Testaverde signs with Patriots

[Dale]

Breaking news, I believe...

 

[joseephuss]

Yep, it just broke my sternum laughing so hard. I guess the Bill's really are the same guy.

 

[cowboyblue31]

i bet Brady is going to be looking over his shoulder now....

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Breaking news, I believe...

Nice find Dale, oh yea, you have all the resources......

 

[joseephuss]

Old QB with new turf.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2661830

Patriots rip out grass at Gillette, installing FieldTurf

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Growing a green, healthy lawn can exasperate even the most dedicated homeowner. But the New England Patriots have apparently given up on keeping their back yard looking good and opted for a permanent solution.

After their newly-sodded field was turned to muck on Sunday during the Patriots' 17-14 loss to the New York Jets, the Patriots decided to pull up the grass once and for all and install a FieldTurf surface. The change was first reported by Patriots Football Weekly on Tuesday.

Work crews bulldozed what was left of Gillette Stadium's natural grass on Tuesday and the new surface will be ready for the team's next home game Nov. 26 against the Chicago Bears.

The playing conditions at Gillette Stadium have previously been criticized and the team has resurfaced the field several times -- sometimes at the behest of the NFL. In 2003, the NFL ordered the Patriots to re-sod the field before a playoff game against the Tennessee Titans.

The Boston Globe reported Tuesday that the NFL's competition committee had recommended against allowing teams to change playing surfaces during the season, but that recommendation was never made league policy. The team's president, Jonathan Kraft, told 890 ESPN Radio in Boston that no such rule exists.

 

[joseephuss]

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9803140

Testaverde back with Belichick, to join Pats

(Nov. 14, 2006) -- Bill Belichick and Vinny Testaverde are being reunited for the third time in their career in their third different city together.

They worked together in Cleveland from 1993-'95, again in New York with the Jets from 1998-'99, and now in New England.

With the roster spot created when New England placed offensive lineman Billy Yates on injured reserve, the Patriots signed Testaverde, who turned 43 on Monday. Testaverde will be at practice Wednesday and in uniform for Sunday's game.

Up until now the Patriots had been carrying two quarterbacks on their roster, Tom Brady and Matt Cassel. Last year they carried three with the veteran Doug Flutie. Nothing is thought to be wrong with Brady or Cassel, so all kinds of theories will exist as to why Belichick signed Testaverde now. But the two have always been close; Belichick once benched the popular starting quarterback Bernie Kosar in Cleveland in favor of Testaverde.

This time, maybe Belichick wanted sideline help, maybe he wanted to give Testaverde one more chance at a playoff run and ring, and maybe he just thinks Testaverde's presence will be a bonus for the Patriots.

But slowly, this is turning into the year of the geriatric comeback. Earlier this season, the Atlanta Falcons brought back 46-year-old kicker Morten Andersen, and now Testaverde has made his way back into the league.

 

[Hostile]

Breaking news, I believe...

I just gotta :dance2: :fogeys: :dance3: :mchammer: :spidey:

I am so happy that 400 pounds squating dinosaur cannot be brought back here for any reason.

Hey Patriots fans, enjoy the Church of Vinny guys. Tell The Major I said hello.

 

[dbair1967]

wow...another team that chose somebody else over the Q-Bonger...

how can this be?

David

 

[windward]

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9803140

Testaverde back with Belichick, to join Pats

(Nov. 14, 2006) -- Bill Belichick and Vinny Testaverde are being reunited for the third time in their career in their third different city together.

They worked together in Cleveland from 1993-'95, again in New York with the Jets from 1998-'99, and now in New England.

With the roster spot created when New England placed offensive lineman Billy Yates on injured reserve, the Patriots signed Testaverde, who turned 43 on Monday. Testaverde will be at practice Wednesday and in uniform for Sunday's game.

Up until now the Patriots had been carrying two quarterbacks on their roster, Tom Brady and Matt Cassel. Last year they carried three with the veteran Doug Flutie. Nothing is thought to be wrong with Brady or Cassel, so all kinds of theories will exist as to why Belichick signed Testaverde now. But the two have always been close; Belichick once benched the popular starting quarterback Bernie Kosar in Cleveland in favor of Testaverde.

