DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Pure Football Forum Pats sign Vinny

Patriots sign veteran QB Testaverde

FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) - Vinny Testaverde has been lured back to the NFL by one of his former coaches.

The New England Patriots on Tuesday signed the 43-year-old quarterback.

Testaverde reunites with coach Bill Belichick. The two went to the playoffs together with the Cleveland Browns in 1994.

In his 19-year NFL career, Testaverde started 208 of 223 games but never played in a Super Bowl. Belichick has won three Super Bowl titles in New England with Tom Brady at quarterback.

Testaverde gives the Patriots a veteran backup at quarterback. Matt Cassel, a second-year player from Southern California, had been serving in that role.

Testaverde ranks in the top 10 in four major passing categories. He is sixth in passing yards (45,252) and completions (3,691), seventh in pass attempts (6,526) and eighth in touchdown passes (269).

Last season, Testaverde started four of six games with the New York Jets and completed 60-of-106 passes for 777 yards and one touchdown with six interceptions.

Testaverde led the Jets to the AFC championship game during the 1998 season when he threw for 3,256 yards and 29 touchdowns, and spent seven years with the team.

In 2004, Testaverde reunited with coach Bill Parcells in Dallas and passed for 3,532 yards and 17 touchdowns with 20 interceptions for the Cowboys.

The first overall pick in the 1987 draft, Testaverde spent his first six years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and five seasons with the Cleveland-Baltimore franchise before signing with the Jets in 1998.

They are giving up on Brady! Think he'll be available for us next year? <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

lol oakland is crying right now there nowon left for them

Vinny will not see the field unless Brady gets hurt. Oakland will probably take Quinn unless they really feel this kid they have can become a starter? I see them taking Quinn or Brohm.

What's he going to do there?? Keep the bench warm? I don't know if Brady needs help with a certain part of his game or not?

Brady got his bell rung a fair bit Sunday... I think this is just Belichick saying he's not comfortable with the youngster as the immediate backup.

Doug Flutie brought in and what happens? Drop kick

Either Vinny will catch a td pass or make a sack in ne the way they do things there

Cool, can Vinny teach Brady how to be color blind <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Just to be funny, smells like Bellichick is giving Brady the Kosar "Diminished Skills" business <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

So much for Romeo's backup plan if Charlie goes down! <img src="/images/graemlins/rolleyes1.gif" alt="" />

[color:"orange"]Pats are deep in the playoff hunt.

Vinny is insurance in case Brady goes down and the kid can't handle the playoff crunch.

If CF goes down we would actually like to see what Anderson has to bring to the table rather than go with an old fart...simply cause we aren't playing for the PLAYOFFS...lol <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> every time I write that I have Mora's high pitch voice go off in my head.

But the Pats don't want to sink or swim with Cassel if they lose their starter...if we were 6-3 instead of 3-6 we probably would have made a play on Vinny already too cause we wouldn't want to sink or swim with Anderson with Playoffs on the line. Us we got draft picks on the line thats it...Vinny as an option became less n less an option as the season wore on for us.

JMHO

Prior to Mc Nair, Vinny was probably the best QB the Ravens have had. Unfortunately as you all know, at times he could be the worst QB on the field. It always seemed to me that Vinny did just well enough to lose. If the Pats picked him up as insurance it just makes me wonder what the heck the powers that be are thinking.

Sorry, but I never heard Romeo say anything about Vinny being his back up plan.. Now a lot of the Media types and some people on here have said it, but Romeo,,,,not to my knowledge..

I have no idea why the Pats would sign Vinny... Maybe in the beginning of the season, sure, but 9 games in? Oh well. <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Playoffs!?! What are you talking about, playoffs!?! <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Vinny won't play a down unless Brady gets hurt. All he'll do is collect a paycheck, hold a clipboard and ride around the sidelines on his "Rascal". <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />