Hoge actually makes a good point <gasp>. Vince may have considered retiring after his rookie season . . . but in the end, he didn't quit. Perhaps he analyzed the situation and realized retirement wasn't the best course of action.
"Considering" something once doesn't mean that it's always an option in the future.
Are we sure Merill Hoge wrote that? Was that like a thing where he said "oh, just make something up and say I said it"? No digs, not accusations of being overrated, comments that could actually be viewed as supportive???