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(Message started by: Callie on Sep 6^th, 2005, 11:27pm)

Title: Best article on Jerry Rice
Post by Callie on Sep 6^th, 2005, 11:27pm

Read this.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=lb-rice090505&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

This says it all.

Title: Re: Best article on Jerry Rice
Post by StegRock on Sep 7^th, 2005, 2:51pm

Great find and post, Callie! BUT, I disagree with the writer's assessment of Rice. I still maintain that Rice looked pretty good and if teams did not age discriminate, he would still be a Bronco,... perhaps a Seahawk or even a Raider. Teams just don't see any "future" with hiim. BUT, you "also" have to play "for now" (in both senses of the phrase). Like Emmitt when he retired, I still think Jerry could readily put up 1,000 yards if given a chance.

Title: Re: Best article on Jerry Rice
Post by StegRock on Sep 7^th, 2005, 5:46pm

Regarding this hang-up with getting Rice retired a 49er,... from "The REAL Feed":

Nolan: Rice probably can't retire with Niners yet (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/wires/09/06/2020.ap.fbn.49ers.rice.0433/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (07.09.2005 06:40)

The timing is awkward. He put EVERYTHING into playing this year. Why doesn't he do just that and try to help get a team over the hump? I seem to be the ONLY guy in the world that thinks that Rice can still be a (very) productive on-field contributor to a team. Right up until the end, when I saw him on the field, I saw a pretty darn good player still. Why is this? Why am I so alone in this opinion?