LT Has Left the Building....

Well, I always said I didn't want his career to end up like this, but Ladanian Tomlinson was released yesterday from the San Diego Chargers....very sad indeed. I mean, I saw it coming...so did he, but I was hoping he would just retire before he had to suffer the embarrassment and pain of being ASKED to leave, ya know? To be honest, LT is an old running back, most of them don't last as long as he has. And he has had a few marginal and just flat out bad years lately. He's been injured a lot, a sure sign that his body is feeling a little battered. Okay, a LOT battered. Poor thing. Actually, I really didn't understand why he was trying to hang in there so long, he's a sure shoe in for the Hall of Fame already. I was hoping that this would finally convince him he should retire. Then I realized...LT has no super bowl ring!! And I have to admit, he just can't go out like that! It's the same reason T.O. keeps playing musical teams instead of just retiring to celebutante heaven. He wants a ring too! I guess, they both feel like even if you have to reel them in sitting in wheelchairs, and they are sharing a locker with their grandsons, they just gotta get their ring! We know how T.O. has managed since he's pimped himself out to any team who shows interest, but where will LT go from here? He's clearly not done yet...so the question is, where can he go where he won't feel like a second fiddle? Or like it's a mercy sign on? He definitely won't be the starter, so is the number two RB title gonna work for LT? Only time will tell, and we'll see who bites. Godspeed LT!

NFL Hall of Fame...or Superbowl Ring?

Hmmmmm, I had a thought today, I wonder which is more of an accomplishment to a player: being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, even though they never received a Superbowl ring; or being a "good" player but not good enough for the HOF and leaving the game with a Superbowl ring? I am sure this is T.O.'s, Randy Moss,' and Ladanian Tomlinson's dilemma right now! They are all basically HOF players who are still in the game. They are all players who are aging and their bodies won't last too much. As a matter of fact, Ladanian's body will probably give out in the next year or so, whereas running backs like him don't usually have long NFL careers (too much wear and tear on the body). T.O. and Moss are wide receivers, but still, they are getting up there in age, they won't be able to go long and see a ball coming at them forever! I mean, even though T.O. is a workout demon, he will undoubtedly be getting really tired in the next couple of years, I mean the man is pushing 36 years old! I just KNOW that he wants to hang on to garner that ring! Poor thing...based on how he is being passed around and to whom, I really don't think he's gonna get out of the game with that coveted ring. Moss may have a small chance, because he plays for the New England Patriots and with one of the best qb in the game right now: Tom Brady. But T.O.? Not so much, he plays for the Buffalo Bills and NO ONE is impressed, haha. So, that makes me wonder, if any of these fellas end their careers without ever getting that ring, will their HOF status be bittersweet to them??....Makes you go "hmmmmmm." Personally, I think I'd want either that ring or to have BOTH. :D