dreamtheatervt -> RE: What's Happening With Retirements? (5/11/2008 8:00:27 PM)
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ORIGINAL: DreamTeams Peppercorn RB (age 30) played 3 seasons Kennedy QB (age 28) played 3 seasons Clay WR (age 28) played 3 seasons Flethcer RB (age 26) played 1 season I want to preface this by saying I have no idea how the retirement system in the game works. I just realized that the players age and seasons accrewed are really off. Most players start pro careers around 22 years old, assuming 4 years of college ball. Peppercorn was a 27 year old rookie...that might explain the short career. I don't know if age is tied into retirement at all, but if it is that might be the culprit. I'll quote my own thread (saw the other one first): quote:
Career lengths in the NFL are usually determined by the teams rather than the player. Most players who "retire" that early retire uncerimoniously after being cut in camp, which really skews the "4 year career" average the NFL always talks about. Players 48-53 on the roster are usually "interchangable parts"; a 5th receiver, 4th TB, or a 3rd string LB who plays special teams, someone which can be replaced by someone cheaper and of equal ability next year by a street FA. In general starters retire due to age (Farve), a serious injury (David Pollack), or a series of nagging injuries; most other people are forced out of the league because they can't find a team willing to take them. I guess the system still needs tweeked.
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