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11-27-2005, 08:01 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Longest FOF Holdout Ever
In my current career, I left my previous team in 2023 to take over a moribund franchise and rebuild them to greatness, the Colorado Springs 49ers. As I'm looking over the roster of my new team, and I see a rookie negotiation symbol. I figure that it's a holdout from last year, so I decide to take a look at signing the guy before I lose him back to the draft.
Original player report The first thing that strikes me is that he was the League's Strongest Man in 2011, 2018, 2019. Odd. Further inspection reveals that he was born in 1983 and was a first round draft pick in 2006 -- 17 years ago. I was/am perplexed. I thought rookies who didn't sign ended up back in the draft the following year, but this guy didn't for some reason. He just stayed on the team, and the 49ers never signed him. On a lark and in need of a LT, I went ahead and signed him to a contract -- he asked for a deal that would have been pretty normal for a first round draft pick in 2006, not in 2023. I figured it was a novel experiment at worst and at best maybe he would hang on for a few years. So I signed him up and his ratings held up pretty well. Player report after training camp He had a serviceable rookie season as my starting LT, 30 percent on key run blocks. Then he upped and retired at the end of the season. A 40-year-old rookie and that was it. i'm certain this is an anomaly. I've never seen it before, and I know that during this career I patched. It was an old career with house rules that I started then left for a while before recently coming back to it. Just thought it was curious. |
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11-27-2005, 08:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Early, TX
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That is fucking wierd.
I picture him with a huge mustache.
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11-27-2005, 08:12 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
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The strike's over, Jerry. I'm going back to work!
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11-27-2005, 08:18 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Not Delaware - hurray!
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Yet another successful Drew Rosenhaus signee!
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11-27-2005, 10:58 PM
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Strategy Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: North Carolina
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that rocks.
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11-27-2005, 11:57 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Tennessee
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He's kinda small for a Tackle, who's the strongest man in the league.
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11-28-2005, 12:23 AM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Amarillo, TX
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One thing's for sure...Ed Primeau plays fucking HARDBALL.
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11-28-2005, 12:34 AM
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FOFC's Elected Representative
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The stars at night; are big and bright
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Go on Max, take the money and run.
I heard his heart was in his music, anyway.
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11-28-2005, 07:49 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Black Hole
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The low intelligence might have something to do with it as well.
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11-29-2005, 12:48 AM
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College Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Seattle
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Great story. I love it that he retired after just one season, taking the bonus money.
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