Troy Polamalu Retires
 

Troy Polamalu's clock to Canton can start now. The definitive Pittsburgh Steeler of the team's recent titles told the Herald-Standard (Uniontown, Pennsylvania) that he has decided to retire.


"I did not seriously consider playing elsewhere," Polamalu said in a phone interview with Jim Wexell. "It was just whether or not I wanted to play."

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ter-12-seasons

Good. **** him and his hair and Pittsburgh.

1st ballot

Guy has t been what he's billed as in like 5 years. **** him. **** his commercials and **** all the hair-baters. He was elite for awhile. He's been average for a lot longer.

What's up with the animosity around here? He was a good player and seemed like a decent guy. Maybe a bit overrated later in his career.

Decent guy. Good luck.

Yup.

He was no Larry Johnson.

Jealousy.

We haven't had a safety that good since the 80s.

LJ hairamaulu tackle gif please

Great player but I still can't believe Ed Reed vs Troy Polamalu was a thing. I'd take Reed over Troy 11 times out of 10.
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Yep. Because Chiefs.

Ed Reed was an elite FS for much longer than Troy was. Troy had about 6-7 years of elite playmaker in him. Not hating, but there never was a debate in my mind between Troy and Ed. Ed is a top 3 safety of all time IMO.

Heh this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVO93amUv7Y

Yeah, Troy was good, but Ed Reed was clearly better in my opinion. Reed is probably a top-five all-time safety. Polamalu is probably top 20.

Could't find a gif found a picture.

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger...irPJ01_450.jpg

http://store.post-gazette.com/mas_as...d/x480-445.Jpg

**** Stevie Johnson

As much as I love the Penguins, reverse that for the Steelers.

**** them.

Great trade carl

This.

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KSU preceded to own their ass each time they met.

Ed Reed was better than Polamalu, for sure. The only knock on Reed was that his tackling would be iffy at times, which isn't really a big deal for a ball-hawking FS on a team that has elite tacklers everywhere on the field. Polamalu was an all-around really good SS for a few years, but had no where near the longetivity that Reed had, and was more injury prone than Reed if I recall?

or your buddy Bob Sanders..

He is no HOF in my book. He was brilliant for part of his career but not most of it.

Ditto. And **** the Steelers!

Was he really? His play was mostly hot dogging and leaving his teammates hanging out to dry. For the past 5 years he lost a step and is one of the main reasons the Steetlers struggled on defense.

Serious question - without the hair, would he be considered a certain hall of famer?

He was one of the best safeties in the league for perhaps 5 years. But with the way reporting on the league is done today on entertainment value and players as personalities and things to market, it probably did a lot for his notoriety.

He was certainly not better than Ed Reed. Who's the best safety in the game right now, probably Earl Thomas? He's better than Polamalu was. Other guys like Lawyer Milloy and Rodney Harrison I would take in their prime over Polamalu in his. They don't have the notoriety at this point, but TJ Ward and Eric Berry probably are just as talented. Jarius Byrd is probably someone who has had just as many years in the league as an elite player, on performance not on reputation.

Some players get the benefit in HOF voting of being a media darling based on where they played or being seen as a 'colorful' person. Jerome Bettis is a prime example.

I guess it goes back to "Who should be a hall of famer" and whether or not you feel like they are letting too many people in these days. I don't think guys should get in on the basis of having 5 or so elite seasons. The bar should be higher.

Peter King wrote this about wide receivers, kind of similar:

Charles Mincy and Mark Collins will kick your ass!

It's about time. He's been a liability in coverage the last few years, he's not the same anymore.

Next stop.....the Hall of Fame

Russillo and Kannell were talking about Polamalu today. Said he would have been out of the league in a couple years if he got drafted by another team with another system.


I agree 10000%

Marketing gets your there now.

It was Louis Riddick they had on

he said in the box safeties were going the way of the dinosaur until Polamalu came along and they realized how valuable it was in the 3-4. Paved the way for guys like Eric Berry and Kam Chancellor to have value in this league to be used the same way.

Not even in the same conversation. Polamalu deserves Bob Sanders comparisons. Reed stands alone.

Ha ha what

The leage will miss him. I loved how he played the game, he was exciting to watch...

But but but he was in those head and shoulders commercials he gotta be better than Reed/ Lil Steely

No kidding. "Bob Sanders" was the greatest safety who never played the game.

Yep. Polamalu will go in because of the hair and the commercials. He was a fine player and I'm not saying that he doesn't deserve consideration for his play on the field, but he'll go in because of the marketing stuff.

**** this guy

He deserves it. In his prime he could do it all...

OMGZ HE JUMP OVER DA LINE

Ed Reed was the beneficiary of the mistakes that the defense in front of him created.

Polamalu created plays.

While another excellent safety covered the holes Polamalu created.

It goes both ways.

I am simply illustrating the difference in how they were used.

There was a 5 year period there where you would have been hard pressed to decide which you would rather have.

Polamalu was a beast in the box.

Ed Reed was as dangerous with the ball in his hands as any player in the league, offense or defense.

Polamalu was an apple, Reed an orange.

I gotcha Milkman.


I simply dislike the Steelers. :D

Ryan Clark was horrible

Polamalaluauau wasn't great, and Clark isn't horrible.

Heh have you ever seen this? Scuzz Twittly's little tune "**** the Pittsburgh Steelers." :eek:

NSFW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1mMGpKmnsw

I hate the Steelers as much as anybody, but I'd LOVE to have players who play all-out the same way TP did. I can separate the two...