WOW, how rough to work your ass off for 9 years for franchises you undoubtedly helped shape into the perennial NFC & AFC Championship contenders and now be unemployed. They are both aging running backs, but rarely at age 30 are you over the hill. LT has been declining, and Westbrook rarely healthy, but are both teams better off without them? Jumping into an uncapped year we have already seen salary dumping occurring. This is the NFL pulling what the NBA is doing for next year. It's the most unceremonious firings I have ever witnessed of franchise players. LT was the face of the Chargers, and now because Nate Kaeding can't hit field goals when it matters, he doesn't have a job.
Keep in mind LT is #2 all-time in rushing TD's and 3rd all-time in total TD's. He's only 30 with hopefully a long life ahead of him, but the world of sports is anything but normal. LT and Westbrook are old, used up men in football. A running back hits 30 and they are a shadow of a cheaper, faster, younger guy behind them. McCoy will take over for the Eagles, and apparently Sproles will be taking over for the Chargers, though I'm thinking they will rely heavily on the pass next year. The NFL keeps moving along and they will be signed to nice contracts with other teams, but the glory of playing your entire career for one team is no longer a possibility unless you're a franchise QB apparently. I am still floored about Tomlinson. Nobody works harder and is a better person by most accounts, but that isn't important for the Chargers. Business wins over what's right, SHOCKER.
This really scares me for this uncapped year as the local team, the Packers, lack a team owner to throw cash around. My favorite team, the Jaguars, are the smallest market and have no money to throw around. Getting double-fisted by the year of insane salaries, awesome.
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