Comments on: Report: Burfict, Hosley failed drug tests at Combine

By: detroitlionsnfl

detroitlionsnfl — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:02:12 +0000

As if the Lions are the only team in the league with weed smokers, smh. Whatevs…..

By: kungfubillysims

kungfubillysims — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:40:40 +0000

You just couldn’t resist throwing in a little dig at the Lions could you Mike?
Well, I guarantee you we won’t be drafting him so gfy.

By: blacknyellablacknyella

blacknyellablacknyella — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:39:35 +0000

ASU alum/booster. All u can do is laugh. SO glad this kid left school early. Our program is better without him. Never understood the hype. He flat wasn’t very good. Some bozos still want their team to draft him. Understand this: forgetting the drugs, poor combine performance, poor discipline and everything else . . . he stunk it up on the field. Slow, didn’t make plays . . . His freefall began ON THE FIELD when he fell from pre-season ALL-AMERICAN to Pac-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION. He will be more irrelevant than Mr. Irrelevant in this year’s draft. He stinks. Get over him.

By: peytonsneck18

peytonsneck18 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:56:44 +0000

my colts will make im mr illrelevant this year, last pick of the draft, take a chance on him, if he pans out, its all good, if not hey its only a 7th rounder last pick of the draft, most 7th rounders dont make nfl rosters anyways

By: teddybayer123

teddybayer123 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:30:11 +0000

In each case, the reporter passing along the confidential information leaked by one or more NFL teams was employed by or affiliated with NFL Network.

Wait. What?

So the NFL’S violating its own privacy policy.
Way to go, Commissioner. You’re a clown. And your a clown BRFORE you outlaw kickoffs.

By: vavikingfan

vavikingfan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:19:23 +0000

Hosely went downhill with VA Tech last year~~guess it was because he was playing at a higher level than the other guys……What did he do–send a block printed letter saying “I’s sorry I got caught with Mary Jane”. Having said all that, the Vikings will draft him to pair up with Simpson.

By: vontazemebro

vontazemebro — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:33:56 +0000

It’s no accident my username is what it is.

By: dcpatfan

dcpatfan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:16:12 +0000

“Vont-Haze! All in my brain…lately things just don’t seem da same”

By: alaricsrevenge

alaricsrevenge — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:13:25 +0000

latchbeam says:
Apr 25, 2012 12:45 PM
This dude is a Tom Petty song… Free Falling!!!

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Last Dance with Mary Jane is also appropriate.

By: essentialsausage

essentialsausage — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:13:24 +0000

I don’t get why Vontaze Burfict is such big news on this website.

By: bucfandango

bucfandango — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:11:30 +0000

$10 says he gets arrested for armed robbery in the next 30 days, followed by rape, arson, and manslaughter after he gets to prison.

Hey V, meet Paul Crew.

Mean Machine! Mean Machine!

By: glamisdave05

glamisdave05 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:07:44 +0000

This guy is so stupid he can’t spell UDFA.

By: bullpuppy552

bullpuppy552 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:03:02 +0000

Burfict = all brawn and no brains

By: FlikeMorio

FlikeMorio — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:57:44 +0000

Nobody’s Burfict.

By: tuffd

tuffd — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:50:24 +0000

on the down side for Burfict, i am 29 years old, not in the best shape of my life, and never was professional level athletic prospect and i benched 225 14 times yesterday and im 6’0 240…its pretty pathetic that at 6’1, 245, 22 years old, a professional athlete prospect, and at a time when he should be in best shape of his life, he’d only beat me by 2 reps..ill get back to you all with the results of my 40 haha

By: tuffd

tuffd — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:46:35 +0000

some perspective on his measurable…upshaw who will go top 20 did not run a cobine 40 and benched 225 20 times. upshaw then ran a 4.72 40 at a pro day…burfict did have a bad combine with a 5.08 and 18 reps but followed up with a 4.8 pro day 40 yd dash…so if you look at each players pro day 40 and combine reps…upshaw is 472/20 reps and burfict is 4.8 and 16 reps….so .08 seconds and 4 reps is the difference between 1st round and undrfted?? i dont think so… there is plenty of guys who succeed after having “attitudes problems” at the age of 21…burfict will go late in the draft and i like his chances of succeeding based on his on field performance (i watch allot of pac-12 ball)

