Dan Warna wrote:No evidence he's clean, no evidence he's fit, and at his age, no evidence he's match ready.
just because robert harvey played till he's 104 doesn't mean every player can do that. Michael voss, was finished at 30, dermie was finished at 28.
massive risk to waste draft picks on Cousins.
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You can just as easily say there is no evidence saying he isn't clean. I think it's more like than not, and actaully pretty evident he is fit. Match ready is a debatable topic, no doubt.
I think if he was to play, weather it be at the saints or not, he would have 3 or 4 years in him, I don't think health and fitness is an issue. Never had any ongoing injury issues, fit as a fiddle, still a fine specimen, and at the end of the day I wouldn't think he would go for a draft pick lower than 30-40 or anything.
Similarly to King, or Gardiner, I think the risk it worth it. Why pick up King if we arn't going to have an attempt at the flag. King still looks like he has another year or 2 in him, or untill we have another ruckman come through. I strongle beleive the time is now. I think cousins is ready, if we are gonna have a crack at a flag in the next few years, he is too good a player to pass up, worth the risk.