Grumblings from players falling on deaf ear's

There has been much made about the recent grumblings by starting qb Jeff Garcia about a long term contract extension, as well as Earnest Graham being a no show during off season workouts and OTA's.

When you look at the situation with Garcia sure he would like to get all he can, while he can. The problem is his age an inability to stay healthy for a sixteen game season, not to mention as some local media types would have you believe the team could use the franchise tag on him following the 2008 season.

What GM in there right mind would be willing to give a forty something qb the top five at his position and not live to regret it? No GM is the answer, not even Al Davis would make such a boneheaded move.

Further more his numbers just don't support the notion of dueling out 10 million for his services, which is what the team would have to set aside if they decided to use the tag.

While he is a fierce competitor, field general and has great command of the huddle nothing supports the outlandish dollar figure tied with using the tag for a serviceable quarterback at best in this stage of his career.

While in the past Graham has stayed away from off season workouts & OTA's, this smells a little different, with the hiring of a super agent, Graham is looking to cash in now instead of later, but at 29 there wont be many suiters for his services on the open market after the season.

A deal he negotiated himself two season ago was fair at the time, but he has out worked it by league standards. Now one season doesnt make a back, we have seen first hand here in Tampa of that with Carnell Williams after a decent 2005 season things went down hill quickly.

The team does have insurance against a hold ala former Buc Errict Rhett. In Warrick Dunn, who also stepped in, in 1997 when Rhett decided he wanted more money.