By: skinsdag

skinsdag — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:43:32 +0000

I think Burfict can turn it around. If he gets mentored by great players like Ray Lewis or London Fletcher the kid can end up being crazy good. It’s just a matter of setting priorities. Talent is there. It’s easy to judge these kids, yet noone knows if there was ever a father figure in their lives… Not everyone grows up in functional homes with structure. Discipline begins at home…

By: tuffd

tuffd — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:39:20 +0000

keep in mind he ran a 4.8 3.5 weeks later at arizona state pro-day…the media never mentions that number..im not saying he should be taken in the 1st round, but there is no way he goes undrafted with his college resume

By: tuffd

tuffd — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:30:04 +0000

clearly he is a young dumb kid..he has cost himself a huge opportunity $-wise… i’m sure at least 5 or 6 nfl are looking at his screw up as their opportunity to get a 2nd round talent for a 7th round pick..the team who takes him with a 7th rounder can use a few % of millions they saved not having taken him in the 2nd round to hire someone to keep an eye on him/be an advisor…i saw a picture of where he grew up and what his mother’s situation is..not t judge a book by its covers, but it doesnt appear as though he has had much guidance…who knows..a little direction/perspective could turn him back into the form he was 12 months ago

By: trollhammer20

trollhammer20 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:29:01 +0000

southpaw2k says:Apr 25, 2012 1:20 PM

Last year, the Ravens drafted a guy with a fair amount of baggage and character questions in Jimmy Smith.
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If Smith had run a 4.75 40 as a CB, do you think Baltimore would have gone anywhere near him?

In Burfict’s case, it’s not just the baggage and the head-casery, although that has grown to alarming proportions. He’s also put up miserable athletic numbers compared to the vast majority of people who wish to play his position. The dude ran a 5.09 40, which is a full .56 seconds slower than Luke Keuchly, who will be a first-round pick. Teams can make a big deal between one CB who runs 4.40 and another who runs 4.55…how big a deal of it is to be the absolute slowest guy who tested at your position, a full half-second or more behind the top prospect?

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:28:50 +0000

So the league itself is breaking it’s own rules! Where have I seen that kind of corporate behavior before? Oh, yeah, Wall St. When you make the rules, you can’t be punished because you did it! The perfect “crime.”

By: tuffd

tuffd — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:26:43 +0000

someone wrote past performance predicts future behavior…well if we are talking on field performance only, he should still get taken in the 2nd/3rd round even with all this BS… between the lines, he is a dominant LB… if you take away 3 or 4 personal fouls and some bad press, he’s a mid-2nd round pick even with the bad combine…that being said..id take a flyer on him in the 7th round

By: r8rsfan

r8rsfan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:22:10 +0000

Maybe Sheriff Joe should size up Burfict for a pink jumpsuit because it sounds like that’s where he’s headed.

By: imopen7

imopen7 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:15:20 +0000

Soooooo they only tested these two guys? thats not fair. lol

By: wizahdry

wizahdry — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:02:14 +0000

I posted a comment a few days ago defending Burfict as a possible late round pick who wasn’t that bad. I would like to now officially apologize to PFT nation. You guys were right and I was wrong, defense withdrawn. How do you fail a drug test scheduled months in advance? It’s like getting fired on your day off…

By: mymanmccoy

mymanmccoy — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:59:44 +0000

I can’t believe there is someone that is actually making the drafting of maurice clarett by denver look like a smart move? What a complete and total *ssclown burfict has turned into, but of course, this was not completed overnight. I’m certain his parents must be proud of his apparent success. Somebody please Q up al sharpton that he is being held down by the man.

By: chiadam

chiadam — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:54:22 +0000

It’s totally unfair to ask these guys to not smoke dope for a whole 72 hours.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:53:50 +0000

His on field production was afwul and had terrible combine numbers. Maurice Clarrett comes to mind.

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:51:04 +0000

Even a college education didn’t help these guys.

By: getyourownname

getyourownname — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:46:44 +0000

People need to finally, FINALLY, get off this “all he needs is a strong locker room” thing.

The reason players like Ray Lewis are so great is because they have motivation and discipline to pursue the goal. You can’t teach motivation. Besides, Burfict has had a coach, why would he now start to listen to anything?

Not to mention the fact everyone says his tape is poor and he bombed the combine measurables. All he has are a few SportsCenter highlight hits. That is like taking a basketball player with a few highlight dunks.

What more does anyone need to see to get the picture here?