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Retread Commanders QBs are all over the NFL
By Dave O'Connell
Source: Fauquier Times-Democrat
General managers in the National Football League are no different than the rest of us mortals, aside the fact that a higher percentage of them are named Ozzie Newsome.
They have an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other counseling them on their many decisions. Every so often, the angel wins out, offering them glorious visions of Tom Brady or Terrell Davis. Super Bowls are won, reputations are made, and the occasional Brazilian supermodel becomes frequent eye candy.
More often than not, the devil wins the day. One of his most fiendish tricks is to slide a Washington Commanders quarterbacks depth chart in front of a fatigued GM and seductively gesture toward a name like Patrick Ramsey or Sage Rosenfels, dooming the franchise to lost draft picks and continued mediocrity -- if it's lucky. There's a very good reason why the devil dresses in red.
This season, nine teams are looking to capture that 6-10 magic by harnessing the QB power of a 'Skins team that has made the playoffs three times in the last 15 years.
This week's installment of Anti-Commanders Rap, guest-written by a mischievous Dallas Cowboys fan, takes a quick look at these Rasputins of Commanders Park:
1) Patrick Ramsey, Denver Broncos
One of many Commander quarterbacks of the future of the past still bouncing around the league, this 2002 first-round selection was an on-again, off-again starter for three seasons thanks to Mark Brunell's hamstring injury and his own foot problems. In the end, the whole thing turned into an M.C. Escher drawing, with Ramsey being benched for Brunell, who was benched for Ramsey the season before. The New York Jets, desperate for a below-average quarterback who could throw exactly one pass in 16 games of non-action, surrendered a sixth-round pick to the 'Skins in 2006 for Ramsey. He's now riding the alpine behind Jay Cutler in Denver, taking the spot once filled by...
2) Gus Frerotte, Minnesota Vikings
Another Commanders draft pick troubled by injuries, Frerotte helped his own cause in 1997 by head-butting a concrete wall in celebration after scoring a touchdown against the New York Giants. The resulting neck sprain proved to be the beginning of the end of Frerotte's tenure with the 'Skins, who fiendishly let him sign with a team (Detroit) they would end up beating in the playoffs in 2000. The winning QB in that game? None other than..
3) Brad Johnson, Dallas Cowboys
Back in 1990, Dallas foolishly made former sixth-round Commanders draft pick Babe Laufenberg the backup to a future Hall-of-Fame quarterback. When Troy Aikman got injured in Week 16, the reins were passed to Laufenberg, who threw six interceptions in 60 attempts and cost the 'Boys a playoff spot...
See the Friday print edition of the Fauquier Weekend for the complete story.
http://www.fauquier.com/news/2008/aug/14/retread-Commanders-qbs-are-all-over-nfl/
By Dave O'Connell
Source: Fauquier Times-Democrat
General managers in the National Football League are no different than the rest of us mortals, aside the fact that a higher percentage of them are named Ozzie Newsome.
They have an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other counseling them on their many decisions. Every so often, the angel wins out, offering them glorious visions of Tom Brady or Terrell Davis. Super Bowls are won, reputations are made, and the occasional Brazilian supermodel becomes frequent eye candy.
More often than not, the devil wins the day. One of his most fiendish tricks is to slide a Washington Commanders quarterbacks depth chart in front of a fatigued GM and seductively gesture toward a name like Patrick Ramsey or Sage Rosenfels, dooming the franchise to lost draft picks and continued mediocrity -- if it's lucky. There's a very good reason why the devil dresses in red.
This season, nine teams are looking to capture that 6-10 magic by harnessing the QB power of a 'Skins team that has made the playoffs three times in the last 15 years.
This week's installment of Anti-Commanders Rap, guest-written by a mischievous Dallas Cowboys fan, takes a quick look at these Rasputins of Commanders Park:
1) Patrick Ramsey, Denver Broncos
One of many Commander quarterbacks of the future of the past still bouncing around the league, this 2002 first-round selection was an on-again, off-again starter for three seasons thanks to Mark Brunell's hamstring injury and his own foot problems. In the end, the whole thing turned into an M.C. Escher drawing, with Ramsey being benched for Brunell, who was benched for Ramsey the season before. The New York Jets, desperate for a below-average quarterback who could throw exactly one pass in 16 games of non-action, surrendered a sixth-round pick to the 'Skins in 2006 for Ramsey. He's now riding the alpine behind Jay Cutler in Denver, taking the spot once filled by...
2) Gus Frerotte, Minnesota Vikings
Another Commanders draft pick troubled by injuries, Frerotte helped his own cause in 1997 by head-butting a concrete wall in celebration after scoring a touchdown against the New York Giants. The resulting neck sprain proved to be the beginning of the end of Frerotte's tenure with the 'Skins, who fiendishly let him sign with a team (Detroit) they would end up beating in the playoffs in 2000. The winning QB in that game? None other than..
3) Brad Johnson, Dallas Cowboys
Back in 1990, Dallas foolishly made former sixth-round Commanders draft pick Babe Laufenberg the backup to a future Hall-of-Fame quarterback. When Troy Aikman got injured in Week 16, the reins were passed to Laufenberg, who threw six interceptions in 60 attempts and cost the 'Boys a playoff spot...
See the Friday print edition of the Fauquier Weekend for the complete story.
http://www.fauquier.com/news/2008/aug/14/retread-Commanders-qbs-are-all-over-nfl/
