Giant Octopodes
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Of the 10 oldest QBs as of 2 years ago, 6 have retired: Derek Anderson, Philip Rivers, Matt Cassel, Matt Schaub, Eli Manning, and Drew Brees.
Remaining, you have: Tom Brady (44), Ben Roethlisberger (39), Ryan Fitzpatrick (38), and Aaron Rodgers (37).
The question is simple - how many more of them will retire before Tom Brady does? On the face of it, the question is absurd. He's 5 years older than the next oldest QB, the answer should definitely be zero. But also, 4 years ago I asked my father how long he thought Tom Brady would play. He said 1 year, maybe 2, tops. I said I thought 3, with 1 more Super Bowl win. He said there was no way, zero chance, it was absurd. I thought there was a chance I was right a year and a half ago, and here we are. No one thought he would outlast Brees, and yet there is a very real chance this is not his last season. If it's not, I see no guarantee Ryan Fitzpatrick is back, and with Big Ben you never know, he's been talking about retirement for years now.
Personally if I had my druthers he would just retire already. However it's not up to me. So we may as well amuse ourselves with trying to predict the future, right?
10 of the Oldest Quarterbacks in the NFL in 2019
Lasting as a quarterback in the NFL is no easy task. Who are the oldest quarterbacks left in the NFL and are they still good players?
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Remaining, you have: Tom Brady (44), Ben Roethlisberger (39), Ryan Fitzpatrick (38), and Aaron Rodgers (37).
The question is simple - how many more of them will retire before Tom Brady does? On the face of it, the question is absurd. He's 5 years older than the next oldest QB, the answer should definitely be zero. But also, 4 years ago I asked my father how long he thought Tom Brady would play. He said 1 year, maybe 2, tops. I said I thought 3, with 1 more Super Bowl win. He said there was no way, zero chance, it was absurd. I thought there was a chance I was right a year and a half ago, and here we are. No one thought he would outlast Brees, and yet there is a very real chance this is not his last season. If it's not, I see no guarantee Ryan Fitzpatrick is back, and with Big Ben you never know, he's been talking about retirement for years now.
Personally if I had my druthers he would just retire already. However it's not up to me. So we may as well amuse ourselves with trying to predict the future, right?