Further to yesterday's post on Michael Strahan's $8m-$10m return to the New York Football Giants, it appears that he will make his final decision on Friday, and it looks increasingly likely that it will signal another broken retirement as FOX have given him permission to take a year's sabbatical from the broadcast booth.
Unlike Favre, Strahan's (possible) decision is not based on idle determination, nor is it based on throwing his toys out of the pram. Instead, it's putting his (former) team first, as they are desperate for a top DE.
Any worries about the shape he's in should disappear providing he's maintained a workout regime, as last year he was absent from a significant portion of the Giants training camp.
Wide Right are now taking bets on when Warren Sapp will unretire, and resign for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Showing posts with label Michael Strahan. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Monday, 25 August 2008
Strahan 'open to return' - Source
According to various reports, in the wake of Osi Umenyiora's season ending injury, the New York Giants will have discussions with retired DE Michael Strahan about a possible return to action.
Does retirement mean nothing to ANYONE anymore?
Anyway, the most obvious question, apart from whether he wants to come back, is has Strahan kept in football shape? If the answer is negative, then with only two weeks until the season starts, he likely doesn't have the time to recover from a serious loss of conditioning.
If the answer is yes, there doesn't seem to be much stopping Strahan from coming back. Unlike Brett Favre, his return would be more than welcome in New York, and if the matter is purely financial, we don't think that the Giants will balk at offering around the $10m mark that would seal the deal.
Does retirement mean nothing to ANYONE anymore?
Anyway, the most obvious question, apart from whether he wants to come back, is has Strahan kept in football shape? If the answer is negative, then with only two weeks until the season starts, he likely doesn't have the time to recover from a serious loss of conditioning.
If the answer is yes, there doesn't seem to be much stopping Strahan from coming back. Unlike Brett Favre, his return would be more than welcome in New York, and if the matter is purely financial, we don't think that the Giants will balk at offering around the $10m mark that would seal the deal.
Sunday, 24 August 2008
Bad news for Osi.
The defending Superbowl champions were prepared to lose one Defensive End this season - but news is breaking that the New York Giants may have lost another, at least for the 2008 season.
DE Osi Umenyiora, who had 13 sacks last season, left Saturday's pre-season game against the Jets with a knee injury, and the Star-Ledger is reporting that an MRI has shown that Osi has suffered 'serious ligament damage', and that he is out for the 2008 season.
The loss is a huge blow for a team that was counting on Umenyiora and fellow DE Justin Tuck to fill the void left by Michael Strahan's retirement. The team's pass rushing last season helped to neutralise the poor secondary play that the Giants have become synonymous with.
Without Umenyiora, the Giants could struggle up front, and if they struggle up front, you can bet your money on them struggling everywhere else, too.
DE Osi Umenyiora, who had 13 sacks last season, left Saturday's pre-season game against the Jets with a knee injury, and the Star-Ledger is reporting that an MRI has shown that Osi has suffered 'serious ligament damage', and that he is out for the 2008 season.
The loss is a huge blow for a team that was counting on Umenyiora and fellow DE Justin Tuck to fill the void left by Michael Strahan's retirement. The team's pass rushing last season helped to neutralise the poor secondary play that the Giants have become synonymous with.
Without Umenyiora, the Giants could struggle up front, and if they struggle up front, you can bet your money on them struggling everywhere else, too.
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Brett Favre 'Has itch'
ESPN's Chris Mortensen is tonight claiming that the story that we all thought would never go away - but then actually went away - has returned like a deadly sequel.
Brett Favre may be reconsidering his retirement.
The 'source' says that "Favre has communicated his potential desire to coach Mike McCarthy but talks have not advanced to a substantive stage". If true, it obviously throws a huge, planet-sized Spanner into the Packers' offseason program. Don't forget that Aaron Rodgers has spent three seasons waiting for this moment, and the entire organisation has already made it's peace with Favre's retirement. For him to come back would not only (in our opinion) be unfair on Rodgers, it would be unfair on the personnel team that drafted Brian Brohm and Matt Flynn during this year's draft.
If Favre truly loves the Packers as he said he did, he would appreciate that the time has come for them to move on as a team.
For us, there is another reason to not come back, and that is the legacy that Favre leaves. When he went out in tears, it would take a robot not to have welled up at his emotional goodbye. Consequently, if he was to come back, his career is almost certain to end with a muted goodbye that we will not remember.
The piece also mentions the possibility of a trade, but to where? You'd have to be pretty sure that you had a Superbowl contending offence - and that the only piece missing was at Quarterback - to convince Favre to join. Then you would need to give the Packers at least a first rounder, and pay Favre's $12m salary for a year. All whilst knowing that you'd be lucky to get more than one season out of him. It's basically the Jason Taylor situation multiplied by a million.
No, we think this is just a story that was bound to come out at some point. Of course Brett was going to miss the locker room as the months wore on. Who wouldn't? Many retired players say that the hardest part of retirement is not being part of the team anymore. In our opinion, Favre should have a stab at media work, even if it's not his ultimate desire. The reason he feels this way is more than likely that he will have no role next year, Whereas Michael Strahan will have his own 'big game' to get ready for every Sunday.
You know there would be no shortage of takers...
Brett Favre may be reconsidering his retirement.
The 'source' says that "Favre has communicated his potential desire to coach Mike McCarthy but talks have not advanced to a substantive stage". If true, it obviously throws a huge, planet-sized Spanner into the Packers' offseason program. Don't forget that Aaron Rodgers has spent three seasons waiting for this moment, and the entire organisation has already made it's peace with Favre's retirement. For him to come back would not only (in our opinion) be unfair on Rodgers, it would be unfair on the personnel team that drafted Brian Brohm and Matt Flynn during this year's draft.
If Favre truly loves the Packers as he said he did, he would appreciate that the time has come for them to move on as a team.
For us, there is another reason to not come back, and that is the legacy that Favre leaves. When he went out in tears, it would take a robot not to have welled up at his emotional goodbye. Consequently, if he was to come back, his career is almost certain to end with a muted goodbye that we will not remember.
The piece also mentions the possibility of a trade, but to where? You'd have to be pretty sure that you had a Superbowl contending offence - and that the only piece missing was at Quarterback - to convince Favre to join. Then you would need to give the Packers at least a first rounder, and pay Favre's $12m salary for a year. All whilst knowing that you'd be lucky to get more than one season out of him. It's basically the Jason Taylor situation multiplied by a million.
No, we think this is just a story that was bound to come out at some point. Of course Brett was going to miss the locker room as the months wore on. Who wouldn't? Many retired players say that the hardest part of retirement is not being part of the team anymore. In our opinion, Favre should have a stab at media work, even if it's not his ultimate desire. The reason he feels this way is more than likely that he will have no role next year, Whereas Michael Strahan will have his own 'big game' to get ready for every Sunday.
You know there would be no shortage of takers...
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