And the Blue Chips start falling...

If the dude can play and checks out with how the Lions evaluate talent, then sign him. Smoking weed doesn’t make someone a bad person. Unfortunately their are some bad ,aws on the books that label you a criminal.

Get the munchies, eat a bag of Doritos.

I know a lot of people didn’t like Jimmy Smith last year because of his problems with the law, but are now jumping on Dre’s bandwagon because he might fall to us. Be consistent.

BTW, Jimmy Smith had a pretty good rookie year all things considered.

it is the opposite of what you are saying. What if he got with some friends and said “Hey look guys, I won’t be able to party down for about the next ten years so lets have one last big blow out” and it just went wrong? I’m not defending the guy, heck, I don’t even smoke pot and I agree his timing seems completely idiotic. But this line of thinking is the American way. What do 90% of all engaged men do in this country? They have the type of stupid party that could ruin everything right before the most important day of their lives. Does that suggest they are gonna do blow off a strippers ass every Saturday night after being married? I just think it is a knee jerk reaction to jump from possession to C. Rodgers. There are probably 100 other KIDS that will get drafted this year that are gonna have a last party and not get caught. I’ll let Mayhew sort out the details cause we don’t know squat.

It does indicate poor judgement on his part. The question, and not for us to answer, is this going to be a pattern of judgement or not equating responsibility for his actions? Or is this an isolated incident attributable to youth.

I trust Mayhew, et al, to make the right decision on this guys character. The fact they spent as much time with Smith as they did leads me to believe they’re willing to look past the action to try and see more of the guys character. Well that or it was a smoke screen to confuse where they’re interested. I hope they see Dre as worthy and other teams let him drop and we get a bargain.

This isn’t about smoking weed (or possession). It’s about a guy willing to endanger his NFL future (at the very least a few million dollars) because he wants to do something stupid.

I’m not against weed smoking, I think the law is an archaic leftover from a time legislation went a little overboard to protect “almighty cotton” (that, of course, is for another discussion) but this incident shows a lack of commitment on Dre’s part, as far as I can see. Not to mention a bit of idiocy. (How are you getting caught when you know you’re about to be drafted?) This isn’t about “stickin’ it to the man” cause you don’t agree with the rules. Rules are rules. No matter how stupid they are. I’m not gonna shun a dude because of one mistake. But this definitely raises some eyebrows. I’d be surprised if this incident doesn’t cost him a few millions in his rookie contract.

It would still be on the Banned substance list.