Talib and Manningham Admit Marijuana Use; Draft Status Affected?

[GTripp0012]

This is happening too late in the process to seriously affect their draft stock. If you test positive for pot at the combine, you will get quickly blacklisted and your stock will drop.

But now, most teams have their draft boards set already. Tell me, if Talib was your team's number one rated CB in the entire draft, that is to say, that his football skill graded out higher than every other CB in the draft, wouldn't you still pick him when you were on the clock, even now? Same with Manningham.

Maybe it could be the dealbreaker for some of those teams, and they might pick Jenkins instead, but for the players, it's a lot better for them that it came out in April, than back in February when it could have really jaded their evaluation as players.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

This is happening too late in the process to seriously affect their draft stock. If you test positive for pot at the combine, you will get quickly blacklisted and your stock will drop.

But now, most teams have their draft boards set already. Tell me, if Talib was your team's number one rated CB in the entire draft, that is to say, that his football skill graded out higher than every other CB in the draft, wouldn't you still pick him when you were on the clock, even now? Same with Manningham.

You think? I'm not so sure those draft boards are written in stone and I'm not sure why boards are more difficult to change in April than in February or March. It would be one thing if the news broke on the eve of the draft, but teams still have 2 more weeks to evaluate the players and adjust their boards accordingly.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

You think? I'm not so sure those draft boards are written in stone and I'm not sure why boards are more difficult to change in April than in February or March. It would be one thing if the news broke on the eve of the draft, but teams still have 2 more weeks to evaluate the players and adjust their boards accordingly.

Well, yeah, and 2 weeks from now, if someone else admits to Pot usage, it will matter even less. Relative to the combine though, I think it means very little.

The problem, as I see it, is that if a prospect has known character flaws while he is being graded, any scout-based evaluation system will be biased against him for it, and his grade will be inaccurate. If he grades out top of the board and then admits to pot usage, I think teams will be totally willing to turn a blind eye, to what on the surface seems like a small character flaw.

The assumption here is that a majority of the scouting work is complete, the final prospect grades are in, and those who have had those run ins with the law in college have been blacklisted and dropped down while those who just recently admit to marijuana usage get a tiny, insignificant asterisk.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

This is happening too late in the process to seriously affect their draft stock. If you test positive for pot at the combine, you will get quickly blacklisted and your stock will drop.

But now, most teams have their draft boards set already. Tell me, if Talib was your team's number one rated CB in the entire draft, that is to say, that his football skill graded out higher than every other CB in the draft, wouldn't you still pick him when you were on the clock, even now? Same with Manningham.

Maybe it could be the dealbreaker for some of those teams, and they might pick Jenkins instead, but for the players, it's a lot better for them that it came out in April, than back in February when it could have really jaded their evaluation as players.

I agree with this. If they tested positve at the combine itself, I think this is a big deal. If they are just admitting to smoking pot somewhere along the way, I really dont think it is a big deal at all. Plenty of people have used it in the past and I dont think its a very big deal that either of these two have used it. I almost respect that they answered the question with a yes, instead of just lying about it. I really dont think it is a big deal at all.