Walking away with his legacy intact seems like the wisest choice. Rivers may be the most fascinating player in the NFL. It boils down to this: are you part of the new age, analytical movement? Or do you believe in the Michael Jordan-era evaluation point: how much did he win? The truth should, as usual, fall somewhere along that spectrum.
Winning a Super Bowl is the whole point of this thing and winning two matters. Rivers would trade all the think pieces about his brilliance and the passing records for another shot at a championship. When they have, the defense has stunk. The whole puzzle has never come together. A change of scenery would be good for both Rivers and the Chargers. Rivers is still good. He ranks 12 th among qualified quarterbacks in DVOA this season, which is typically the cut-off point for quarterbacks who reach the Super Bowl.
He remains in full, obnoxious voice:. That possibility feels like it will soon become a reality. Over and above his outstanding performance, Drew came to represent the resolve, passion and drive that resonates not only with Saints fans and football fans, but our entire community. He played the game and played the position at its highest level, but just as important, represented our organization and region in the highest fashion.
We will forever be grateful to him for what he brought to our club and the entire Gulf South community, showing everybody what can be accomplished by putting our sleeves up and showing leadership, determination and hard work. As we grew as a region and as a football team, it was also a pleasure to watch him grow as a husband to Brittany and become a father to four incredible children.
It was a dismal performance marked by three interceptions and a It was hardly a fitting end for such a phenomenal career, but Brees bided his time before announcing his retirement and that final subpar showing is already being lost amid the pomp and circumstance that rightfully accompany the conclusion of such a heralded career.
Of all the sensational statistics that Brees' career holds, perhaps the most significant historically is that which shows just how cosmically he altered the state of the Saints franchise. After his arrival in New Orleans in , Brees captained the Saints to nine winning seasons, rescuing a franchise that had just seven winning campaigns in team chronicle prior to the QB arriving -- a span that covered In all those seasons, the Saints mustered just five postseason berths, while Brees' Saints went to the playoffs nine times in his 15 seasons.
It was an instant turn of fortune for the fleur de lis-clad franchise. In Brees' first season with the Saints, New Orleans broke a five-year playoff drought, earned just its second postseason win in franchise history and advanced to the NFC Championship Game for the first time.
It came a year after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, as the Saints went with Brees debuting as the starter and giving a beleaguered region something to cheer about. Thereafter, the Saints, who never finished with a record worse than in Brees' tenure, rebounded from two playoff-less seasons to win their first and only Super Bowl in their first and only appearance. Brees was the game's most valuable player, his 32 completions still a game record tied with Brady.
In the seasons that followed, Brees and the Saints chased another Super Bowl trophy, but his career concludes without one more. He piled up stats galore along the way, leading the league in passing a record seven times and toppling 5, yards in a season a record five times.
It added up to his league-standard 80, passing yards; Brees exits the game as the only player in NFL lore to surpass 80, For a time, he was also the all-time leader in TD passes, vaulting past Manning, but being overtaken in the season by Brady, his settling at second all-time and 10 behind Brady at regular season's end.
Brady will have a starting job as long as he continues to play like that. The only question is about how much longer he will want to play. Brady has spoken about retirement in the past, but he has also discussed playing into his late 40s — and perhaps to When will Tom Brady retire? Here's what the Buccaneers' quarterback has said about his future and when he could face a difficult decision about calling it quits.
Brady doesn't have any sort of hard-line date in mind for his retirement. He acknowledged that he's taking the decision on a year-by-year basis at this point during his career. Brady said in a June interview with Jim Gray that his goal was originally to play through his age season, which would come in He plans to live up to that commitment, but beyond?
That remains uncertain. I've got a two-year contract. We'll see what happens beyond that. So, barring an injury or a bad regression of Brady's skillset, expect him to be on a field until at least But even that timeline could be premature, as Brady has indicated that he believes he can play until It's just a matter of whether he will. Roethlisberger had major elbow surgery last year following an injury in Week 2. He's been no stranger to injuries during his career, and it remains to be seen how much arm strength he will have at age If Big Ben is unable to rebound, he might be forced to call it a career.
Saints comes over from San Francisco with a shot to win another Super Bowl after winning the big game with Denver earlier in his career.
He remained productive last season, but injuries have become an issue in recent seasons. With the Saints seemingly all-in this season, Sanders could be one-and-done at age Vernon disappointed with Cleveland last year, his third consecutive injury-shortened season. The former Pro Bowler also struggled when he was on the field with only 3.
Another injury-plagued season could end Vernon's career. Whitworth continues to play at a high level, but he will turn 39 in December. Playing at age 40 is almost unprecedented for an offensive lineman.
Witten entered the Monday Night Football broadcast booth in , but he returned to the field last year and has now left the Cowboys to join the Raiders. His play did show some deterioration last year, and Witten is now a role player with his new team. He could be entering his final season at age Seth Trachtman is a fantasy sports expert and diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan still hoping for a Super Bowl win during his lifetime.
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