Jarryd Hayne

[kruddler]

Ouch what a heart breaking way to miss out.

That was a very gettable field goal.

Successfully got through the day without finding out the result.
Just finished watching it.
Shattered.

That's like Robbie Warnocks miss against Geelong....except worse...its basically a miss from the goalsquare!

Besides that, there were so many times the game could've been put to bed.
Petersons fumble.
Wilsons screwed up snap going for a long 1st down.
Rhodes flags.

Ah well, Its already got the boys fired up for next year. Looks like Greenway is determined to go around again thanks to that loss.


To make matters worse....bloody packers romp it in against the redskins. Was always going to happen though. Skins suck.

[kruddler]

So.......nobody wants to talk about the fact that Hayne has 'quit' the NFL?

A lot of people also suggesting that he may have been encouraged to quit because it was pointed out that opportunities would be limited, if not non-existent altogther.

Hate to tell i told you so, but....yeah.

He did more than 99% of people in his situation would've been able to do, but it was never going to be enough.

[Lods]

So.......nobody wants to talk about the fact that Hayne has 'quit' the NFL?

Only to say his excuse about playing rugby at the Olympics was pretty weak...and you're probably right about him getting the tap
He'll be lucky if he's allowed to play anyway as he hasn't been subject to appropriate drug testing in the lead up.

[LP]

I think there is no doubt we have only heard the sterilized version, there will be much more to this than has been reported.

Also, we should not assume that there isn't money in Fiji Rugby, if you are the right person I am sure it's there in spades.

[Dominator_7]

The Hayne over hype by the Aussie media, particularly in the Northern states, was unjustified.
He was pretty crap, and never really looked up to NFL standard.
So saw the writing on the wall and 'retired' .
The whole situation reminds my of Izzy Falau at GWS.

[DJC]

Chip Kelly apparently has a different view to Kruddler - but then, so do most folk 

SAN Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly says he was surprised by Jarryd Hayne’s announcement he was retiring from the NFL to play rugby sevens for Fiji at the Olympics.

Kelly also doused speculation the 49ers were planning to cut Hayne, which led to the Australian making a face-saving exit. The 49ers instead were bullish on Hayne, praising his ability to pick up Kelly’s new offence and excited about using his powerful, 188cm body and skills.

“He’s a really sharp learner,” Kelly told reporters on Tuesday at the 49ers’ Santa Clara facility.

“We were excited. He’s a big body and has a skill set.”

Hayne and the 49ers announced on Sunday that Hayne had made the decision to quit the NFL to pursue his dream of winning a gold medal at the Olympics.

Kelly said he didn’t speak to Hayne about possibly returning to the 49ers after his Olympics stint, although the team holds his rights.

Interesting how Hayne can represent Fiji without ever holding a Fijian passport.  Apparently, there's also a question mark over Hayne's ability to pass the more stringent drug code in force for the Olympics, but I'm not sure how reliable that story is.

[cimm1979]

had a go.

cut or changed his mind, doesn't really matter .

Good on him.

[kruddler]

The Hayne over hype by the Aussie media, particularly in the Northern states, was unjustified.
He was pretty crap, and never really looked up to NFL standard.
So saw the writing on the wall and 'retired' .
The whole situation reminds my of Izzy Falau at GWS.

He was overhyped by the yanks as well.

I think his jersey was amongst the top 50 sold all year.

FYI, there are 32 teams each having 53 players on the roster plus more who get elevated from the practice squad (on which Hayne ended up on) so that is in excess of 2000 players. That's top 2.5% sales wise. Some of that would've been because Aussies were buying his jersey, but not THAT much.

Possibly the best all time Wide receiver to ever play the game, fellow 49'er Jerry Rice was also pumping up Haynes tyres. The aussie media just followed the hype from the US media. Which they are prone to do. How is Tim Tebow going? RG3? Johnny "Mr Football" Manziell? You might need to look them up as they were the 'next best thing' which have all gone to the scrap heap in the past 5 years or so. That's why i trust my own judgement and don't get sucked into the hype that the media creates as they have a knack of getting it wrong.

[kruddler]

Chip Kelly apparently has a different view to Kruddler - but then, so do most folk 

Chip is simply trying to save face saying the 49ers didn't push Hayne out the door, he was much loved by the fans and if they find out otherwise ll hell will break loose.

[DJC]

Chip is simply trying to save face saying the 49ers didn't push Hayne out the door, he was much loved by the fans and if they find out otherwise ll hell will break loose.

Good try Kruddler but Chip has well and truly shot your version down in flames.  I could be wrong but I suspect that he knows just a tad more about the NFL than you do so I'll happily accept what he has to say on the matter