Streifenkarl
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721 QBs have played in at least one NFL game since 1966.
Dak Prescott Not MVP Candidate? QB Left Off NFL Rankings
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that have actually played in a game in the sb era (the only thing anyone is ever referring to) so in the past 60 years, yeah. players hang around for years, so the number playing each year is irrelevant since the majority aren’t unique year to year. there certainly aren’t tens of thousands though
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If you're going to say Dak retired Brady then you have to agree that Dak lost the Packers game all on his own.
Both of those assertions are ridiculous to any reasonably astute football fan.
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No he didnt.
You mean the brady the retired, unretired, lost his guru super bowl coach, for a jag, lost his wife for her trainer, took at least a full day off regular practice almost every week, went 8-9 regular season....
But it was dak that did it?
Come on man.
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I mean you can poo poo it all you want but this same Tampa team beat them week 1 soundly. So they made the playoffs and got spanked when it counted. Dak didnt do it the cowboys did but hes part of it
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I mean. If the baromoter of success is playoff wins.
Lamar shouldnt be considered in this conversation.
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'Retire' is yet another word that no longer means what it used to mean. The official definition (link) is 'to cause to retire from one's position or occupation'. In this instance, the term has been repeatedly applied as Dak Prescott forcing Tom Brady's retirement with Dak Prescott's victory over Tom Brady. The following occurred, which forced Tom Brady's retirement during Prescott's victory according to this application of the term:
- Prescott forced Brady to perform poorly enough to finish with a 72% quarterback rating
- Prescott forced Brady to rush below 53 yards
- Prescott forced Brady to throw an interception
- Prescott forced Brady into two sacks
- Prescott forced Brady into committing three penalties
- Prescott forced Brady into converting only one out of three fourth down conversation attempts
- Prescott forced Brady to have possession of the ball for less than 26 minutes
As shown in the pic above, Prescott forced Brady to retire because:
- The defense did nothing described above
- The offensive line did not allow any sacks
- The offensive skill players did not rush or catch balls during any drives
- The referees did not call any penalties
The picture describes exactly how Prescott forced Brady to retire. I am certain any dictionary would include the picture as an example for the definition of retire...
Wait. Something is amiss...
~scans picture a final time~
Hey? Where's
Football. The Sport of One.
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A shoo-in for the GARBAGE TIME HALL OF FAME!!!!
Dak Stat-Bandito Prestrash in the house baby!
Just like he did with GB in the 4th Q..................we are blessed!
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The point can't be illustrated much more clearly than that.'Retire' is yet another word that no longer means what it used to mean. The official definition (link) is 'to cause to retire from one's position or occupation'. In this instance, the term has been repeatedly applied as Dak Prescott forcing Tom Brady's retirement with Dak Prescott's victory over Tom Brady. The following occurred, which forced Tom Brady's retirement during Prescott's victory according to this application of the term:
This application of the word can be demonstrated visually:
- Prescott forced Brady to perform poorly enough to finish with a 72% quarterback rating
- Prescott forced Brady to rush below 53 yards
- Prescott forced Brady to throw an interception
- Prescott forced Brady into two sacks
- Prescott forced Brady into committing three penalties
- Prescott forced Brady into converting only one out of three fourth down conversation attempts
- Prescott forced Brady to have possession of the ball for less than 26 minutes
As shown in the pic above, Prescott forced Brady to retire because:
- The defense did nothing described above
- The offensive line did not allow any sacks
- The offensive skill players did not rush or catch balls during any drives
- The referees did not call any penalties
The picture describes exactly how Prescott forced Brady to retire. I am certain any dictionary would include the picture as an example for the definition of retire...
Wait. Something is amiss...
~scans picture a final time~
Hey? Where'sWaldoPrescott in the picture?
Football. The Sport of One.
I think this myth has officially been retired.
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Bold> Not so fast. The goalposts have not been alerted to move on demand yet.
In all seriousness though, the same thing applies within any quarterback vs quarterback discussion but isn't. The misapplication of the term has been made by others as well, especially sports talking heads. It is hard enough applying the word in the context of individual sports like golf, although more rational arguments can be made in many cases.
There are rare instances where the term can be applied within the context of a team sport. For instance, Lawrence Taylor did retire Joe Theismann. The man literally broke Theismann's leg so severely that the injury made the leg shorter than his other.
The 'one player retired another player' thing is almost exclusively one of the worst jokes of rationality. Tom Brady is considered the greatest of all-time in the sport of football. Michael Jordan is considered the greatest of all-time in the sport of basketball. Jordan's last game was against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Sixers may have had a 'star' player playing that game. I do not know. I stopped being a 76er fan (and never adopted another team as a favorite) when Charles Barkley was 'allowed' to leave Philly, lol. I do know this though. That particular player did not force Jordan to retire.
The entire premise is almost ludicrous no matter who says it about any player in practically any sport. It does not matter if a Prescott supporter says it. It does not matter if a Prescott critic says it about another player. The logic is flawed almost 100% of the time.
However, the possibility exists that a counter-argument will be posted. That shall be entertaining.
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What situation? A bunch of overly sensitive posters?
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Weird that they let the Cowboys play in the CFL the last two years.
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Yes, injuries don't happen every year!
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Im going out on a limb if Romo was the QB you would be estatic of the accomplishment. Football is a team game you beat who is in front of you. THEY DID then promptly blew it against the niners
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Dak was better than both of them last year... not really close either.
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bRUHHHHHHHHHHH. You looking foolish with this one... (that's saying something for a you)
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You keep saying "faced the 32nd ranked pass defense schedule"... can you share a link to this statistic?