NoSaint Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 You got off with Urlacher? Well, to be fair it was a strange man on a plane he was getting off with.... Who happened to be urlacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Well, to be fair it was a strange man on a plane he was getting off with.... Who happened to be urlacher Urlacher nickname at New Mexico was "The Dutch Rudder" because he righted the floundering program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Urlacher nickname at New Mexico was "The Dutch Rudder" because he righted the floundering program. So he had a firm hand on the tiller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 So he had a firm hand on the tiller? JR got off with him. Would he get off with him otherwise? I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 To each his own, but I would have taken the Bears million guarantee to ride the pine or get waived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 He will do a Brett Favre in August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) Thanks. Pretty dishonest move by the Bears, knowing he would never take the offer. Then they took two linebackers in the draft so clearly they were moving on. As Urlacher said, "I just wish they would have said, 'We don't want you back.' I think this whole thing is just about them saving face and trying to say that they made a run at me." Did he ever get a better offer away? If not the bears offer was a good one.(could be wrong but I don't think he ever get a real offer away of any kind. ) Edited May 23, 2013 by Joe_the_6_pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridabillsfan1 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Dear Brian Urlacher , Thank you for retiring today because we had absolutely nothing to talk about until you did . Sincerely , The NFL Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Dear Brian Urlacher , Thank you for retiring today because we had absolutely nothing to talk about until you did . Sincerely , The NFL Network Exactly... And I'm not trying to take anything away from Urlacher who was obviously an excellent NFL LB...But I can't for the life of me understand how the hype machine immediately starts talking about 1st Ballot HOF concerning Urlacher, yet Cornelius Bennett never even gets mentioned for the HOF...They were different players no question...But I'll take Biscuit, especially in his prime, any day over Urlacher...And admittedly that may be just me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) Some times an athlete does not want to face the fact that his body can not take the punishment anymore. When no team wanted to sign him, Urlacher came face to face with his body breaking down and missing significant time the past 3 seasons. His play last season was average. I wish him well. He was a good guy and a very good football player. Edited May 23, 2013 by Nitro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Now that he has mostly accepted (I think he will sniff around teams late in season if some playoff-bound team loses a critical LB) that he is no longer going to play in NFL anymore the key thing he needs to do is to figure out what he is going to do for rest of his life and not go into one of those ex-athlete spirals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Dear Brian Urlacher , Thank you for retiring today because we had absolutely nothing to talk about until you did . Sincerely , The NFL Network Well, there is always the amazing QB debate of the 6-10 Jets to fall back on!!! Urlacher was a beast and still can play. Honestly, the league doesn't value vets at all. The fact that Charles Woodson has to wait for a job is a joke. Every player should hold out and get every penny they can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 NFL network seems to be focused entirely on the NY Jets and the Dallas Cowboys. You hardly hear about a majority of the teams. Maybe they will hire Urlacher. Lord knows they need another ex-NFL player to opine on the events and news of the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 NFL network seems to be focused entirely on the NY Jets and the Dallas Cowboys. You hardly hear about a majority of the teams. Maybe they will hire Urlacher. Lord knows they need another ex-NFL player to opine on the events and news of the NFL. Funny you should mention them since Urlacher wanted to play for them: @NFL_ATL Urlacher would have played for @dallascowboys http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000205883/article/brian-urlacher-would-have-played-for-dallas-cowboys?campaign=Twitter_atl … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 You got off with Urlacher? Poor choice of words. Actually, what was funny was the female flight attendant ended up hitting on Urlacher. She gave him her number, and he was very polite about it, though clearly had no interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Poor choice of words. Actually, what was funny was the female flight attendant ended up hitting on Urlacher. She gave him her number, and he was very polite about it, though clearly had no interest. That is funny. I wonder how often some of these guys get hit on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 That is funny. I wonder how often some of these guys get hit on. At least once per 100K of salary they make per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Very few linebackers had the ability to play both the run and the pass so effectively. Derrick Brooks…. Lance Briggs is also a great linebacker in that same sense. It is a strange coincidence that two of the games greatest MLB retired in the same season. It is going to be a tough vote to Canton 5 years from now...Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacher? Well, there is always the amazing QB debate of the 6-10 Jets to fall back on!!! Urlacher was a beast and still can play. Honestly, the league doesn't value vets at all. The fact that Charles Woodson has to wait for a job is a joke. Every player should hold out and get every penny they can get. May be honestly these guys have lost a step. Remember, this game is all about speed. The day you lose your speed or ability to counter speed, you are done. Dear Brian Urlacher , Thank you for retiring today because we had absolutely nothing to talk about until you did . Sincerely , The NFL Network What...I thought this board was of the opinion that the Bills Rookie class will be in the running for both OROY and DROY....and that is not discussion material!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 @darrenrovell Urlacher tribute on back of today's Chicago Tribune sports section pic.twitter.com/GokupWe40C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Exactly... And I'm not trying to take anything away from Urlacher who was obviously an excellent NFL LB...But I can't for the life of me understand how the hype machine immediately starts talking about 1st Ballot HOF concerning Urlacher, yet Cornelius Bennett never even gets mentioned for the HOF...They were different players no question...But I'll take Biscuit, especially in his prime, any day over Urlacher...And admittedly that may be just me... No way. Urlacher was a far greater LB then Bennett ever was. Urlacher vs Bennett in each of their primes is not really that close. Urlacher could cover, stuff the run, and rush the passer all from MLB. To me Urlacher is a notch below Ray Lewis who i consider the greatest LB of all time...granted my opinion matters about as much as nothing! One tid bit i will throw in is if Urlacher had been on the Bills D back when Bennet was... the Bills win the second SB against Dallas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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