On Quinn and Plummer
Here are a couple of interesting Texans-related tidbits from ESPN's John Clayton:
4. There is draft stuff going on. QB Brady Quinn had his workout Sunday at Notre Dame. He was OK. Quinn did a good job on the inside pass. What was interesting was who was there to watch the workout. The Browns, Vikings and Texans attended with a big collection of owners, coaches and general managers. The Browns asked Quinn for an individual workout, so maybe they will consider him at No. 3. Quinn would be an ideal fit in Brad Childress' offense, but there is no certainty the Vikings would take him at No. 7. With Jake Plummer no longer an option for the Texans, Quinn might be a consideration at No. 8. Note that Matt Millen didn't attend for the Lions. Detroit apparently isn't interested in drafting a quarterback at No. 2.
5. One interesting theory circulating on the Jake Plummer trade to Tampa Bay is Mike Shanahan wanted to make sure he didn't end up in Oakland. Had the Broncos cut him, Plummer could have signed in Houston or Oakland as a starting quarterback. Plummer said he filed his retirement papers Friday and he's definitely done. The Bucs own his rights thanks to a trade for a conditional pick in 2008. For now, Jake the Snake is Jake with a rake working around his home.
Will Brady Quinn be the guy behind Sage Rosenfels? Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, it sounds like Shanahan was overly paranoid about the Raiders. Why would Plummer have gone to that disastrous franchise and a new coaching staff when Kubiak and a familiar offense awaited in Houston? Alas, it's all just idle chatter at this point.
Here's Peter King's take:
One last thing with the Denver part of this saga. It's clear now that Mike Shanahan told the Texans, who wanted Plummer, that he wasn't going to just release him, and it's also clear the Texans called his bluff -- and lost.
And here's Don Banks':
Lost in all the confounding events surrounding Jake Plummer this week is this simple question: Why didn't the Texans just agree to give up a second-day draft pick for the former Broncos starter when they had the chance? Probably because they assumed incorrectly that Denver would have to cut him at some point, and they could get him for free. Obviously a miscalculation.
I know Plummer announced his retirement Sunday and that could be that. But I suspect he still wants to be in Houston, and I'm convinced Texans head coach Gary Kubiak still wants him as an alternative to David Carr, so perhaps we have not seen the last of Jake the Snake after all, or of this particular quarterbacking melodrama. Stay tuned, as they say.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/05/07 11:00 AM | Print | Comments (0)
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