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Banks re-signs
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Oilers/Texans
Waterboy
I was glad to read that on the main page of houstontexans.com. I'm glad Banks is back, the Texans are in great shape at QB with Carr and Banks. 
A4toZ said:
Teams with QB situations basically did not offer him the opportunity. I did not see anyone actually bring in him on the other boards or rumor sites that I go to .
TheTim5125
Waterboy
Having a capable backup is key to getting to the playoffs... look at the jets pennington gets hurt and quincy carter comes in a wins 2 of 3.. not to bad glad to see him back
TexansTrueFan
All Pro
yeah its good to have tony back, i mean what if carr had went down in the first round of the play offs, would ya rather have ragone or tony in the game ???
infantrycak
Hall of Fame
DRIFTAWAY said:
The NFL Europe season is over before training camp starts. Basically it means the players miss the spring mini-camps and off-season fitness program. This is why you don't see the Texans sending rookies, particularly 1st day rookies, over there, because they would rather have them learning the Texans' system and in the Texans' fitness program. Ragone and Symmons have been through that so now they have been sent for experience.
TexansNeedRBin05
Waterboy
Tesaturdy is still out there isnt he? We coulda got him!
TexansNeedRBin05
Waterboy
cadahnic said:
But Testaturdy lead the Plowboys to a 6-10 season last year! :woot
infantrycak
Hall of Fame
cadahnic said:
The difference is $100k but that is really irrelevant since Banks signed about twice the minimum salary.
edo783
Hall of Fame
IMO, Banks is a very good signing for us. Reasonably solid vet who allready knows the system. Rags is in Europe getting some close to NFL game experience, so I think we are in pretty darn good shape at QB. If we had that type of tallent and backups at all positions we would be "In tall Cotton" as the saying goes.
TexansNeedRBin05
Waterboy
I really think Ragone is probably for the money a better deal than Banks, If Carr gets hurt during in the Regular Season we going to lose might as well get a better Draft Pick, I agree about the Playoffs but if Ragone could stepup in that suitation and win us or play good in a playoff game then we either Trade him Trade Carr (dare I say it) For good value on the market. Right now I dont think were at the point of worrying about the backup QB O-line RB and Defense (its good but it could be better) is too valuable to the cap space.
infantrycak
Hall of Fame
cadahnic said:
Dave Ragone signed a 4 year contract so 2 years remain and he will go directly past RFA to UFA.
BattleRedRaider
Rookie
cadahnic said:
Trading Banks........sounds good.
TexansNeedRBin05
Waterboy
cadahnic said:
I am saying if Ragone turns out to be the next Warner or Dellhome then maybe think about it, hell no right now!
Crazygomer
Practice Squad
It seems that everytime I find my way to this site, I see the talk is about what Ragone is doing??? Well I'm just glad that we have a quarterback like Tony Banks waiting in the Shadows to backup David!!! He has been around the league for many years and has had his ups and downs, but he has always did a great job for us when called upon
Nothing against Ragone, but I've never really cared for the guy and I don't think he will ever be a starter in this league. I do though think at some point that we could get a nice 3rd or 4th round pick for him though. In my opinion your number 2 quarterback should not be a young guy but have some experiance and records to prove it!
Nothing against Ragone, but I've never really cared for the guy and I don't think he will ever be a starter in this league. I do though think at some point that we could get a nice 3rd or 4th round pick for him though. In my opinion your number 2 quarterback should not be a young guy but have some experiance and records to prove it!
BornOrange
Rookie
Yeah, it really sucked for the Rams when they had an inexperienced Kurt Warner backing up Trent Green.Crazygomer said:
It also sucked to be the Patriots when Drew Bledsoe went down and they had to turn to young and inexperienced Tom Brady.
Both of those teams won the Super Bowl recently when their starting QB's went down.
Both of those backups entered the NFL with bigger question marks than Ragone.
BornOrange
Rookie
Despite the tone of my last post, I am still happy that Banks resigned with the Texans. I thought all along that he would be back because he wasn't going to find a good chance at a starting position with another team. Banks has 3 years of experience with this team and its system, and has starting experience in the NFL.
I am anxious for training camp to see how Ragone and Symons have progressed. I expect Ragone will be invigorated by his experience in NFL Europe and will show why he was well-regarded coming out of college. Symons should be healthy and also a little more experienced after his stint in Europe. The competition for backup spots should be lively, but I see Banks emerging this year as the backup and Ragone as the third stringer. Hopefully Symons will be eligible for a spot on the practice squad, but if he shows well in training camp he might be claimed off waivers by another team. If all three backups are back for the 2006 season, the competition will be fierce to stay on the team.
I am anxious for training camp to see how Ragone and Symons have progressed. I expect Ragone will be invigorated by his experience in NFL Europe and will show why he was well-regarded coming out of college. Symons should be healthy and also a little more experienced after his stint in Europe. The competition for backup spots should be lively, but I see Banks emerging this year as the backup and Ragone as the third stringer. Hopefully Symons will be eligible for a spot on the practice squad, but if he shows well in training camp he might be claimed off waivers by another team. If all three backups are back for the 2006 season, the competition will be fierce to stay on the team.
Tony's up for another two years of clipboard holding. Man, I wish I could make that kind of money to be a backup 
No disrespect intended for Tony; I'm glad he's staying here so that we have a great backup. He's made it quite clear that he prefers to be a starter somewhere, so he's not intentionally standing there on the sidelines collecting all that loot.
So Tony, if you ever read this, thanks for staying. You lucky dog.
Glen
No disrespect intended for Tony; I'm glad he's staying here so that we have a great backup. He's made it quite clear that he prefers to be a starter somewhere, so he's not intentionally standing there on the sidelines collecting all that loot.
So Tony, if you ever read this, thanks for staying. You lucky dog.
Glen
michaelm
vox nihili
I fully believe that Banks is one of the best back ups in the league. He could start for a few teams out there, but fits better coming off the bench... I think that this is a significant signing for us, especially since he signed a 2 yr deal. I wasn't looking forward to depending on Ragone's progress in case Carr goes down. I think Ragone can be an effective back up, but isn't at that level yet. Maybe next season...
Dionysus22
Waterboy
Remember people!!! If all else fails...we still have Jammal Lord!! j/k! 
Dionysus22
Waterboy
That was credited to Michael Vick not playing until the end of the fourth quarter. LOL j/kD-ReK said: