re: Mathieu on NFL Network--Panel Interview in Studio

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if you have a problem with alcohol, you don't buy a bunch of beer and just "have the self-discipline" to not drink it. you keep the beer out of the house.

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That's my point...I have been to New Orleans many times and didn't go down Bourbon Street. It doesn't matter where you live, trouble is right around the corner. If he is focused on getting clean, it shouldn't matter if he lives in New Orleans. He can still avoid those temptations by staying home and not associating in those environments.

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he's making the right decision and he's being honest with himself. if he's around all the thug friends he grew up with, he's going to have a real hard time staying out of trouble. smart move by him.

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I appreciate his attempts to better his life, but the ultimate problems he has created on based on the decisions he made. He can better his life by resisting outside influences and temptations, not simply avoiding them.