Ryan Clark is calling it a career
 

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/18/ryan-clark-announces-his-retirement/]Ryan Clark announces his retirement | ProFootballTalk[/url]

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lol oops I just posted that in the off-season thread. Anyway. Here's my rant in that thread (you can delete the old one)

What a stinker. And so weird he came back to ball with the Skins then retire as a Steeler. Dude, if that was the case you should've hung it up before last season. What a d*ck.

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Well, he made his name in Pitt and won a SB.

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I don't fault him for that. I understand him wanting to retire there, but why not last year when it was obvious Pitt wasn't going to sign him back?

It's like if Champ came back, blew a big floppy one, then said, eh I think I'll retire now.

I know I'm over thinking it, but it feels like a slap in the face. :P

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Well he gave it a shot, was proven that playing at a high level is 100% behind him now, so, he thought it best to call it a career. I have no issue with this, thanks for giving it a shot last year.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;1107598]I don't fault him for that. I understand him wanting to retire there, but why not last year when it was obvious Pitt wasn't going to sign him back?

It's like if Champ came back, blew a big floppy one, then said, eh I think I'll retire now.

I know I'm over thinking it, but it feels like a slap in the face. :P[/quote]

He played a couple of years too long. Can't fault him for wanting to play on. Happens all the time.

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Well-deserved congrats on your career, Clark. Including your Super Bowl Rings.

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[quote=Mattyk;1107601]He played a couple of years too long. Can't fault him for wanting to play on. Happens all the time.[/quote]

Reminds me of Fletcher.

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Just wished we would of resigned him instead of signing Arch-u-sum-bullsh*t.

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meh.....

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A year too late.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;1107607]A year too late.[/quote]

Better him out there than Robinson.

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[quote=SirLK26;1107621]Better him out there than Robinson.[/quote]

Disagree

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;1107629]Disagree[/quote]

Why?

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This is a joke right? I could have sworn he retired BEFORE last season. He played like it.

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[quote=SirLK26;1107630]Why?[/quote]

Missed soooooo many tackles, constantly out of position in coverage, we might as well have had Dick Clark back there, would have been the same result.

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It's funny. Redskins fans spent over half a decade lamenting the loss of Ryan Clark. He comes back and everyone is like "Get the fuck outta here!"

I had a similar experience with an ex-girlfriend I chose to get back together with once.

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ryan clark played like a guy who no one else wanted and begrudgingly took a vet min contract before the clock struck midnight.

but farewell posts shouldnt be spent focusing on the final year of a stellar 13 year career. i think the pic below is the hit he layed on mccallister.

Bon voyage good sir. I do appreciate the way he repeatedly said its on the players to make plays this past season. Vet move and mouthpiece that we didnt hear a lot of other skins saying.

[IMG]http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0130/nfl_u_clark_300.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR998H-qip1h0Xjkj7EXWnS05VWJB25jV5AmixVHtLhYLbtUC0B[/IMG]

can we post gifs on here? would love to see clark blow some ppl up in 3 second increments.

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[quote=SmootSmack;1107681]It's funny. Redskins fans spent over half a decade lamenting the loss of Ryan Clark. He comes back and everyone is like "Get the fuck outta here!"

I had a similar experience with an ex-girlfriend I chose to get back together with once.[/quote]


Everybody has that one girlfriend where they signed up for a second tour of duty.

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[quote=SmootSmack;1107681]It's funny. Redskins fans spent over half a decade lamenting the loss of Ryan Clark. He comes back and everyone is like "Get the fuck outta here!"

I had a similar experience with an ex-girlfriend I chose to get back together with once.[/quote]

It's our fault he is retiring a Steeler instead of a Redskin.

Even though he couldn't compete at the level we needed him to, he went out every game last year and gave max effort. He laid the wood to people, including running backs.

Best of luck in his next career.

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Gibbs should not have let him walk. I'm glad that Ryan Clark came back even if his speed and skills had eroded. He was a solid player during his career. He retired as a Pittsburgh Steeler because he has a ring with them.