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one is suspected for doing PED's. Literally hasnt been getting a shot to go to the Hall of Fame
Julian Edelman has a monster game in the SuperBowl. Literally failed a test for PEDs. Has been in discussion for the Hall of Fame.
i mean there has to be some irony here. I know one is the MLB and the other is NFL. Both two different sports and hold their players standards differently but still.
what are your thoughts?
And Edelman shouldn't sniff the HOF.
If you want to compare Edelman to another player who took PEDs in football that would be a better comparison.
There are plenty to choose from.
As for Bonds vs. Edelman as PED abusers it is not close.
Bonds took PEDs on a systematic basis over a period of years.Bonds took shots, cream, (3-4) times a day. He clearly took the PEDs to enhance his capabilities at the expense of the people he played against.
Edelman took an over the counter supplement for less than (4) months.
A focused investigation on it could probably bring the league down, but they put on the good face of performing testing and suspending people, so they avoid the scrutiny, much like baseball has since they started giving the appearance of cracking down.
By the way - look into exactly how hard it is to fail a test in the NFL. You need to have an insane level of certain markers to fail.
Bonds took PEDs on a systematic basis over a period of years.Bonds took shots, cream, (3-4) times a day. He clearly took the PEDs to enhance his capabilities at the expense of the people he played against.
Edelman took an over the counter supplement for less than (4) months.
Edelman has likely taken PED's his entire career, just like most of his peers have.
Football knows guys were juicing so they don't eliminate them from the Hall. Didn't they just elect a murderer to the hall?
There is no real analog in baseball, other than the impact of the drugs themselves.
My sons were playing sports at the end of Bonds career.
It was sad to see how many of their teammates were taking illegal steroids to improve their game and enhance their chances of playing college ball.
A couple of them actually made it to play both pro football and ML baseball. All of them were adversely effected as they displayed personality changes, they had health issues, etc.
This is Barry Bonds and the other PED abusers legacy.
My sons were playing sports at the end of Bonds career.
It was sad to see how many of their teammates were taking illegal steroids to improve their game and enhance their chances of playing college ball.
A couple of them actually made it to play both pro football and ML baseball. All of them were adversely effected as they displayed personality changes, they had health issues, etc.
This is Barry Bonds and the other PED abusers legacy.
And frankly, it's also the the fault of the Bud Seligs and even the sportswriters of the baseball world, who refused to confront what was right in front of their faces.
My sons were playing sports at the end of Bonds career.
It was sad to see how many of their teammates were taking illegal steroids to improve their game and enhance their chances of playing college ball.
A couple of them actually made it to play both pro football and ML baseball. All of them were adversely effected as they displayed personality changes, they had health issues, etc.
This is Barry Bonds and the other PED abusers legacy.
Are you saying Barry Bonds is the reason those kids took PEDs? Obviously its personal for you but I find that hard to believe. I played sports before Bonds started using PEDs and they were out there. It has nothing to do with what pro is doing it, its more about the pressure a coach of that sport or a parent that leads a kid to try something to gain an advantage.
Bonds was a 1st ballot HOF well before 2000
It was sad to see how many of their teammates were taking illegal steroids to improve their game and enhance their chances of playing college ball.
I was playing college baseball in the late 80's and early 90's. We had several guys on the team taking stuff, and I was only at a division i-AA school, although for baseball purposes, we played a predominantly D1 schedule and were eligible for the College World Series.
Barry Bonds was a great player before he started using, he should be in. McGwire, Sosa, Canseco and others probably don't sniff the HOF without steroids, so I don't think they should get in.
And Edelman shouldn't sniff the HOF.
Want to see where anyone ever has said HOF and Edelman other than the OP
Look at linemen. Essentially every snap is a car collision between the OL and the DL.
Between concussion issues short and long term, joint issues, neurological issues, etc, I have empathy for the players. So I don’t mind the PED use as much if it helps them recover and get extra years...
And post-game of the SB, he and Nate Burleson said he should be a "lock".
