Garcia: “No Fire Whatsoever. None.”
January 2nd, 2009
Bob Garcia, Jeff Garcia's father, is reporting Jon Gruden met with Jeff Garcia on Monday and told his son he wants him (and Carmella) back in Tampa Bay for the 2009 season
Throughout the season, Joe has enjoyed sharing the blogging of Bob Garcia, Jeff Garcia’s dad, a legendary retired high school and college football coach in northern California.
His thoughts on all-things Bucs and football are chronicled by the Gilroy Dispatch. Sports editor Josh Koehn interviews Mr. Garcia weekly.
The elder Garcia’s work provided some great insight into the mindset of Jeff Garcia, and some quality laughs. His latest entry is no exception.
Bob Garcia talks about what Jeff told him about the Bucs’ effort in December.
‘No fire whatsoever. None.’
And Bob Garcia says Gruden held a face-to-face meeting with Jeff Garcia on Monday and wants him to return in 2009.
K: Do you think Jeff has played his last game in Tampa Bay?
G: I think so. You know, I shouldn’t say that because I guess they had a meeting Monday and the big guy (coach Jon Gruden) talked to him and said he wants him back. Well, I said, ‘It’s not for me to make a decision, but just remember what you went through. And, not just with the contract and the Brett Favre thing and the injuries and the benching and the whole thing from the offense and everything.’
He said, ‘I know, dad. I just want to get away for about two months and let things settle, maybe clear up a little bit, and then think about what I want to do.’
The entire interview and the archived blog entries are available here.
January 3rd, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I think Garcia has played his last game in Tampa Bay. I am more concerned however about his comments of their play in December, of “no fire whatsoever, none”. They looked shell shocked on the field, but to hear this from one of their more fiery guys is sobering to me as a Bucs fan. You have control of everything in front of you when you go to Carolina on Monday Night Football, and you have no fire whatsoever? You still have control of your own destiny the next two weeks and come out flat on offense vs Atlanta and flat on defense vs San Diego? I think that Gruden lost the team, when he gives the reps to McCown all week leading up to the game, that sticks a rag arm Griese in an hour before gametime. The team played their ass off in Atlanta but never recovered from that boneheaded decision.