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delimeat567 · 05-20-2011, 02:27 AM

Yea, they should base retirements off of stats accumulated, with age being a secondary part of the equation.

If a RB starts getting 200 yards off 100 carries in a season, AND he is 33+, then yea, let him retire.

If a RB is getting 1,500 yards off 400 carries (3.75 YPC), even if he is 34, I think he'd stay to be honest.

Brett Favre is the famous example, he had a great season two seasons ago, so he stayed, then he did pretty bad this past season so he retired (probably for good this time).

If the player seems like he is an important character in the offense, and puts up good/great stats, I really don't think he would retire. Although, I remember there being a Miami Dolphin linebacker... Zach Thomas? who had pretty decent stats and still retired... so it could go both ways.

05-20-2011, 02:27 AM	#5
delimeat567 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: May 2011	Re: Revamped Player Retirements Yea, they should base retirements off of stats accumulated, with age being a secondary part of the equation. If a RB starts getting 200 yards off 100 carries in a season, AND he is 33+, then yea, let him retire. If a RB is getting 1,500 yards off 400 carries (3.75 YPC), even if he is 34, I think he'd stay to be honest. Brett Favre is the famous example, he had a great season two seasons ago, so he stayed, then he did pretty bad this past season so he retired (probably for good this time). If the player seems like he is an important character in the offense, and puts up good/great stats, I really don't think he would retire. Although, I remember there being a Miami Dolphin linebacker... Zach Thomas? who had pretty decent stats and still retired... so it could go both ways.