Post by stonedinvestor on Dec 15, 2023 7:50:25 GMT -5
A former GM said the dreaded words to me-- De'Vito has a shelf life.
What! No! De'Vito is continually getting better and better. Right? The concept that this amazing turn of events that brought light & fun to the Giants at last and exposed the folly of their last QB Daniel Jones... the concept that this light could dim hit me hard.
Why? Just because Jeremy Linn asked for a trade or was let go? NO!!! Many yummy things last a long long time:
Hard Liquor // Nearly Forever - Unopened* ... Thank You mama!
Canned Beans // 30+ years. ... Told you
Ramen Noodles // 10+ years. ...yup
Flour // 5-8 years. ...always need that
Dried Pasta // 5-8 years. ...gets boring but Vodka sauce helps
Canned Tuna // 5 years. ... I've had 3 year old tuna
Peanut Butter // 2-5 years. . ... Likewise I've had really old peanut butter.
Coconut Oil // 2 years. and the list goes on...
Tommy De'Vito shelf life = ?
Maybe this particular ex-GM was thinking about "Sell by date" which is different-- NFL QB's still can play a mean game after the Sell By Date just ask Joe Flacco. A less ambiguous term is "expiration date". And still most food is still edible after the expiration date.
Daniel Jones has passed his expiration date // De'Vito just his sell by date-- huge difference!
The NFL Players Association said that over the last seven years the average career length of players who had accrued seasons — being on a roster for six games in a given year — was 3.3 years. The NFL has argued that average career length is better represented by the six-year average for rookies who make teams’ opening weekend rosters.
This means we have another 2-5 years of productivity out of De'vito. Jones can retire. Just as he did many times for us on the field.
That boat has left the dock.
Robert W. Turner II, an assistant professor in the George Washington medical school’s Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, spent eight years interacting with more than 140 football players in all stages of their careers to write his new book, “Not for Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete.”
Some players simply can’t comprehend such a short career is in store for them, he said.
“We have to remember there’s something about young people that is the same throughout generations across time,” Turner said. “They think they’re invincible and whatever has happened to everybody else is not going to happen to me, and so I’m the exception to the rule.”
De'Vito is still in the " invincible " stage. Jones is hobbled, his contacts pop out when he goes to the bathroom and he is spoon fed by his wife because of the shakes. Jones has seen Dallas and the Eagles too many times-- he is firmly in the retired category. And he has PTSD.
There are exceptions, but most players will have a tough time sticking around the league beyond age 30.
As we depart to New Orleans to take on the formable Saints, De'Vito's freshness will be on full display. No dents in the can, no undue oxygen, the can of whoop ass that De'Vito opens up on the Saints will be fresh as hell!!!
TO BE CONTINUED
What! No! De'Vito is continually getting better and better. Right? The concept that this amazing turn of events that brought light & fun to the Giants at last and exposed the folly of their last QB Daniel Jones... the concept that this light could dim hit me hard.
Why? Just because Jeremy Linn asked for a trade or was let go? NO!!! Many yummy things last a long long time:
Hard Liquor // Nearly Forever - Unopened* ... Thank You mama!
Canned Beans // 30+ years. ... Told you
Ramen Noodles // 10+ years. ...yup
Flour // 5-8 years. ...always need that
Dried Pasta // 5-8 years. ...gets boring but Vodka sauce helps
Canned Tuna // 5 years. ... I've had 3 year old tuna
Peanut Butter // 2-5 years. . ... Likewise I've had really old peanut butter.
Coconut Oil // 2 years. and the list goes on...
Tommy De'Vito shelf life = ?
Maybe this particular ex-GM was thinking about "Sell by date" which is different-- NFL QB's still can play a mean game after the Sell By Date just ask Joe Flacco. A less ambiguous term is "expiration date". And still most food is still edible after the expiration date.
Daniel Jones has passed his expiration date // De'Vito just his sell by date-- huge difference!
The NFL Players Association said that over the last seven years the average career length of players who had accrued seasons — being on a roster for six games in a given year — was 3.3 years. The NFL has argued that average career length is better represented by the six-year average for rookies who make teams’ opening weekend rosters.
This means we have another 2-5 years of productivity out of De'vito. Jones can retire. Just as he did many times for us on the field.
That boat has left the dock.
Robert W. Turner II, an assistant professor in the George Washington medical school’s Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, spent eight years interacting with more than 140 football players in all stages of their careers to write his new book, “Not for Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete.”
Some players simply can’t comprehend such a short career is in store for them, he said.
“We have to remember there’s something about young people that is the same throughout generations across time,” Turner said. “They think they’re invincible and whatever has happened to everybody else is not going to happen to me, and so I’m the exception to the rule.”
De'Vito is still in the " invincible " stage. Jones is hobbled, his contacts pop out when he goes to the bathroom and he is spoon fed by his wife because of the shakes. Jones has seen Dallas and the Eagles too many times-- he is firmly in the retired category. And he has PTSD.
There are exceptions, but most players will have a tough time sticking around the league beyond age 30.
As we depart to New Orleans to take on the formable Saints, De'Vito's freshness will be on full display. No dents in the can, no undue oxygen, the can of whoop ass that De'Vito opens up on the Saints will be fresh as hell!!!
TO BE CONTINUED