I don't post here that much, but today I'd thought I'd put down my thoughts about the season. Maybe I'm looking for a cathartic moment......
I guess my thoughts are really centering on the QB position. I'm old and have lots of grey in my beard and remember the days of Kent Graham and Cliff Stoudt. Not fun. My boyhood hero was Bradshaw (even gave my second son the middle name "Bradshaw"). So.....When Ben finally came along it felt like a release from some kind of purgatory. Finally released from 26 years of the Curse of the Bad QB's (I blame it all on that fuggin Mynah Byrd). I'm a Manly Man, but i gotta admit, I shed a tear of happiness/relief in 2005 when I watched him raise the Lombardi.
I've been really fortunate to have been able to watch the entire careers of two Hall of Fame QB's playing for my team. It really has been a blast for both. At this point I really don't know how I feel about Ben coming back. He looked done after the Cleveland game. Looked like all the spirit he had had been beaten out of him. But then I really thought about the game he'd had, both good and bad, and realized he was out there playing with a team skill level that was really, really lacking from the the two SB teams. And he never quit. He still gave it his all. Just like Bradshaw in 83 against the Jets.
But then I look at the salary cap implications of what happens when he comes back. I hate to say it, but it'll be hell for quite a few years. I think if he goes the team has an opportunity to start moving forward immediately and/or position it self much better for upcoming seasons.
So....let a legend have a farewell victory tour or cut bait like they did with other big names who were past their prime?
Love ya Big Ben and thank you for the memories, but it's time to go.
LambertsLunatic