04-30-2008, 08:41 AM
Saw this on TV last night and pulled it of the Tampa Tribune site this morning...
Gradkowski on trade block?
Posted By Roy Cummings at Apr 29, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Updated Apr 29, 2008 at 10:56 AM
TAMPA - Chris Simms may not be the only Bucs quarterback who rival teams have little or no interest in trading for.
The Bucs appear to have at least floated Bruce Gradkowski name in trade talks during last weekend’s draft. Obviously, no one took the bait.
The attempt to move Gradkowski comes as no great surprise. The Bucs have a logjam at the quarterback position that only got worse when they drafted Josh Johnson in the fifth round out of San Diego on Sunday. It’s no great surprise that no one bit on Gradkowski either.
The Bucs were expected to draft another quarterback, thus expanding their glut of them to seven, if you count Jake Plummer. As a result, anyone who really would want Gradkowski, Simms or maybe even Luke McCown knows it will have a shot at them later this summer, when one or more of them is let go.
The Bucs have already said they have plans to bring just five quarterbacks to camp and with Jeff Garcia, Brian Griese and Johnson sure to fill three of those spots, one from the group of Simms, Gradkowski and McCown is likely to be moved before camps opens.
Of course, if the Bucs really wanted to alleviate the logjam they could probably move Griese. Word is the Bucs received several inquiries about Griese’s availability during the draft. The Bucs apparently made it clear, however, that they have no interest in letting Griese get away a second time.
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You should read some of the comments on the Bucs board. The Bucs drafted a project QB out of San Diego U (not SD State, SD.) named Josh Johnson. His stats from this past season were insane...sopmething like 40+ TD's and 1 interception. Anyhow, all of the arm chair QB's over there seem to think he is the future of the Bucs. Who knows, he may pan out? What really gets me though, is the fact that they were comparing Johnson with Bruce due to the level of competition they each faced in college. One moron said that the Pioneer Conf. and MAC were similar. Hello...Pioneer is not only 1AA, but limited to no scholarship 1AA. I know the MAC is hardly the SEC but come on. Just goes to show you how others perceive the MAC outside of the conference footprint.
Gradkowski on trade block?
Posted By Roy Cummings at Apr 29, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Updated Apr 29, 2008 at 10:56 AM
TAMPA - Chris Simms may not be the only Bucs quarterback who rival teams have little or no interest in trading for.
The Bucs appear to have at least floated Bruce Gradkowski name in trade talks during last weekend’s draft. Obviously, no one took the bait.
The attempt to move Gradkowski comes as no great surprise. The Bucs have a logjam at the quarterback position that only got worse when they drafted Josh Johnson in the fifth round out of San Diego on Sunday. It’s no great surprise that no one bit on Gradkowski either.
The Bucs were expected to draft another quarterback, thus expanding their glut of them to seven, if you count Jake Plummer. As a result, anyone who really would want Gradkowski, Simms or maybe even Luke McCown knows it will have a shot at them later this summer, when one or more of them is let go.
The Bucs have already said they have plans to bring just five quarterbacks to camp and with Jeff Garcia, Brian Griese and Johnson sure to fill three of those spots, one from the group of Simms, Gradkowski and McCown is likely to be moved before camps opens.
Of course, if the Bucs really wanted to alleviate the logjam they could probably move Griese. Word is the Bucs received several inquiries about Griese’s availability during the draft. The Bucs apparently made it clear, however, that they have no interest in letting Griese get away a second time.
Send Us Your Comments
You should read some of the comments on the Bucs board. The Bucs drafted a project QB out of San Diego U (not SD State, SD.) named Josh Johnson. His stats from this past season were insane...sopmething like 40+ TD's and 1 interception. Anyhow, all of the arm chair QB's over there seem to think he is the future of the Bucs. Who knows, he may pan out? What really gets me though, is the fact that they were comparing Johnson with Bruce due to the level of competition they each faced in college. One moron said that the Pioneer Conf. and MAC were similar. Hello...Pioneer is not only 1AA, but limited to no scholarship 1AA. I know the MAC is hardly the SEC but come on. Just goes to show you how others perceive the MAC outside of the conference footprint.
