Re: The end of an era for Big #55 Willie McGinest: To retire once the 2008 season end
i still wear my 55 jersey for every game
not sure when ill give it up
ive said so much in here bout willie in the past, and i dont even know where to begin after i heard this news
ill admit that my eyes did well up with tears when i saw it on the bottomline, but im glad he came out with it like a farewell tour, that way at least i know this is his last yr goin in
i might try and go see a browns game just to say my own farewell
really wish i had gone to the game this yr when they came to town
willie did a lot for the pats, and i always felt he was slightly underrapreciated
but i think a lot of fans have realized that the drop in production from the linebacking corp, and his absence coming at the same time was no coincedence
i can still remember the early retirement rumors that seemed to float around every yr after his plethora of injuries
then, him not being protected in the houston texans expansion draft
and his four sack game against jax
his goal line stop of edge
his sack of peyton forcing them out of fg range
his td against the jets
his two consecutive tfl's against the texans in the 03 ot thriller
he simply had a knack for the big play
always restructured his contract when we needed him to
and was a true leader on and off the field
i know he prob wont make it to canton, but in my eyes he's a hall of famer
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