Mr. Scot

Not after my girlfriend found out

Don't look at me. I only clicked in to find out what a 'slore' was

You left out the part about us switching to a 3-4.

Chris Spielman said it best years ago. All they're really asking of players is just don't get arrested. Is that really such a difficult request?

And the team will investigate those things thoroughly, with more info and access than any of us have, and make their decision accordingly. If they choose to draft him, or pass on him, it'll be based on that analysis. My guess: They'll pass, and people will b--ch about it.

Know the feeling.

Going off both Zod and Voth, that seems to be the feeling. Why? I'd speculate that it's based on two things 1) history of poor judgment and 2) how he behaved after he was put on the exempt list. I don't have inside info, so this is all speculation.

I like Jangler's answer better (despite it being wrong).

Because you don't make the team better when you're suspended. If the team feels the risk of his being suspended again is too great (which, by all indications, they do) then they won't want him back.

Okay, I'm gonna sound like an old man when I say this (which technically I am) but what's a 'slore'? (I'm guessing its some variation on '*****')

And I'm talking about why.

I don't know if he's a villain. Frankly I don't care. What I'm talking about is the risk the team takes in picking a guy with known character issues. It's about being smart with your investment.

After watching us sit through a season where we paid a guy 13 million to sit at home and do nothing, plus the drama surrounding guys like Ray Rice, Josh Gordon and Adrian Peterson, you still question why we would avoid character problems? With the Rice story in particular, knowing how much of an image problem that was for the league and how hard they're gonna be looking at incidents like that, plus the fact that guys can now be made 'exempt' without allowing the legal process to play out, taking a chance on guys like that is a bigger risk than ever. All the talent in the world doesn't mean jack s--t if they're not on the field.

One problem: The scenario you're basing your argument on doesn't actually happen. If we're looking at two players in a given draft spot, they're going to be equally rated on talent. The team isn't gonna look at a guy with a third round grade as an option in the second round just because he has high character. Character could be used to separate two guys graded with equal talent, but they're not gonna raise a guy's draft grade. It's also a straw man because it's not like any given draft spot has only two guys to choose from. Even in the seventh round there are still plenty of choices available with no major character concerns attached.

Which I have no problem with. You think we're the only team that looks at character issues?

Not on Facebook but know some folks who are. Will forward to them.

Unless Marty Hurney is gonna be making picks for us again anytime soon, our second round history isn't all that relevant to the discussion.

We've hit on most (nearly all) of the picks Gettleman has made over the past two years, plus undrafted players, without having to take guys that had character concerns. Your point is invalid.

K K Short Kony Ealy Everyone before that was a Hurney pick, and he was garbage in the second round. One of his picks was a guy named Jarrett. He had 'concerns' and was a failure.

And we wouldn't be the only team of whom that could be said.

That's ridiculously exaggerated. Who have we drafted since Gettleman got here that you would call 'marginally talented'?

Putting your trust (and your money) towards someone that's already burned you before - and has definite potential to burn you again - isn't exactly the smartest move either.

How many million dollars of cap are you willing to devote to someone you acknowledge to be stupid and lacking good judgment?

Agreed.

Was I forced to hook up with someone crazy or did I put myself in that spot? And let's be clear: This is far from the only instance of Hardy showing poor judgment. It's a trend with him.