ImageImage

Packers/Bengals Lead Up

Moderators: MickeyDavis, paulpressey25, humanrefutation

User avatar
trwi7
RealGM
Posts: 111,786
And1: 27,354
Joined: Jul 12, 2006
Location: Aussie bias
         

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#161 » by trwi7 » Sat Sep 21, 2013 9:46 pm

Yeah, players need to play as long as they can. If they're good enough to play that long they obviously love the game so you have to play as long as you can. It's not like you can retire and then go back 10 years later because you miss it.
stellation wrote:What's the difference between Gery Woelful and this glass of mineral water? The mineral water actually has a source."


I Hate Manure wrote:We look to be awful next season without Beasley.
User avatar
FAH1223
RealGM
Posts: 16,287
And1: 7,382
Joined: Nov 01, 2005
Location: Laurel, MD
       

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#162 » by FAH1223 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:39 am

I think the concussions 3 years ago really are in the back of his head when he says that he'll play this last deal out and retire.

I don't blame him if he does. Hopefully by then, he will have accomplished everything that can possibly be accomplished.
Image
User avatar
MartyConlonOnTheRun
RealGM
Posts: 27,472
And1: 13,291
Joined: Jun 27, 2006
Location: Section 212 - Raising havoc in Squad 6

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#163 » by MartyConlonOnTheRun » Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:49 am

I may be reading Rodgers wrong but he doesn't seem like a guy in love with football. He seems too intellectual to let something completely dedicate his life. He seems to have other aspirations and willing to try new things.

I see him playing to close to 40 but if he has a few life altering hits or injuries, I see him taking his savings and enjoying his life ........which is what he should do despite what selfish fans say.
whatthe_buck!?
Banned User
Posts: 5,142
And1: 163
Joined: Jul 20, 2006

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#164 » by whatthe_buck!? » Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:06 am

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:I may be reading Rodgers wrong but he doesn't seem like a guy in love with football. He seems too intellectual to let something completely dedicate his life. He seems to have other aspirations and willing to try new things.

I see him playing to close to 40 but if he has a few life altering hits or injuries, I see him taking his savings and enjoying his life ........which is what he should do despite what selfish fans say.

I don't see how a guy that is so freaking competitive and so freaking good at his job could not be in love with said job. Maybe that doesnt exactly follow perfectly, but honestly If u are a highly competitive person (which I feel like by all accounts Arod is, correct me if I'm wrong) what job could be better than being a pro athlete? How could u not love having that as ur job?

I feel like there is no way that Arod could work that incredibly hard at honing his craft and get himself to where he's without question the absolute best in world at what he does (the best as in literally not one single person in the world is better than him at what he does) and not be in love with what he does. That's crazy to me to even contemplate that he doesn't love playing football, if he doesn't love football then Jesus Christ how good would he be if he did??

Lol honestly though if u hear Arod recount his high school football memories playing for Chico against Shasta (or maybe that's Butte cc against Shasta, I forget) on wildes show with incredible pride and detail I think u would understand that he is man wildly in love with what he does for a living. I've been hugely wrong before though so I admit I could be way off with that assessment, who knows...
User avatar
JHSFIVE
Starter
Posts: 2,482
And1: 214
Joined: Jan 27, 2003

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#165 » by JHSFIVE » Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:33 pm

Hey, while the browns are on a roll, let's try to take joe Thomas off their hands. That would be awesome
OVERREACT
zmanishere11
Sixth Man
Posts: 1,884
And1: 279
Joined: May 20, 2002
Location: WI

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#166 » by zmanishere11 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 2:15 pm

JHSFIVE wrote:Hey, while the browns are on a roll, let's try to take joe Thomas off their hands. That would be awesome


Raji, Baktiari or Bulaga, and a 3 next year. Do it.
eagle13
Head Coach
Posts: 6,145
And1: 107
Joined: Feb 15, 2007
Location: san diego

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#167 » by eagle13 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 2:21 pm

zmanishere11 wrote:
JHSFIVE wrote:Hey, while the browns are on a roll, let's try to take joe Thomas off their hands. That would be awesome


Raji, Baktiari or Bulaga, and a 3 next year. Do it.

