2015 Off-Season Tangent Thread
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ScottyIce
Banned
Says nothing with saying a lot. Maybe some menal health issues? Who knows. I wish him the best and hope that he goes in the first few of the draft. You want to talk about a guy with issues, Jameis Winston says hello.
Appreciate the link.
EmeraldIngot
Five-Star Recruit
So, he uses marijuana, possibly as a form of self medication for mental issues. I, personally, don't care either way about the marijuana use, except that its still federally illegal and against NFL policy.
The gist seems to be that he's combatting some kind of anxiety, not anxiety as a mental disorder, but just generalized worry about the future. There are most likely three things he's worried about in regards to his potential NFL career:
1.) Build. His projected spot is DE, but he's under ideal weight for that spot in the NFL. He could be worried about bulking up.
2.) Utility. If he is unable to achieve the required bulk for a DE spot, he may be moved to LB. While he could be very successful in that position, he would have to do a lot of retraining to gain a starting spot. Even if he does get that spot, though, there's the chance that his income would be much lower than it would be as a DE. DE is a marquis spot, like QB. It pays higher on average than most other defensive positions, save for CB, maybe. His income as a LB will be less than as a DE.
3.) Injury. Its a fear of every player that their career can be ended by injury, so it stands to reason he'd be worried about it. Any NFL player would.
Or some other unspecified worry. My personal conjecture, not backed up by any evidence (save for his general demeanor during a couple if interviews he's done on BTN, but that's just my opinion...) Is that he's gay. Not in the typical effeminate type of gay, but a more masculine demeanor. I only say this because his general demeanor is less machismo (except on the field) than most players, and while he's a mentally tough individual in his own right, he's got a slightly softer disposition. It reminds me of how Michael Sam acted in his public interviews, and how my openly gay father and his friends and acquaintances act. Not effeminant, but not macho or rough around the edges. If this is the case (though again, its entirely conjecture on my part) on top of his other worries, he will have to worry about his draft stock falling if he comes out publicly, and worry about locker room issues and whether or not teams would even want an openly gay player. I firmy believe that Michael Sam probably would have gone higher in the draft if he wasn't openly gay. Possibly even 3rd round. Im not saying he was cut from teams because he was gay, but because he couldn't perform at the level asked of him. I don't think any of us doubt Gregory could be a top 5 pick (without these unspecified issues and failed drug tests...). There's no doubt that these unspecified issues are causing his draft stock to fall. Again, I'll say I don't know what they are, I'm only theorizing. But if Gregory is gay, on top of other well founded worries and its causing him to self medicate, it would certainly cause his draft position to be effected the way it has.
Edit: Gregory goes #20 to Eagles. Abdullah goes #60 to Cowboys.
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knapplc
International Man of Mystery
I never even thought about Gregory being gay. That's an interesting theory. It would fit a few of the categories the draftniks have been hinting at. Nobody's calling it a "problem," they're referring to whatever-it-is as an "issue." I could see that term used for either mental issues or sexual preference.
Bigred_inSD
All-Conference
The Gregory gay theory does make some sense, and a +1 for brining this theory in such a well worded statement.
I do ask this. Can we please refrain from now getting this train wrecked into a Ron Brown discussion.
I do ask this. Can we please refrain from now getting this train wrecked into a Ron Brown discussion.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
ScottyIce
Banned
ScottyIce
Banned
Nope, I didn't even check into it until it was about 2-3 days old and the mods had more or less shut it down.