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This post is not about Brett Favre. Well, peripherally, perhaps. Local sports-talk radio is abuzz in the aftermath of the Bucs’ failed attempt to trade for [you know who], the main issue being how incumbent QB Jeff Garcia will react.

Garcia’s always been an underdog type — too small, not a great arm — so in one sense, he’s been through this sort of thing before; in another sense, he’s probably fuckin’ tired of it.

The question being posed is: Will his hard feelings about the Bucs courting [you know who] affect his play? I say, not a chance.

He and Jon Gruden are probably no longer chummy — maybe they never were — but I have no doubt the two will continue to communicate just fine on a football level.

Most of all, though, Garcia is not a Manny Ramirez or Shaq, players have a rep for tanking when they’re not happy about something. No way Garcia will let lingering resentment affect his performance. He’s 38 (so is [you know who]) and there’s not much career left. Garcia is one uber-competitive cat, and once he gets on the field, he knows no other way than to give it his everything.

Now, how the [you know who] imbroglio will affect his future with the team is another question.

I have no idea the level of Garcia’s resentment — pundits suggest it’s high — but he’d do himself a favor if he stepped back and looked at the matter rationally. This was [you know who]! This was Jon Gruden! Of course the coach was going to be interested.

The Bucs didn’t sniff around some stiff; they explored the possiblity of bringing in one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the game who had a great season last year. [You know who] is better than Jeff Garcia, and Jeff Garcia probably knows that. Would [you know who] be better this year with the Bucs than Jeff Garcia? Good question. One that will never be answered.

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