Buftex Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Wow...that sucks for the Saints. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7131226/agent-center-olin-kreutz-walking-away-new-orleans-saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stl Bills Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Wow...that sucks for the Saints. http://espn.go.com/n...-orleans-saints Way to quit on your team half way through the year.....play your a$$ off for a few more months and then retire. That's just what I would do though. He owes it to his teammates if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Way to quit on your team half way through the year.....play your a$$ off for a few more months and then retire. That's just what I would do though. He owes it to his teammates if you ask me. Agreed, but if he just isn't willing to give it his all anymore, retiring is the more noble move than going through the motions. Now the position can go to somebody (theoretically) more eager to play. Edited October 21, 2011 by SageAgainstTheMachine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Way to quit on your team half way through the year.....play your a$$ off for a few more months and then retire. That's just what I would do though. He owes it to his teammates if you ask me. Agreed, but if he just isn't willing to give it his all anymore, retiring is the more noble move than going through the motions. Now the position can go to somebody (theoretically) more eager to play. My first thought is that you never know what is happening in a person's life. He may have very serious private reasons for wanting to leave football. It does leave his team in a tough spot but my 'gut' (as worthless as that is) tells me there may be a lot more to this story. Who knows??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 My first thought is that you never know what is happening in a person's life. He may have very serious private reasons for wanting to leave football. It does leave his team in a tough spot but my 'gut' (as worthless as that is) tells me there may be a lot more to this story. Who knows??? Same here. I am guessing family issues and I wish him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRAAPY Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 g - g - git r done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 OMFG, SIGN HIM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Way to quit on your team half way through the year.....play your a$$ off for a few more months and then retire. That's just what I would do though. He owes it to his teammates if you ask me. Nice Knee jerk reaction post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) My first thought is that you never know what is happening in a person's life. He may have very serious private reasons for wanting to leave football. It does leave his team in a tough spot but my 'gut' (as worthless as that is) tells me there may be a lot more to this story. Who knows??? From the sounds of it, the guy was devastated that he wasn't playing in Chicago any more. He was a Bear for 13 years, and never envisioned playing anywhere else. For some reason, I had this strange feeling (only a feeling, not based on anything I know) that Lee Evans is going through something similar. Regardless, if you don't want to play anymore, I would guess, you are hurting the team more than anything. Kreutz did say that he didn't want to "collect a paycheck if his heart wasn't anymore". The Saints are not obligated to pay him any guranteed money. Edited October 21, 2011 by Buftex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Take some prozac Olin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Seriously a lot different story then that LG we signed from the skins for 50 million dollars who just missed his teammates and washington so much. Olin just really might be done-done. Edited October 21, 2011 by dollars 2 donuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Way to quit on your team half way through the year.....play your a$ off for a few more months and then retire. That's just what I would do though. He owes it to his teammates if you ask me. What he owes to his teammates is honesty. He's doing them a lot more wrong if he just goes through the motions and picks up a game check every week. If your heart's not in it, stepping aside and letting a younger, hungrier man take over is the right thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Bad year to be a Saints lineman. Second one to retire this season. Edited October 21, 2011 by dpberr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 My first thought is that you never know what is happening in a person's life. He may have very serious private reasons for wanting to leave football. It does leave his team in a tough spot but my 'gut' (as worthless as that is) tells me there may be a lot more to this story. Who knows??? I agree 14 years is a long time to play Pro Football add his high school college and Pop Warner type football and your getting close to 25+ years of the game. We don't know how he is physically. Perhaps he the Kent Hull situation struck a cord with him. The longevity issues in football are of great concern to me. I think the league has to address it some way. Perhaps the NFL career should be shorter especially for Linemen and front seven guys. We Live in a time when many people are living into their 80's and 90;s with good health and at the same time ex NFL players are dying in their 50's. There is something seriously wrong here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 My first thought is that you never know what is happening in a person's life. He may have very serious private reasons for wanting to leave football. It does leave his team in a tough spot but my 'gut' (as worthless as that is) tells me there may be a lot more to this story. Who knows??? +1 always more to the story... Olin has been a great player for more than a decade, I doubt he would just walk away for no reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 What he owes to his teammates is honesty. He's doing them a lot more wrong if he just goes through the motions and picks up a game check every week. If your heart's not in it, stepping aside and letting a younger, hungrier man take over is the right thing to do. On this point I may disagree- I'll take talent over hunger. That said though, Olin was about to get benched. He was also injured. Might have been nice to tell the team earlier in the thought process- maybe they wouldve pursued an OL player at the trade deadline. Might not have either. Just a courtesy thing in my head, with the deadline passing a few days ago, and a game coming in 2 days. Monday/Tuesday might have been nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 These guys have life problems like we all do.....and when it comes down to it family will always trump football....i hope everything is ok with him first and foremost. You cant say he quit on his team when you dont know the truth! I wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaattMaann Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 wasent he not playing anyway for the Saints this year? is it really that big of a hole then? I could be way wrong but I seem to remember him being hurt and not playing anyway???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 I agree 14 years is a long time to play Pro Football add his high school college and Pop Warner type football and your getting close to 25+ years of the game. We don't know how he is physically. Perhaps he the Kent Hull situation struck a cord with him. The longevity issues in football are of great concern to me. I think the league has to address it some way. Perhaps the NFL career should be shorter especially for Linemen and front seven guys. We Live in a time when many people are living into their 80's and 90;s with good health and at the same time ex NFL players are dying in their 50's. There is something seriously wrong here. Big time Bingo. Center to Center? Probably. Nice observasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAWNDO Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 If he is done, why did his agent say he is not going to fill out retirement papers? This was on WGR 20/20 updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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