Final Roster

[insane4theskinsi]

Cravens is the person who has to live his life after football.if he feels the need to retire,god bless him.
i wonder how long sudfeld stays on the eagles practice squad?

[Irrefutable]

Originally Posted by insane4theskinsi

Cravens is the person who has to live his life after football.if he feels the need to retire,god bless him.
i wonder how long sudfeld stays on the eagles practice squad?

Sudfeld will last about 1 week with the Eagles..... I assume he sings for his check. (plays etc.)

[rocnrik]

The video of him talking to Compton on sidelines was crazy..He sounds like he is searching for something..Hope he finds it..dang thats a lot of money he is walking away from.

[DYoungJelly]

It is his life. That being said, the only gripe is the timing. The team was really counting on him to take a big step forward.

Who knows if it is selfishness or immaturity or simply a late epiphany, but i would bet he had similar feelings last year when he didn't play through injury. If he voiced the feelings then and the team didn't account for that, it is a totally different situation as far as blame goes.

[Bangee7]

The timing definitely sucks...so he waits until other guys are cut to make his decision?

screw that.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Bangee7

The timing definitely sucks...so he waits until other guys are cut to make his decision?

screw that.

Exactly. They he pulls up his core part of the team on a group text...why face go face these days...and when they inquiry what's going on/how can they help...he gives them the very a polite fuck off aka peace out.

Fuck this guy

[mooby]

I can't fault Cravens for thinking of his personal well-being. Football isn't worth your life. But his timing is real shitty. If you're contemplating, do it during the offseason so we can add it to the list of needs. The week before the season starts is probably the worst time to do it. I forget who said it (my apologies), but I agree with the statement. If he comes back, it's just temporary. You can't rely on a guy who's not committed. Maybe he comes back, rides out the season. But it will end in 3 ways. 1. (highest odds) he gets cut or traded. 2. (50/50) he retires. 3 (lowest odds) he fully commits to playing football and has a long and fulfilling career with us.

If he does retire, so be it. I see this as the start of something commonplace. Now that players know the risks, more and more will be willing to walk away from the game to preserve the rest of their life. Meeting players at the HOF made something very obvious to me. The mashed fingers, the joint pain, some of them can barely walk, or lift their arms, not to mention the threat of CTE. Players might make a lot of money, but they sacrifice their bodies for the rest of their lives, some more than others. For some the money won't be worth it. I can't fault them for that.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by mooby

I can't fault Cravens for thinking of his personal well-being. Football isn't worth your life. But his timing is real shitty. If you're contemplating, do it during the offseason so we can add it to the list of needs. The week before the season starts is probably the worst time to do it. I forget who said it (my apologies), but I agree with the statement. If he comes back, it's just temporary. You can't rely on a guy who's not committed. Maybe he comes back, rides out the season. But it will end in 3 ways. 1. (highest odds) he gets cut or traded. 2. (50/50) he retires. 3 (lowest odds) he fully commits to playing football and has a long and fulfilling career with us.

If he does retire, so be it. I see this as the start of something commonplace. Now that players know the risks, more and more will be willing to walk away from the game to preserve the rest of their life. Meeting players at the HOF made something very obvious to me. The mashed fingers, the joint pain, some of them can barely walk, or lift their arms, not to mention the threat of CTE. Players might make a lot of money, but they sacrifice their bodies for the rest of their lives, some more than others. For some the money won't be worth it. I can't fault them for that.

Totally agree that this is something we're going to see a lot more. I wonder if eventually you'll see players sign, then retire after a season because they got a decent little payday.

[rocnrik]

time to move on ..another strike on the redskins draft and Front office..did they not know about his wanting to quit in college that would have been a red flag.cant blame Him if he wants out of football .its his life..what gets me is all NFL teams put so much stock into measurables ..40 times,bench press etc..There is no test for the LOVE of the game.Great players have the IT factor that can't be measured.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by rocnrik

time to move on ..another strike on the redskins draft and Front office..did they not know about his wanting to quit in college that would have been a red flag.cant blame Him if he wants out of football .its his life..what gets me is all NFL teams put so much stock into measurables ..40 times,bench press etc..There is no test for the LOVE of the game.Great players have the IT factor that can't be measured.

The surprising thing to me is that I thought McC was going to bring in those kinda guys. In that draft, at least, it seems like he may have missed on several players because of lack of that drive.

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[skinsfan69]

This is what's so alarming to me. How do you draft a guy in the 2nd round who obviously doesn't love football. Seems like this is the case with not only Cravens but Jones too.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

This is what's so alarming to me. How do you draft a guy in the 2nd round who obviously doesn't love football. Seems like this is the case with not only Cravens but Jones too.

I would argue that they "don't love football".My assessment is that they have put their priorities in place and football is not top of the list any more.Some people have an epiphany at the strangest times and that little voice in your head tells you what to do.

[calia]

Originally Posted by Giantone

I would argue that they "don't love football".My assessment is that they have put their priorities in place and football is not top of the list any more.Some people have an epiphany at the strangest times and that little voice in your head tells you what to do.

So when are you going to listen to that little voice in your head telling you to stop fooling around with the Giants and become the full fledged Redskins fan, as you know deep down you want to be? Isn't it about time?

[spearhead05]

Originally Posted by calia

So when are you going to listen to that little voice in your head telling you to stop fooling around with the Giants and become the full fledged Redskins fan, as you know deep down you want to be? Isn't it about time?

Too funny

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by calia

So when are you going to listen to that little voice in your head telling you to stop fooling around with the Giants and become the full fledged Redskins fan, as you know deep down you want to be? Isn't it about time?