THE STARTER:
Josh Freeman enters his first season as “the man” and has been putting in the hard work in the weight room and in film study so he can be “the man” in the huddle and in crunch time. We Bucs fans eagerly await his performance in the preseason games because, thus far, there have [...]

Veteran QB Jeff Garcia is going to be a free agent soon, and he won’t be coming back to Tampa Bay. The St.Petersburg Times reports that Garcia has been told by the team that he won’t be back in 2009, and that the team is going to go elsewhere with that position. Here is [...]

With the move to re-sign Luke McCown, it appears that Jeff Garcia is possibly on his way out as QB for the Bucs. Today’s St.Pete Times has a report on Garcia not coming back in 09:
The move means the Bucs might not be interested in re-signing Jeff Garcia, who will be 39 and is set [...]

There is much question about what is going to happen to the Bucs QB spot with new head coach Raheem Morris. Today’s St. Petersburg Times has a quote from Jeff Garcia stating he’d like to be back. “I am open to listening if they want to talk. That’s what it’s basically going to [...]

It’s that time again to start talking about free agency, and we’ll spend some time breaking down positions, and today we are going to start with maybe the most important position on the field – quarterback. Here are our rankings of Free Agent QB’s, and what we think will be the end result for [...]

From: TBO.com
Bucs coach Jon Gruden has made it quite clear that he wants Jeff Garcia back as one of his quarterbacks next year, perhaps even as his starter. We’re not quite sure, though, that Garcia is as anxious to come back as Gruden is to have him back. That at least is what we gathered [...]

A run defense that had failed them over the final four weeks of the season was the death blow for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, as the Oakland Raiders ended the Bucs season in stunning fashion with a 31-24 victory at Raymond James Stadium that will end the Tampa Bay Stadium at 9-7.
The Buccaneers, [...]

From: St. Petersburg Times
Buccaneers QB Jeff Garcia can’t ignore the facts: Sunday’s game could be his last in a Tampa Bay uniform. “I can’t deny that has definitely crossed my mind being that I’ll be a free agent when the season is complete for us,” Garcia said today. “I hope it’s not my last game [...]

From: ProFootballTalk.com
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got some good news heading into their must-win game against the Chargers on Sunday: Their veteran leaders on both sides of the ball are expected to play.
Coach Jon Gruden said linebacker Derrick Brooks is likely to play despite a rib injury, and quarterback Jeff Garcia will start despite a calf [...]

This was billed as one of the marquee match-ups of the weekend, and it definitely lived up to the hype. The Falcons came away with a huge victory at home, continuing with the trend of NFC South teams being dominant against divisional foes in their own house. This one went right down to the wire, [...]