I started to watch Monday night NFL football with the NY Jets VS the Buffalo Bills.

With all the preseason Hype of Aaron Rodgers leaving the Green Bay Packers to join the NY Jets to somehow make them a preseason Superbowl contender, and he plays four downs and goes out with an injury to his ankle leaving the fans a record sellout crowd and team deflated and morally defeated. I had to quit watching the game as the backup to Rodgers looked terrible.

This is what happens when a star dinosaur quarterback is hired for millions after their home team finds some younger cheaper talent with durability, and you hang your whole season on an elderly dinosaur. Christ sake develop the talent you have already, recruit better in the draft, hire a quarterback coach that will make your so so guy a star. But Nooooooo, hang your hopes on a dinosaur. Hey, Jet's fans and ownership I hear Tom Brady is out of work right now!

Okay my rant and disappointment of hoping to see a well-played good football game is over.

Let me say DragonFruit pointed out to me that the Jet's came back and tied the game up in the second half, so I turned the game back on and watched the Jet's win in overtime, so Jet's fans please accept my congratulations and forgive my half time rant.

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HannahSky · F Best Comment

I agree, these guys don't know when to quit.

WillaKissing · 56-60

@HannahSky I got to a certain age and faced future surgeries from my military career and was medically retired after 27 years of service so, I totally understand that after so many years, age and surgeries it is time to retire and to find a more peaceful second income. I understand that competitiveness in pro athletes, but there comes a day and time when enough is enough.

Good lord Aaron could become a quarterback or team coach, or any kind of commentator and still do his commercials on TV too, and not get beat up and destroyed furtherly.

HannahSky · F

@WillaKissing at a certain point it seems like the fame and money get to these guys. They have huge egos. They know, or should know, they will be left with chronic, if not life changing injuries. Not one retired QB has escaped that.

WillaKissing · 56-60

@HannahSky They say the average age progression from playing in the NFL from all of the tackles and injuries and collisions to a human body is 20 plus years. that is what I would have to look at if I were them and that I face myself after 12 major surgeries from sport and combat injuries. So, if you are 39 years old like Arron Rodgers with his injury age progression, he lives his life with a 59-year-old physical body make up.

HannahSky · F

@WillaKissing I think some of the retired guys need to talk to them. Montana, Young.. They've all admitted having problems. Young, especially with concussions.

WillaKissing · 56-60

@HannahSky Yes, I agree and like I said they have so many other opportunities to make outrageous money post playing their careers as well. Look at the Manning brother's making huge bank now.

HannahSky · F

@WillaKissing yeah, good example. Payton's been making tons in commercials.

WillaKissing · 56-60

@HannahSky Without any injuries and the like, and more people like him now for the commercials than when he was just a player.

HannahSky · F

@WillaKissing true, he's pretty funny. I liked the ones with Brad Paisley.

WillaKissing · 56-60

@HannahSky Those always make me laugh or giggle, Payton and Eli make me laugh together as well, it is an extension of their sibling rivalry. LOL

HannahSky · F

@WillaKissing they're funny together. The bit they do on the games is hilarious.

WillaKissing · 56-60

@HannahSky Oh, heck yeah it is! Just a great pairing and making us all laugh.

HannahSky · F

@WillaKissing must have been fun when they were kids

WillaKissing · 56-60

@HannahSky I bet so.