Barry Bonds was a great player before he started using, he should be in. McGwire, Sosa, Canseco and others probably don't sniff the HOF without steroids, so I don't think they should get in.
Look at your average OL or front seven defensive player post-career. Yeah some of that is that they're no longer intentionally consuming 5-7000 calories a day to maintain weight, but the obvious difference is that they're no longer cycling for bulk.
Barry Bonds was a great player before he started using, he should be in. McGwire, Sosa, Canseco and others probably don't sniff the HOF without steroids, so I don't think they should get in.
The irony is that Bonds is a hate sink. If he hadn't juiced, McGwire, Clemens and the others would be in the Hall of Fame right now. I still think McGwire eventually gets in.
When you have other hall of famers saying they would put him in... then yes it is serious.
Lets not pretend to know better than those who have played and coached the game.
And post-game of the SB, he and Nate Burleson said he should be a "lock".
Deion Sanders said the same thing...
And post-game of the SB, he and Nate Burleson said he should be a "lock".
But who pays any attention to Boomer Esiason?
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In NFL juices or has juiced.
We've had these threads before where a few posters will talk about how the linemen shrinking post-career is solely due to a better diet.
Talk to any athletic trainer and they will pretty much say the same thing. Every lineman is juicing, 80% of the skill players are and even some of the specialists are. One of the guys who actually got the North Carolina SBI to investigate the Panthers doctor a few years ago was the punter, Matt Sauerbrun, who was caught juicing, but worse yet, had a paper trail from the team physician.
It isn't even a secret within the walls of the NFL.
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It's actually serious?
When you have other hall of famers saying they would put him in... then yes it is serious.
Lets not pretend to know better than those who have played and coached the game.
Oh, I don't pretend to know better than those guys, but Edelman a HOFer? That seems crazy to me, but maybe it's not.
Yeah, it's just the Pro Bowl and honors/awards from the League or players association.
If you want to compare Edelman to another player who took PEDs in football that would be a better comparison.
There are plenty to choose from.
As for Bonds vs. Edelman as PED abusers it is not close.
Bonds took PEDs on a systematic basis over a period of years.Bonds took shots, cream, (3-4) times a day. He clearly took the PEDs to enhance his capabilities at the expense of the people he played against.
Edelman took an over the counter supplement for less than (4) months.
Well said I agree 100% on Binds
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Zeke's Alibi : 10:27 am : link : reply
In NFL juices or has juiced.
We've had these threads before where a few posters will talk about how the linemen shrinking post-career is solely due to a better diet.
Talk to any athletic trainer and they will pretty much say the same thing. Every lineman is juicing, 80% of the skill players are and even some of the specialists are. One of the guys who actually got the North Carolina SBI to investigate the Panthers doctor a few years ago was the punter, Matt Sauerbrun, who was caught juicing, but worse yet, had a paper trail from the team physician.
It isn't even a secret within the walls of the NFL.
Well the guys do shrink because they aren't eating as much. Steroids don't magically make mass appear. Actually you have to eat more due to the fact steroids are going to increase your metabolism a bit due to the increase of muscle mass as well as some of the hormonal changes that happen. But they actually make you hungrier depending on what you are taking.
There was actually a study done about "muscle memory." People that have put on muscle mass before have a much easier time getting back to that baseline than those that haven't. So in theory if you juiced a ton in high school and college and than quit when you got to the NFL you would still have a massive advantage over someone that didn't. The downside would probably be that your baseline test wouldn't be as high as the person that didn't. It raises a ton of interesting questions.
I think the untold story - well, a story not discussed enough - is the steroid use at the high school level. No testing there.
And I know parents who condone it..."If it helps my son get a scholarship, then it may be worth it..."
What amazes me is that we actually care so much. I know that I am going to be in the minority on this. We get concerned about an athletes' well being only when it comes to certain sports and situations.
Athletes knowingly put harmful substances into their bodies to extend their careers or to perform better.
