Matt39 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Broncos send Plummmer to Bucs By Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com ESPN.com has learned that the Denver Broncos have reached agreement in principle on most of the elements of a trade that will send veteran quarterback Jake Plummer to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Under the terms being discussed, the Broncos would receive a middle-round draft choice, believed to be a fourth-rounder, in exchange for Plummer. The trade could be announced as early as Friday. Tampa Bay re-signed Chris Simms to a two-year contract earlier this offseason. But with Simms coming off a 2006 season in which he underwent an emergency splenectomy, the Bucs have been shopping for a veteran quarterback to bolster the depth chart. Veteran backup Tim Rattay became an unrestricted free agent on Friday and was not expected to return to Tampa Bay. Plummer, 32, lost his starting job in Denver to rookie Jay Cutler late last season and the Broncos have been entertaining trade offers in the offseason. A 10-year veteran, Plummer has started 136 games in stints with Arizona (1997-2002) and Denver (2003-2006). He has completed 2,484 of 4,350 passes for 29,253 yards, with 161 touchdown passes and 161 interceptions, for a passer rating of 74.6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVM Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 whaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangenious420 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Simms will be the starter, Plummer will be holding the clipboard all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad2colesin06=--- Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 great trade for tb chris simms is awful, one of the worst qbs in the nfl and will never ever be good, TB is screwed for the long haul b/c of their age and cap situation but they at least help stop the bleeding with this trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangenious420 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 great trade for tb chris simms is awful, And what do you call someone who has 161 career td passes and 161 career ints? Great trade?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBrick Wall Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 All Plummer does is win though, even when he was worse than Joey Harrington this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangenious420 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 All Plummer does is win though, even when he was worse than Joey Harrington this year. He wins? Or he qb's on a team that can play around him? He doesnt win the game for his team, he just tries hard not to lose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 They should of just went after David Carr or maybe bring back Brad Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangenious420 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 They should of just went after David Carr or maybe bring back Brad Johnson. Agree with Ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbia Jet Fan Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I would rather have just signed Jeff Garcia and keep my fourth round pick, but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Chris Simms blows. If his last name was "Johnson"or "Smith", he'd be playing in NFL Europe. Decent move by a desperate team. They needed a QB and they got one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 NFL Network's Adam Shefter reports that Jake Plummer has decided to retire in lieu of being traded to the Bucs. Maybe Mike Shanahan should have treated him better. Denver now loses the fourth-round pick they would have picked up. Plummer never seemed like someone who "needed" football, but he's only 33 and could always re-consider in the future. Chris Simms can breathe a little easier. While the Bucs will find a veteran quarterback, he's unlikely to be as good as Plummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 NFL Network's Adam Shefter reports that Jake Plummer has decided to retire in lieu of being traded to the Bucs. Maybe Mike Shanahan should have treated him better. Denver now loses the fourth-round pick they would have picked up. Plummer never seemed like someone who "needed" football, but he's only 33 and could always re-consider in the future. Chris Simms can breathe a little easier. While the Bucs will find a veteran quarterback, he's unlikely to be as good as Plummer. I think he would have done fine in TB. with all that stress released from being in denver, that had to be rough on him. no way of telling now though i suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xcel2NuFX Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Plummer is a moron. Gruden is the one guy out there that could ahve possibly taken Plummer much like he did Rich Gannon and resurect his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny green balls Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 garcia, have your boyfriend pack your sh!t for jacksonville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 The Bucs best QB last year was Rattay. This just muddies things up worse. Plummer is a righty version of Simms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Reports are now saying Jake Plummer has RETIRED. Guess he isn't a Tampa fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Reports are now saying Jake Plummer has RETIRED. Guess he isn't a Tampa fan. Then he's beyond stupid. He's going to walk away from $5.3M this year