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Chronically-underestimated warrior QB Jeff Garcia has signed a one-year deal with the Oakland Raiders.
He'll be slotted for the mentor/back-up role unless something terrible happens to Al's chosen arm, JaMarcus Russell.
To track Jeff's career path, he played his college days for San Jose State, then went undrafted to Canada to play for the Calgary Stampeders with which he won the Grey Cup and Most Outstanding Player. Then to the 49ers. Some great years here, including the second-biggest comeback in NFL playoff history. Then contract stupidity sent him to the Cleveland Browns. From there he traveled on to the football wasteland of the Detroit Lions, after which he saved the Philadelphia Eagles' season in 2006 when Donovan McNabb got injured. Philly (puzzlingly) let him go, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers seemed like the best last fit for Jeff. But no, his his tenure there was done after Coach Chucky Gruden's staff was purged from the Bucs in the 2009 offseason. Team after team, travel after travel, and now Garcia is back here in the Bay Area to jump into the cauldron that is the Raider Nation
Welcome back, Jeff. Good luck in silver and black.
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Jeff also has been in the top 5 passer rating for the last two seasons. I think starting Jeff Garcia might work out better than Jamarcus.
When he was our QB, I was still hung over from our Montana and Young years, and no QB was worthy unless he wore 16 or 8. To me, he was just a tourist passing through. Now, looking back, those bad old days were the kinda good old days. It's too bad he never found a true home. He was actually pretty damn awesome. Wouldn't mind seeing him in Red and Gold again. Wouldn't mind at all.
Garcia's play down the home-stretch last year and all the time he missed are a big reason Chucky was purged.
His best days are well behind him and for a variety of reasons, Raiders'fans should hope he's seen mostly on the sidelines next year.
I hope he plays -- JaMarcus seems hopeless.
And I hope people recognize the absurdity of the "he can mentor JaMarcus" storyline.
poor bastard
reduced to playing for the Fader Nation