Athletes knowingly risk serious injury by playing a violent sport and then we look to somehow ruin the game by trying to take all of the risk out of a violent game.
Meanwhile, nobody cares that the guys who fight in the octagon are beating each other in the head repeatedly and will likely be drooling by the age of 60.
Zeke... I am glad there is little coverage.
Nahhhhhhh.
Both did something wrong and one was punished and one was not.
On top of that Baseball is a more individual stat runned sport.
Side note, Edelman shouldn’t be in the NFL Hall of Fame. People talk about his playoff yards, but no one talks about how his team is in the playoffs every year and at makes it to the Super Bowl or AFC championship.
When Bonds was in SF, you couldn't even throw him a strike - he'd just hit it out of the park. It was one of the most insane stretches for a hitter ever. The guy would just get walked in situations where the book says nothing about walking someone because it was too risky to even pitch to him at all.
Edelman isn't even a top 10 player at his own position, let alone the best in the sport.
I know that's not what you're really getting at - but the profile does matter. Bonds was a generational player. Edelman isn't.
Edelman isn't better than his predecessor, Welker. Who I think has a much better case for the HoF.
Bonds, on the other hand, was taking his drug enhancement for a much longer period of time and benefiting it exponentially (as Arc said above - he was simply unreal). I mean, you had to be blind not to see it.
And Edelman is just a good WR IMO....no where near a HOF player. Very clutch, but not an all time great. Not. Even. Close.
Bonds, on the other hand, was taking his drug enhancement for a much longer period of time and benefiting it exponentially (as Arc said above - he was simply unreal). I mean, you had to be blind not to see it.
And Edelman is just a good WR IMO....no where near a HOF player. Very clutch, but not an all time great. Not. Even. Close.
Most observers estimate PED use in the NFL at well over 50%. Believing that Edelman's was an inadvertent ingestation or a short-term use is like believing Papi happened upon some off-brand cough syrup.
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...Edelman took whatever he was taking for a short period - I believe that because he wasn't caught before or after his suspension. On that fact, I have to consider him clean.
Bonds, on the other hand, was taking his drug enhancement for a much longer period of time and benefiting it exponentially (as Arc said above - he was simply unreal). I mean, you had to be blind not to see it.
And Edelman is just a good WR IMO....no where near a HOF player. Very clutch, but not an all time great. Not. Even. Close.
Most observers estimate PED use in the NFL at well over 50%. Believing that Edelman's was an inadvertent ingestation or a short-term use is like believing Papi happened upon some off-brand cough syrup.
This blows my mind! People can actually think that well he wasn't caught before so it was just a one time thing.
These guys are taking all kinds of designer steroids to give them an extra edge, and listen to this because its important, over a lax steroid policy that already lets them juice!
If you want to take 500mg of test a week, which is considered a basic beginner cycle, in should keep your test levels below what the NFL deems acceptable.
And the overall number is likely in the 80& range.
But the levels that they test for are often in the range of 7-10x the normal reading. This isn't the Olympics testing where eating a poppy seed bagel will get you in hot water - you have to be intentionally taking enough to raise your levels to non-human heights. The NFL is fine with you thinking the poppy seed effect is in play.
And like EricJ asked above - should people really care? A wholesale crackdown on PED's would completely change the face of the sport.
And like EricJ asked above - should people really care? A wholesale crackdown on PED's would completely change the face of the sport.
Right...and I am fine with just allowing PED's and have the players sign a waiver not to sue the league if they end up with issues down the road.
There are many players who take them just so they can rehab their injuries faster to get back on the field and not for an advantage.
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And Edelman shouldn't sniff the HOF.
Want to see where anyone ever has said HOF and Edelman other than the OP
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Bonds was also already a three time MVP and sure Hall of Famer before he ever started using PEDs. He got mad after 1998 that inferior players like McGwire and Sosa were getting so much press and adulation just for hitting homers and figured, you wanna see roided up guys crushing homers? OK, I'll show you what I can do.