Mistalava Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 43 year old Vincenzo> arm than Cindy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfanbkny Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Let the "Tom Brady is hurt" speculation begin! did you see the first hobson hit he popped him real good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfanbkny Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 $250,000??? Check out the vet minimum with as many years as Vinny has in the NFL. vet minimum vinny getting paid there givin him at least 10 mil signing bonus... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 did you see the first hobson hit he popped him real good... I saw it. Trust me I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 So now we know the purpose behind the Patriots holding themselves $12 million under tha cap was. Brilliant move by Belichick. Brilliant. If he can win with a washed up old "never-was" like Vinny Intercepterverde then it will cement his legacy as possibly the greatest coach of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 MENTAL WARFARE!!!! Obviously the only way to get back at them is to sign Steve Grogan to a 6 yr deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamprez2003 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 So now we know the purpose behind the Patriots holding themselves $12 million under tha cap was. Brilliant move by Belichick. Brilliant. If he can win with a washed up old "never-was" like Vinny Intercepterverde then it will cement his legacy as possibly the greatest coach of all time. i think they still need to sign Jerry Rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 http://www.courant.com/sports/football/hc-patriots1115.artnov15,0,5673222.story?coll=hc-headlines-football Just How Is Brady? Injured Or Not, Signing Testaverde Raises Questions By ALAN GREENBERG Courant Staff Writer November 15 2006 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Is Tom Brady injured? Is Brady, who has not missed a start since taking over for the injured Drew Bledsoe in the third game of the 2001 season, sufficiently banged up after last Sunday's loss to the Jets that he's on the verge of giving way to backup Matt Cassel for Sunday's game at Green Bay against the Packers? If he isn't, why did the Patriots announce the signing of Vinny Testaverde Tuesday? Testaverde, in his 20th NFL season, is 43, has been out of football this season and was mostly a mop-up man on a bad Jets team last season. However, he has always been a favorite of Patriots coach Bill Belichick. When Belichick was the Browns coach in 1993, he brought in Testaverde to replace Bernie Kosar. Belichick also was the Jets defensive coordinator and assistant head coach under Bill Parcells when Testaverde quarterbacked the Jets. Belichick has always spoken admiringly of Testaverde's attitude and work ethic. Belichick has said Testaverde keeps himself in as solid physical condition as any quarterback he has seen. That said, the 6-foot-5, 235-pound Testaverde is about as mobile as a lamppost. As desperate as the Jets were when Chad Pennington missed most of last season with a shoulder injury, they preferred to use Jay Fiedler and Brooks Bollinger over Testaverde, who started four games. Until this season, Belichick's Patriots have always carried at least three quarterbacks on the roster. Last season it was Brady, rookie seventh-round pick Cassel and Doug Flutie. But Flutie retired and Belichick, based on what he saw from an improved Cassel during training camp, apparently felt OK carrying two quarterbacks on the roster. What changed? Brady, who was brilliant in leading the Patriots to a 31-7 destruction of the Vikings in a Monday night game at the Metrodome Oct. 30, threw four interceptions in the 27-20 loss to the Colts at Gillette Nov. 5. Brady was officially charged with one interception in the Patriots' 17-14 loss to the Jets - a second interception was nullified by a roughing-the-passer penalty. The official interception came when Brady badly missed a wide-open Laurence Maroney on a short pass over the middle with 6:47 left in the game. It's the kind of pass that Brady could usually complete blindfolded. Brady, whose throwing motion is near-flawless, also has had several passes tipped by the defensive line in each of the last two games, which suggests a problem with his delivery that could be due to an injury. Belichick is notorious for his refusal to talk about injuries. Like all NFL teams, the Patriots are required to submit a list of injured players to the league each week during the season. For about three years, Brady has been listed as probable with a right shoulder injury. But he hasn't missed a game, and has even joked about his weekly listing. "I'm fine," Brady says, whenever he's asked about his physical condition. Brady was 10 when Testaverde, a Heisman Trophy winner out of the University of Miami, entered the league with the Buccaneers as the NFL's No. 1 pick in 1987. Testaverde, who also played for the Browns, Ravens and Cowboys, ranks in the top 10 in NFL history in passing yards (sixth), completions (seventh), TD passes (eighth) and attempts (seventh). Mills On IR The Patriots placed rookie TE Garrett Mills on injured reserve with thigh and hip injuries. Mills