Bucs Choose Leftwich

NFL veteran Byron Leftwich has won the Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting QB job according to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer on Twitter. Morris apparently informed ownership and his coaching staff of his decision on Friday night, then the team this morning. Leftwich is the logical choice. A veteran, he has the most experience of all the quarterbacks on the Buccaneers roster and has the ability to make throws downfield - a trait missing from Buc QBs for some time. The knock on Leftwich is his inaccuracy with his blazing throws and his long wind up that leads to sacks or fumbles. McCown was give ample opportunity to win the job but failed to really take control of the job. Josh Freeman was never really in consideration for the starting job as the team would like to bring him along slowly. Leftwich told Pam Oliver during Fox's national broadcast Thursday night that he hopes Freeman will "give me one year." Morris is expected to make the decision official either later today or tomorrow.