Quarterbacks Luke McCown and Bruce Gradkowski once were competing for the opportunity to back up Jeff Garcia. ...more

May 30, 2008

Chris Simms no longer conjures the image of a valiant fallen warrior. With his spleen injury now nearly two years into his past, he seems more like a wounded deer aimlessly wandering the woods. ...more

May 4, 2008

It has now been 10 years since the Bucs spent a first- or second-round draft pick on a quarterback. Don't think Bucs coach Jon Gruden doesn't know it. ...more

February 10, 2008

"Well, I'm going to take my 13-year-old son out and start coaching him this afternoon," Jon Gruden said, "because that's about all I have left to coach right now." ...more

January 8, 2008

It was about a month ago on a football field somewhere near his family's home in New Jersey. Chris Simms dropped back to pass, threw a football downfield and nearly broke into tears. ...more

January 8, 2008

REASONS TO BELIEVE 1. The league's youngest offensive line held up well most of the season, yielding only 16 sacks through the first 10 games and powering a ground attack that averaged 4.2 yards per carry despite injuries to Cadillac Williams and Michael Pittman. ...more

January 8, 2008

Bucs 2007 Season In Review ...more

January 7, 2008

It took only three plays for Tampa Bay to sustain another key injury. Bucs rookie LG Arron Sears injured his right ankle on the third play of Sunday's regular-season finale against Carolina. Sears limped off the field and was escorted to the locker room by the Bucs' medical staff. ...more

December 30, 2007

It's not on the Chinese calendar, but The Year of The Lyin' is in its final week. We can't wait to say goodbye. ...more

December 27, 2007

Training camp was still more than a month away when Bucs coach Jon Gruden named Jeff Garcia his starting quarterback for this season. It didn't take long to figure out why. ...more

December 1, 2007