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Feb 14, 2022 04:49
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mcmagic posted:Aaron Donald is really going to retire? Dude could go out on top. He's practically guaranteed a spot in Canton. He might feel like he's got nothing else to prove and doesn't want to spend the rest of his life waking up and getting out of bed and every joint in his body cracking simultaneously.
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Feb 14, 2022 04:51
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lol a st louis station had to tweet this https://twitter.com/ksdknews/status/1493059372414648323
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Feb 14, 2022 04:53
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The Bengals covered which makes them the real champions if you think about it
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Feb 14, 2022 04:54
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mcmagic posted:Aaron Donald is really going to retire? I mean it makes sense right? He has a legitimate claim to being a top 5 (?) defensive player of all time and just won his first Super Bowl. He’s an inner circle HOFer no matter what at this point. Perfect time to walk away.
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Feb 14, 2022 04:57
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Professor Funk posted:I mean it makes sense right? He has a legitimate claim to being a top 5 (?) defensive player of all time and just won his first Super Bowl. He’s an inner circle HOFer no matter what at this point. Perfect time to walk away. He's only 30.. He has like 5-6 years of all pro football left where he can make like 25 million a year or more. I mean it makes sense in a way but it would be pretty surprising too.
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Feb 14, 2022 04:59
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Professor Funk posted:I mean it makes sense right? He has a legitimate claim to being a top 5 (?) defensive player of all time and just won his first Super Bowl. He’s an inner circle HOFer no matter what at this point. Perfect time to walk away. Yeah he's got nothing left to prove and would have made the hall if he quit the day before the Super Bowl. It just feels wrong because he's still so goddamned good. poo poo not even that, he's still so goddamned dominant.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:02
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Where the hell is the "Aaron Donald might retire" talk even coming from?
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Feb 14, 2022 05:04
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:They’re not, op. they did, op
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Feb 14, 2022 05:05
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SourKraut posted:Where the hell is the "Aaron Donald might retire" talk even coming from? N/m, I found it
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Feb 14, 2022 05:06
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I thought I'd processed the Bengals' loss after a shower and some ice dancing, but then I hopped back over to WLWT and the anchors were so sad, I started laughing my rear end off all over again. LOL Bengals. LOL Cincinnati. I feel like my universe is correcting itself.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:09
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DariusLikewise posted:JOHN MATTHEW STAFFORD AND THE LOS ANGELES RAMS HAVE WON THE SUPERBOWL Congrats Rams
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Feb 14, 2022 05:09
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There is no way in hell Donald retires. He probably was just talking out of his rear end because he was tired and emotional going to the Super Bowl. He has plenty of good, lucrative years left.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:14
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Setting aside other beefs with that last drive this throw was legit something. e: well crap I can't link it for some reason, the intermediate throw to Kupp over the middle before any possible things you might want to complain about happened. https://twitter.com/J_Kaley/status/1493064523451973634 there we go Grittybeard fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Feb 14, 2022 |
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Feb 14, 2022 05:16
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Lifespan posted:There is no way in hell Donald retires. He probably was just talking out of his rear end because he was tired and emotional going to the Super Bowl. He has plenty of good, lucrative years left. He's earned just shy of 100 million dollars, would be a first ballot hall of famer and has a ring. There's something to be said for walking away with you health, wealth and having achieved everything there is to achieve. I doubt he'll retire too, I can for sure see why he might though.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:17
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Gonz posted:Dude could go out on top. He's practically guaranteed a spot in Canton. He might feel like he's got nothing else to prove and doesn't want to spend the rest of his life waking up and getting out of bed and every joint in his body cracking simultaneously. Professor Funk posted:I mean it makes sense right? He has a legitimate claim to being a top 5 (?) defensive player of all time and just won his first Super Bowl. He’s an inner circle HOFer no matter what at this point. Perfect time to walk away. Let's see... Defensive RotY then 7 consecutive All-Pros. 3 DPoYs. 8 Pro Bowls. 2010s All-Decade Team and honestly a fairly decent shot at the 2020s team especially considering his role in the Super Bowl victory. Has a ring and $90 million dollars (pre-tax, pre-agent, pre-family). Literally what is left for him to do? Get 2 more sacks so he has 100 all-time? He'll be 31 in a couple months and it's a whole lot harder for defensive players to win multiple Super Bowls than it is for quarterbacks, so I don't think anyone could hold it against him for not trying for multiple. If McVay walks away I don't think there's any reason for Donald to stick around.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:17
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Professor Funk posted:I mean it makes sense right? He has a legitimate claim to being a top 5 (?) defensive player of all time and just won his first Super Bowl. He’s an inner circle HOFer no matter what at this point. Perfect time to walk away. Who really does this and follows through with it though? A lot of these guys are ultra competitive, not just looking to go out before they embarrass themselves like George Costanza.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:21
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BlindSite posted:He's earned just shy of 100 million dollars, would be a first ballot hall of famer and has a ring. There's something to be said for walking away with you health, wealth and having achieved everything there is to achieve. When you have the level of drive to reach that level, you don't just walk away. Brady would have quit a decade ago. Yes, he has nothing to prove, but he can break more records and make a lot more money so why stop and get bored when you have good years left?
