Now it's official. After saying he was going to retire last week, after the Broncos traded him to the Buccaneers, quarterback Jake Plummer held a press conference yesterday announce his plans to do something other than backup Jeff Garcia/Chris Simms next season. According to the AP, Plummer was in a hurry too; he had a handball tournament to attend: "I wanted to come in and tell you guys on camera and face-to-face that the speculation can stop tonight. You can know by the looking in my face and hearing my words that I am retiring from the NFL. At 32 years old, I'm running away from the game. Not in fear or fright, but health-wise. I'm healthy. I'm happy. I have a lot to look forward to in my life."The guy sounds fine with his decision, doesn't he? Plummer, channeling Jeff Spicoli, also said, "football has been awesome," and that the only way he's wearing an NFL jersey is if Denver's third-stringer Preston Parsons "gets in [the game] somehow."
And I wasn't kidding about the handball thing. Plummer and his brother were scheduled to play in a Colorado state handball doubles tournament after the press conference. I'm guessing Plummer is more Peter LaFleur than White Goodman in this movie. Well, as long as he doesn't bring back the 'stache.
Seriously, Plummer is one year removed from the AFC Championship game, and if head coach Mike Shanahan hadn't benched him in favor of rookie Jay Cutler last season, Denver probably would have made the playoffs. A lot can change in a year.
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3-10-2007 @ 4:36PM
Ron said...
The reality is that Jake Plummer played with a lack of confidence from the moment the Broncos drafted Jay Cutler. Instead of rising to the occassion, he wilted and was awful last season in all but 2 games he played. He lost the ablity to roll out, he threw tentative and Denver was doomed with him. The only reason we won a few games with plummer last year was the defense. Every time the offense had to step up, Plummer let them down. He really showed his "fire" this offseasons demanding to be named the starter somewhere or he will retire....Good luck in handball Jake, you retired rather than challenge Chris Simms. What an inspiration.
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3-11-2007 @ 11:37AM
Buzz Cisler said...
Boy! What insight "Ron" has! He is a perfect example of the brainless,"never satisfied" pony fans that come out of that cest pool in Colorado! Ron, put your "god" Elways stats up against Jakes...and I think you'd be a bit surprized. The only thing Jkae didn't do was take you selfish brats to a SB! My recollection was it took your"god" 14+ yrs. to do that! And by the way...if you were talking about the 2005 season that your defense won the games...you better look at that stat too. The Bronco's had the third best scorin g oofense in the whole NFL! If you were talking about the 2006 season, the defense was about as good as Oaklands!
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3-12-2007 @ 2:38PM
acsportsbetting said...
I don't think Denver would have made the playoffs with Jake anymore than they did with Cutler.
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3-14-2007 @ 1:31PM
Gman said...
Jake,
did the best he could last year. he is young and had some time to adjust and step out from Elways Shadow but not enough. I think he could have become somthing really nice in the long run as noted it did take Elway a long time to get it done...I am one of the biggest Elway fans but truth is truth. he was on the verge of retirement himself before shannahan took over and had a big turn around...
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3-14-2007 @ 8:11PM
Buzz Cisler said...
Gman has it right. I have had quite an exchange today with some "living in his past" goofball named Ray. I went back and looked at previous comments by this "grammar teacher" and found it somewhat amusing.
He feels compelled to correct anybody's spelling...when all people are doing is commenting on players and responding to some of the crap some people spout forth...including "Ray." He thinks he's quite the sesquapitalian (Ray it may not be spelled right...but it means someone who likes to impress by pronouncing large words...probably without knowing half the meanings! :o) I noticed some people that have responded in kind to this "legend in his own mind"...who continues to want to correct people who might mispell a word or two. Ray...you're either very anal retentive or just a jerk. No matter what hick college you played for...social skills were a flunking matter with you.
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