No thanks. I love JT but with Bakht playing as well as he is I'll pass on giving all that up
User avatar
MartyConlonOnTheRun
RealGM
Posts: 27,472
And1: 13,291
Joined: Jun 27, 2006
Location: Section 212 - Raising havoc in Squad 6

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#168 » by MartyConlonOnTheRun » Sun Sep 22, 2013 2:30 pm

whatthe_buck!? wrote:
MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:I may be reading Rodgers wrong but he doesn't seem like a guy in love with football. He seems too intellectual to let something completely dedicate his life. He seems to have other aspirations and willing to try new things.

I see him playing to close to 40 but if he has a few life altering hits or injuries, I see him taking his savings and enjoying his life ........which is what he should do despite what selfish fans say.

I don't see how a guy that is so freaking competitive and so freaking good at his job could not be in love with said job. Maybe that doesnt exactly follow perfectly, but honestly If u are a highly competitive person (which I feel like by all accounts Arod is, correct me if I'm wrong) what job could be better than being a pro athlete? How could u not love having that as ur job?

I feel like there is no way that Arod could work that incredibly hard at honing his craft and get himself to where he's without question the absolute best in world at what he does (the best as in literally not one single person in the world is better than him at what he does) and not be in love with what he does. That's crazy to me to even contemplate that he doesn't love playing football, if he doesn't love football then Jesus Christ how good would he be if he did??

Lol honestly though if u hear Arod recount his high school football memories playing for Chico against Shasta (or maybe that's Butte cc against Shasta, I forget) on wildes show with incredible pride and detail I think u would understand that he is man wildly in love with what he does for a living. I've been hugely wrong before though so I admit I could be way off with that assessment, who knows...

I'm not saying he doesn't enjoy football, but I don't think he's in the mold of Brett Favre or a few other guys where you wonder what the guy would do without football and the locker room community. I could see rodgers going into business and being competitive in trying new things. When you are that good for that long, guys tend to see if they can be great at other things.
User avatar
crkone
RealGM
Posts: 29,151
And1: 9,762
Joined: Aug 16, 2006

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#169 » by crkone » Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:43 pm

Lacy out with Bush and Burnett.

Code: Select all

o- - -  \o          __|
   o/   /|          vv`\
  /|     |              |
   |    / \_            |
  / \   |               |
 /  |                   |
User avatar
crkone
RealGM
Posts: 29,151
And1: 9,762
Joined: Aug 16, 2006

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#170 » by crkone » Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:49 pm

Kuhn out too

Code: Select all

o- - -  \o          __|
   o/   /|          vv`\
  /|     |              |
   |    / \_            |
  / \   |               |
 /  |                   |
jakecronus8
RealGM
Posts: 16,726
And1: 8,135
Joined: Feb 06, 2006
     

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#171 » by jakecronus8 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:50 pm

eagle13 wrote:
zmanishere11 wrote:
JHSFIVE wrote:Hey, while the browns are on a roll, let's try to take joe Thomas off their hands. That would be awesome


Raji, Baktiari or Bulaga, and a 3 next year. Do it.

No thanks. I love JT but with Bakht playing as well as he is I'll pass on giving all that up

:o
For the best LT in football?
Do it for Chuck
kaulkhara15
Starter
Posts: 2,325
And1: 678
Joined: Sep 14, 2009

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#172 » by kaulkhara15 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:03 pm

Ugh why are we always stuck with Buck and Aikman?
zmanishere11
Sixth Man
Posts: 1,884
And1: 279
Joined: May 20, 2002
Location: WI

Re: Packers/Bengals Lead Up 

Post#173 » by zmanishere11 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:19 pm

eagle13 wrote:
zmanishere11 wrote:
JHSFIVE wrote:Hey, while the browns are on a roll, let's try to take joe Thomas off their hands. That would be awesome


Raji, Baktiari or Bulaga, and a 3 next year. Do it.

No thanks. I love JT but with Bakht playing as well as he is I'll pass on giving all that up


Any interest in this deal after today!?

Return to Green Bay Packers