August 13th, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in 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 [...]
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Bucs Beat Dolphins In Preseason Opener
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 [...]
Simms Takes Most of the First Team Snaps in 11-on-11 Drills
While everyone seems to have the same opinion that Brett Favre will be the Buccaneers opening day starter, for now, a long lost QB is taking first team snaps with the team. During the afternoon practice today, Chris Simms took a lot of first team snaps during the teams 11-on-11 drills. Simms was ahead of [...]
QB Cutting Starts w/ Release of Gradkowski
The Buccaneers have begun the process of streamlining their QB spot, as today they cut Bruce Gradkowski, the former 6th-round pick from Toledo. Gradkowski was one of many QB’s on the roster, and this could clear the way for one of the others to make it on the team. Last season he played in four [...]
Bucs Get Griese from the Bears for an Undisclosed Pick
The Bucs have spent a lot of time the last year looking for a quality backup, and today they found one with a deal with the Bears for former Bucs QB Brian Griese. The team will bring the 33-year-old back to be the backup for Jeff Garcia. The deal is for an undisclosed draft pick, [...]
Garcia Good; Most Else Bad in Bucs 31-19 Loss to Jags
While QB Jeff Garcia looked like he was in form on Saturday night, the rest of the Buccaneers looked a bit lost as Tamp Bay fell to the Jaguars 31-19 in preseason action. The loss drops the Bucs to 1-1, but it was the play of Garcia that gives Tampa Bay some hope for what [...]
QB McCown Shines as Bucs Win First Preseason Game 13-10
While it was nice to see fullback Mike Alstott run onto the field during the intros of the starting offense, the story of the Buccaneers 13-10 win over the Pats Friday night at Raymond James Stadium was the play of backup quarterback Luke McCown. He did suffer three sacks, but when he did get a [...]
