Jerry Rice is now a Bronco and I, for one, think it's great. He will bring class and maturity to the organization and be a great role model for Ashley Lelie and the other young receivers. And a good dose of the Jerry Rice work ethic can only be good for the team.
Rice's first day brought up a couple of items. Rice will wear #19, and he showed nothing but class in not making an issue of getting his familiar #80, which currently belongs to Rod Smith.
Rice also said he thought he would adjust to the altitude in a couple of days. As someone born and raised in the mountains of Colorado, I can tell you that Jerry might be in for a bit of a surprise. It is better for visiting athletes to get into town the day before and get out right after a big game. The altitude still has an affect, but it is actually less in the first couple of days than it is later. Rice will feel the altitude more on Friday and Monday than on Tuesday and Wednesday. But I digress.
Everyone seems to be worried about Rice's legacy. This probably isn't news to anyone outside the media, but Rice's legacy was locked up a long time ago. If he is happy playing the game he loves in a diminished role, then good for him. I hope I can be doing the things I love 5 years after people say I'm too old! Nothing would be greater than to see Rice get one more playoff victory or, dare we dream, one more Super Bowl TD!
I think Dave, at Dave's Football Blog, summed it up best for those media people worried about Rice's legacy:
"Shut up! How would you like it if your bosses thought you were too old to do your job and pushed you into early retirement? Let the man play. He'll be the first to know when he can't get open anymore. He's earned it, and he'll always have more catches than any of you lame media naysayers. What have you people ever caught, anyway, besides a cold and a cab?"
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