that OL.
Yes, Gordon will help to shift coverage and open up some underneath routes, but the loss of Lewis has been felt a bit, too. They’re going to have to get the running game going for this offense to excel.