Yes America, I am still in the NFL

Another week in the NFL brings us another formerly great QB taking charge of a crappy team. (Ok, the Vikings aren't actually crappy, but they were 0-2 at the time. That is not good.) Apparently Trent Green is getting the starting job back in St. Louis, many years since he left town. Now in his second stint with the Rams, Green is taking over with the ineffective Marc Bulger. Ah, how the mighty have fallen. But what I find more interesting is the fact that this week brings us a former Redskins starting QB getting the job in another city. Last week we saw Gus Frerotte get the nod in Minnesota in his second stint there. Now that I think of it, I've love to do a "Where are they now?" piece about the DC signal callers from the past. Let's start with 1993, after Mark Rypien led the Skins to their 3rd Super Bowl title.
1993: Cary Conklin. Who?
Rich Gannon: After leaving town, Gannon went on to appear in a Super Bowl with the Raiders and was actually pretty good for a while out there. Then we wasn't retired, and now is in the broadcast booth for the NFL on CBS.
1994: Gus Frerotte: Hit his head on the wall at Giants Stadium in that tie game, ended his career as a real top-level NFL quarterback. Bounced around on a couple teams and got good time there, taking a few (Detroit, Denver) to the playoffs actually. Pretty cool. He is now the starting QB in Minnesota. What a guy.
John Friesz: Just drifted off into oblivion.
Heath Shuler: Was supposed to be the quarterback of the future and honestly, he was nothing of the sort. Today he shouts out to North Carolina in the House of Representatives. Yup, Congress.
1997: Jeff Hostetler: Hahaha, I have such fond memories of Hoss. We had such high hopes for him. He didn't really do so much here, then retired. He now lives back home in Morgantown, West Virginny and owns a bagel company and a construction company. Busy guy. And his kids and nephews are hella athletic.
1998: Trent Green: floated around the league a lot, got concussions. Now starting for the St. Louis Rams!
1999: Brad Johnson: Went on to win a Super Bowl with the Bucs in 2003. How funny, not only was it a matchup of two pirate mascots, but of former Redskins quarterbacks! How does that taste Daniel Snyder?!?! After that, he went back to Minnesota (where he started his career) and is now backing up Tony Homo in Dallas. Here's hoping that we get to see #14 on the field this weekend...
2000: Jeff George: Yeah, there was pretty much a quarterback carousel in Washington for a couple years, with a new starting QB every couple games. It was pretty ridiculous. This was when Danny Boy started throwing wads of money around to top tier veterans in the hopes of bringing another Super Bowl back to the nation's capital. This was the year that Deion Sanders, and Bruce Smith came to town via free agency, and we drafted the mega-studs Lavar Arrington and Chris Samuels. Sadly, this team with loads of potential went 8-8 after making the playoffs the year before, and Norv was fired before the season was over. Sad times. Also, Jeff was bad. He stuck around for a few games the next season before Marty Schottenheimer sent him on his way. He apparently made a laughable claim that he would be coming back with the Vikings, but that never happened. Since his pro days he has appeared in the booth on NFL Total Access.
2001: Tony Banks: Missed out on taking the Ravens to the Super Bowl in 2000 as he watched Trent Dilfer from the bench. Came in, played decently for a bit. He now appears as a regular guest on "The Wake Up Zone," an AM radio show in Louisville, Kentucky. Usually on Tuesday mornings.
2002: The year of Steve Spurrier and the never-ending former Florida Gator quarterback show, also featuring rookie Patrick Ramsey. Let's start with...
Shane Matthews: Gator #1. He did his part in DC (which really wasn't much), then floated around the league for a few years as a backup. No idea where he went to.
Danny Wuerffel: Gator #2. Now, "Danny Woeful" might not be the player you'd think won the Heisman in college. But he did. And he certainly was woeful under center for the Skins. After amounting to pretty much nothing in the league, he went on to work with non-profits to really make the world a better place Kudos to him. And he will always have his Heisman and World Bowl trophies. The what? Oh yeah, NFL Europe. Forgot about that one. And lastly...
Patrick Ramsey: The rookie out of Tulane. Really only brought in early in the season when they needed someone to launch the football. He got some time over the next few years, but nothing really to brag about. He spent some time with the Jets and is currently on the Broncos' roster.
2003: Tim Hasselbeck: brother of Super Bowl-appearing Matt, husband of total hottie Elisabeth. What else is there to know about this guy?
2004: Mark Brunell: Another great veteran, a bit past his prime. Played well in the Jaguars' system, and had a really great year in 2005, taking the team to the playoffs and beating the Bucs in the first round. After that, it was all downhill. Currently with the Saints.
2007: Todd Collins: Longtime journeyman, he came to DC behind Brunell and Jason Campbell on the depth chart. He played remarkably well down the stretch and led the Skins to a playoff berth. Sadly, they lost. Currently backing up...
2008: Jason Campbell. Well, JC has been around for a couple years, but since he's the current starter I'm saving him for last. He has played remarkably well in the past two games in the new system imported by new head coach Jim Zorn. The first real test of the season will be coming this week against a strong Dallas team that is coming off a huge win against Green Bay. This Cowboys team is looking almost as dominant as they did in the 90's. Scary.
So that's about it. We've had many QB's in DC over the last 15 years. Really, does any other team have turnover like we do?





ps: Colt Brennan = quarterback of the future.