Jeff Garcia anyone?

[PanthersPhan18]

Look, I love Jake, and will always love the guy, but I just don't think he has it anymore. Hopefully I'm wrong about it.

What do you guys think about us calling Jeff Garcia, and if Jake plays bad again next week we replace him with Garcia?

[tarheelblue89]

IMO opinion we are not going to find a QB in the FA. We have to make a trade or draft one. It's one game into the season way to early to panic, but that was bad.

[God]

PLEASE do this. He would be a great game manager and he doesn't turn the ball over. Bring him in and start him week 3.

[Kevin Greene]

There's "some interest" in Garcia

Posted by Mike Florio on September 13, 2009 6:52 PM ET

With Tom Brady being backed up by an undrafted rookie (Brian Hoyer . . . or is it Bobby Hoying . . . or is it Bobby Brady?) and a quarterback who was converted to a receiver and who's now being converted back to a quarterback (Isaiah Stanback), and with the Panthers having a quarterback who might be in the midst of a full-blown case of Steve Blass disease (which would be fitting since he's already had Tommy John surgery), there's a need for a sound veteran presence in both places.

So how about Jeff Garcia? Raiders coach Tom Cable said recently that Garcia was released because he asked to be. Since Garcia hasn't announced his retirement, we can only assume that he'd still like to play.

Unless he plans to return to the CFL, Garcia needs to find a team in the NFL that wants him.

Per a league source, there's "some interest" in Garcia, but nothing substantive yet.

Garcia, as a vested veteran, would have been entitled to his full base salary if he were on a Week One roster and thereafter was cut. As teams complete their first games of the season, they may sign vested veterans like Garcia with much lower exposure for termination pay, if the veteran gets a pink slip.

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[17+89=6]

I don't know if I am totally opposed to this.

[DangerClose]

all for garcia as back up. give jake one more chance. rather, give the offensive coordinator one more chance not to suck and call for stupid bomb down the feild plays when we are only down two scores. but if jake throws 4 more ints i might have have an ulcer or anurysm (sp?) anyway get garcia, have his as a back up, jake fails we at least have a guy who can make plays. to think i cheered when matt moore went in..............

[PanthersPhan18]

All the blame doesn't go to Jake though. The O-Line did not do their job today.

[grateflday]

I wouldnt mind having Garcia on the roster.

[Kevin Greene]

I hear he can throw the smoke screen, and can evade a pass rush which would be handy about now.

[ZedLeppelin]

We have to make this move

[goncrazi]

If McCown's injury is as bad as I think it might be, signing Garcia might be a no-brainer. I really can't stand the guy, but he is the best unemployed QB in the league right now.

Thing is, Garcia's very much like Warner: If he's not the starter, he doesn't want to play. Not exactly what you'd call a team player, IMO.

[Carolinafan320]

jeff garcia would definitely be an upgrade in my opinion..jake simply can not handle any type of pressure..

[FLpanfan]

Get Garcia in tonight, have him practice all week and learn the playbook. Start Jake in week 2, if he turns the ball over one time he loses his job.

[MorgulKing]

I've wanted to sign Garcia ever since he was cut by Tampa. If for some unexplainable reason Delhomme gets his mojo back, Garcia would be a reliable backup--or he could come in and help us out this season and mentor the QB of the future we pick up in the draft or a trade later down the road.

Garcia's old and he's not a long term solution but he fills a lot of our current needs imo.