Bucs pick up BOTH Texans QB targets
Both John McClain and Richard Justice have reported that the Texans were interested in signing free agent Jeff Garcia as a fallback to trading a draft pick to Denver for Jake Plummer.
Well, that fallback plan has been scuttled:
Just one day after quarterback Jake Plummer indicated he'd rather retire than relocate in a trade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have recovered, signing unrestricted free agent Jeff Garcia on a deal that could allow the veteran to again challenge for a starting job in the league.
Then they traded for Plummer anyway, sending a 2008 conditional draft pick to the Denver Broncos on Saturday in exchange.
While terms were not yet available, ESPN.com's John Clayton reported the deal for Garcia was believed to be for about $5 million a year. The team announced the signing on its Web site.
Garcia quickly became the Bucs' primary target on Friday after Plummer, who has played the past four seasons in Denver but lost his job to rookie Jay Cutler last year, decided that he did not want to join the Bucs. Tampa Bay would have surrendered a fourth-round draft pick to the Broncos under terms of the preliminary trade agreement.
Part of the rationale in completing the Plummer deal, after it had fallen apart, is that Denver coach Mike Shanahan does not want the quarterback to un-retire in a few months and attempt to sign with another team. League sources said Saturday afternoon that the Broncos suspected Plummer might still attempt to join the Houston Texans, where former Denver offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak is the head coach.
Shanahan plays hardball.
So, are we comfortable with Sage Rosenfels as the starter next season here in Houston? Or should the Texans strongly consider trading a draft pick to the Bucs (who surely will not keep Simms, Garcia, and Plummer on their roster) for Plummer?
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/03/07 02:46 PM | Print | Comments (0)
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