eddie lee roth wrote: 
Right on right on, I remember ole Vinny he may have not had a HOF career but man he sure could sling the football.
Had one of the best nicknames in sports when he played for the Jets - "Vinny And The Jets".
I hated his ass when he was in college that was back when those UM Hurrricanes had so much talent but they loved playing the smart-ass role.
If I remember right wasn't he a part of the team that showed up in whatever city the national championship was being held and they where all wearing camoflage pants and shit? 
And then good old JoePa showed the evil guys up in the game.
Funny how time is now looked back on when it comes to good old JoePa who was clean as white snow and did things the right way.
I had a soft spot for Vinny because in Cleveland he was hated him because he was looked at as the guy who "stole Bernie's job." Of course, those same fans hated Belichick too, and look how his career went once he left Cleveland.
. The fans also forget that Vinny was injured the week Bill cut Bernie and that Todd Philcox was the starter while Vinny healed. I love Bernie to this day, but Belichick was correct. Bernie was toast. Vinny lead the Browns to the playoffs and to this day the Browns last playoff victory the very next season. Kosar spent three seasons backing up Aikman and later Marino. Vinny played another 14 season. End of discussion in my book. I think Vinny left Cleveland on a high note though. He started and won the last game the real Browns ever played in old Municipal Stadium and was one of the last players to leave the field as he was ran around the stands shaking hands and hugging every fan who wanted a hand shake or a hug. He didn't win a lot of games in Baltimore, but Marchibroda made him a Pro Bowler. He then learned to win with Parcells in NYC. Makes one wonder how good he could've been had he not been with such terrible teams in Tampa Bay. Interesting side note, Romeo Crennel was going to bring him back to Cleveland to help mentor his young stable of QBs (Derek Anderson, Brady Quinn, Charlie Frye) but Belichick snagged him up as soon as Romeo made mention of calling him so the Browns wound up using Ken Dorsey as a "mentor."
Then the next season, he wound up with Carolina when Jake Delhomme went down in week 3. He retired at age 44 and is the oldest QB to win a NFL game and that season when Carolina played Green Bay it was the oldest combo of starting QBs in NFL history (44 and 38!!!!)
Edited to add: Yes, Vinny showed up for the Fiesta Bowl in camo. His 5 picks may have cost them that bowl game and many have speculated that that very game shattered his confidence and resulted in "Vinny Ceptaverde" that played in Tampa Bay for 5 seasons.
