Kolek planning to go pro
First, I was stunned by the news. .......
Football will survive the retirement of Luck and Kuechly. Someone will step up and play.
This paragraph from the column written by the Charlotte newspaper's sports columnist, resonated with me:If this is what Kuechly wants, more power to him. But his retirement calls into question the long-term survival of football, which in August saw the early retirement of Andrew Luck, another high-profile star, at age 29, due to him getting tired of always having to rehab one injury or another.
Yep. Next man up.And there's no shortage young, athletic men willing to put their bodies on the line for an NFL career and all that comes with it.Let's keep in mind that for every Andrew Luck and Luke Kuechly, there's a Tom Brady, Frank Gore, Thomas Davis and Larry Fitzgerald playing into their late 30s and beyond.
Poor MU82 ...Luke Kuechly just announced he's retiring.
Drew Pearson....one of my childhood idols. Remains the ONLY player on the 1970's All Decade team not inducted. Snubbed again today.
I don't understand Carmichael before Pearson.
From a pure numbers standpoint, I get it. More catches, more yards, more TDs, more Pro Bowls. And Charmichael never had the luxury of a HOF quarterback throwing to him.I'd take Cliff Branch over either of them, tbh. But I don't think any of the three have a particularly strong case for the HOF.
Pretty hard to be on the all decade team and not in the HOF....only Pearson from 70’s is not.
It's just very hard for receivers who came before the 80s because their numbers pale in comparison.
Agree 100%.Anybody who ever saw Paul Warfield play knows he was one of the greatest WRs ever to lace 'em up. In 1973, he was first-team All-Pro, and deservedly so. He had 29 receptions.He was an easy, obvious choice for the HoF even though he had fewer catches in his 13-year career than Michael Thomas has had the last 4 seasons.Might as well be comparing apples to tire irons.
There are some from the 60s as well. Including Boyd Dowler at Flanker.It's just very hard for receivers who came before the 80s because their numbers pale in comparison.
Thrilled to see that McCaffrey, despite being healthy, has opted not to play in the Pro Bowl.