Jake Plummer

Jake Plummer will now be watching QBs get sacked instead of it happening to him all the time. Jake Plummer will be joining the Sandpoint staff to help with quarterbacks and offensive matters. It's a part-time deal for the former NFL QB. From the Idaho Stateman : Former Capital High football star and NFL player Jake Plummer will coach quarterbacks and help with the offense, Sandpoint head coach Mike Mitchell said Thursday. Plummer lives in the Sandpoint area. He is joining the staff as a paid assistant. "It's not an-every-single-day deal because he has other commitments in the fall, but he's excited about it ... Read Full Story

There has been a lot of talk with those Manning vs. Brady articles that bother people deeply. People say Manning did better in 2004 than Brady’s 2007 performance. Or the other way around. Those articles helped me write this one. And here’s the question. Did every quarterback perform outstanding in 2004? Facts help. This is the talk, the NFL talk, that is. Well, did every quarterback do outstanding in 2004? Yes they did. I am picking the 15 quarterbacks with the best passer rating. Thanks to NFL.com, it has helped me greatly as they show it . Now I’ll just go by order from ... Read Full Story

The annual football season kicks off this Monday Night for our beloved Denver Broncos . But, has everyone noticed how so-called experts are picking us to finish with a losing record or maybe 8-8 if we are lucky? I’m here to spread warranted optimism among us. The truth is our offense is much better heading into 2008 than our 2005 season. Who would you rather have Jay Cutler going into his third season, a traditionally great season for any Broncos quarterback, or Jake Plummer going into any season, though his third season wasn’t too bad. But, what happened against Pittsburgh, he gets pressure and ... Read Full Story

The Buccaneers and now retired QB Jake Plummer have come to a settlement, in which the QB will pay Tampa Bay back $3.5 million from a signing bonus. If you recall, Plummer never played a down for Tampa Bay, as he was traded to the team from the Broncos, but retired and never took the field for Jon Gruden’s squad. Under the terms of the deal, Plummer will pay the Bucs half of the $7 million in bonus money that the team said it was entitled to collect. As a result, a scheduled grievance hearing has been canceled. If everything works out with the ... Read Full Story

Former Cards QB Jake Plummer took a pretty swift shot at Cards management today in the Arizona Republic. Here is the quote: “Getting your (backside) kicked all the time was really rough, but (ownership) didn’t care one way or the other. They just wanted a stadium. If we won, it was a bonus. But they were right. They have a stadium, and what they promised has become a reality. They have delivered on their word.” While Plummer tries to make it a light hearted comment, it really comes across that he felt management didn’t care about his well being. Interesting. Read Full Story