Garcia's Holdout Threat Lacks Teeth in Tampa

Filed under: Buccaneers, NFC South, Tampa BayJeff Garcia has informed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that he would like to get paid more money.Oh, dear. The Bucs must be scared to death. I mean, who else will they ever find to play quarterback for them? Y'know, aside from Brian Griese, Luke McCown, Chris Simms and rookie Josh Johnson.I'm not saying Garcia doesn't have a good argument for a raise. After leading the Philadelphia Eagles to the playoffs in 2006, Garcia was brought in to lead the Bucs to the playoffs, and he did that without a whole lot of help from the rest of his offense. After all that, he's only set to earn $2 million in base salary, which is pretty cheap for a playoff quarterback. Plus, he's 38, so he wants to make as much as possible while he still can. Besides, being married to a Playmate can't be cheap.Garcia, however, is a really bad position to ask for more cash, because Jon Gruden collects quarterbacks like the IRS collects taxes. He can replace Garcia with Griese or McCown while he grooms Johnson, and there might not be that big of a drop-off in performance. Garcia was always a temporary fix for the Bucs, and if he holds out now, Gruden will have little trouble replacing him.Good luck getting that extra cash, Jeff. You're gonna need it.Permalink | Email this | Comments more...