NFL: Antonio Gates retires

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[EpochLink]

Next stop, the Hall of Fame.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

All the wasted talent on the Chargers team man.

 

[Brodeur]

Even in the midst of his prime, I felt like I was underappreciating Gates.

 

[EpochLink]

All the wasted talent on the Chargers team man.

Let us count the ways:

Fouts
Winslow
Joiner
Seau
Tomlinson
Gates
Rivers

All played their prime with the Chargers, all HOF, no Super Bowls.

Fred Dean should be thanking his lucky stars he was traded to the Niners.

 

[Troy McClure]

Let us count the ways:

Fouts
Winslow
Joiner
Seau
Tomlinson
Gates
Rivers

All played their prime with the Chargers, all HOF, no Super Bowls.

Fred Dean should be thanking his lucky stars he was traded to the Niners.

Those are some amazing players, but you're talking about a 30 year window. Having 1 to 1.5 Hall of Famers on your team any given season doesn't work out to be all that many.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Its a shame he was stuck with Rivers at QB for his career

Should have demanded out of SD long ago

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Its a shame he was stuck with Rivers at QB for his career

Should have demanded out of SD long ago

Yea playing with future HOF QB. How terrible.

Not saying Rivers isn't to blame but he was not the reason why Chargers could never get over the Pats.

 

[member 157595]

Its a shame he was stuck with Rivers at QB for his career

Should have demanded out of SD long ago

For one, there are far worse QB's than Rivers. For two, Rivers was nowhere near the top of the list when it comes to Chargers' problems over the past decade and a half. Come on.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

For one, there are far worse QB's than Rivers. For two, Rivers was nowhere near the top of the list when it comes to Chargers' problems over the past decade and a half. Come on.

What he really needed was Jay Cutler. That would have fixed everything.

 

[tony d]

One of the best tight ends ever. To bad he couldn't have found more team success though.

 

[DoyleG]

Not bad....for a basketball player.