Matt Birk calls it a career

[luke829]

One of the better all-around centers the league has seen for some time. Had it not been for injuries, possible Canton material.

[biggentleben]

He just wasn't Canton material when fully healthy, but he was arguably the best of the current generation, but there's no elite all-time centers in the current generation (though Mangold has a chance to be there).

[luke829]

So you don't see Maurkice Pouncey elevating to that "elite" level? Three pro bowls in his first three seasons in the league isn't anything to sneeze at.

[biggentleben]

I'm not sure. He's awfully fragile. That's a big part of it is that you have to be very healthy and play 16 games a season for a decade or more to even be considered as a lineman.