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Frankie
04-25-2008, 01:00 PM
Because he is being treated for depression.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=11790&drafty
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http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=13446

Don't you think the Chiefs should be all over him late in the draft or
early post draft Free-Agency?
Buehler445
04-25-2008, 01:03 PM
I'd take him as a UDFA. But probably not for a draft pick.
eazyb81
04-25-2008, 01:17 PM
It's bi-polar, and I would stay far away from him.
ChiefsCountry
04-25-2008, 01:19 PM
6th or 7th its worth the risk.
DaKCMan AP
04-25-2008, 01:31 PM
Dimitrius Underwood anybody?
Frankie
04-25-2008, 01:41 PM
6th or 7th its worth the risk.

That's what I'm thinking. One of our 6s maybe. His malady could be controlled with medication, if so he's supposed to be top talent.
Direckshun
04-25-2008, 01:52 PM
6th or 7th its worth the risk.
I believe someone Drafted him in our mock. He's worth it late in the 6th or the 7th.

His teammate Chase Ortiz is the better pick.
ChiefsCountry
04-25-2008, 01:59 PM
I believe someone Drafted him in our mock. He's worth it late in the 6th or the 7th.

His teammate Chase Ortiz is the better pick.

I know about Ortiz, go see my final mock.
Rain Man
04-25-2008, 03:15 PM
If he's being treated for depression, I suspect that he's already been told that the Chiefs plan to draft him.
Ultra Peanut
04-25-2008, 04:10 PM
Doesn't he have social anxiety disorder and generalized depression? Those suck a lot, and I speak from experience, but they're still not as debilitating as bipolar disorder.

But shit, we've got thirteen draft picks. Taking a flyer on this guy wouldn't be the end of the world.
Fat Elvis
04-25-2008, 07:30 PM
It's bi-polar, and I would stay far away from him.

Bi-polar is one of the most easily treatable organic brain illnesses out there; why wouldn't you take him, especially since he is already diagnosed and presumably under treatment?
MIAdragon
04-25-2008, 07:33 PM
[quote=Ultra Peanut;4709277]Doesn't he have social anxiety disorder and generalized depression? Those suck a lot, and I speak from experience, but they're still not as debilitating as bipolar disorder.
quote]


ala Ricky Williams.
eazyb81
04-25-2008, 07:57 PM
Bi-polar is one of the most easily treatable organic brain illnesses out there; why wouldn't you take him, especially since he is already diagnosed and presumably under treatment?

Are you kidding me? They may have medicine to treat it, but people with bi-polar are notorious about not taking it. Also, they are still extremely unpredictable.

I've had direct experience with people afflicted with bi-polar during my life and I wouldn't draft a player and give him so much money and responsibility if my job was on the line.
Fat Elvis
04-25-2008, 08:33 PM
Are you kidding me? They may have medicine to treat it, but people with bi-polar are notorious about not taking it. Also, they are still extremely unpredictable.

I've had direct experience with people afflicted with bi-polar during my life and I wouldn't draft a player and give him so much money and responsibility if my job was on the line.


No, I'm not kidding you. And I'm speaking from personal experience.
'Hamas' Jenkins
04-25-2008, 08:41 PM
[quote=Ultra Peanut;4709277]Doesn't he have social anxiety disorder and generalized depression? Those suck a lot, and I speak from experience, but they're still not as debilitating as bipolar disorder.
quote]


ala Ricky Williams.

Ricky would have been fine with SAD and Depression had he just stayed on Paxil.

If a guy has that much talent, something like this is no more of a concern than a knee injury. It's easily treatable and as long as your team docs see him and make sure he is on his meds, there's not much of an issue.