TAMPA, Fla. -- Quarterback Chris Simms agreed to a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wednesday.
The signing comes two days before Simms would have become a restricted free agent and allows the Bucs to keep the quarterback who started the last 10 games in the 2005 season after Brian Griese went down with a knee injury.
Simms, drafted by the Bucs in 2003, won six of his 10 starts and led the team to an NFC South championship. He completed 191-of-313 passes for 2,035 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
In a playoff game against Washington, the 25-year-old Simms set team postseason records by completing 25 passes on 38 attempts.
yeah the one year deal is curious. It would seem like they arent quite as in love with him as everyone thought. I sure hope that we either keep Griese or sign a veteran FA QB. I am not sold on Simms yet.
mattb47 wrote:I'm very surprised that they only signed him to a 1-year deal. I thought they were planning on signing him long-term....
I agree. Maybe the CBA problems have something to do with it. The only other reason I can think of is that the Bucs aren't 100% sold on him. That's pretty risky though. If Simms has a great year in 2006 the Bucs will have to pay him a lot more than if they signed him to a long term contract now.
With the prospect of an un-capped 2007 season, I'm sure the Bucs would have loved to sign Simms long-term, but it's doubtful his agent was keen on the idea....
Think about the money Simms could get if he performs well in '06 and becomes a free agent in an un-capped '07....
He easily could demand the truly enormous bucks from a team like Washington or Oakland in '07 if he proves in '06 that his performance in '05 wasn't a fluke...
Picture this scenario, if you will:
Washington cuts Brunell (cap casualty) and starts 20+ rookies in '06, as expected....
Jason Campbell struggles accordingly...
Simms puts up respectable numbers in Tampa (3200 yards and 20 TD's)....
Simms goes into '07 as a free agent, and Danny Snyder all of a sudden has no cap to worry about...
Chris Simms could easily sign a $75-million deal with Washington in that kind of situation.... (assuming his daddy lets him play for the 'Skins)
Plindsey88 wrote:With the prospect of an un-capped 2007 season, I'm sure the Bucs would have loved to sign Simms long-term, but it's doubtful his agent was keen on the idea....
Think about the money Simms could get if he performs well in '06 and becomes a free agent in an un-capped '07....
He easily could demand the truly enormous bucks from a team like Washington or Oakland in '07 if he proves in '06 that his performance in '05 wasn't a fluke...
Picture this scenario, if you will:
Washington cuts Brunell (cap casualty) and starts 20+ rookies in '06, as expected....
Jason Campbell struggles accordingly...
Simms puts up respectable numbers in Tampa (3200 yards and 20 TD's)....
Simms goes into '07 as a free agent, and Danny Snyder all of a sudden has no cap to worry about...
Chris Simms could easily sign a $75-million deal with Washington in that kind of situation.... (assuming his daddy lets him play for the 'Skins)
if the redskins turned into the yankees of baseball, i would commit suicide. the salary cap makes football better than baseball. i hate the yankees, and i would definitely hate the redskins (more) if they started doing what the yankees do right now in baseball.
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Plindsey88 wrote:With the prospect of an un-capped 2007 season, I'm sure the Bucs would have loved to sign Simms long-term, but it's doubtful his agent was keen on the idea....
Think about the money Simms could get if he performs well in '06 and becomes a free agent in an un-capped '07....
He easily could demand the truly enormous bucks from a team like Washington or Oakland in '07 if he proves in '06 that his performance in '05 wasn't a fluke...
Picture this scenario, if you will:
Washington cuts Brunell (cap casualty) and starts 20+ rookies in '06, as expected....
Jason Campbell struggles accordingly...
Simms puts up respectable numbers in Tampa (3200 yards and 20 TD's)....
Simms goes into '07 as a free agent, and Danny Snyder all of a sudden has no cap to worry about...
Chris Simms could easily sign a $75-million deal with Washington in that kind of situation.... (assuming his daddy lets him play for the 'Skins)
if the redskins turned into the yankees of baseball, i would commit suicide. the salary cap makes football better than baseball. i hate the yankees, and i would definitely hate the redskins (more) if they started doing what the yankees do right now in baseball.
Well, I have to agree that the NFL is more fun to watch because of cap-induced parity, but make no mistake about it, if Danny Snyder no longer has to contend with a salary cap, the Redskins will be buying a Super Bowl in no time flat...
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