Grbac Tooting His Own Horn Again

**The Bad Guy** · 06-23-2001, 10:07 AM

In an AP article on Trent Dilfer, Elvis Grbac decided to chime in, and explain what he will bring to the Ravens. As usual, he decided to pat himself on the back.

[QUOTE]``It's time that a quarterback comes in here and provides leadership, a go-to guy, a vertical passing game,'' Grbac said upon signing. ``This is a great team. I can make it better.''[/QUOTE]

I don't know how you make a Super Bowl winner better, but leave it to Pelvis to make a claim like this. I would love to see a celebrity deathmatch involving Dilfer and Smelvis.

Here is the link to the story
[url]http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news/ap/20010623/ap-dilferswait.html[/url]

[QUOTE]Super Bowl winner Dilfer ponders next job
By DAVID GINSBURG
AP Sports Writer
June 23, 2001

BALTIMORE (AP) -- For all his glittering resume, Trent Dilfer can't find a job he wants.

He won the Super Bowl and was 11-1 as a starter last year, but the Baltimore Ravens didn't want him back and other teams haven't shown much interest.

His plan is to wait until training camps begin in August for a chance to compete for a job as a starter and to dispel the notion he won with the Ravens solely because of the team's record-setting defense.

Six weeks after Dilfer led Baltimore to the championship, the Ravens thanked him for his workmanlike performance and turned over the offense to free agent Elvis Grbac, who ranked third in the NFL in passing yardage and fourth in touchdown passes with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Although Grbac was impressive, the Chiefs finished 7-9 and third in the AFC West. Yet Grbac and his prolific right arm received a five-year, $30 million contract from the Ravens on March 8, and Dilfer was shown the door.

Grbac slammed it shut.

``It's time that a quarterback comes in here and provides leadership, a go-to guy, a vertical passing game,'' Grbac said upon signing. ``This is a great team. I can make it better.''

Dilfer handled his ouster from Baltimore in much the same fashion he treated his ouster from Tampa Bay after the 1999 season: with class. He attended the Ravens' ring ceremony on June 9 and hugged almost everyone in sight.

``It's the great culmination of a wonderful year,'' he told reporters. ``The ring will eventually rot away. I'm proud of it, but the relationships I've made with these guys are far greater than the ring.''

The feeling is mutual.

``I'll remember Trent now and I'll remember him 20 years from now. We've been through a lot,'' Ravens cornerback Chris McAlister said. ``While you don't develop a close, intimate relationship with everybody, you do develop a type of bond.''

Dilfer doesn't play for the Ravens anymore, but this is what he does have: $25 million in career NFL earnings, a Super Bowl ring and fond memories of his compelling season of vindication and triumph.

That he does not yet have work is partly his choice.

Dilfer recently rejected contract offers from the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts because he was not interested in being the dutiful backup to a franchise quarterback such as Brett Favre or Peyton Manning.

A year ago, Dilfer took a chance by signing a one-year contract with the Ravens to play behind Tony Banks, who had been handed the starting job and a four-year deal after a successful 1999 season.

Dilfer didn't leave the sideline during the opening seven weeks. Then, after taking over for an ineffective Banks in late October, he began a journey that took him from the pinnacle of his profession back to the unemployment line.

After losing his first start, Dilfer guiding Baltimore to 11 straight wins, a run that ended with a 34-7 rout of the New York Giants in the Super Bowl in Tampa, where he began his NFL career in 1994.

He went from Tampa to Disney World, where so many Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks had gone before him. But Dilfer is unlike all the rest -- he is the only quarterback to win a Super Bowl and be deprived of the chance to do it again.

Dilfer wasn't spectacular, but he was efficient, and that was enough on a team that had one of the best defenses in NFL history. His 76.6 quarterback rating during the regular season was mediocre, as were his Super Bowl numbers: 12-for-23, 153 yards, one touchdown.

Nonetheless, the Ravens won when he was the quarterback.

``There's a huge amount of gratitude for Trent Dilfer,'' Baltimore coach Brian Billick said.

But Ozzie Newsome, the Ravens' vice president of player personnel, said he signed Grbac because Baltimore did not want to once again rely upon its defense to win. Grbac, he said, would turn a cautious offense into the attacking, prolific unit that Billick envisioned when he took over in 1999.

Dilfer has chosen not to talk about his situation, according to his agent, Michael Sullivan, who also refused to be quoted.

