John Madden to Retire

[pbarnard]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...ent/index.html

Doesn't say if immediate or after the end of the season.

On the Edit:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...3ZgvAD97JLP000
Is immediate.

[Darth Metalmute]

This was due. It was time.

At least Chris Collinsworth is a great fill-in.

[El Chuxter]

I wonder if he'll spend more time playing around on message boards.

[mabudonicus]

See what he did there?? He got the job and ran it to the endzone- when he crossed that line, that equalled points, and that's how you win a game, getting more points than the other team by running the distance and crossing that line with the ball. If he didn't have the ball, he might not have scored
Iso&Baws

Oyes

[mtriv73]

I wonder if he'll still lend (read as: sell) his name to the video games.

[pbarnard]

I wonder if he'll still lend (read as: sell) his name to the video games.

He was pretty involved in the development of the video game, especially from the play calling and play design aspects. But yes, that question has passed my mind too.

[Darth Jax]

See what he did there?? He got the job and ran it to the endzone- when he crossed that line, that equalled points, and that's how you win a game, getting more points than the other team by running the distance and crossing that line with the ball. If he didn't have the ball, he might not have scored
Iso&Baws

Oyes

only thing that would make that a more authentic statement would be to draw all over it with a tele-strater.

[Mad Slanted Powers]

Don't be dissin' on Madden. How many Super Bowl rings you got? Watch out or he'll run you over with his bus.

[Darth Jax]

i'd rather listen to madden mumble and stumble his way through the game than collinsworth.

[DarthQuack]

I don't mind him stepping down....I miss Pat Summerall than having him around or leave.