Something doesn’t make sense to me. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Jeff Garcia on Friday, and seemed prepared to let him compete for the starting job against former starter Chris Simms. Then the Bucs went ahead and traded for Jake Plummer, even though he seemed insistent that he’d rather retire than start again in a new city.
While I can understand the Bucs’ need to address their QB situation – Simms is coming off a devastating season-ending injury and backup Bruce Gradkowski was underwhelming in his 10 starts – why bring in both Garcia and Plummer? I really can’t see either one wanting to be the backup and I certainly can’t see the logic in carrying three quarterbacks that could all be starting in the NFL. Someone’s bound to get restless and speak out against the situation. Why invite the headache?
Here’s something else that I don’t get: the Patriots just broke the bank to sign linebacker Adalius Thomas from the Ravens. Thomas has played extremely well over the past three seasons and finally broke through lat year, making his first Pro Bowl. But he’s turning 30 in August. Does it make sense to pay a 30 year old linebacker the kind of money the Pats are talking about? And what happened to Bill Belichick’s personal philosophy of never blowing money on free agency? He was unbending in the application of his principles with Lawyer Milloy, Ty Law, David Givens, David Patten, Deion Branch, Willie McGinest, and Adam Vinatieri but he bends over for Thomas? Is Belichick going soft? If so, don’t tell Ted Johnson...
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