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AggieJohn
10-14-2004, 03:55 PM
possibly a lion?
JasperDog94
10-14-2004, 04:21 PM
I hope he gets to go somewhere where they will use him. He deserves as much.
TheDOCTORdre
10-14-2004, 05:21 PM
Rice, the greatest reciever of all time, and perhaps considered by some the greatest olayer off all time is on the sidelines, I know he may be adavanced in age but I am sure he can still do some damage on the field, he should be able to go to a team that will use his abilities and then he can go out on his own terms
AggieJohn
10-14-2004, 06:12 PM
Originally posted by TheDOCTORdre
Rice, the greatest reciever of all time, and perhaps considered by some the greatest olayer off all time is on the sidelines, I know he may be adavanced in age but I am sure he can still do some damage on the field, he should be able to go to a team that will use his abilities and then he can go out on his own terms

yeah, but does he do the thing that some players do where they should of left a long time ago, and they just make themselves look bad and diminish their greatness

example, hakeem olajuwon, emmitt smith
OldBrahma04
10-14-2004, 06:20 PM
Emmit Smith had one of the best games of his life last week...He still has it. Just doesn't have the protection up front as the past.
AggieJohn
10-14-2004, 06:25 PM
no occasionaly even an old dog catches a cat...
OldBrahma04
10-14-2004, 06:26 PM
You will see the same Emmitt Smith this week...He just needed to get over that 2 year hump. haha
AggieJohn
10-14-2004, 06:27 PM
oh yeah...that one that all ball players have
JettJenkins04
10-14-2004, 10:23 PM
Hang in thier Jerry, your time will come once again.
AggieJohn
10-15-2004, 02:19 AM
when you play at the legends game
tmac
10-15-2004, 09:58 AM
i think he should finish out the year and end it
AggieJohn
10-15-2004, 10:50 AM
but he'll prolly be traded before the deadline
big daddy russ
10-15-2004, 10:54 AM
Originally posted by tmac
i think he should finish out the year and end it
He can still run a better route than 90% of the youngsters out there and his hands are as soft as ever. He can still help a team if he's used in the right context. I doubt you'll hear Harrington cry about it.
big daddy russ
10-15-2004, 11:04 AM
I just don't buy into that argument about a player's legacy diminishing because he played past his prime. It may happen for players who suffer through injury during their prime (see Ken Griffey, Jr.), but not for the likes of Montana, Marino, O.J. Simpson, Unitas, and most of all Jim Thorpe. Thorpe is still considered the best athlete of all time and is regarded by most as the best football player of all time. He retired back in the late 20's at the age of 41. Pretty old for a K/P/HB/DB.
Keith7
10-15-2004, 12:29 PM
thorpe couldnt start for most high school teams now-a-days though.. football was alot different back then
big daddy russ
10-15-2004, 01:28 PM
Originally posted by Keith7
thorpe couldnt start for most high school teams now-a-days though.. football was alot different back then
Like hell he couldn't. He went to the Olympics and won a couple of golds in track, then went and played in the Major Leagues. And his best sport was still football.

He'd be a star in the league today. I don't care how much the game has changed, he DOMINATED back then. Thorpe had the size back then (6'1", 190#) that's almost ideal for a HB today. Put him in the weight room for a summer and he tacks on those extra 10 pounds easy.