El Guapo
Cheesehead
I didn't want to hijack the other thread where Barry's name was mentioned, but someone's post sparked a thought in my head:
Do other people feel the same way about Barry?
Like 99% of the earth's inhabitants, I loved watching Barry play. When he retired it was a shock for everyone. However, I harbor no ill feelings for the guy. He played his guts out every week for a team that rarely achieved anything. He lost his love and desire to compete and hung up his cleats before someone hung them up for him. I respect a person that can put their morals and values above stats. I would love to have seen Barry play more and take the rushing record. I think that he made the right decision for him and that's truly all that matters for me.
I would mention Barry Sanders, but I feel like Barry just kind of gave up on football. The man was about 1400 yards away from breaking the rushing yards record and could have easily done so, but he just said "Meh, I'm done...too easy." so he shot himself in the foot there.
Do other people feel the same way about Barry?
Like 99% of the earth's inhabitants, I loved watching Barry play. When he retired it was a shock for everyone. However, I harbor no ill feelings for the guy. He played his guts out every week for a team that rarely achieved anything. He lost his love and desire to compete and hung up his cleats before someone hung them up for him. I respect a person that can put their morals and values above stats. I would love to have seen Barry play more and take the rushing record. I think that he made the right decision for him and that's truly all that matters for me.