Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

[stlrz d]

Re: Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

I hope Russell wasn't released based soley on the pot. If so, this is the second year in a row where the Steelers have displayed some measure of hypocrisy by punishing a lesser player more severely for a similar offense.

I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. But if not , Ced was released for hitting his girl, but Harrison gets a slap on the wrist. And of course Holmes gets a one-game suspension for possession, but Russell gets released.

Its tough because I've always been proud of the fact that the Steelers do things the right way.

I'm not sure how to feel about this

It was a one time incident (to date) with Harrison. It was an ongoing thing with Ced.

[rpmpit]

Re: Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

I hope Russell wasn't released based soley on the pot. If so, this is the second year in a row where the Steelers have displayed some measure of hypocrisy by punishing a lesser player more severely for a similar offense.

I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. But if not , Ced was released for hitting his girl, but Harrison gets a slap on the wrist. And of course Holmes gets a one-game suspension for possession, but Russell gets released.

Its tough because I've always been proud of the fact that the Steelers do things the right way.

I'm not sure how to feel about this

It was a one time incident (to date) with Harrison. It was an ongoing thing with Ced.

True. But Holmes was charged with possession and admitted to the cops that he had smoked. While Russell wasn't even charged with a crime. For all we know, it could be a case of him being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Again, we don't know.

BTW, I did say "some measure of hypocrisy". I realize the two sets of incidents aren't EXACTLY alike. But like dizz said, I think its pretty obvious that the front office is a little more lenient with the stars on the team.

[mshifko]

Re: Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

it was at my house guys...blame me for us getting rid of g.russ if you want

[rpmpit]

Re: Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

it was at my house guys...blame me for us getting rid of g.russ if you want

I forgive you. Now when can I come over???

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

it was at my house guys...blame me for us getting rid of g.russ if you want

The PlanetSteeler mods would like to announce that mshifko has been officially waived and may now be claimed by other message boards. We needed to clear up some membership cap space in order to bring steelers43 back into the fold before the draft, and since we had sufficient depth at the stoner position right now (mshifko was our 4th string stoner), we could afford to waive him at this juncture.

[bostonsteeler]

Re: Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

Ahh....so, involved in a drug bust, released from the Steelers & lands on the Bengals roster. Guess he just proved the Bengals character requirements!

I was going to say the same thing. It seems that the Bumgals have very specific requirements for their players and Russell just achieved one of them.

Why does the NFL let that embarassment down the river even continue to exist other than for a balanced schedule is the question for the ages.

How can their so called fans even wear their colors?

Bengals and Browns -- they're good for the steelers.
They're good for 4 wins a year. That's 4 games less to worry about.

Leave them alone, and encourage them to get crappier. Ideally they'd be at the threshold of crappiness where they're not quite bad enough for the NFL to jettison them, and remain there ad infinitum.

[stlrz d]

Re: Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

I hope Russell wasn't released based soley on the pot. If so, this is the second year in a row where the Steelers have displayed some measure of hypocrisy by punishing a lesser player more severely for a similar offense.

I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. But if not , Ced was released for hitting his girl, but Harrison gets a slap on the wrist. And of course Holmes gets a one-game suspension for possession, but Russell gets released.

Its tough because I've always been proud of the fact that the Steelers do things the right way.

I'm not sure how to feel about this

It was a one time incident (to date) with Harrison. It was an ongoing thing with Ced.

True. But Holmes was charged with possession and admitted to the cops that he had smoked. While Russell wasn't even charged with a crime. For all we know, it could be a case of him being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Again, we don't know.

BTW, I did say "some measure of hypocrisy". I realize the two sets of incidents aren't EXACTLY alike. But like dizz said, I think its pretty obvious that the front office is a little more lenient with the stars on the team.

Well for one thing, starters generally are harder to cut due to salary cap implications. If a guy has a big signing bonus spread out over the length of his contract when he gets cut the team takes the full hit that season. For example, the Ravens are stuck with McGahee (can't trade him) because his signing bonus would amount to a $9 million cap hit in '09.

That's why big signing bonuses scare me.

[mshifko]

Re: Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

it was at my house guys...blame me for us getting rid of g.russ if you want

I forgive you. Now when can I come over???

as soon as holmes comes back over

[mshifko]

Re: Lolly Blog: Russell @ friends house...raided for WEED

it was at my house guys...blame me for us getting rid of g.russ if you want

The PlanetSteeler mods would like to announce that mshifko has been officially waived and may now be claimed by other message boards. We needed to clear up some membership cap space in order to bring steelers43 back into the fold before the draft, and since we had sufficient depth at the stoner position right now (mshifko was our 4th string stoner), we could afford to waive him at this juncture.

hey ruth, i just have to live up to my avatar...you understand it's a way of life