April 22nd, 2008
The city of Seattle is already mourning the impending loss of its basketball team. Now they have something else to mourn: the Seahawks have cut RB Shaun Alexander.
I saw this coming with the RB signings the Seahawks made during free agency. And I understand the business end of the deal. But I’m a little sad and annoyed to see the Seahawks just cut Alexander after he’s helped lead them to a Superbowl, won an MVP award and been a pillar of the community. It seems very uncaring.
Keep in mind that I’m a huge Alabama homer and had a geology class with Shaun my freshman year. So I might be a bit biased in all this. But I’d still think that they’d give him one more shot this season to show that he can bounce back from his recent injuries.
Filed under: Preseason News
Tags: alabama crimson tide, mvp, seattle seahawks, shaun alexander, superbowl
April 18th, 2008
After 13 seasons, Steve McNair has decided to retire.
McNair was a rare player. He played hurt. He lead his team to within a foot of a Superbowl Championship. He won an MVP. He made professional football relevant in Tennessee after the Oilers moved there.
With all of that, is he a Hall of Famer? Maybe. The MVP trophy and leading his team to a Superbowl are in his favor. But the fact that he never won a championship, missed a lot of games due to injuries and wasn’t a statistically awesome QB like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady may hurt him. And in my opinion, the fact that he hung on for 2 seasons too long may hurt him. In the end, I don’t think McNair will be a HOF’er. He’ll be remembered as one of the really good QB’s, but never a HOF QB.
Best of luck to Air McNair.
Filed under: Preseason News
Tags: hall of fame, mvp, peyton manning, quarterback, steve mcnair, superbowl, tennessee titans, tom braday
