Tampa Bay is staring at 3-13.....
....but they have found a quarterback.
Chris Simms may have the worst stats in football, may come from a wonderful family (what kind of a football player comes from such a terrific family as the Simms?), may be too goddamn good looking to be great leader (ever see Bobby Layne's picture?), but damn if he didn't prove his guts today. He had his spleen removed postgame, probably has some broken ribs, dehydration, etc., but that is one badass QB, to finish the game with those kind of injuries. That is pure toughness.,
That lockerrom is HIS, I'll bet. Don't count out Chris Simms just yet. Not everyone comes out of the gate firing bullets. This guy's a keeper.
If Tampa Bay and Gruden could win a Super Bowl with Brad Johnson, they can win another one with Chris Simms. Book it.
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9/25/06 4:00 pm Edit: Terrible news about Chris Simms career from the Tampa Tribune:
"Chris Simms' season is probably over. His career as an NFL quarterback may be in jeopardy as well. How the Bucs will replace Simms is unknown. The likelihood is that Bruce Gradkowski will take over, but the Bucs have two weeks before their next game, so they have time to consider other options."
Not sure what to think. So many of the guys in the NFL have superhuman recovery powers, so I'd take the "career..in jeopardy" as not being the absolute gospel. But his injuries were severe, and his long term health shoulld obviously be the number one priority.
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9/28/06 Edit: Fox Sports followup.
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Another thing you can count on happening: Coach Marvin Lewis winning a Super Bowl sometime in his career.
Maybe not this year. But sometime. His Bengals have everything but the experience of having been there. Hope for their sake they don't party TOO much this week. That would be a shame.
Or not, since I'm a Pats fan.
9/25/06 Edit: Damn, the Bengals sure know how to celebrate a win in the third damn week of the year.. It's a long season, fellas. Happy kegging and whatever else. TWIs...Yours, Bengals! (Thanks, Deadspin)
Chris Simms may have the worst stats in football, may come from a wonderful family (what kind of a football player comes from such a terrific family as the Simms?), may be too goddamn good looking to be great leader (ever see Bobby Layne's picture?), but damn if he didn't prove his guts today. He had his spleen removed postgame, probably has some broken ribs, dehydration, etc., but that is one badass QB, to finish the game with those kind of injuries. That is pure toughness.,
That lockerrom is HIS, I'll bet. Don't count out Chris Simms just yet. Not everyone comes out of the gate firing bullets. This guy's a keeper.
If Tampa Bay and Gruden could win a Super Bowl with Brad Johnson, they can win another one with Chris Simms. Book it.
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9/25/06 4:00 pm Edit: Terrible news about Chris Simms career from the Tampa Tribune:
"Chris Simms' season is probably over. His career as an NFL quarterback may be in jeopardy as well. How the Bucs will replace Simms is unknown. The likelihood is that Bruce Gradkowski will take over, but the Bucs have two weeks before their next game, so they have time to consider other options."
Not sure what to think. So many of the guys in the NFL have superhuman recovery powers, so I'd take the "career..in jeopardy" as not being the absolute gospel. But his injuries were severe, and his long term health shoulld obviously be the number one priority.
===========================
9/28/06 Edit: Fox Sports followup.
===========================
Another thing you can count on happening: Coach Marvin Lewis winning a Super Bowl sometime in his career.
Maybe not this year. But sometime. His Bengals have everything but the experience of having been there. Hope for their sake they don't party TOO much this week. That would be a shame.
Or not, since I'm a Pats fan.
9/25/06 Edit: Damn, the Bengals sure know how to celebrate a win in the third damn week of the year.. It's a long season, fellas. Happy kegging and whatever else. TWIs...Yours, Bengals! (Thanks, Deadspin)
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