Redskins PR: STATEMENT BY AN NFL SPOKESPERSON (Jordan Black Suspended)

[brandymac27]

By John Keim:
Redskins OT Black: A railroad job

[Old Bay]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist and I don't think Mara is behind everything. Doesn't hurt my feelings that he's the rallying cry though.

However, the timing of all of these instances is incredibly odd. And if the league is retroactively punishing Black for a prescription med he's been on for this long then this it looks even more suspicious.

Snyder not being liked by other owners seems plausible.

[JMUSkins]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist and I don't think Mara is behind everything. Doesn't hurt my feelings that he's the rallying cry though.

However, the timing of all of these instances is incredibly odd. And if the league is retroactively punishing Black for a prescription med he's been on for this long then this it looks even more suspicious.

Snyder not being liked by other owners seems plausible.

But, how can they possibly punish him for something that his doctor, team doctors, and an NFL doctor tell him he needs to take? This is completely absurd.

[Wildbunny]

And yet they allow Eli to take his Valtrex.

That's because Giants players have an ordnance b/c their contract is own by Mara...

No one in a safe mind would accept that.

Anyway, as someone said it, Blame Mara for everything. I'm pretty sure that End of the World theory is directly his fault to prevent us from having more SB than him.

[doghouse4x4]

Someone in this whole thing is not telling the truth. It just doesn't add up.

[Toe Jam]

From sources: The NFL Competition Committee is pleased to report that the entire Washington Redskins team has been suspended for use of performance enhancing drugs. Apparently, the entire roster has been consuming quantities of the chemical compound H20, known as 'water' in many popular circles. Sources cannot confirm which variety of 'water' was being used and whether it came from a tap, was modified with a performance enhancing filtering device, or was supplied by a local retailer in plastic bottles. John Mara, esteemed chair of the committee had the following comments:

"I think it is a lamentable situation in Washington. It's clear that the organization was trying to gain a competitive advantage through consuming water. Clearly, based on the copious amounts of inconclusive data and tests, there is something different about the water in Washington. Personally, I think they're lucky they don't lose draft picks."

Redskins players are expected to appeal the suspensions, but it does not appear there will be much chance of success. NFL officials found clearly condemning evidence such as water bottles, paper towels, and disposable cups. Mara followed up his earlier comments in a press conference:

"The NFL has rules in place for a reason. Sometimes, teams think that the rules don't apply to them. It's unfortunate that those teams don't realize that they are not the New York Giants or New England Patriots and actually have to follow the rules. I will also be looking into whether this transgression will require Robert Griffin III to be permanently traded to the Giants for a 7th round pick in the 2042 NFL Draft."

/thread.

[bedlamVR]

All conspiracy hashing aside -- is Jordan Black really THAT good to hurt us by his absence? I don't recall hearing his name very often when citing great plays by our O-line recently. My hope is that someone else will step up and work just as well in virtual anonymity as did Black.

I am not all that upset that he was even a Redskin, his contribution has been minor - but I feel for the guy - On the brink of retirement a decent career something to tell the grand kids about - and then being labelled a drugs cheat throughout the media - and all because some pencil pusher messed up the paperwork ..

[mudhog]

By John Keim:
Redskins OT Black: A railroad job

So, how does the appeals process work in the NFL? And why is it(as someone asked earlier), that the Hawk's DB's get to roll on playing weeks after news of their violations, while our guys get iced.
I know there is mad speculation about Effen-Mara and his reach, but does he have access to any portion of the appeals process due to his chair on the rules committee?
Hail

[Laxpunk2006]

This whole "blame Mara!" thing is ridiculous. Will Hill and Tyler Sash of the Giants were both suspended this year for Adderall. Does everyone think Mara was behind that too just to set us up for later in the season? Sacrificed his own players on the off chance we could take down our backup OT?

There is no "timing" of this. The failed drug test would have been weeks or months ago if the appeals process has ended. Did Mara know that Polumbus would be getting a concussion this past week?

Some people here need to seriously use some common sense before jumping to conclusions. Are the Adderall/PED rules a bit ridiculous? Yes, they are. Was this a conspiracy to sabotage our team? No, it was not.

[KingGibbs]

Poor LaxPunk telling US to use common sense. Mara paid you to defend him. Didn't he? Death to Mara!

[doghouse4x4]

Poor LaxPunk telling US to use common sense. Mara paid you to defend him. Didn't he? Death to Mara!

[mentallyinept]

Here is a PDF link to the list of banned substances:

http://images.nflplayers.com/mediaRe...nce%20List.pdf

[WheresRickySanders83]

Agree w/ Lax. These conspiracy theories are quackery at best.

If anything, if you're going to criticize the league, criticize all of the bureaucratic drones in the league office now. To me, that's the issue--the league is run by people who aren't very bright and rely on endless obscure rules and regulations. Goodell is like the professor who reads out of a textbook.

[FrFan]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist and I don't think Mara is behind everything. Doesn't hurt my feelings that he's the rallying cry though.

However, the timing of all of these instances is incredibly odd. And if the league is retroactively punishing Black for a prescription med he's been on for this long then this it looks even more suspicious.

Snyder not being liked by other owners seems plausible.

Allowed to do something, then punished retroactively = salary cap penalty and J.Black = Mara
How about a Mara icon ?

[SittingBull]

To add fuel to the fire about the Mara conspiracy here is where he could have gotten the idea for all this

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d...shs-suspension