[mrbill]

Right, there's two ways to look at a player who has managed to get to 37 without declining:

1) The OOTP6 way - He's just gotten lucky on every coin flip until now, but his chance of a talent drop today is the same as every other 37 year old that may already be in decline

2) The "longevity factor" way - He's got some personal characteristic that has given him better odds of not losing talent, so he's gotten somewhat lucky to not decline by now, but he's also got a better chance of keeping his talent than the 37 year old that's already falling apart

This would give the historical simmers a way to keep the 42 year old Rocket around longer than 3 months. Obviously he has a special ability to not break down, and what takes him out of the game is going to be himself and not his physical condition.