The Answer is.....drumroll please.....Chris Weinke

by David Fucillo on Dec 12, 2007 11:00 AM PST in San Francisco 49ers News

I'm not sure if this is anti-climactic or what.

The San Francisco 49ers announced Wednesday that they have signed veteran QB Chris Weinke...

Weinke, (6-4, 232), spent six seasons with the Carolina Panthers after joining the team as a fourth-round draft pick out of Florida State in 2001. Weinke compiled a 32-3 record during his collegiate career and earned the Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien Award as a senior in 2000...

Weinke's immediately was inserted into the starting lineup as a rookie and finished second in NFL history with 2,931 passing yards by a rookie, trailing only Peyton Manning of Indianapolis who threw for 3,793 yards in 1998.

Doesn't Chris Weinke just seem like a younger Dilfer? I actually just checked out their profiles at ESPN and Chris Weinke is only 4.5 months younger than Dilfer. The difference between the two? Trent Dilfer has appeared in 131 games over 14 years and thrown for over 20,000 yards. Chris Weinke has appeared in 27 games over 7 seasons and thrown for 3,800 yards. Well, hopefully this just means Shaun Hill will be our guy the rest of the season.

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Fooch...

... strikes again! I kid.

Seriously, we all knew that the QB they would bring in (if any at all) wouldn't be expected to be the team's starter down the stretch and isn't really an option for next year, either. This late in the season, the pickings in free agency are really slim.

Being that Weinke has had a decent amount of experience, perhaps the 49ers signed him as a place holder for Olson. Between the two of them, if Hill were to go down with injury this week, Weinke may be the most able to "wing it" without much playbook studying. Who knows, by this time next week, Weinke will be on the Greyhound headed to his hometown while Olson gets promoted from the practice squad.

In any case, lets all just hope Shaun Hill doesn't get hurt.

by sfgfan on Dec 12, 2007 11:10 AM PST reply actions

YAY, Weinke!

Um... I got nothing more.

But Fooch, you might want to update the tagline that reads, "So THAT'S what victory is like!" I've already forgotten what victory is like...

And that makes me a SAD panda!

I needed the Niners to be good to make up for the fact that the Giants just sucked!

by Drunken Miller on Dec 12, 2007 12:10 PM PST reply actions

I am telling you...

If they could just get around those pesky rules Andy Lee could kick it to the receivers. And he could stand 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage--effectively eliminating the pass rush-- Two birds one stone.

Hostler the Horrible

by jfainsf49 on Dec 12, 2007 2:34 PM PST reply actions

LOL

Now this is a fantastic idea. This is the type of creative thinking this team needs.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 12, 2007 3:20 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe

we should just have A triangle backfield with Arnaz Battle and Micheal Robinson just running laterals and forward passes and options and rushes instead of having a QB. We'd fare much better.

Merton Hanks, 'nuff said.

by jtoj on Dec 12, 2007 3:33 PM PST reply actions

Who is the general manager?

Not that there are that many possibilities, but who's the guy who's in charge?

That's who signed Weinke.

Is there any gas left in Jake Plummer's tank? Especially with problems with blocking getting Plummer to run and throw could have given, might have given them a little more dimensional offense. And he could be the vet to come in next year to give Smith competition.

by Bob In Pacifica on Dec 12, 2007 5:33 PM PST reply actions

Plummer is done...

... just take my word for it.

by jaytierney on Dec 12, 2007 5:44 PM PST up reply actions

Agreed

Over his career I've been the biggest Jake Plummer fan in the world who was not related to him, and even I think he's toast. He's probably still physically capable of playing, but his mindset at this point is so f'd up he'll never be capable again for more than a week or so at a time.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 12, 2007 10:26 PM PST up reply actions

I'll take your word on Jake

Hopefully, there will be a free agent QB out there after the season's over who the Niners can pick up. You know, who's not 35.

by Bob In Pacifica on Dec 13, 2007 7:52 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah...

Plummer is a friend of a friend of a friend... and I've been told he's hung it up for good. He's got plenty of money at this point (and his health), so I can't say I blame him.

The question is, what QBs are going to be free agent's this off season?

McNabb comes to mind, not sure who else.

by jaytierney on Dec 13, 2007 10:01 AM PST up reply actions