NFL Off-Season thread

[StonePolhamusCold]

Joey Porter released from PIT
Joe Horn released from NO
Jamal Lewis released from BAL
Shaun O'Hara released from NYG (still time b4 midnight)
Brad Johnson released from MIN
Derrick Blaylock and Kevan Barlow released from NYJ

[CRASHER]

Speaking of check this shit out:

Plummer retires to avoid trade to Tampa Bay
By Jason Cole, Charles Robinson and John Murphy
March 2, 2007

The Bucs want Jake Plummer, but the feeling isn't mutual.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a deal to acquire the quarterback from Denver on Friday for a fourth-round draft pick in this year's draft.

But according to a league source, Plummer has decided to retire, nullifying the deal that would have sent him to Tampa Bay. Plummer apparently was not interested in joining a team which would not name him to an immediate starting spot, which the Buccaneers refused to do.

Plummer would have had to battle returning starter Chris Simms for the starting job in Tampa Bay. The deal also could have opened the door for an AFC West battle between the Broncos and Oakland Raiders for the rights to free agent signal caller Jeff Garcia, who has received initial interest from both teams.

Plummer lost his job in Denver last season to rookie Jay Cutler after playing inconsistently over the first half of the season. Plummer also fell out of favor with the Broncos during the playoffs in the 2005 season after a poor performance in the AFC championship game against Pittsburgh.

The 32-year-old Plummer finished last season with 11 touchdowns and 13 interceptions in 11 starts. Plummer played well in the previous three seasons, throwing 60 touchdowns and 34 interceptions in that span.

Plummer seemed to lose his confidence as last season progressed. After losing his starting job, Plummer was upset with how Denver coach Mike Shanahan dealt with the change. Plummer was particularly angry that he received a phone call from his position coach to inform him of the change rather than hearing directly from Shanahan.

[VivaLaFlamme]

...hes an idiot, hes not good enoguh ot be a guaranteed #1

[CRASHER]

compared to the QBs on Tampa?

Gradkowski?
Rattay?
SIMMS !?!?

He's #1 and #2 by even being in the same state of Florida

[VivaLaFlamme]

i dont even thnik he would beat simms for the job. hes so awful

[CRASHER]

he's a hundred times the QB Simms is
he had a FANTASTIC year last year
Shanahan sold him down the river this year and should have started Cutler from the BOX

[VivaLaFlamme]

55.2 Completion percentage, just under 2k yards, 11 TDs 13 Ints 66.8 QB rating in 11 games started...hardly fantastic

[StonePolhamusCold]

There were also rumors going around saying that Plummer might instead sign with Houston and it doesn't seem unlikely since Carr will definetly be sent out if that happens.

[CRASHER]

60.2 comp %, 3330 yards, 18 TD 7 INT
that's a VERY good year genius

I meant the year before this previous season!

[VivaLaFlamme]

well you shoulda specified!!


Though NAte lcements is now the highest paid defensive player in NFL History..but we might have a good year this year cos hes a good DB!!

[CRASHER]

I did
I am still having issues accepting the NFl is gone till August
and a CB is only as good as the pass rush in front of him!!

[CRASHER]

WHAT THE FUCK IS TAMPA DOING !?!??!?!?!??!?!?!!?

Bucs trade for Plummer, sign Garcia in QB splurge
March 3, 2007

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed free-agent quarterback Jeff Garcia on Saturday and obtained the rights to Jake Plummer from Denver, adding two quarterbacks to compete with Chris Simms next season.

Plummer, who reportedly was thinking of retiring if he was traded, was sent to the Buccaneers for a conditional 2008 draft choice, the Broncos said.

The 37-year-old Garcia, who last year led Philadelphia to the playoffs filling in for the injured Donovan McNabb, agreed to terms a day after talking with the Oakland Raiders. The signing was reported on the Bucs' Web site.

Simms, who missed the final 13 games of last season with a ruptured spleen, is the incumbent.

[bojangles]

when i heard this on espnnews, one of the people mentioned how easy it would be to trade chris simms, i guess if they both out perform him chris simms is on the trading block? I DUNO THEY R CRAZY

[CRASHER]

Chris Simms is the worst NFL Quarterback I have ever seen play in my life....
EVER
he's worse then high school QB's, worse then Mike Teel, shit he's even worse then color blind Vinny Balls of Green.... he's even worse then NJ RED DOGS QBs (remember them???)

the only reason this no talent retard has an NFL job is because he has his father's last name, take the lack of talent Eli Schwartz has and times it by hundred!!

[President B. Dazzle]

So, tell me again...if Tampa has AIDS for QB's, then signing and trading for a QB is not a problem, right? Why are we confused about this move when they got two vet QB's to fill the stopgaps?

As for Simms, trade him to the Raiders and let's see if the rest of his organs don't collapse. *EG*