Doug Flutie, according to the Boston Herald, is about to announce his retirement, ending the Flutie/Brady QB controversy in New England. I’ve been a supporter of Little Dougie throughout his career, and I didn’t want to let his retirement pass without a few words.

It’s really kind of a shame that he didn’t have a better NFL career… I think he could have. The man produced. I know he’s 11 inches tall, and I know that poses a lot of problems for an NFL quarterback, but… the man just produced. The fact that he was ever mired in an actual quarterback controversy with Rob fucking Johnson is a travesty.

He won the Heisman Trophy in college with Boston College, but more importantly, authored perhaps the best sports highlight ever… the Hail Mary pass that beat Miami, of course. He was a consenus All-American, won four player of the year awards, and was even a damn finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship. He was, however, unable to beat WVU in four tries.

He signed with the USFL out of college, and the league quickly folded. He then went to Canada and won three Grey Cups, and was named the league’s Most Outstanding Player six times.

Not that I feel bad for Doug in any way… he’s a hero in Canada, his bank account probably looks pretty nice, and he should have free corn flakes for the rest of his life. He’s had a hell of a professional career… ending, of course, with an extra-point drop kick, the first in the NFL in over 60 years.