In this era of free agency, players come and go. Dilfer isn't the first player from a Super Bowl winner who was forced to move on; he just happens to be the first quarterback.

``Trent's a great guy, a humble guy and very astute. I like him a lot,'' Ravens defensive back James Trapp said. ``But Brian Billick and Ozzie Newsome, they're in charge and I trust them to bring more talent in here. So now we've got Elvis, and I'm with Elvis.''[/QUOTE]

06-23-2001, 10:31 AM

Actually, he said that months ago so this is nothing new.

But, I'll bash Elvis anyway. Punk. :D

**The Bad Guy** · 06-23-2001, 10:35 AM

KPhobia,

Your right. I saw the quote, and decided to throw it up without realizing that this is the same quote he used at his press conference.

My bad.

47mack · 06-23-2001, 10:35 AM

He said leadership

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

milkman · 06-23-2001, 10:42 AM

[U]Quote[/U]

It's time that a quarterback comes in here and provides leadership

I wonder where they are going to find that guy, now that they've signed Elvis?

Oh wait, they released him when they signed elvis.

old_geezer · 06-23-2001, 10:58 AM

I am just glad Elvis is no longer a Chief. He doesn't seem to have a clue as to the size of the hole he is digging for himself. If the Ravens don't repeat - and it's more than likely they won't - Elvis has set himself up as the fall guy. The talent has always been there; it's just the brain that doesn't seem to function properly.

47mack · 06-23-2001, 11:12 AM

Well said geezer

slightly above average talent, but extremely below average thought process.

BIG_DADDY · 06-23-2001, 11:15 AM

Who know what will happen to the Ravens this next year. All I know is that if they don't repeat I WILL find joy in watching BIG MOUTH take the fall.

BIG DADDY

Can't help it :D

DaWolf · 06-23-2001, 12:36 PM

[quote]``Trent's a great guy, a humble guy and very astute."[/quote]

Well, humble Elvis 'aint....

ck_IN · 06-23-2001, 01:04 PM

And What excuses will you all concoct if they <b>do</b> repeat and EG plays a major part in it?

Face it gang. EG isn't a HOF QB, I don't think anyone ever claimed he was. But he is among the top ten QB's in the league right now. Baltimore got themselves a good QB and helped one major area of weakness. How it plays out remains to be seen, but I wouldn't bet against them.

DaWolf · 06-23-2001, 01:50 PM

I wouldn't either. BMore SHOULD repeat. That's why Grbac signed there, it SHOULD mean instant championship and a stamp of validity on his career. He SHOULD continue to improve his game like he has been the last two years. He COULD be in the pro bowl, but that is dependent on how conservative or not his offense will tend to be there. He'll have lots of opportunities to score TD's, because that defense is going to give them a lot of 20 and 30 yard drives.

But he's a backstabber so screw him...

**BigMeatballDave** · 06-23-2001, 02:46 PM

I`d love to meet the Ravens in the play-offs this season and sack EG 6 times and pick him off 4 times, converting all ints. into TDs! Spanking the Ravens 48-10! WOOHOO

**Baby Lee** · 06-23-2001, 03:56 PM

[quote] I`d love to meet the Ravens in the play-offs this season and sack EG 6 times and pick him off 4 times, converting all ints. into TDs! Spanking the Ravens 48-10! WOOHOO [/quote]

Better get to work on a time machine then. Cause from what I've seen in recent years, that kind of defense in KC has [like Elvis] left the building.

JC-Johnny

hoping against hope that one will be able to set that time machine to 'the not so distant future' and maybe see that kind of D again.

old_geezer · 06-23-2001, 04:34 PM

Johnny

In case you missed it last year, the Raven's offense sucked big time so KC's defense wouldn't have to put up a great show to shut it down. :) And one thing we've all learned to count on is Elvis screwing up in the clutch. :D

**BigMeatballDave** · 06-23-2001, 04:57 PM

I wouldn`t exactly call the Ravens a 'Juggernaut' on offense. Besides, this so-call time machine wouldn`t need to go too far. I do recall a game late last season when they completely shut down the Broncos.

