Because it implies at least that there are dozens, maybe hundreds, maybe even a few hundred playing in the National Football League who believe the same thing. And that implies that the NFL's steroid-testing policy is less of a policy than a crapshoot, a crapshoot full of escape hatches and denial opportunities and clouded confusion that allows players to play beyond the "be more careful next time" slap on the wrists that these suspensions amount to be, and allows players to retain or regain their popularity among the increasingly uninterested fan base by claiming ignorance ("I didn't realize the banned substance was in my supplement"), medical malpractice ("My doctor assured me there was nothing harmful in the fertility drug") or conspiracy ("My vial was tampered with").