Um ... then why the hell didn't he just do that in March??? Instead of publicly retiring, he could have flat-out asked for that earlier, to avoid the utter fiasco that transpired in August. This is absurd. He knew damn well, while he was sitting there in tears, that he had absolutely no intention of retiring and that he would be playing in 2008. So, basically, he coordinated his entire plan and kept all "hush-hush" about it, before deciding to specifically drag the franchise, its president, its GM, its coach, its new starting QB, and the entire team through the mud. Despicable and there's no other word for it.