(01-11-2021, 08:52 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(01-11-2021, 07:47 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: After this weekend, I think we see Alex Smith, Phillip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger all announcing their retirement very soon. When the Saints' season ends, I believe Brees joins that list as well.

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That's what happens when you have a bad offensive line and no running game.

I feel like you say this every year lol

Maybe I'm wrong, but Ben Roethlisberger said at the beginning of the season, he'll only keep playing as long as he can play at a high level. In the last third of the season, he showed a decline and then in this game, he was awful. Maybe that will be the deciding factor. 

Alex Smith is not assured of a starting gig. He is older and went through a terrible injury. I'm 50/50 on him retiring. 

I read where Rivers almost retired before the Colts came along and he just is starting to feel injuries more and is losing his will to play. Maybe the Colts talk him into coming back. He does have a pretty sweet deal in Indy. He just needs another receiver to throw to. They should've won that game anyway. Reich should've taken the short field goal instead of going for it early in the game. That was the difference.

I've seen several articles saying that it's a done deal for Brees. He has actually told people this is his last year. Unless they all used the same misinformed source, I think this one is true. 

Maybe they all come back though? Who knows? I think the NFL is better off with them playing.

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(01-11-2021, 09:35 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(01-11-2021, 07:47 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: After this weekend, I think we see Alex Smith, Phillip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger all announcing their retirement very soon. When the Saints' season ends, I believe Brees joins that list as well.

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That's what happens when you have a bad offensive line and no running game.

Rivers would be dumb to retire. Solid Oline, easy 25M. He played well this year.

He did and they should've beaten Buffalo. Reich went for it on 4th down early in the game instead of going for an easy FG. They missed and that was the difference. His coach costs him.

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