NFL Picks Week 14: Chris Simms’ Game-by-Game Predictions

December 8, 2016   ·   Chris Simms   ·   Jump to comments

One of the biggest points in the NFL's tug of war with marijuana has yet to be made. 
So I'll make it: Be it recreationally or medically, the league's drug laws aren’t just wrong in a moral sense. They’re wrong in a competitive sense.
Consider the list of players who served bans, per the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. Think the Redskins would’ve liked Trent Williams during their latest two-game slide? How dangerous would the Steelers be with Martavis Bryant? Buffalo might’ve lost its playoff chances without Marcell Dareus and Seantrel Henderson available, too.
That's a lot of impactful names lost. The league is swapping the semblance of anti-drug mortality (smoking weed has proved helpful, not hurtful, regarding brain injuries) for a league with only so much star power.
It's bad for marketing. It's bad for parity; I subconsciously have to consider who got caught for smoking and who didn't when I make these weekly picks. And it's unn...

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