Tim Rattay to Buccs
 

LOL

Dola,

Damn I had Rick Razzano in my fantasy league!:mad:

Good move. Also, with all the injuries on defense, it opens up a roster spot. Oh well, they won't sign a phenom, but it's better to have 4 QBs...

I wonder what kind of draft pick they gave up? 3rd?

I'm pretty sure it was a 7th rounder.

So wait....the niners have Smith and ?????? at QB

Dont they also have a kid named Steve Spurrier as back up?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Rick Razzano, hailing from Milford High School, got released. Damn. :(

KEN DORSEY

And Cody Pickett.

I bet Rattay leads the Bucs to the Super Bowl, and Chris Simms takes over next year anyway.

better go pick him off the waiver wire......NOT!

Those numbers surprised me a great deal. Not too shabby, really, considering the overall talent level of the team.

If you can find a breakdown of his stats you should look at his numbers from the 1st-3rd quarter and compare them to the 4th. Very scary.

I hate the move myself but I think there's a tiny bit more to it. His numbers aren't that bad, he plays in the west coast offense and he happens to play for our next opponent.

The guy is only going to be a backup anyway. Sucks about Razzano but maybe we can still practice squad him.

I agree.

I'm assuming he means good in the first 3 quarters and putrid in the 4th. In that case, he's just a low rent Brian Griese because that fits him to a T.

Let me see if I can find them.

I know 11 of his 18 picks came in the 4th. Trying to find QB rating.

Can you find the Griese numbers too? They may not be that bad but the guy gets worse as the game goes on.

Here you go:

Passing											Rushing							Sacked				Fumbles
Situation	G		QBRat	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/G	Y/A		TD	Int		Rush	Yds	Y/G		Avg	TD			Sack	YdsL		Fum	FumL
Total	75		84.8	1463	2318	63.1	16344	217.9	7.1		103	78		214	560	7.5		2.6	5			166	1121		41	17
1st Quarter	72		88.7	320	488	65.6	3744	0.0	7.7		20	16		35	175	0.0		5.0	1			39	308		5	2
2nd Quarter	72		84.5	466	742	62.8	4955	0.0	6.7		35	24		63	210	0.0		3.3	1			43	252		12	6
3rd Quarter	70		95.6	336	504	66.7	3829	0.0	7.6		27	14		30	98	0.0		3.3	0			35	219		10	2
4th Quarter	67		73.6	339	574	59.1	3791	0.0	6.6		21	24		86	77	0.0		0.9	3			49	342		14	7

Yep, just like I thought.

82/54 td/int in the first three quarters
21/24 in the fourth.

We got basically a similar guy.

Dola

Thanks for that btw. :)

You had me until you mentioned Eric Hipple. No quarterback was that bad...ever.

His own coach once remarked "Eric throws the most beautiful 50 yard bombs you've ever seen. Trouble is, the receivers are only 20 yards downfield."

His own coach.

I think he's possibly the worst QB ever but as far as football goes, oddly enough, I think of Mr Hipple quite fondly. :D

I think it's a good fit for Tim Rattay.
He goes to a team which is a playoff contender, with a lot more talent than the 49ers have at this time, and he could basically be the guy for the reminder of the season and maybe take the Bucs deep in the Playoffs.
If that happens, I bet he'd have a great chance of establishing himself here since he is only 28 years old and his only competition is Brian Griese and Cris Simms (not exactly Steve Young & Joe Montana).

From CnnSi:
The Bucs sent what was believed to be a sixth-round draft choice to the 49ers for Rattay

That's cheap but Nolan hinted that the deal could get "sweeter" depending on how Rattay fares.

Let me see if I can find him.

Don't forget about ARNAZ BATTLE. I think he should be the QB.

Yep - and what's more is the defense knows you're going to be throwing. Thus, I'm not surprised that his numbers for the 4th quarter are lower. In fact, I'd expect it given the sorry state of the 49ers.

Note that he also played more games in the fourth quarter, so he was coming in for an ineffective QB and probably STARTING down.

What are his quarter-by-quarter stats when he actually starts the game?

I guess that would be a little bit of an overestimate on my part. Hard to argue the value for the Bucs here -- a 6th round pick isn't all that much, and Rattay could be a servicable backup/temp starter.

Between Rattay, Griese, Simms and -- ugh -- McCown, has there ever been a larger collection of hobo QBs on one team than this? Even when the Chargers had Ryan Leaf they had Jim Harbaugh around to balance things out.

Plus, everyone QB is either an NFL legacy or a Lousiana Techster. If Warren Moon has an illegitimate child go to Louisiana Tech, Tampa Bay may their QB of the future.

If he's that bad in the 4th quarter then let him play just the first 3 quarters and put someone else in for the last Q.