06-23-2001, 10:07 AM	Topic Starter
The Bad Guy Scott Pioli Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Copacobana Casino cash: $9373645	Grbac Tooting His Own Horn Again In an AP article on Trent Dilfer, Elvis Grbac decided to chime in, and explain what he will bring to the Ravens. As usual, he decided to pat himself on the back. [QUOTE]``It's time that a quarterback comes in here and provides leadership, a go-to guy, a vertical passing game,'' Grbac said upon signing. ``This is a great team. I can make it better.''[/QUOTE] I don't know how you make a Super Bowl winner better, but leave it to Pelvis to make a claim like this. I would love to see a celebrity deathmatch involving Dilfer and Smelvis. Here is the link to the story [url]http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news/ap/20010623/ap-dilferswait.html[/url] [QUOTE]Super Bowl winner Dilfer ponders next job By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer June 23, 2001 BALTIMORE (AP) -- For all his glittering resume, Trent Dilfer can't find a job he wants. He won the Super Bowl and was 11-1 as a starter last year, but the Baltimore Ravens didn't want him back and other teams haven't shown much interest. His plan is to wait until training camps begin in August for a chance to compete for a job as a starter and to dispel the notion he won with the Ravens solely because of the team's record-setting defense. Six weeks after Dilfer led Baltimore to the championship, the Ravens thanked him for his workmanlike performance and turned over the offense to free agent Elvis Grbac, who ranked third in the NFL in passing yardage and fourth in touchdown passes with the Kansas City Chiefs. Although Grbac was impressive, the Chiefs finished 7-9 and third in the AFC West. Yet Grbac and his prolific right arm received a five-year, $30 million contract from the Ravens on March 8, and Dilfer was shown the door. Grbac slammed it shut. ``It's time that a quarterback comes in here and provides leadership, a go-to guy, a vertical passing game,'' Grbac said upon signing. ``This is a great team. I can make it better.'' Dilfer handled his ouster from Baltimore in much the same fashion he treated his ouster from Tampa Bay after the 1999 season: with class. He attended the Ravens' ring ceremony on June 9 and hugged almost everyone in sight. ``It's the great culmination of a wonderful year,'' he told reporters. ``The ring will eventually rot away. I'm proud of it, but the relationships I've made with these guys are far greater than the ring.'' The feeling is mutual. ``I'll remember Trent now and I'll remember him 20 years from now. We've been through a lot,'' Ravens cornerback Chris McAlister said. ``While you don't develop a close, intimate relationship with everybody, you do develop a type of bond.'' Dilfer doesn't play for the Ravens anymore, but this is what he does have: $25 million in career NFL earnings, a Super Bowl ring and fond memories of his compelling season of vindication and triumph. That he does not yet have work is partly his choice. Dilfer recently rejected contract offers from the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts because he was not interested in being the dutiful backup to a franchise quarterback such as Brett Favre or Peyton Manning. A year ago, Dilfer took a chance by signing a one-year contract with the Ravens to play behind Tony Banks, who had been handed the starting job and a four-year deal after a successful 1999 season. Dilfer didn't leave the sideline during the opening seven weeks. Then, after taking over for an ineffective Banks in late October, he began a journey that took him from the pinnacle of his profession back to the unemployment line. After losing his first start, Dilfer guiding Baltimore to 11 straight wins, a run that ended with a 34-7 rout of the New York Giants in the Super Bowl in Tampa, where he began his NFL career in 1994. He went from Tampa to Disney World, where so many Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks had gone before him. But Dilfer is unlike all the rest -- he is the only quarterback to win a Super Bowl and be deprived of the chance to do it again. Dilfer wasn't spectacular, but he was efficient, and that was enough on a team that had one of the best defenses in NFL history. His 76.6 quarterback rating during the regular season was mediocre, as were his Super Bowl numbers: 12-for-23, 153 yards, one touchdown. Nonetheless, the Ravens won when he was the quarterback. ``There's a huge amount of gratitude for Trent Dilfer,'' Baltimore coach Brian Billick said. But Ozzie Newsome, the Ravens' vice president of player personnel, said he signed Grbac because Baltimore did not want to once again rely upon its defense to win. Grbac, he said, would turn a cautious offense into the attacking, prolific unit that Billick envisioned when he took over in 1999. Dilfer has chosen not to talk about his situation, according to his agent, Michael Sullivan, who also refused to be quoted. In this era of free agency, players come and go. Dilfer isn't the first player from a Super Bowl winner who was forced to move on; he just happens to be the first quarterback. ``Trent's a great guy, a humble guy and very astute. I like him a lot,'' Ravens defensive back James Trapp said. ``But Brian Billick and Ozzie Newsome, they're in charge and I trust them to bring more talent in here. So now we've got Elvis, and I'm with Elvis.''[/QUOTE]
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06-23-2001, 10:31 AM	#2
Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	Actually, he said that months ago so this is nothing new. But, I'll bash Elvis anyway. Punk. :D