alone? His contract calls for base salaries of: 2007 5300000.00 2008 4800000.00 2009 5800000.00 Now he won't see all of that, but TB can't force him to restructure or take a pay cut. They'd have to release him & then he can get a new SB from someone else. Complete moron if he really retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 garcia, have your boyfriend pack your sh!t for jacksonville. His boyfriend packs his sh!t on a regular basis, not just for Jacksonville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny green balls Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 His boyfriend packs his sh!t on a regular basis, not just for Jacksonville. true, his boyfriend is really polite-- he pushes in his man jeff's stool for him also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Plummer may retire rather than take trade By Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com In a twist that could scuttle a proposed trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, veteran quarterback Jake Plummer told friends and business associates Friday afternoon that he plans to retire from football rather than continue his NFL career in another city. Plummer ESPN.com reported Friday morning that the Denver Broncos had reached agreement in principle on most of the elements of a trade that would send Plummer to the Bucs, where he would compete with Chris Simms for the starting job. But only a few hours later, it appeared Plummer was ready to carry through on retirement suggestions he made earlier in the offseason, when it first became apparent the Broncos were shopping him in trade talks. A source in the Tampa Bay organization said Friday afternoon the deal to acquire Plummer is "on hold ... at best." The source indicated that there were ongoing discussions aimed at convincing Plummer to accept the trade and play in 2007, but that the veteran passer was prepared to walk away from the game. Under the terms discussed, the Broncos would have received a middle-round draft choice, believed to be a fourth-rounder, in exchange for Plummer. The trade was expected to be announced on Friday, provided all the major details were completed. But that was before Plummer, scheduled to earn a base salary of $5.3 million for the 2007 season, wavered. Tampa Bay re-signed Simms to a two-year contract earlier this offseason. But with Simms coming off a 2006 season in which he underwent an emergency splenectomy, the Bucs have been shopping for a veteran quarterback to bolster the depth chart. Veteran backup Tim Rattay became an unrestricted free agent on Friday and was not expected to return to Tampa Bay. Plummer, 32, lost his starting job in Denver to rookie Jay Cutler late last season and the Broncos have been entertaining trade offers in the offseason. A 10-year veteran, Plummer has started 136 games in stints with Arizona (1997-2002) and Denver (2003-2006). He has completed 2,484 of 4,350 passes for 29,253 yards, with 161 touchdown passes and 161 interceptions, for a passer rating of 74.6. Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangenious420 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Plummer may retire rather than take trade By Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com In a twist that could scuttle a proposed trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, veteran quarterback Jake Plummer told friends and business associates Friday afternoon that he plans to retire from football rather than continue his NFL career in another city. Plummer ESPN.com reported Friday morning that the Denver Broncos had reached agreement in principle on most of the elements of a trade that would send Plummer to the Bucs, where he would compete with Chris Simms for the starting job. But only a few hours later, it appeared Plummer was ready to carry through on retirement suggestions he made earlier in the offseason, when it first became apparent the Broncos were shopping him in trade talks. A source in the Tampa Bay organization said Friday afternoon the deal to acquire Plummer is "on hold ... at best." The source indicated that there were ongoing discussions aimed at convincing Plummer to accept the trade and play in 2007, but that the veteran passer was prepared to walk away from the game. Under the terms discussed, the Broncos would have received a middle-round draft choice, believed to be a fourth-rounder, in exchange for Plummer. The trade was expected to be announced on Friday, provided all the major details were completed. But that was before Plummer, scheduled to earn a base salary of $5.3 million for the 2007 season, wavered. Tampa Bay re-signed Simms to a two-year contract earlier this offseason. But with Simms coming off a 2006 season in which he underwent an emergency splenectomy, the Bucs have been shopping for a veteran quarterback to bolster the depth chart. Veteran backup Tim Rattay became an unrestricted free agent on Friday and was not expected to return to Tampa Bay. Plummer, 32, lost his starting job in Denver to rookie Jay Cutler late last season and the Broncos have been entertaining trade offers in the offseason. A 10-year veteran, Plummer has started 136 games in stints with Arizona (1997-2002) and Denver (2003-2006). He has completed 2,484 of 4,350 passes for 29,253 yards, with 161 touchdown passes and 161 interceptions, for a passer rating of 74.6. Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. Maybe Jake should join Bob and NJ as judges for that stache contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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