Double Standard

I would love a WHOLE lot more reasoning than just 4 sentences. :) You're on the right track.

I think that one of the biggest reasons for this is the lack of overall media devoted to a drug problem in the NFL. MLB is so bad that Congress has gotten involved. The majority of the population are not as enlightened to the PED issue as many members of this site may be. When MLB was on the frontpage and big name stars were having their names brought up, regular people started to notice and talk and make a fuss. That is when the MLBers began to get punished in the court of public opinion. The NFL has been able to avoid this because the usage of PEDs by their athletes has been rarely documented compared to the way the alleged usage of athletes like Mark Mcgwire and Barry Bonds has been broadcast around the country. Even though two Pro Bowlers have been caught using, the NFL still has had little trouble. What will happen if someone like Tom Brady or Peyton Manning show up on a list seized by an FBI raid of an internet pharmacy?

Your right. Scrap the Mitchell report, contrary to what I was taught two wrongs have definitely made a right in this situation. C'mon, give me a break. Look at how differently the two leagues handled the situation. I would also like to point out that I, along with many others, hold just as much contempt for Merriman and Harrison as I do Bonds and Clemens.

LockerRoom? Anyway, I think it's all about how the player deals with it. Merriman manned up and everyone accepted his apology, and Rodney Harrison... well - I don't think anyway was really surprised.