It was well known that the Bucs were looking for a trading partner for QB Luke McCown, and they didn’t have to look very far to make a deal with a fellow Florida team for one. The Bucs and Jaguars have completed a deal in which the Bucs have sent the backup QB to [...]

PewterReport.com reports that the Bucs will go with Luke McCown likely as the starter for the preseason opener:
The competition is still too close to call, but Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown will apparently get the first crack at the team’s starting quarterback job in preseason. McCown, who has started seven career games in the NFL, will [...]

It may be very early in the process for new Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman, but his new coach seemed to like what he saw from the first-round draft pick this past weekend at the teams first mini-camp. “He took control of the huddle,” coach Raheem Morris said. “I don’t believe he had one bad [...]

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 [...]

Luke McCown is sticking around with the Bucs, and he thinks that he could have a shot at being the starting QB next season for Tampa Bay. The Bucs QB signed a two-year deal to stay with the Bucs, and told Pewter Report that he thinks he’ll get a chance to compete for the [...]

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 [...]

The Buccaneers surprised many people when they handily beat the New England Patriots by the score of 27 to 10. From the beginning Brian Griese and the Bucs made a statement that they are not to be slept on. Tampa opened the game with a 17-play, 9 minute and 38 second drive that [...]

Reports say that when it comes to being the backup QB in Tampa Bay, Luke McCown is leading the competition over Brian Griese.  Of course Jeff Garcia is slated to be the starter as long as he’s 100 percent, and after that it looks as if McCown is going to be the next in line.  [...]

It appears that QB Jeff Garcia is going to sit once again for the Bucs.  He didn’t practice today, and head coach Jon Gruden again made reference that Garcia playing is unlikley.  “It’s hard to imagine that at this point,” Gruden said today when asked it Jeff will play vs the Pats.  “We are at [...]

It was a good start to the preseason for the Buccaneers after they won at Miami 17-6 on Saturday night.  Head coach Jon Gruden was pleased with the play of his quarterbacks.  Luke McCown, Brian Griese, Chris Simms and Josh Johnson combined to go 28-of-40 for 204 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions.  Running back [...]