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ALDON SMITH SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY


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He shouldn't have been in the game to begin with. As for Smith's performance, you have to wonder if all this hoopla effected his mentality and level of play. Hate to say but Castonzo isn't exactly a stellar LT, so to have Castonzo shutdown one of the best pass rushers in the league is a shock.

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The title and many comments here refer to him being suspended, and/or suggest that it was unfair that he played against the Colts. However the article makes it clear that he wasn't suspended - he's taking a leave of absence to voluntarily enter a treatment program.

 

Perhaps the league might have taken action anyway, and maybe they still will, but that's not what this is about. The guy appears to have a problem and the team is trying to help him - despite the negative consequences to the team.

 

It's hard to fathom that all of this wouldn't have had some impact on his performance today.

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For the record, I do sincerely hope Aldon gets his issues under control. The majority of my scorn in this is towards the 49ers organization for not manning up and handling this properly. I would hope that if a Colt did the same thing, with the same history, that we wouldn't let him play 2 days after the fact. And if we did let him, I'd be calling them out just as bad. Sending him to rehab after the fact is almost like insult to injury even if it is for his good.

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