Posted by kamar on 12/02/08 at 4:19PM

Too bad the coach didn’t take starcaps.

Could do without his play calling for 4 games.

Yeah, this seemed inevitable. I expect Sunday will have been the last time Deuce plays for the Saints. I can accept most of this, but this is the part that really pisses me off:

With respect to the question of whether a specific warning should have been given regarding Star Caps, the policy does not set forth an obligation to issue specific warnings about specific products and no testimony suggests that the NFL and NFLPA have ever contemplated imposing such a requirement on Dr. Lombardo, who oversees the development of education materials on steroids. In keeping with that responsibility, the NFL, NFLPA, and Dr. Lombardo have emphasized the need for extreme caution in the use of any supplement, including weight reduction products, have established a Hotline for players to call for information regarding supplements, have established a Supplement Certification program with EAS to provide players with supplements that are free of banned substances, and have, in conjunction with reinforcing the strict liability rule, repeatedly warned players about the dangers of unregulated and inaccurately labeled dietary supplements. In the past, players have been suspended for using dietary supplements that contained a banned substance.

FUCK Lombardo! FUCK Goodel! AND FUCK the NFL! Pardon my French, but they do bear some responsibility if they knew a product contained a banned substance not listed on the label and didn’t bother to let players know. This is really going to hurt the Vikings. Unlike the Saints, they are still very much in the playoff hunt and will very much miss the Williams guys on their D-line. I bet Vikings fans are even more pissed.

I didn’t think it could get any worse than ’07…This is the most frustrating year I could ever remember.

this may not be over yet:

Sources close to both sides told FOXSports.com’s Jay Glazer over the weekend that if the players’ suspensions were upheld, they would look to file an immediate temporary restraining order in a favorable jurisdiction such as New Orleans. They would then try to get a temporary stay, followed by a permanent stay to prevent the players from being suspended. Their argument stemmed from testimony that two high-ranking league officials knew about the illegal ingredient in StarCaps, yet never warned the players, the players association, nor the FDA.

It remains to be seen whether this route will be effective. Officials from all three teams involved anonymously complained that the league needs to reform its “strict liability” approach to supplement policy. These latest suspensions will surely cause more controversy.

I doubt this will actually work at keeping the players active. It doesn’t really matter for the Saints anymore anyway as they are pretty much out of the playoffs. Still, I’m squarely on the players side in this. Ditka’s Ghost makes a good point:

Pacman Jones is good enough to represent the NFL, but Deuce isn’t?

Because of this, the poor officiating this year, and the ridiculous fines for players who didn’t even get flagged by the officials during the game, I’ve lost respect for the NFL brass. They should seriously revisit many polices during the offseason or else many fans may get turned off, stop buying tickets and the other crap, and thereby reduce the owner’s revenues. It’s all about further enriching the 32 team owners anyway.

I bet even his dog despises him now. And I hope the players get everything they want through the courts, including suing the NFL for enough money to make the owners bleed from the ears.

Deuce is still my favorite player of all-time. Anybody think there’s any chance that he may restructure to try and come back next year? Even if he does, you think the Saints would do it? He hasn’t been playing much as is…