OT: Rashard Mendenhall to retire
http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=10576569
Not sure if you can connect the dots between post-career health issues and Menenhall's retirement announcment though. Six years in the NFL for a RB is more than the average and as stated in the article you linked he had turf-toe that limited his ability to perform.
Power backs like Rashard have a very short shelf life in the NFL which is why they've fallen out of favor as a high draft choice in the past few years.
Could have signed somewhere if he had wanted to continue playing. I think more and more players weigh the cost benefit of playing football and decide it isn't worth it.
Kind of weird. He doesn't have a history of injuries.
Uhm is this serious or sarcastic? If serious he does have a history. He's had a nasty ACL Tear and Turf Toe have been two big recent injuries. But he's also had a bunch of other smaller injuries that don't get as much news/time as the big two injuries he has had.
I don't consider Turf Toe a serious injury having played through it during playoffs in HS
Well, the Cardinals are in need of a RB now, could be your shot
Hey I say make your money and get out. The long term health problems aren't worth it. Maybe he won't be broke too.
Good for him. Every interview I've ever heard him do (or like the huffpost article), he seems to be an incredibly bright and self aware person.
Almost seemed like football wasn't a passion, rather something he just kept doing because people kept encouraging him. Our two high schools played in the same conference, and from what info was going around, the main reason he went to Illinois was because they offered his older brother Rashard a scholarship( when no one else would). Signing day interviews may say different, but he was looking out for his brother.
I always respected Rashaad. Walking away from so much money isn't always easy...but I think for him it wasn't that hard a choice.
Mixed up names...
No more Mendy spin moves?
Get the soup, Jerry.
I think I'll have the salmon.
Now he can spend more time mourning the loss of OBL
questioning why we should hate Osama Bin Laden and conspiracy theories concerning 9/11....
...wasn't his point about Bin Laden that we shouldn't throw parties & dance to celebrate the guy being killed? I believe he was more bothered with how people reacted.
when a mythical figure created by the minds of our government employees gets 'megatroned' to the bottom of the ocean is not a time celebrate...
I think he made a good point.
adios,
jdon
Mythical? Like a centaur?
exactly... just like the centaur.
Hasn't he hit mythical proportions by now? I mean no one, outside of megatron, has been buried at the bottom of the ocean in a long time (as far as I know)...
jdon
Wasn't he last seen walking out to sea?
it shall all be revealed some time in May this year (sans Matthew Broderick, thank god)
jdon
So we shouldn't have celebrated? Would a golf clap had been sufficient for you?
should they not have celebrated the towers going down? they believed they were at war, and, to a certain extent, they have been. forces backed by the u.s. government and sometimes u.s. forces have been blowing their stuff up and interfering in their territories for decades. I don't think mendenhall was being an asshole with his comments. he was expressing that we didn't know the man whose death we celebrated. we knew the American portrayal of him. I don't think he would attempt to destroy America ten years after trying to do America and the middle east the favor of getting rid of Saddam for no reason... maybe that's what mendenhall was getting at. no conspiracy. just an ignored half of a dichotomy...
We know who they are, they are savages. They celebrated the death of 3 thousand innocent people. Our youth celebrated the death of that man who lead that operation. Our youth who have seen war for 12 years of their lives. Who have seen there friends courageously fight and died in battle. Yeah I see no problem with them cheering that.
you need three ingredients to make kool aid. I suggest you stop drinking it until you can figure out the balance of all three parts...
read a little. you might get past your opinions and get to some facts that could help round your thoughts: http://www.revcom.us/a/v23/1120-29/1125/timeline.htm
I love facts!
more please!
most people don't realize that savagery is not limited to the unknown...
I equate savagery with unprovoked viciousness. pearl harbor was an act of savagery. why do we not call Japanese people savages? oh--we like their technology, right? right...
Here's one for you. The guy you're praising is linking an article from communist party usa's rag. Just sayin
facts are facts. who cares where they come from? I'll do you one better--find facts to dispute what's there. don't worry; I'll wait...
I'm happy that you live in this country, thank you for your service.
I'm happy I live in this country, too. I appreciate your appreciation for my service, especially considering you have absolutely no clue what contributions I bring to the table...
you guys are hilarious to me. I'm not calling Osama a hero. I'm not saying terrorism is the way to go. I'm quite non-violent, myself. I don't believe guns and weapons solve much of anything. but, if you step away from us versus them, and look at both sides objectively, you'll see a certain escalation that began from our side of the fence...
watch Battle for Algiers. the film was made in 1966, but check it out. if you're closed-minded, you're closed-minded. I've been told that people believe how they believe and nothing I say or do can change it. I'd say true, to an extent. the way to equality and peace is through understanding. if you want to label an enemy, at least understand your enemy's motives. it's hard to fight somebody when you don't know why he's pissed at you...
additionally, despite the condescending tone, I still don't see anybody from anywhere saying the u.s. didn't bomb these places or contribute to their bombing for reasons besides retaliation. when I see that, I'll change my stance, which is what most people are unable to do when the subject is this one. even your most extreme patriots can't produce facts that go against the ones I found.
March 10th, 2014 at 11:35 AM ^
Again, thank you for living in a free society and doing your part. Enjoy the UM sports Blog.
This thread got derailed quick...