did not play in a game this season. The team re-signed OL Gene Mruczkowski, who they released Sept. 30. He replaces G Billy Yates, who was placed on injured reserve Monday after breaking his leg against the Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 http://jets.lohudblogs.com/2006/11/14/patriots-sign-testaverde/ Patriots sign Testaverde Chew on that news for a couple of minutes. He tried out with the Patriots earlier in the season and now, former Jets signal caller Vinny Testaverde is Tom Brady’s backup in New England. Luckily for the Jets, their two games with the Patriots are over so fans will be spared seeing Testaverde in that uniform up close. As he showed in his Dallas stint and his return to the Jets last season, the 43-year-old Testaverde can’t be counted on for long stretches. But he still has that great arm so it’s not a bad move by New England, which was only carrying Matt Cassel to back up Brady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_monkey Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 this is the funniest thing that has happened all season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#90 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 November 15, 2006 -- Vinny Testaverde is back in the NFL saddle again. He is back as a 43-year-old insurance policy for the Patriots, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffyD Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Vinny is up there as one of my favorite Jets so I can't say enough good things about him. I just wish he would have gone out wearing the green and white and not the red, silver and blue . . . man, the pats' colors are gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Namath was on 1050 this morning, and he had a shout-out to Vinny. Vinny prob. should've stayed retired, but when you're wanted like that, its hard to say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 My take: Brady hasn't been right all season. I believe it is a mental/physical combination. There's a reason he's listed as probable every game. His shoulder hasn't been right for two years......and the end of last year, and this entire year, it has shown. He has gone from one of the most accurate passers in the league - to looking pretty awful at times. His long ball, which had improved, digressed last year and it's sh*tty this year (but let's put to rest the "myth" that Brady was a consistent long ball guy. He wasn't.) Brady may miss his binky, Deion Branch (who's doing sh*t in Seattle - but would have been producing gold here, I think) and I think he's losing confidence in his o-line. Matt Light has looked like complete sh*t this year and Brady is getting hit consistently. Anyway, VT is more of a veteran presence - help TB with his "head" (get your homophobic minds out of the gutter pls.....) issues, rather than become the QB who leads the Pats. If that ever happens - well, the season is effectively over for Pats fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW10 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 WTF???!!!!! Since when did they allow wheel chairs on the field?????!!!!! Vinnie??!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.I.MikeBleedsGreen Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 My take: Brady hasn't been right all season. I believe it is a mental/physical combination. There's a reason he's listed as probable every game. His shoulder hasn't been right for two years......and the end of last year, and this entire year, it has shown. He has gone from one of the most accurate passers in the league - to looking pretty awful at times. His long ball, which had improved, digressed last year and it's sh*tty this year (but let's put to rest the "myth" that Brady was a consistent long ball guy. He wasn't.) Brady may miss his binky, Deion Branch (who's doing sh*t in Seattle - but would have been producing gold here, I think) and I think he's losing confidence in his o-line. Matt Light has looked like complete sh*t this year and Brady is getting hit consistently. Anyway, VT is more of a veteran presence - help TB with his "head" (get your homophobic minds out of the gutter pls.....) issues, rather than become the QB who leads the Pats. If that ever happens - well, the season is effectively over for Pats fans. SEE SIG BELOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet27 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Brady has got to be hurt, for the pats to sign Vinny. Brady took a few bad its this past sunday including the last one for the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 On behalf of JetNation I would like to wish Tom Brady a speedy recovery. He is the ultimate gamer and if he is hurt his on the field fire, desire and heart will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffyD Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I kept saying on Sunday, "Man, Brady can really take a hit!" time and time again. His toughness really showed me something on Sunday, but I guess even he is only human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 It's about time the Pats got a real QB with an NFL arm. yeah, they havent had one since drew bledsoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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