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Old 02-22-2010, 06:24 PM   #1
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Default Tomlinson shown the door by the Chargers

Can't say it surprises me, but still sad:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4936783
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Old 02-22-2010, 06:24 PM   #2
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Sad indeed. But it comes as no surprise.
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Old 02-22-2010, 06:25 PM   #3
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I had no idea this was coming.....that was a fast fall from Grace.
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Old 02-22-2010, 06:31 PM   #4
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Wow, I too am shocked. I thought he was the franchise guy. Hmmm.
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Old 02-22-2010, 06:52 PM   #5
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He still has a couple of good years in the back field IMO.

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Old 02-22-2010, 07:00 PM   #6
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Surprise to me for sure. He may be a little elderly by running back standards but he is still better than half of them out there. Hope he will be picked up by a good team.
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Old 02-22-2010, 07:16 PM   #7
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This is the exact reason I never fault a player for holding out, getting every dollar they can.

You can go from the MVP to looking for a job in a blink of an eye.....the $$$ remaining on your contract is not worth the paper it was printed on...
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Old 02-22-2010, 07:35 PM   #8
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We will take him in Chicago
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This is the exact reason I never fault a player for holding out, getting every dollar they can.

You can go from the MVP to looking for a job in a blink of an eye.....the $$$ remaining on your contract is not worth the paper it was printed on...
This is especially true for running backs.
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Old 02-22-2010, 07:43 PM   #10
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Wow, how the mighty have fallen.
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Old 02-23-2010, 10:09 AM   #11
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Hard to believe he's been playing nine years. I had so much fun watching him run for TCU--he was a man among boys. I really hope he goes somewhere else and has a few more solid seasons.
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I really hope he goes somewhere else and has a few more solid seasons.
Ditto here. But it needs to be someplace with a line. Now as luck would have it,
I hear the Saints aren't going to be able to keep Mike Bell. No surprise there for me,
I can remember YEARS ago I was thinking what a great runner he was for the Broncos.
Being a military guy was a plus, too.

As for LT, I am not sure the Saints couldn't give him a few good years of home.
We have all the washed up guys, Reggie Bush, Mark Brunell,.....

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He is not done yet. Just done in SD. These things are financial as much as anything. He isn't producing feature back superstar numbers but he had a contract that pays for those numbers. They also have a starter in Sproles behind him. He likely will go somewhere else a greatly reduced rate of pay and play another season or two. One of my favorite players ever. Just a monster on the field and a gentleman off it as far as I know. Type of moment that reminds you that football is a business first and foremost.
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I saw some rumors that he may end up in Philly. Now that would be interesting...
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I saw some rumors that he may end up in Philly. Now that would be interesting...
Speaking of Philly....they just dumped Westbrook.....

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/P...stbrook-022310
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Speaking of Philly....they just dumped Westbrook.....

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/P...stbrook-022310
Beautiful. If there's anything I like more than watching the Steelers win, it's watching Philly lose.
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Speaking of Philly....they just dumped Westbrook
NOW THAT'S the guy I am shocked is still in the league. He was perennially "just a heal-up away from a big breakout season". What were they saying that for??? 10 years or something?
Still, he WAS good, even hurt.
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and he signs with the Jets
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Old 03-15-2010, 05:53 PM   #19
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and he signs with the Jets

"He wanted to go to a team that he thought had a chance to compete for the championship," Condon told the AP.

Okay. So it begs the question, why did he go to the Jets
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"He wanted to go to a team that he thought had a chance to compete for the championship," Condon told the AP.

Okay. So it begs the question, why did he go to the Jets


And why didn't another team pick him up? I can think of other teams that need someone like him a lot more than the Jets.
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