DT B.J. Raji tests POSITIVE FOR DRUGS!

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I think Wists assessment is spot on. Collins has been hot and cold. Rodgers was hot and cold. Colledge was hot and cold. Jennings was and is a super star. I think MM is a very good coach. So, there, he's someone everyone can get behind.

[pbmax]

Raji's agents are now checking in to say BJ never got the letter and the program administrator will not talk to him. Two indications that he was not on the list, if you believe them.

Had he been on the list, he should have been sent a letter and he would have been asked to call the NFL's testing outfit. Got the recap at PFT, where they have posted the agent's letter/press release.

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Raji's agents are now checking in to say BJ never got the letter and the program administrator will not talk to him. Two indications that he was not on the list, if you believe them.

Had he been on the list, he should have been sent a letter and he would have been asked to call the NFL's testing outfit. Got the recap at PFT, where they have posted the agent's letter/press release.

the agent makes some good points. heres the article

“Last Thursday, at least two websites [SI.com and NFLDraftBible.com] published malicious rumors — characterized as fact — that our client BJ Raji failed a drug test at the NFL Combine, citing unnamed ‘NFL team sources.’ On Friday, the NFL issued a statement challenging the foundation for these reports and indicating that neither the League, nor its member clubs, know the results of drug or steroid tests taken at the 2009 Combine and that the independent medical advisors who administer the tests have notified in writing those players — and only those players — who tested positive at the Combine. BJ Raji has NOT received any letter from the NFL or the Independent Administrator indicating that he tested positive for drugs at the Combine. Further, after these unsubstantiated reports surfaced, BJ contacted the independent medical advisor’s office (Dr. Brown) to confirm that he had not been sent any letter and has not been entered into the NFL’s Drug Intervention Program. BJ did not receive a return call from Dr. Brown, but learned today that Dr. Brown is not allowed to talk to any player directly unless that player was sent a letter informing him that he had failed a drug test at the NFL Combine and/or been instructed to contact Dr. Brown. That Dr. Brown will not talk to BJ — as Dr. Brown would otherwise be expected to do under the NFL Substance Abuse Policy if BJ had failed a drug test or being sent a letter directing him to contact the medical advisor’s office — is further proof that these reports are untrue.

“In short and as we have known all along, the media reports accusing BJ of a failed drug test at the Combine are false. Given the cowardly attacks and damage to BJ’s character as a result of these vicious rumors, we sincerely hope that the responsible parties are discovered and held accountable for their actions. For the sake of BJ and his family, we look forward to putting this hurtful allegation behind them and seeing BJ fulfill his lifetime dream of being drafted by an NFL team.”

[SnakeLH2006]

#12 and #18 would be awesome.

We could grab Tyson Jackson and a LB like Clay Matthews

I think that we now need to focus more on adding more impact types over depth, and 12 & 18 would address that nicely.

I agree... I want more quality instead of quantity, but that's not Ted's style.

Be rest assured, that we're going to get another flurry of trade downs, and a bushel full of draft picks... probably not any impact players.

4 years, how many draft picks??? 45 or so??? 1 impact player, but mostly mid-low level starters and backups. Expect more of the same, sans an impact guy.

Wist, I'm gonna call you out on this crazy statement....again. One impact player? Would that be Rodgers or Jennings or Collins? would Colledge be a "mid or low level starter"? Is Blackmon a mediocre returner?

Not sold on Rodgers... he was good, but choked in crunch time; he still has to prove to me he can stay healthy for more than one season - no one was more surprised than I was that he was able to stay on the field, and that he did play fairly well, sans the choking; prior to last year, the guy sure looked like a nancy-boy.

Collins made the pro bowl, but I don't consider him a pro bowl player... made some big plays earlier in the year, is probably the fastest guy on the team, and cut down on the mental mistakes; but, he still misses too many tackles, still takes bad angles, and still can't be trusted to align the defense - he's not a very bright guy, and he's certainly not going to get any smarter. Collins can't be trusted with the mental side of the game...
there was a reason they went out and got Smith (which is shocking in and of itself - TT actually signed a FA).

Colledge??? Gimme a break... if he didn't have a 10 cent head, he'd probably be a player. He's just way to inconsistent to be considered anything better than average - at best. Went back and looked at the Houston game... wow, was he awful.

The one guy you can count on is Jennings.

Wist you are pretty spot on with Snake's assessment, albeit with a bit more angst, lol.

Collins MAY be Pro-Bowl worthy, but the jury's out till we seem him for a 2nd year of greatness esp. after moving into a new scheme.

Jennings = Beast. Yep.

Arod..I wavered on him all year nitpicking games, but his body of work (and healthy all year) made me waive my bitching about his late-game antics as he was a 1st year starter. This cat may be the man.

Colledge...YEP!! This guy is average on his best day and can't believe some Rats love this guy. As Beyonce says, "gotta gotta upgrade". He's had his chance, and on his best day is strictly JAG.

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the original story has now been removed from si.com. rji and his agent have both come out and made cases against this news

why would they lie?

the teams are going to get the list at some point anyways, and if raji is on it, he would only look like not only a pot head but also a liar now. his stock would drop even more

so, if he was smoking hash, then why in the hell would he come out and deny it so much?

[Fritz]

the original story has now been removed from si.com. rji and his agent have both come out and made cases against this news

why would they lie?

the teams are going to get the list at some point anyways, and if raji is on it, he would only look like not only a pot head but also a liar now. his stock would drop even more

so, if he was smoking hash, then why in the hell would he come out and deny it so much?

Because he's high!

[Patler]

the agent makes some good points. heres the article

“.... Further, after these unsubstantiated reports surfaced, BJ contacted the independent medical advisor’s office (Dr. Brown) to confirm that he had not been sent any letter and has not been entered into the NFL’s Drug Intervention Program. BJ did not receive a return call from Dr. Brown, but learned today that Dr. Brown is not allowed to talk to any player directly unless that player was sent a letter informing him that he had failed a drug test at the NFL Combine and/or been instructed to contact Dr. Brown. ....”

let's see;
It was Raji' piss, or blood or whatever that was tested.
He called to discuss the results of that sample.
and the DR. isn't allowed to talk to him about his own results?

The privacy concerns are all out of wack when the DR. cant even talk to the man about his own results!

[swede]

Thank God for the Whizzinator Pro-Pack, eh Raji...



EDIT: The skin tones are also available in Octaroon, Mandingo, and Ebony.

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Thank God for the Whizzinator Pro-Pack, eh Raji...



EDIT: The skin tones are also available in Octaroon, Mandingo, and Ebony.

If they have different colors, do they have different sizes?