NFL be Crazy

Today I could not help but notice the fact that two NFL teams cut two big stars. First, the Chargers dropped Tomlinson, and later the Eagles decided to part ways with Westbrook. This is not the first year that this sort of thing has been happening. Every year there seems to be a player or set of players who have just reached the end of their usefulness as far as NFL football is concerned. Im really not sure what my thoughts are on this idea. I am aware that there is quite a bit of money involved in these decisions, but it seems to me that there just needs to be another way for these players to be let go.

I guess I am just another person who likes the idea of the hero being able to walk off into the sunset victorious. Professional sports, however, does not allow for this to happen as often as we would like. There have been many players who have been forced to just fade away into obscurity, or made to retire before they wanted. I think that both the Chargers and Eagles should have allowed these two players especially to stay on with the team. These two players have been huge stars over the last few seasons, and in the case of Tomlinson helped to bring a struggling franchise back to the brink of a championship.

Now, after saying all of this I cant help but to think of certain athletes who dont take the hints and stay far too long. My personal prejudices lead me to think of Bret Favre. I am aware that he had one of his best seasons ever this past year, but lets be honest, he was terrible for years leading up to this season. Also, players like Joe Montana and Sammy Sosa come to mind. These guys were forced to sign with different teams at the tail end of their careers because of inability to play at the levels that they once did. This makes me sad, but I also am able to see things the way that their former teams saw things as well.

I guess, that the main lesson to learn here is that all is fair in business. Sometimes the hero is allowed to finish things out the way they want to, and yet others, these guys are just forced to do what they have to in order to eek out all they can from their careers. Business is Business. Thanks for reading