sportscurmudgeon
09-17-2005, 11:56 AM
Noble is the kind of guy you have to root for. He's not all that big and he certainly isn't quick or fast. But he plays hard every snap of the ball and he has success because he works hard. He never gets beat for lack of trying.
Having said that, it is almost a miracle that he was able to play as much as he did last year after the injury he suffered two years ago. There was some talk that he might have to have an artificial knee inserted. OUCH !!
I hope he can come back from this one too, but one of these days, his legs are just going to give out on him.
Good post SC, I agree.
Sounds like Noble himself knows the end of his career is probably near for him.
Noble, who is expected to miss four to six weeks, said he is focused on playing through a substantial degree of pain in the second half of this season, although he may have to think seriously about retirement after that. "I've done enough damage to that thing, and I'm only 31 years old," Noble said.
STPainmaker
09-17-2005, 01:20 PM
Good post SC, I agree.
Sounds like Noble himself knows the end of his career is probably near for him.
This is really sad to see because there is no doubt he will have a severely debilitated knee later in life that will barely function. I think he should really look at things and see if he playing one more year is worth it in the grand scheme of things. Big ups though big boy you always played hard, when you were really f$#$'d up.
diehardskin2982
09-17-2005, 01:39 PM
will our second round pick next year be a d-lineman now?????
STPainmaker
09-17-2005, 02:34 PM
will our second round pick next year be a d-lineman now?????
I have always felt we should draft the most talented player first regardless of position but this is hard to pull in the league nowadays. I think this is a reasonable move but I don't know what we will get in the second round with the last pick overall after we win the SUPER BOWL....oh yeah!!! oh yeah!!!