NFL Draft

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by bk400

Totally agree. In another sign of the times, I was reading in the NY Post that Abdul Carter, who has played zero snaps in the NFL, asked Lawrence Taylor -- arguably the greatest player in NFL history -- to allow his retired 56 jersey number to be reissued to Carter. Good on LT for saying no. I hope Abdul Carter kicks ass in the league, but come on man.

Haha, I saw that.

To his credit, he took it pretty well when LT said no.

LT's not the type of guy anybody should take life advice from, but he had a point when he said Carter should pick his own number to try and immortalize and make his own.

Also, I don't think Carter was really serious to begin with. It's not like he wore #56 in college. I think it was actually more of a tribute to the history of the Giants and LT to begin with. A way to acknowledge the past.

I don't think the kids of today are as oblivious of the past as we think they are.