Vinny Finally Retires

It's hard to imagine that Vinny Testaverde was still in the NFL. I was born the year the Miami Hurricanes went to the Fiesta Bowl and blew a chance to make history by losing to Penn State 14-10. 21 years later, our Heisman winning quarterback has finally decided to hang up the cleats after the Carolina Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a few moments ago.

Vinny finishes 6th in career attempts, completions and passing yards. His final stats include 46233 yards passing on 56.5% completions, with 275 TDs and 267 INTs. Those stats reflect a long career of mediocrity that featured some seasons of absolutely horrible play and some of Pro Bowl caliber performances.

The question up for debate is whether or not Vinny is deserving of getting into the Hall of Fame. As a former Cane, I would say of course. But that's just me. He has never really been at the top 5 or even top 10 of his position at any given year, which hurts his chances. He also hasn't won any championships or done anything remotely memorable other than accomplish some nice records towards the end of his career. I'd say it's unlikely he gets to Canton, but who knows.

On a final note, I'd like to say how funny it is that in his handful of starts as a 44 year old with no knowledge of his offense, Vinny posted a 66 QB rating and almost identical stats to that of starter Cleo Lemon of the Dolphins. That right there proves just how bad the QB play for our team has been this year.