Crouch to announce retirement tomorrow

[Guest AlwaysPissedOff]

Apparently, ex-Husker QB, Eric Crouch will be retiring from the NFL after a blistering career of a few months. Not mocking him or anything, but damn... did he get injured or just find a new high-paying profession? Maybe the Rams told him something he didn't like.

 

I know it's not exactly earth-shattering news, but it kinda intrigues me.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Nice pick Martz. You waste a 4th round pick on a guy that never played WR.

[Guest ant_7000]

He just quit, I guess he had his sights on being a QB, but the scouts think he wasn't good enough to be one. So I guess he wasn't happy with his role on the team, but he shouldn't just quit like that.

[Guest razazteca]

so is he destined to win the Grey Cup now or is he going to be the next co-host on The Best Damn Sports Show Period?

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

I wonder if he's eligible for benefits...

[Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly]

I would have given him a shot at QB if i was a GM or coach. I don't understand the reasoning behind making players play out of position like that. There are enough guys who are established WRs, why take a QB and make him play a different position?

[Guest El Satanico]

I'm pretty sure that Crouch said that he had no problem being WR and that he would play whatever position that it takes to play in the NFL.

 

Well the ESPN article did mention that he's been struggling with injuries thoughout camp and that's one of the things that was bothering him. They also mentioned something about him not being comfortable with the switch to WR, but the coaches said that he was doing fine.

 

Maybe he got a good degree while in college and was just comfortable with giving football up.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

I would have given him a shot at QB if i was a GM or coach. I don't understand the reasoning behind making players play out of position like that. There are enough guys who are established WRs, why take a QB and make him play a different position?

Crouch could never of been a QB. He's can't throw the ball. I do agree about changing positions. Except for Randle-El who played some Receiver at Indiana.

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

Its sad considering how thin the Rams are at QB, even though he probably isn't the greatest QB, if Warner gets hurt, who do they have to back him up??

[Guest El Satanico]

When Warner gets hurts the Rams will then go to one of the ancient free agent QBs. Mark Rypien and Jeff George are still around and if George is still in shape they would probably be calling him.

[Agent_Bond34 0]

Its sad considering how thin the Rams are at QB, even though he probably isn't the greatest QB, if Warner gets hurt, who do they have to back him up??

Jamie Martin and Marc Bulger.

[Guest starvenger]

so is he destined to win the Grey Cup now or is he going to be the next co-host on The Best Damn Sports Show Period?

Probably not, as he probably won't want the money that they'll offer him - CFL salaries are so low that players have (potentially higher paying) jobs in the off season...

[Guest Choken One]

I believe Crouch is some sort of Intelligent guy so he likely got a good paying degree.

[Guest Bricks]

Maybe he's getting an assistant job at Nebraska or something like that if he stays in the football world.

[Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly]

I think that a QB that can run is a good weapon to have, even if you don't use him every down.

[Guest El Satanico]

If he's just going to run then why have him as a qb in the first place. Teams don't have room on the roster to have a qb that only comes in to run.

[Guest ant_7000]

Well they could've had him be QB for the Pre-season and then see if he could be a QB in the NFL, well there's always the Arena League. The only person that I can think of that ran the option in college and still throw the ball is McNabb other than that they are no option QB's in the league.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

It sounds like Crouch is done with Football. He's looking for a job at Nebraska which I'm sure he"ll get.

[Guest Redhawk]

I understand why Crouch wouldn't get a chance at QB, but I still don't see why someone didn't draft him to be a running back. I mean the guy did run all over everyone while at Nebraska, who's opponents train their teams to watch the run and only the run. Yet the Rams and everyone else want to put him at receiver and safety? Why?

[Guest Leena]

Crouch is too small, and not fast enough to last as a RB in the NFL. Apparently, he didn't have the hands to play WR, and couldn't cut it as a safety. It wasn't a stupid pick by the Rams, because Crouch does have talent, and many other QB's have played at other positions. Scott Frost, Kordell for a while, Bert Emanuel, the rookie from Indiana this year who's name is escaping me..

[Guest Spaceman Spiff]

Antwan Randal-El (sp???)

[Guest Redhawk]

Crouch can't be that much smaller or slower than Luke Staley, who was supposed to contribute before he tore up his knee in training camp.

[Guest El Satanico]

Well i'm pretty sure that any NFL team that was looking at him looked at him from all sides to see what positions he was capable of playing. I'm sure none of the teams ignored the rb possibilty when looking at him.

 

He would've never made it as a rb with his running style. He was clumsy looking until he got to open field and could take off.

 

WR would'e been has best chance to make the NFL. He wouldn't have been the first qb drafted for athletic ability and then switched positions.

[Guest El Satanico]

Crouch can't be that much smaller or slower than Luke Staley, who was supposed to contribute before he tore up his knee in training camp.

Staley is quite a bit bigger

 

Crouch is 6 foot 205 pounds

 

Staley is 6 foot 2 230 pounds

 

 

And Crouch isn't a trained rb. I'm not talking from personal experience but WR has to be easier to learn then rb.

[Guest Grenouille]

And Crouch isn't a trained rb. I'm not talking from personal experience but WR has to be easier to learn then rb.

I'd say RB might be easier. Either you block or run. WR have o learn many routes and still catch the ball with a defender on their ass. Some cases make being RB look hard. Case in point Woody Dantzler on Hard Knocks. Speaking of Hard Knocks, I don't know why some team hasn't picked up Richmond Flowers. This guy is a complete package. He can produce on the field and could be great PR. Have your B-days with a Cowboy, full with Richmond and his Karaoke machine.

[Guest El Satanico]

And Crouch isn't a trained rb. I'm not talking from personal experience but WR has to be easier to learn then rb.

I'd say RB might be easier. Either you block or run. WR have o learn many routes and still catch the ball with a defender on their ass.

Yeah you're right about that. RB and WR are probably both equally hard to learn. But i think you can be trained to be a WR easier then RB.

 

I'd think being a RB involves more natural ability then WR does. I'd think that it's easier to learn to catch and run routes then it would be to learn to hit the holes and get through them cleanly.

 

But i never played Football so take this with a grain of salt.

[Guest phoenixrising]

Remember, running backs also have to know when to stay in to block as well as when to go out for a pass. I think that was one of the areas Dantzler was struggling with.

 

I heard somewhere (on the radio I think) that part of Crouch's decision to retire was because of how the NFL game was different from college...in HS and college he played as a part of the team...in the NFL it is more every player for himself and he didn't really like that...also he had injuries piling up and probably decided he didn't want to risk his body if it wasn't fun for him anymore.