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06-23-2001, 10:35 AM	#3
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47mack Lonestar Chief Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Sugarland, Texas (Houston) Casino cash: $10004900	He said leadership HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA __________________ TWB "I would never do crack... I would never do a drug named after a part of my own ass, okay?" Denis Leary.
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06-23-2001, 10:42 AM	#5
milkman Dumbass! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leading the Marty bashing Casino cash: $10029395	[U]Quote[/U] It's time that a quarterback comes in here and provides leadership I wonder where they are going to find that guy, now that they've signed Elvis? Oh wait, they released him when they signed elvis. __________________
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06-23-2001, 10:58 AM	#6
old_geezer bite me Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Windsor, Mo. Casino cash: $1524738	I am just glad Elvis is no longer a Chief. He doesn't seem to have a clue as to the size of the hole he is digging for himself. If the Ravens don't repeat - and it's more than likely they won't - Elvis has set himself up as the fall guy. The talent has always been there; it's just the brain that doesn't seem to function properly. __________________ If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
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06-23-2001, 11:12 AM	#7
47mack Lonestar Chief Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Sugarland, Texas (Houston) Casino cash: $10004900	Well said geezer slightly above average talent, but extremely below average thought process. __________________ TWB "I would never do crack... I would never do a drug named after a part of my own ass, okay?" Denis Leary.
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06-23-2001, 11:15 AM	#8
BIG_DADDY THE RED MENACE Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas Casino cash: $5118410	Who know what will happen to the Ravens this next year. All I know is that if they don't repeat I WILL find joy in watching BIG MOUTH take the fall. BIG DADDY Can't help it :D __________________ The diabolical genius of Marxism-Socialism is that it provides the emotional and intellectual road map for autocrats to persuade millions of people to support their own enslavement to government. ~Mark Levin April 15, 2019
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06-23-2001, 12:36 PM	#9
DaWolf Cry havoc... Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10007725	[quote]``Trent's a great guy, a humble guy and very astute."[/quote] Well, humble Elvis 'aint....
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06-23-2001, 01:04 PM	#10
ck_IN Feels so good. Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10004900	And What excuses will you all concoct if they <b>do</b> repeat and EG plays a major part in it? Face it gang. EG isn't a HOF QB, I don't think anyone ever claimed he was. But he is among the top ten QB's in the league right now. Baltimore got themselves a good QB and helped one major area of weakness. How it plays out remains to be seen, but I wouldn't bet against them. __________________ As sweet as Tupelo Honey
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06-23-2001, 01:50 PM	#11
DaWolf Cry havoc... Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10007725	I wouldn't either. BMore SHOULD repeat. That's why Grbac signed there, it SHOULD mean instant championship and a stamp of validity on his career. He SHOULD continue to improve his game like he has been the last two years. He COULD be in the pro bowl, but that is dependent on how conservative or not his offense will tend to be there. He'll have lots of opportunities to score TD's, because that defense is going to give them a lot of 20 and 30 yard drives. But he's a backstabber so screw him...
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06-23-2001, 03:56 PM	#13
Baby Lee Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $6838598	[quote] I`d love to meet the Ravens in the play-offs this season and sack EG 6 times and pick him off 4 times, converting all ints. into TDs! Spanking the Ravens 48-10! WOOHOO [/quote] Better get to work on a time machine then. Cause from what I've seen in recent years, that kind of defense in KC has [like Elvis] left the building. JC-Johnny hoping against hope that one will be able to set that time machine to 'the not so distant future' and maybe see that kind of D again.
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06-23-2001, 04:34 PM	#14
old_geezer bite me Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Windsor, Mo. Casino cash: $1524738	Johnny In case you missed it last year, the Raven's offense sucked big time so KC's defense wouldn't have to put up a great show to shut it down. :) And one thing we've all learned to count on is Elvis screwing up in the clutch. :D __________________ If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
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06-23-2001, 04:57 PM	#15
BigMeatballDave GBM 8-12-15 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Dayton, Oh. Casino cash: $10052154	I wouldn`t exactly call the Ravens a 'Juggernaut' on offense. Besides, this so-call time machine wouldn`t need to go too far. I do recall a game late last season when they completely shut down the Broncos.
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