Why Santana Moss gets a free pass...

[Whiskeybilt]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Yikes, sure is a lot of misinformation in this thread. I'm far from an expert but I'm not going to pretend to be either. The HGH issue isn't quite as clearcut as the steroid issue and it's something the league is going to have to address.

HGH occurs naturally in our bodies, but we stop producing it at a certain age.

Roids are genetically engineered chemicals, designed to effect performance.

I see a huge difference and don't personally have a problem with a doctor like this finding ways to heel athletes. Not just to get them back on the field and play, but to be able to walk and get out of bed when they hit 50.

Giving a player HGH in small doses, in a controlled fashion, is not much difference than the hormones we put into our meat, that has every American bigger and faster and quicker to mature, than most other countries, IMO.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by Whiskeybilt

HGH occurs naturally in our bodies, but we stop producing it at a certain age.

Roids are genetically engineered chemicals, designed to effect performance.

I see a huge difference and don't personally have a problem with a doctor like this finding ways to heel athletes. Not just to get them back on the field and play, but to be able to walk and get out of bed when they hit 50.

Giving a player HGH in small doses, in a controlled fashion, is not much difference than the hormones we put into our meat, that has every American bigger and faster and quicker to mature, than most other countries, IMO.

Genetic engineering involves going into an organism's gene and changing the DNA sequence. Some steroids are produced synthetically WITHOUT any biological agent producing them. They are probably made in a lab using a more fundamental way: put compounds in an aqueous solution and let them undergo a chemical reaction.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Whiskeybilt

HGH occurs naturally in our bodies, but we stop producing it at a certain age.

Roids are genetically engineered chemicals, designed to effect performance.

I see a huge difference and don't personally have a problem with a doctor like this finding ways to heel athletes. Not just to get them back on the field and play, but to be able to walk and get out of bed when they hit 50.

Giving a player HGH in small doses, in a controlled fashion, is not much difference than the hormones we put into our meat, that has every American bigger and faster and quicker to mature, than most other countries, IMO.

Our body also naturally produces testosterone and derivatives.

[djnemo65]

OP's argument is pretty absurd. If the whole problem with substances like HGH, the whole reason that they are illegal is that they unfairly enhance on field performance, how can we then give someone a pass just for performing admirably on the field? By that logic Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are eligible for passes too, as they certainly gave us plenty of wow moments, even though the use of illegal substances is presumably what allowed them to perform at such high levels for so long.

I'm not saying Santana is necessarily guilty of cheating, I really have no idea; but to argue that he should be exempted from criticism just for having played well is bunkum.

[tryfuhl]

Bonds' use and Moss' use are two wholly different things.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Bonds' use and Moss' use are two wholly different things.

Sure, that's not the point.

[SBXVII]

NFL is going to look into it.... aggressively.

Goodell says NFL will pursue Galea information aggressively | ProFootballTalk.com

"We are very anxious to see all of the details and pursue it aggressively," Goodell said at the league meeting in Dallas.

The federal criminal complaint filed in the Galea case says Galea's clients included at least three NFL players, but it did not name the players.

[joethiesmanfan]

Teammate: Moss admitted being treated by troubled Canadian doc

I got my fingers crossed, toes too.

[30gut]

Being treated by Galea doesn't mean he was treated with HGH.
The burden of proof lies with the prosecution and they aren't going after Moss.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by 30gut

Being treated by Galea doesn't mean he was treated with HGH.
The burden of proof lies with the prosecution and they aren't going after Moss.

Let's hope the Commish and the prosecutor are both on the same page.

[Giantone]

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