Jeff Garcia Leading QB Battle (6/8 9:41 PT)

The Facts: Jon Gruden all but anointed Garcia the Bucs' starting QB while addressing an audience of business people and fans during a question and answer session at a breakfast Friday morning. "There's not a lot of controversy in my eyes right now," Gruden said. "If you want to catch up to Jeff Garcia, our young quarterbacks have some work to do. Reported by the Tampa Tribune



It should be noted that Garcia hasn't nailed the position down. As Gruden further explained: "I'm not discounting that there won't be a competition in training camp. I do believe Chris Simms and Bruce Gradkowski can make it interesting. ...But Jeff Garcia is clearly the leader in the clubhouse right now, and we are excited about that. ..." As our current rankings reflect, we believe Garcia will be the opening-day starter.