Increased interest in Simms
Keep an on Monday on former Bucs quarterback Chris Simms.
He could soon find a landing spot with all the injuries suffered by quarterbacks on Sunday. According to various reports, Simms is being linked to the Patriots, Chiefs and Titans, all of whom saw their quarterbacks sustain injuries on Sunday.
One reason Simms is more attractive to teams this week: Veterans' salaries aren't guaranteed after Week 1, meaning there won't be as much financial risk in signing him. If he is released later in the season, a team would not owe him the balance of his annual salary. Had he signed last week, Simms would have been entitled to such a benefit by virtue of his active roster status on opening day.
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He sucks.
Posted by: Kurt | September 08, 2008 at 09:56 AM
I'd put Brady on the field in a wheelchair before I put Simms out there!
Posted by: boyle | September 08, 2008 at 10:08 AM
I'm gonna laugh my *ss off if the Patriots sign him and make him a good qb...
Posted by: eric | September 08, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Simms does suck. The Pats would be better off with Giselle throwing the ball.
Posted by: DR | September 08, 2008 at 10:56 AM
simms will be good there because they have a real head coach and they have an offensive system that works and is better suited for simms than grudens system was.
Posted by: aaron | September 08, 2008 at 01:29 PM
He signed with the Patriots this morning! Good luck Chris, you deserved better down here in Grudenville.
Posted by: Dave | September 08, 2008 at 02:05 PM
He did not sign with NE
Posted by: Jerry | September 08, 2008 at 03:57 PM
Don't worry. Quarterbacks NEVER leave Tampa to become great.
Posted by: Steve Young | September 08, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Don't I know it, Steve Young? Don't I know it?
Posted by: Doug Williams | September 08, 2008 at 05:12 PM
Are these the same reports that suggested the Bucs rejected several trade offers for Simms during draft?
Posted by: Vince | September 08, 2008 at 05:48 PM
You know Stephen, for once I'd like to see you write like a true journalist, with proper grammar. Every time I read any of your articles there are constant grammatical errors it is embarrassing to the St. Pete Times.
Take the time to proof read your work, my goodness.
"Keep an on Monday" - perhaps you intended to write...
Keep an EYE on Monday?
Posted by: ben | September 08, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Hey Ben, get the corn cob out of your azz son. Grammar police, hurry to Tampa, Ben is gonna cry, bring a waaaambulance for Ben, he may die from embarassment.
Posted by: Al Gore | September 08, 2008 at 09:23 PM
Simms is a great fit for the Patriots, He's the type that needs to stay in the pocket and throw it. Gruden's system requires a "Steve Young" scrambler type of player. This josh johnson guy is a great fit for Tampa if he can handle the brain power to grasp the system.
Posted by: Vince | September 09, 2008 at 01:36 AM
Simms could sign with the sissy's, I mean pats. I don't know if he would be any better off. You see what happens to Brady when he doesn't know what the defense is doing.
Posted by: Tom | September 09, 2008 at 06:41 AM