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Megatron retiring...
« on: January 31, 2016, 05:29:24 PM »
He was a badass.
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Re: Megatron retiring...
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2016, 06:27:10 PM »
Damn, I hate to see that.  Transformer movies will never be the same again.
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Re: Megatron retiring...
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2016, 10:55:18 PM »
If only they would trade him to the Camthers...
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Re: Megatron retiring...
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2016, 07:55:35 AM »
If only they would trade him to the Camthers...
Him, Benjamin & Olsen with Cam ...wouldn't be fair to the defenses.
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Re: Megatron retiring...
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2016, 10:08:33 AM »
If only they would trade him to the Camthers...

That was the rumor for a quick whiff.
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Re: Megatron retiring...
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2016, 11:35:29 AM »
Always loved watching him play and have no problem with his retirement.  Hate to see him go and would love to see him in Charlotte, but so long and thanks for all the highlights, CJ.
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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2016, 12:14:52 PM »
Always loved watching him play and have no problem with his retirement.  Hate to see him go and would love to see him in Charlotte, but so long and thanks for all the highlights, CJ.

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His body his life. I'm sure he wants to be able to walk without a cane and pain killers at 40. Good for him.
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Re: Megatron retiring...
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2016, 12:28:03 PM »
I actually respect him more for walking away. Smart guy.
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Re: Megatron retiring...
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2016, 12:39:21 PM »
I actually respect him more for walking away. Smart guy.

Well...he is walking with over $100M in contract money in his pocket.  That's got to make the decision a bit easier.
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2016, 12:42:42 PM »
Well...he is walking with over $100M in contract money in his pocket.  That's got to make the decision a bit easier.

Yeah, but with Bernie's new tax plan, is that really all that much?
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2016, 03:43:02 PM »
Well...he is walking with over $100M in contract money in his pocket.  That's got to make the decision a bit easier.

Funny. You say over 100 million. Its actually like 115 million. With a number that big, we describe 15 million as "a little over".
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Re: Megatron retiring...
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2016, 03:55:25 PM »
Funny. You say over 100 million. Its actually like 115 million. With a number that big, we describe 15 million as "a little over".

I didn't know the precise number.  I only knew that he got into the league before they crammed down the initial contracts, so he got a huge rookie contract...unlike Cam.
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« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2016, 07:13:00 PM »
I didn't know the precise number.  I only knew that he got into the league before they crammed down the initial contracts, so he got a huge rookie contract...unlike Cam.

Oh yeah. He Rollin in it!

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2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friends, is the beginning of the end of any nation.

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« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2016, 09:08:45 PM »
It's almost a similar situation as when Barry Sanders retired. I wonder how the Detroit Lions fans feel when they look back and realise that their team has run off two players that are among the best in NFL history.
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« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2016, 10:29:44 PM »
From a piece by Adam Schefter.  Looks like he's known what he wanted to do for a while.  Going out on his own terms.


Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson told his family and a close circle of friends before the past season that 2015-16 would be his final season in the NFL. He delivered the same message to coach Jim Caldwell the day after the regular season ended, sources told ESPN.
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Re: Megatron retiring...
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2016, 11:47:18 PM »
If he ever gets thirsty he can just turn himself into a drink machine. 
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« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2016, 12:18:11 AM »
It's almost a similar situation as when Barry Sanders retired. I wonder how the Detroit Lions fans feel when they look back and realise that their team has run off two players that are among the best in NFL history.

Not really similar at all. Barry Sanfers was already a hall of fame player.

CJ will not be in the HOF!
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2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friends, is the beginning of the end of any nation.

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« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2016, 04:19:29 PM »
Not really similar at all. Barry Sanfers was already a hall of fame player.

CJ will not be in the HOF!
Yes he will and yes, the situation is very similar.

6× Pro Bowl (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
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« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2016, 12:44:56 AM »
Yes he will and yes, the situation is very similar.

6× Pro Bowl (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
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Second-team All-Pro (2010)
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NFL single-season record for most receiving yards (1,964, 2012)
Second most all time receiving yards in a game (329)
One of two players in NFL history with 5,000+ receiving yards in a 3-year period (Antonio Brown)
Pro football record for most career games with 200+ receiving yards (5, tied with Lance Alworth)
Detroit Lions all-time career leader in receiving yards and touchdowns
Fastest receiver in NFL history to reach 10,000 receiving yards

That's nice. Where does he rank among HOF receivers?

By your standards, Cadillac should be there...but at least his shoes are.
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1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealth out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friends, is the beginning of the end of any nation.

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« Reply #19 on: February 03, 2016, 09:10:21 AM »
That's nice. Where does he rank among HOF receivers?

By your standards, Cadillac should be there...tread least his shoes are.
If he stays retired, the numbers he has put up are right there with all the HoF receivers. He ranks in the top 20 of the greatest WRs in the history of the NFL...by the people that do the ranking sort of things.

Again, he will be in the HoF. The Detroit Lions retired two of the top tier players at their position with some years left on their treads, basically because they're hot garbage.
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