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Feb 14, 2022 05:22
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Lifespan posted:When you have the level of drive to reach that level, you don't just walk away. Brady would have quit a decade ago. Yes, he has nothing to prove, but he can break more records and make a lot more money so why stop and get bored when you have good years left? That's the thing, Brady wanted to surpass Jordan. Who is Donald surpassing? Lawrence Taylor? Reggie White? He's already on their level. As a DT he's a lot more limited in his ability to influence a game than a quarterback or a shooting guard.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:30
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He's supposed to make 55 million in the next 3 years and I'm sure the Rams will redo some of that to give him more money up front. walking away from that would be unusual.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:34
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There are, in fact, folks who just up and walk away. Especially when they're accomplished.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:34
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I think we can all agree: gently caress Aaron Rodgers
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Feb 14, 2022 05:34
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Shinjobi posted:I think we can all agree: gently caress Aaron Rodgers 
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Feb 14, 2022 05:34
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Shinjobi posted:I think we can all agree: gently caress Aaron Rodgers It’s not gently caress the Cowboys… but I’ll allow it
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Feb 14, 2022 05:36
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Toaster Beef posted:There are, in fact, folks who just up and walk away. Especially when they're accomplished. What examples are there of players who have gone out on top in the prime of their careers and stayed retired?
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Feb 14, 2022 05:36
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Donald straight up said after the game that he’s going to take some time to decide if he wants to retire or not. He’s obviously thinking about it, in spite of whatever armchair sports psychology reasons people come up with for why he won’t.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:37
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whos that broooown posted:What examples are there of players who have gone out on top in the prime of their careers and stayed retired? Calvin Johnson, Barry Sanders and Andrew Luck are the only ones I can think of in the last 20 years if you're talking about all time great level player.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:38
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Aaron Donald retires Kyler Murray traded to Miami Russell Wilson traded to Denver It's Trey Lance's Time Also check out Herbie's lil trumpet https://twitter.com/YetiOrKnot/status/1493081420293545984?t=tSV4UBOeWm1768tnr5tEhA&s=19
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Feb 14, 2022 05:38
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Lifespan posted:When you have the level of drive to reach that level, you don't just walk away. Brady would have quit a decade ago. Yes, he has nothing to prove, but he can break more records and make a lot more money so why stop and get bored when you have good years left? Because that level of drive for him would probably be 15 or 16 years since his high school coaches told him he has a shot at pro ball. That's a long time of discipline and early mornings and everything else and that fades.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:38
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Football is done for a while and I'm sad as gently caress
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Feb 14, 2022 05:38
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mcmagic posted:Calvin Johnson, Barry Sanders and Andrew Luck are the only ones I can think of in the last 20 years if you're talking about all time great level player. I'm also talking about just winning a title, since people are also using that in their reasoning.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:39
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whos that broooown posted:What examples are there of players who have gone out on top in the prime of their careers and stayed retired? Sanders, Johnson, and Willis all leap immediately to mind as players that still had a shitload to give and just said nah
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Feb 14, 2022 05:40
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whos that broooown posted:What examples are there of players who have gone out on top in the prime of their careers and stayed retired? Bill Russell, Rocky Marciano, John Elway.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:41
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Toaster Beef posted:Sanders, Johnson, and Willis all leap immediately to mind as players that still had a shitload to give and just said nah Luke Kuechly too.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:42
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Toaster Beef posted:Sanders, Johnson, and Willis all leap immediately to mind as players that still had a shitload to give and just said nah I'm including a title in this.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:43
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https://twitter.com/kevinwildes/status/1493081058912395264
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Feb 14, 2022 05:43
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so one from this century.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:44
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Grittybeard posted:Setting aside other beefs with that last drive this throw was legit something. Holy poo poo, that's legitimately a no look pass. He's looking right to pull the linebacker that way then throwing to the middle where he just made the linebacker vacate.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:44
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YOLOsubmarine posted:Bill Russell, Rocky Marciano, John Elway. Russell was 35 and Elway was 38.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:46
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whos that broooown posted:Russell was 35 and Elway was 38. They were both still very good and had just won championships. Also, being an NFL defensive lineman is extremely brutal on the body. Maybe he wants to be able to walk when he’s older.
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