Scott Van Pelt got OWNED

Dude could have pretended to be Brian Westbrook for like 5 straight minutes if he didn't go with the "worshiping the prostate of Howard Stern" blast in the first 30 seconds

Stick A Fork In Them! Westbrook and LT Are Done!

First up, we have LaDainian Tomlinson. TBO and discussed before the 2009 football season, LT was done. And what did he do- he put up career low numbers. Don't get me wrong, LT is a HOF player right now. But also at this exact moment, is a below league average player. His YPC has steadily declined from 5.2 in 2006, to a meager 3.3 in 2009. And logically his yards from scrimmage has declined steadily- not even reaching 900 this year. Sure, his TD totals have not declined, but as I've proven (as have many others), TD's are not a sign of a player's talent- they are just a sign of how good the team is at getting towards the red zone to begin with.

This decline should be no surprise. LT has just been a beast throughout his entire career and throughout most it, he's had not had a very good offensive line. This constant abuse on a RBs body just takes a toll. While I'm sure LT still has the same vision of which hole to hit and whatnot, he doesn't have the physical ability to use his speed to hit the hole like he used to. For anyone that has watched LT this year, they can tell you that he just looks slow and he looks washed up as well.

Next, we have Brian Westbrook. Westbrook is done for a different reason. He's not done because he can't produce anymore- he's done because he is so injury riddled. Westbrook has never played in 16 games in a season. Last year, he only played in 8. Most of those injuries was due to the two concussions- in the same week. Ask any doctor, or med student, or anyone who's seen SportsCenter during Westbrook' s injury- you know that having two concussions that close in a row probably means that Westbrook will develop early onset dementia. I'm not trying to be a jerk or insensitive, but the link between football players with a lot of concussions and diseases like early onset dementia and Alzheimer's are just staggering.

Westbrook could probably still play well if he's healthy and on the field. He still has a 4.5 YPC this year and still had 25 catches in 8 games (which falls right along with his career numbers). But the reason I say Westbrook is done, because for the sake of his long term health- he should retire.

With that being said I will leave you with a FJM-esque closing about what I heard two kids talking about at the gym yesterday

Dude, Matt Forte sucks. We need to have a veteran leadership in the locker room. We need to have a guy like LT to take the load off of Forte. I bet the Chargers just cut LT to make cap room and LT is still good and he just needs a change of scenery.

Even Steve Phillips have never made me angrier than this comment. Literally every single word was just wrong or utterly stupid.
1) Forte doesn't suck- his offensive line is bad (but I can see why people believe this after the season Forte had so I'll let this one slide)
2) Veteran leadership? Really? No, what the Bears really need are grinders and guy who wants to win!
3) Why do the Bears did a guy to take the load off of Forte? With that awful offensive line, is giving another RB- probably one inferior to Forte really going to help anything?
4) Even if you do believe in a two RB set (even though it's completely unnecessary- see last year: Tennessee, Jacksonville, Green Bay, Minnesota), having an old guy with no speed in front of an awful offensive line will not take the load off of Forte- it'll just be another player who gets two yards on a bubble screen
5) Yes the Chargers did cut LT to make cap room, because WHY PAY FOR A PLAYER WHO SUCKS!
6) As mentioned in point 4- LT does not need a change of scenery. He either needs to retire to keep his dignity in tact- or sign with a team like Indy or New England in hopes to get a ring sitting on the bench a la Adam Morrison.

Is Brian Westbrook's Career Over?

Westbrook has suffered two concussions this season, and within about a few weeks of each other. Westbrook is 30 years old. As LT has shown us this year, Westbrook is not only on the decline to not produce as well anyway, but the dude is risking his life if he steps onto the football field again. Westbrook was cleared to play after he suffered one concussion, and then suffered another. It doesn't take a med student to realize that Westbrook has probably done a shit ton of damage to his body already over the course of playing football, nevertheless compounding two concussion on top of that, Westbrook should, and probably is, considering retirement.

So if he does retire, is he a hall of famer? Dude has always been good when he played, but when you combine that he played on a team that always seemed to pass 60% of the time and Westbrook's career was riddled with injuries, does he deserve to go into Canton? Well, let's take a look at his numbers.

In 7.5 seasons (all with the Eagles), Westbrook is a two time pro bowler and started once. He has 37 career TDs and a 4.6 career YPC. But Westbrook was always a part of the passing game as well with 29 receiving TDs and a 9.0 YPR.

Unfortunately, Westbrook has never really been THAT good at anything. He ranks 88th in rushing/receiving TDs, 119th in rushing TDs, 57th in YPC, 79th in YPG, 160th in receptions, and 81st in total yards from scrimmage. He's always been one of the best RBs when he's played, but never completing 16 games in a season will tend to show up in your career numbers. The fact that he keeps getting drafted in the first round every year in fantasy football league shows you just how good of a talent he is and how much people believe in him and believe that he can do well over a 16 game season. But unfortunately, that's not a very good metric to get into Canton.

So is Westbrook a HOFer? I think he barely gets into the Hall of Very Good, but I wish him all of the best of luck in his future.