ODell Thurman suspended by the Bengals

[KYPack]

In addition to drafting Ahmad Brooks with the 3rd round in the Supp draft, the Bengals announced that MLB O'Dell Thurman is suspended for the first 4 games of the '06 season.

The suspension is the result of failing to take a scheduled drug test, but it is the same as if he flunked it.

Maybe Brooks will get in the Bengal LB mix faster than was first thought.

[BallHawk]

God, Marvin Lewis is running a correctional facility over there.

[jack's smirking revenge]

Definitely interesting. Perhaps drafting Brooks was a requirement with Thurman's issue. Maybe Thurman's situation is worse than is being reported.

tyler

[HarveyWallbangers]

Odell Thurman, Chris Henry, Brooks. I have my doubts about whether an organization can win a championship with questionable characters like this littered throughout the team.

[Partial]

I don't. All three are straight up ballers.

[Rastak]

I don't. All three are straight up ballers.

I disagree, whenh Thurman is suspended and Henry is in jail and Brooks hits stage 3 of the substance abuse program what are they left with?

I wouldn't want that collection of clowns on my team.

[Fosco33]

Bengals have stripes.
Prisoners sometimes wear stripes.

Coincidence, I think not.

[Row 67]

I think Marvin Lewis is a disciple of the Jerry Tarkanian philosophy of coaching. Get the crooks that can ball, win as much as you can. The trouble they make, for the most part, will be overlooked as long as you're winning.

Marvin probably thinking- heck, the last team I coached on, our star linebacker killed a guy. This stuff is nothing.

[Rastak]

I think Marvin Lewis is a disciple of the Jerry Tarkanian philosophy of coaching. Get the crooks that can ball, win as much as you can. The trouble they make, for the most part, will be overlooked as long as you're winning.

Marvin probably thinking- heck, the last team I coached on, our star linebacker killed a guy. This stuff is nothing.

Actuaslly his buddys did, he just covered it up. I watche4d most of that trial
on court tv.

[b bulldog]

Thurman would make the allass team.

[hurleyfan]

I think Marvin Lewis is a disciple of the Jerry Tarkanian philosophy of coaching. Get the crooks that can ball, win as much as you can. The trouble they make, for the most part, will be overlooked as long as you're winning.

Marvin probably thinking- heck, the last team I coached on, our star linebacker killed a guy. This stuff is nothing.

It's all about the "brotha's / gangsta's / black-better-than-white-athelete-my-team-can-kick-yo-ass team, and the hell with sportsmanship!

The Shark was a big proponent of the "best athelete" available, and who gives a crap about his background?

Thurman was a "questionable personality" when he was chosen, but he could run, tackle, and it, so all the questionable HUMAN traits were overlooked.. just like Brooks,, he can run, hit and tackle, so we don;t care about what kind of past he has...

Just continue with the look the other way philosophy with America's win at all cost mentality!

Crap, may be I should take this over to JSO and get involved with FYI!

[RashanGary]

That is why you dont' draft character risks high. Maurice Clarett, Marcus Vick ect...Let them go.

[hurleyfan]

They can't help it Nick


The desire to win "no matter what / who we draft" is too much to resist..

Some of these players have a "history" that is questionable, but as long as they can hit / tackle, "we" look the other way..

Let's accept the sub-par human qualities, and accept these qualities as "acceptable" for our young kids growing up that it's OK to be a gangsta / criminal as long as you're a good athelete! OUCH

[b bulldog]

Brooks falls into the same boat but where they got him, he is worth the risk imo.

[b bulldog]

B must be having a bad day with this news