Lori Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 (edited) http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3351086 Press conference 1 p.m. today. Edited April 17, 2008 by Lori Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_wag Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 No link yet, just a blurb on the ESPN2 update saying he's retiring... schefter is reporting it as well..........good news for the bills draft - this makes ryan a lock to go by the ravens at the latest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 No link yet, just a blurb on the ESPN2 update saying he's retiring... This is way past due. The guy is tough but all of the injuries took their toll. He has looked terrible when he was healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 All the injuries he's had, it's a wonder he didn't hang 'em up a few years ago. There were weeks in his last Titan days when only the most recent injury was listed in the report e.g. 'shoulder' when it might have read 'shoulder, concussion, foot, hip, ribs.' He wouldn't practice all week, then would suit up on Sundays and play his guts out when he was the #1 target. Tough cookie. His exit from Tenn where they actually locked the doors to the practice facility when he showed up was shameful considering all he did for that franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Ha! I thought he alread announced this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In space no one can hear Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 LINKY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 No link yet, just a blurb on the ESPN2 update saying he's retiring... link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 link? http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3351086 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Him and Favre were by far the toughest of this era of football, I always had alot of respect for him. Props on a good career Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The ravens better be praying that Matt Ryan doesnt go before #8. If i was the Falcons GM, i'd have Baltimore on the phone right now..."So how bad do you want matt ryan? Are you going to make it worth our while to pass on him?" Trade form 3 to 8, pick up a 2nd and a 3rd in the process. Then flip 2 of atlantas 4 second rounders for a mid to late 1st, and grab Brohm. 2 1sts, 2 seconds, 2 thirds would go a long way to helping atlanta improve in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fewell733 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 good move on his part. He's looked like a shell of his old self for two years now. Really didn't even look like a pro athlete last year. Looked and played like a broken down old man with a gut. Tremendous career though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I got a feeling on 10 years they will be doing a "where are they now piece" and you will see poor Steve limpin badly, the guy played the game like a throwback and he has paid for it the past 3 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_wag Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The ravens better be praying that Matt Ryan doesnt go before #8. If i was the Falcons GM, i'd have Baltimore on the phone right now..."So how bad do you want matt ryan? Are you going to make it worth our while to pass on him?" Trade form 3 to 8, pick up a 2nd and a 3rd in the process. Then flip 2 of atlantas 4 second rounders for a mid to late 1st, and grab Brohm. 2 1sts, 2 seconds, 2 thirds would go a long way to helping atlanta improve in a hurry. i don't think ryan is worth the #3 spot........if i'm the ravens i call that bluff, pick him at #8 if he's there or, if he's not, address the position in round 2.........certainly doesn't look like a franchise QB to me, although he'll be serviceable......and, as quinn found out last year, doesn't take much for a QB to slip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 i don't think ryan is worth the #3 spot........if i'm the ravens i call that bluff, pick him at #8 if he's there or, if he's not, address the position in round 2.........certainly doesn't look like a franchise QB to me, although he'll be serviceable......and, as quinn found out last year, doesn't take much for a QB to slip i dont think the falcons shoudl take ryan at #3 either. They should do wexactly what the browns did last year. Take a lineman and then trade up or take a QB early in round 2. But i think there's enough of a danger that they can bluff baltimore into moving up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Gun10 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hall Of Fame? idk def not first ballot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombstone56 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 HE WAS RETIRED A FEW YEARS AGO ,,HE JUST DIDNT STOP PLAYING THEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 i dont think the falcons shoudl take ryan at #3 either. They should do wexactly what the browns did last year. Take a lineman and then trade up or take a QB early in round 2. But i think there's enough of a danger that they can bluff baltimore into moving up. that plan can backfire and isn't a sure thing. The only reason Cleveland had any success last year was because their QB stepped up tremendously after Quinn decided he still wanted to be payed like a top 5 pick. If Quinn was taken before the had a chance to grab him later, and Anderson bombed, how would that move looked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 that plan can backfire and isn't a sure thing. The only reason Cleveland had any success last year was because their QB stepped up tremendously after Quinn decided he still wanted to be payed like a top 5 pick. If Quinn was taken before the had a chance to grab him later, and Anderson bombed, how would that move looked? I dont care. build the lines, then go after the QB. Havent the Bills taught you anything? If Ryan bombs, how do you know whether its him or its the rest of the team. It makes more sense for them to grab a dorsey or a long at #3. Even if they wait until their 2nd round pick, they'll likely still have their choice of Flacco, Henne, and possibly Brohm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 This does NOTHING to change B'more's draft plans. They still have Kyle Boller as the starter. C'mon, people. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I heard McNair got injured on his way to the podium today. Thankfully, they gave him some cortisone and was able to finish the farewell speech. In all seriousness, here's to one hell of a tough QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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