This time, maybe Belichick wanted sideline help, maybe he wanted to give Testaverde one more chance at a playoff run and ring, and maybe he just thinks Testaverde's presence will be a bonus for the Patriots.

But slowly, this is turning into the year of the geriatric comeback. Earlier this season, the Atlanta Falcons brought back 46-year-old kicker Morten Andersen, and now Testaverde has made his way back into the league.

reunited and it feels so good....

seriously though, I'm not surprised. They had Doug Flutie last year. Maybe Vinny can teach Matt Cassel a thing or two.

 

[joseephuss]

wow...another team that chose somebody else over the Q-Bonger...

how can this be?

David

Conspiracy? Collusion? Carter? Cannibus!

 

[big dog cowboy]

I'm thrilled wiht this news. That means there isn no chance of us signing him....THANK GOD!!!!!!!

 

[joseephuss]

reunited and it feels so good....

seriously though, I'm not surprised. They had Doug Flutie last year. Maybe Vinny can teach Matt Cassel a thing or two.

But Doug could hit a drop kick.

 

[SupermanXx]

Thank God... let that ancient relic be someone else's problem and not ours

happy 43 Vinny.... interceptions, that is

 

[fjones]

Perhaps... Its so Vinny can teach good prep skills to Cassel's like he did Romo? Who knows...

 

[Big Dakota]

If Vinny were a tree....

 

[joseephuss]

I get it now. This has to be a move to get Vinny the record instead of Favre.

Most passes had intercepted career
George Blanda 277
John Hadl 268
Fran Tarkenton 266
Brett Favre 262
Vinny Testaverde 261

 

[MONT17]

once again this shows why the Pats won 3 of 4 Super Bowls....


Adam Vineteri!!!

 

[LaTunaNostra]

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Hey Patriots fans, enjoy the Church of Vinny guys. Tell The Major I said hello.

Too funny.

But not as funny as the reaction up here when for the first time in an elephant's memory, the Pats lost two consecutive games. There's a whole generation now of 'spoiled' fans. sigh.

I kid you not, I heard on local sports radio from an irate fan that if Tom doesn't get his act together, he should be benched for Vinnie T.

I did NOT hear the word 'press' connected to bench, so I am sure I heard right.

And of course, it's been 'bring flutie' back in some quarters since the Pats-Indy loss. Bledsoe's return has also been mentioned, with some lamenting of the passed trade deadline.

Just goes to show..tho winning does NOT increase a fanbases' collective IQ, losing rapidly saps it.

 

[windward]

Too funny.

But not as funny as the reaction up here when for the first time in an elephant's memory, the Pats lost two consecutive games. There's a whole generation now of 'spoiled' fans. sigh.

I kid you not, I heard on local sports radio from an irate an that if Tom doesn't get his act together, he should be benched for Vinnie T.

I did NOT hear the word 'press' connected to bench, so I am sure I heard right.

And of course, it's been 'bring flutie' back in some quarters since the Pats-Indy loss. Bledsoe's return has also been mentioned, with some lamenting of the passed trade deadline.

Just goes to show..tho winning does NOT increase a fanbases' collective IQ, losing rapidly saps it.

wow. That's just mindblowing. I love Vinny as much as anyone, but for some Pats fans to suggest he's anything other catastrophic insurance is ridiculous.

Or maybe it's the average casual sports fan mentality. Heck even we have the occasional "bench Roy, start Abram Elam" posts every now and then.

 

[Hostile]

Too funny.

But not as funny as the reaction up here when for the first time in an elephant's memory, the Pats lost two consecutive games. There's a whole generation now of 'spoiled' fans. sigh.

I kid you not, I heard on local sports radio from an irate fan that if Tom doesn't get his act together, he should be benched for Vinnie T.

I did NOT hear the word 'press' connected to bench, so I am sure I heard right.

And of course, it's been 'bring flutie' back in some quarters since the Pats-Indy loss. Bledsoe's return has also been mentioned, with some lamenting of the passed trade deadline.

Just goes to show..tho winning does NOT increase a fanbases' collective IQ, losing rapidly saps it.

Anyone who thinks Tom Brady ought to sit in favor of Vinny is certifiably insane.

Unreal.